[fedora-arm] Banana Pi R1 - Fedora 22 Kernel, image and tools

Hans de Goede hdegoede at redhat.com
Fri Aug 21 09:14:29 UTC 2015 

Hi,

On 21-08-15 11:09, mo.ucina wrote:
> Thanks for that Gerhard,
>
> Speaking of u-boot , I had sent an email a few days ago to Igor Pecovnik , who
> is the Debian ARM developer . He has been patching the Debian source for the
> BananaPi R1 for a while now , and maintains the R1 patches and scripts and dts .
> My question was if he could submit those (lamobo R1)  BananaPi R1 patches for
> the dts back to Denx . That way they would be in the mainline and the benefit is
> that all Distros would have access to them not just Debian . Also it would be
> less work for him maintaining the patches with every release of u-boot . He and
> Tomas Kaiser went through the exercise of fine tuning the GMAC_TX_DELAY
> specifically for the R1 to improve the Ethernet throughput .This parameter is
> there to compensate for the physical board layout , length of tracks etc. . They
> arrived at the setting of 4 compared with generic bananapi setting of 3 .

Upstream u-boot sunxi / allwinner support maintainer here. I would love to
see BPI R1 defconfig + dts get submitted upstream officially, I will
happily merge them in u-boot and I'm sure the kernel devs will take the
dts too, assuming it passes review.

But it seems lots of people are working on the BPI R1, but no-one is
submitting patches upstream :|

