armbian-sunxi-fel-boot

#Version 0.0.1

TL;DR

• git clone https://github.com/MathiasStadler/armbian-sunxi-fel-boot
• chmod +x run.sh
• cross the fingers
• ./run.sh
• cd armbian-vagrant
• vagrant ssh
• chmod +x compile_and_start_felmode_orangepiplus.sh
• ./compile_and_start_felmode_orangepiplus.sh
• follow the instruction after the compile and image prepare phase
• for more details read and visit the linked website and repos

Hint and Errors

• if you find any .... please let me know that => stadler-mathias@web.de
• a screenshot , a one liner ... is more as enough

Preparations

• take a big cup of coffee :-)
• check you already installed
  • git
  • vagrant
  • virtualbox & Extension Pack for USB support

Tag

• sunxi
• orangepi one, plus, zero
• H3
• armbian

Motivation

• convenience
• Boot a orangepi SBC without prepare every time a SD card for booting

entry FEL MODE

• the vagrant box is already prepare with the usb filter

OrangePi plus

• details see here please => http://linux-sunxi.org/Xunlong_Orange_Pi_Plus
• The button marked SW3, located between the HDMI and SATA, triggers FEL mode when pressed during boot.
• (SW3 pulls the H3 BOOTSEL pin to low level.)
• To verify you have successfully entered FEL mode, check the output of fel version.
• For the Orange Pi Plus, it should look like: lsusb Bus 001 Device 002: ID 1f3a:efe8 Onda (unverified) V972 tablet in flashing mode sudo sunxi-fel version
• the output should be for a orangepi plus SBC AWUSBFEX soc=00001680(H3) 00000001 ver=0001 44 08 scratchpad=00007e00 00000000 00000000

Necessary hardware

• orange pi SBC - i'm tested that with a orange pi plus
• Power adapter for SBC
• USB cable for the OTG USB plug
• serial console - I'm used a FTD1232 <=> usb adapter 3,3 Volt

procedure of run.sh

1. check/install necessary vagrant plugin

vagrant plugin list we should have

• vagrant-disksize for armbian vagrant based env
• vagrant-vbguest for your convenience

• vagrant plugin install vagrant-disksize
• vagrant plugin install vagrant-vbguest

2. clone the vagrant version of armbian vagrant

• git clone https://github.com/igorpecovnik/lib.git armbian-vagrant

3. echo "change to armbian-vagrant folder"

• cd armbian-vagrant

4. save orginal Vagrantfile cp Vargentfile Vagrantfile_save

5. replace Vagrantfile with Vagrantfile of these repo cp ../Vagrantfile Vagrantfile

6. start vagrant box

• the next thing make the provisioning_script inside the Vagrantfile
• vagrant up

• You can start every time from scratch
• Attention you loss all your work, data ....
• Think before and maybe make a copy before
• set a passwd for user ubuntu
• passwd ubuntu
• logout out
• exit
• stop vagrant box
• vagrant halt
• get list all names of boxes/vm
• vboxmanage list vms
• clone box
• vboxmanage clonevm --snapshot "<CURRENT VM NAME>" --name "<NAME_OF_COPY>" --register
• e.g.
• vboxmanage clonevm --snapshot "Armbian Builder" --name "Armbian Builder save" --register
• rerun a new box destroy > up
• vagrant destroy
• vagrant up

7. execute the provisioning_script
   • is start with the command vagrant up

Changes inside the Vagrantfile

• add a 2nd bridge network adapter with custom MAC address
• add USB filter for orange pi H3 OTG USB
• add the the copy command for fel-bbot.sh script and set the IP address from the 2nd network adapter. So is NFS boot possible.

Wiki

Fel Mode [https://linux-sunxi.org/FEL]

unsorted

• Github mastering markdown

• Power button orangepiplus

• jernejsk/OpenELEC-OPi2#12

custom script for compile and start FEL modus

• the command above should run inside the vagrant box
• follow the instruction after the compile phase
• /compile.sh KERNEL_ONLY=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no BOARD=orangepiplus BRANCH=next PROGRESS_DISPLAY=plain RELEASE=xenial BUILD_DESKTOP=yes ROOTFS_TYPE=fel.

get ip from adapter with custom mac address

• IP_LINK_ADDR=$(ip -o address |grep -v inet6 | grep $(ip -o link |grep aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff|awk {'print $2'}|sed 's/://') | awk {'print $4'}|cut -d / -f 1)

sed command for replace placeholder FEL_LOCAL_IP with ip addr of 2nd network adapter

• sed -i "s/FEL_LOCAL_IP/$(echo $IP_LINK_ADDR)/g" userpatches/fel-boot.cmd
• please notice the double quotas for substitute the shell variable in the sed command