Regards,

Hans



>
> Best Regards
> Milorad
>
>
> On 21/08/15 04:38, Gerhard Wiesinger wrote:
>> Hello Milorad,
>>
>> Had to adapt the command line a little bit but works now, see below. I also
>> think you missed a ; after make in the line below.
>> Updated the script also for cleanup and multiple invocations and output
>> versioning (see below).
>>
>> dnf install git gcc
>>
>> CFLAGS="-I $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src/include -D_GNU_SOURCE" LDFLAGS="-L
>> $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src" make cli.o swlib.o; cc -L $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src -o
>> swconfig cli.o swlib.o -lnl-tiny -ldl
>>
>> Also installed the LED service, but it is only for one CPU (e.g. cpu0, cpu1 is
>> not handled)...
>> I'm currently not physically at the Banana so I can't verify it now ...
>>
>> Uboot is currently compiling ...
>> There are also newer versions available:
>> ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot/
>>
>> Ciao,
>> Gerhard
>>
>> #!/bin/bash
>> # This script is used to compile 'swconfig' for the BPI-R1 based on the
>> OpenWrt sources.
>> # Big thanks to mattrix and x4711 from the LeMaker forum who discovered this
>> procedure.
>>
>> # Requires : lua-devel cmake lua git
>> # Requires2: dnf install git gcc
>> git clone https://github.com/Bananian/openwrt.git
>> pushd .
>> cd openwrt
>> git pull
>> popd
>>
>> # cp openwrt/target/linux/generic/files/include/uapi/linux/switch.h
>> /usr/include/linux/switch.h
>> \cp -f openwrt/target/linux/generic/files/include/uapi/linux/switch.h
>> /usr/include/linux/switch.h
>>
>> chmod 644 /usr/include/linux/switch.h
>>
>> rm -f swconfig
>> rm -f libnl-tiny
>> ln -s openwrt/package/network/config/swconfig/src swconfig
>> ln -s openwrt/package/libs/libnl-tiny libnl-tiny
>> SRCDIR=`pwd`
>>
>> cd $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src
>> #rm libnl-tiny.so
>> rm -f *.o libnl-tiny.so libnl-tiny.a
>> make
>> ar rcs libnl-tiny.a nl.o handlers.o msg.o attr.o cache.o cache_mngt.o object.o
>> socket.o error.o genl.o genl_family.o genl_ctrl.o genl_mngt.o unl.o
>>
>> cp -f libnl-tiny.so /lib
>> cp -f libnl-tiny.so $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny.so.`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S`
>>
>> cd $SRCDIR/swconfig
>> rm -f *.o swconfig
>> #CFLAGS="-I $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src/include -D_GNU_SOURCE" LDFLAGS="-L
>> $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src" make cc -L $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src -o swconfig cli.o
>> swlib.o -lnl-tiny -ldl
>> CFLAGS="-I $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src/include -D_GNU_SOURCE" LDFLAGS="-L
>> $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src" make cli.o swlib.o; cc -L $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src -o
>> swconfig cli.o swlib.o -lnl-tiny -ldl
>>
>> cp -f swconfig /usr/local/bin
>> cp -f swconfig $SRCDIR/swconfig.`date +%Y.%m.%d.%H.%M.%S`
>>
>>
>> On 17.08.2015 15:29, OM Ugarcina wrote:
>>> Not really , it is that I just got all the services and apps configured and
>>> working : Avahi, cups, radius, Apache, squid, firewall, dhcp, DNS, PPPoE.
>>> Would want to see if the fc22 versions were really that much newer . Also
>>> would hate to brake something . But have been thinking about doing a yum
>>> upgrade . F2fs is really developed for sdcards and flash storage . It works
>>> well with different internal geometries used with flash devices and their
>>> block sizes . It is being developed by Samsung . Check this article which
>>> looks into how to get the best out of a sdcard  :
>>>
>>> https://blogofterje.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/optimizing-fs-on-sd-card/
>>>
>>> And the reason for f2fs is to do this optimized approach automatically.
>>>
>>> Best Regards
>>>
>>> O&M Ugarcina
>>>
>>> On 17 Aug 2015, at 11:03 pm, Gerhard Wiesinger <gerhard at wiesinger.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Milorad,
>>>>
>>>> Thanx. Any reason not to update to fc22?
>>>>
>>>> Any advantage from f2fs over xfs (which is the default fedora image I used)?
>>>>
>>>> All my x64 systems and also banana work well with fc22.
>>>>
>>>> Ciaom
>>>> Gerhard
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 17.08.2015 15:00, OM Ugarcina wrote:
>>>>> Hello Gerhard,
>>>>>
>>>>> My system is mostly fc21 but with latest fc22 kernel and fc23 uboot and
>>>>> using f2fs file system . The system will probably stay mostly like that ,
>>>>> but I will keep updating important packages if security warrants or if
>>>>> there is a great feature . Hans is :
>>>>>
>>>>> https://github.com/jwr*degoede*
>>>>> *
>>>>> *
>>>>> *
>>>>> *
>>>>>
>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>
>>>>> Milorad
>>>>>
>>>>> On 17 Aug 2015, at 9:40 pm, Gerhard Wiesinger <gerhard at wiesinger.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW: are you already on FC22?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ciao,
>>>>>> Gerhard
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 17.08.2015 13:01, mo.ucina wrote:
>>>>>>> Sounds Good,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here is the kernel src rpm :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *http://tinyurl.com/pwnctea*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> that error looks like a missing dependency , you will need to install an
>>>>>>> equivalent of glibc-headers for arm on the machine . Technically the
>>>>>>> switch is an 8 port device , and WAN port is wired internally to port 3 .
>>>>>>> I would have thought that all ports would behave similarly . But anyway
>>>>>>> it is purely  a cosmetic thing .
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Not much activity on the R1 with the Fedora users at the moment . There
>>>>>>> is a bit of work being done by sunxi with the u-boot people , and there
>>>>>>> have been patches submitted for a separate Lamobo R1 (that is probably
>>>>>>> going to be the official name for our router) but they have not made it
>>>>>>> in yet . I think probably due to maintenance ownership , no one wanted to
>>>>>>> sign up for it . So Hans is probably sitting on the patches and not
>>>>>>> putting them in .
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have installed the latest u-boot 2015-07 with the latest code additions .
>>>>>>> You can see it here :
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/arm/2015-June/009582.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 17/08/15 19:50, Gerhard Wiesinger wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hello Milorad,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you for the information.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I had to define the cross compile flags as I compiled on a x64 machine
>>>>>>>> because I had no network connectivity at the beginning.
>>>>>>>> # Yours/mine:
>>>>>>>> rpmbuild -ba --target armv7hl --without=perf --without=debuginfo
>>>>>>>> --without=pae --define="_arch arm" --define="_build_arch arm" kernel.spec
>>>>>>>> rpmbuild -ba --target armv7hl --without=perf --without=debuginfo
>>>>>>>> --without=pae --define="_arch arm" --define="_build_arch arm"
>>>>>>>> --define="_with_cross 1" --define="_without_tools 1" kernel.spec
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I had the following compile errors without the "_without_tools" defines:
>>>>>>>> + make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnu-
>>>>>>>> arm-linux-gnu-gcc -O1 -Wall -Wshadow -W -Wformat
>>>>>>>> -Wimplicit-function-declaration -Wimplicit-int -fstack-protector -D
>>>>>>>> VERSION=\"1.0\"   -c -o tmon.o tmon.c
>>>>>>>> tmon.c:19:20: fatal error: getopt.h: No such file or directory
>>>>>>>> compilation terminated.
>>>>>>>> <builtin>: recipe for target 'tmon.o' failed
>>>>>>>> make: *** [tmon.o] Error 1
>>>>>>>> error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.SJeffm (%build)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So I decided to to disable the tools. Will try to compile also directly
>>>>>>>> on the Banana. But at that time I had no network connectivity and
>>>>>>>> therefore it was really annoying to work directly there. But now Banana
>>>>>>>> is in production and I will try in the future to compile.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> OK, you are having the same issue on the LED. I guess it can be software
>>>>>>>> controlled, too (it works well as it toggles on startup).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Information from the chinese seller:
>>>>>>>> dear Gerhard,
>>>>>>>> the R1 is a router, this port is the ADSL port,
>>>>>>>> it is different from the other 4 ports,
>>>>>>>> the status is common, it is not a quality problem, dear friend!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think we should stay in contact and share information as we find
>>>>>>>> something new regarding Banana and Fedora.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any active community around Fedora on Banana (Forum/mailing lists)?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BTW: any information of the sources of the Allwinner A20 uboot?
>>>>>>>> BTW2: Do you know a source of the schematic of the Banana Pi-R (I only
>>>>>>>> found other versions).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ciao,
>>>>>>>> Gerhard
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 17.08.2015 11:25, mo.ucina wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hello Gerhard,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I use the banana hardware to compile the kernel , it is slow but works
>>>>>>>>> always 100% . I used to get funny issues when trying to cross compile .
>>>>>>>>> SO now I just kick off a compile before going to bed , and in the
>>>>>>>>> morning it is done . My compile line is :
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> rpmbuild -ba --target armv7hl --without=perf --without=debuginfo
>>>>>>>>> --without=pae --define="_arch arm" --define="_build_arch arm" kernel.spec
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> My swconfig comes from this script :
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> #!/bin/bash
>>>>>>>>> # This script is used to compile 'swconfig' for the BPI-R1 based on the
>>>>>>>>> OpenWrt sources.
>>>>>>>>> # Big thanks to mattrix and x4711 from the LeMaker forum who discovered
>>>>>>>>> this procedure.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> # Requires : lua-devel cmake lua git
>>>>>>>>> git clone https://github.com/Bananian/openwrt.git
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> cp openwrt/target/linux/generic/files/include/uapi/linux/switch.h
>>>>>>>>> /usr/include/linux/switch.h
>>>>>>>>> chmod 644 /usr/include/linux/switch.h
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ln -s openwrt/package/network/config/swconfig/src swconfig
>>>>>>>>> ln -s openwrt/package/libs/libnl-tiny libnl-tiny
>>>>>>>>> SRCDIR=`pwd`
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> cd $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src
>>>>>>>>> make
>>>>>>>>> rm libnl-tiny.so
>>>>>>>>> ar rcs libnl-tiny.a nl.o handlers.o msg.o attr.o cache.o cache_mngt.o
>>>>>>>>> object.o socket.o error.o genl.o genl_family.o genl_ctrl.o genl_mngt.o
>>>>>>>>> unl.o
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> cd $SRCDIR/swconfig
>>>>>>>>> CFLAGS="-I $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src/include -D_GNU_SOURCE" LDFLAGS="-L
>>>>>>>>> $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src" make cc -L $SRCDIR/libnl-tiny/src -o swconfig
>>>>>>>>> cli.o swlib.o -lnl-tiny -ldl
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The led on the WAN port is always on - for some reason , even with
>>>>>>>>> drivers , irrespective of the cable being in or out . I am not using
>>>>>>>>> the hdmi , my board is acting purely as a wired router . I have defined
>>>>>>>>> two interfaces with different subnets , one for in , the other for out
>>>>>>>>> . Because the board has just one NIC , the interfaces need to be done
>>>>>>>>> with vlans . And I connect to it via ssh . One interesting thing that I
>>>>>>>>> have borrowed form the ubuntu people is using the green LED indicator
>>>>>>>>> for indicating activity , in my case CPU activity , but can be used
>>>>>>>>> instead for others as well . I have set it up as a service :
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> cat /etc/systemd/system/led.service
>>>>>>>>> [Unit]
>>>>>>>>> Description=Assign LED Function
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [Service]
>>>>>>>>> Type=oneshot
>>>>>>>>> ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "echo 'cpu0' >
>>>>>>>>> /sys/class/leds/bananapi\:green\:usr/trigger"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [Install]
>>>>>>>>> WantedBy=multi-user.target
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I will send you the link to the src rpm with switch drivers .
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Milorad
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Melbourne/AUstralia
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 17/08/15 16:05, Gerhard Wiesinger wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Hello Milorad,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Great, thank you for the answers. Some comments and questions below.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 1.) Ad kernel
>>>>>>>>>> In the meantime I got a working kernel, you can find it on
>>>>>>>>>> https://www.wiesinger.com/opensource/fedora/kernel/BananaPi-R1/
>>>>>>>>>> I integrated 2 patches, the dmesg spamming patch and the switch patch.
>>>>>>>>>> Can you also post the SRPM on a cloud service like Google
>>>>>>>>>> Drive/Dropbox, etc.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> BTW: What's your command line compiling the kernel?
>>>>>>>>>> I had to disable the tools to get compile done.
>>>>>>>>>> rpmbuild -ba --target armv7hl --without=perf --without=debuginfo
>>>>>>>>>> --without=pae --define="_arch arm" --define="_build_arch arm"
>>>>>>>>>> --define="_with_cross 1" --define="_without_tools 1" kernel.spec
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 2.) swconfig
>>>>>>>>>> Where did you find the instructions for compiling swconfig? (The
>>>>>>>>>> Ubuntu version works well).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 3.) LEDs
>>>>>>>>>> Can you try the following: No connection at the uplink port. Is one
>>>>>>>>>> the LED always on like in the picture from my previous email?
>>>>>>>>>> It already is on when the uboot comes up.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Except the uplink port LEDs look ok to me
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 4.) Regarding Display & console:
>>>>>>>>>> Does full HD work for you?
>>>>>>>>>> Currently I boot into normal console login only.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I don't see any service startup messages at the screen but maybe they
>>>>>>>>>> go into the serial console. Any hint?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thank you.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> BTW: I'm from Austria/Vienna, where are you from?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Ciao,
>>>>>>>>>> Gerhard
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On 17.08.2015 07:49, OM Ugarcina wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Gerhard,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The kernel that comes from the fedora image will not have the switch
>>>>>>>>>>> driver in it , so it is normal that the networking does not work out
>>>>>>>>>>> of the box . That is also the reason why the swconfig utility is not
>>>>>>>>>>> seeing anything yet . I compiled the swconfig utility from sources
>>>>>>>>>>> using the ubuntu-bananian instructions . The one you copied from
>>>>>>>>>>> ubuntu should work just as well . Once you  have the switch drivers
>>>>>>>>>>> the LEDs will start blinking when data is going , but I am still not
>>>>>>>>>>> sure if they are working perfectly 100 % . The LED colours when it
>>>>>>>>>>> comes to link speed look odd to me .
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> If your are in a position to compile the kernel I have a src rpm for
>>>>>>>>>>> you . It is a bit big , about 80 Mb , if you have an FTP server I can
>>>>>>>>>>> uploaded for you .
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> The kernel devs at Fedora are still not including the drivers for the
>>>>>>>>>>> switch because of a few issues to do with missing APIs which need to
>>>>>>>>>>> be agreed on . The driver that I use comes from open-wrt and uses
>>>>>>>>>>> their approach which works very well .
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Best Regards
>>>>>>>>>>> Milorad
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Gerhard Wiesinger
>>>>>>>>>>> <gerhard at wiesinger.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>     Hello Milorad,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>     Got my Banana Pi R1 yesterday but it doesn't work out of the box :-(
>>>>>>>>>>>     fedora-arm-image-installer
>>>>>>>>>>>     --image=Fedora-Server-armhfp-22-3-sda.raw.xz --target=Bananapi
>>>>>>>>>>>     --media=/dev/sdi --selinux=OFF --norootpass -y
>>>>>>>>>>>     It boots well but as you wrote the BCM53125 is not found.
>>>>>>>>>>>     https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/arm/2015-June/009544.html
>>>>>>>>>>>     Do you also have a version for Fedora 22 available (or a complete
>>>>>>>>>>>     source RPM package).
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>     Any hints for a better working Fedora image or a maintained
>>>>>>>>>>>     kernel repository?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>     BTW: Where did you get the swconfig utility? Currently I'm using
>>>>>>>>>>>     a copy of the Ubuntu version which works well but no switch is found.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>     BTW2: This patch is also important:
>>>>>>>>>>>     http://forum.armbian.com/index.php/topic/111-dmesg-spmmed-by-clocksource-hstimer-mask-0xffffffff-max-cycles-0xffffffff-max-idle-ns-238907555784-ns/
>>>>>>>>>>>     http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.hardware.netbook.arm.sunxi/17500
>>>>>>>>>>>     https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/arm/arm-soc.git/commit/?h=next/dt&id=2186df37831a8bb259bbf2ae07356747a03d0b8d
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>     BTW3: Is it normal that the LED is always on the uplink port, see
>>>>>>>>>>>     image attached?
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>     Thank you.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>     Ciao,
>>>>>>>>>>>     Gerhard
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
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