Re: OpenBSD nano r6s

On 2024-09-25, Pierre Dupond <76nemo76@gmx.ch> wrote:
> Hello List,
> The Friendlyelec NanoPi r6s is indicated (https://www.openbsd.org/arm64.html) as an example of hardware running OpenBSD.
> I have downloaded the "install75.img" and the "miniroot76.img" and copied them on a sd card.
>
> However, the NanoPi r6s does not boot on sd card but boot directly on the internal emmc (where the FriendlyWRT OS is installed).
> I have downloaded the Ubuntu 22.04 from the FriendlyElec web site and write the image on an SD card
> and the OS boots successfuly.
>
> I have seen somewhere that the u-boot should be replaced for the unsuported arm Soc but all
> the examples are for other arm soc and not for the soc (Rockchip RK3588) used in the nanoPi R6S.
>
> Do I have missing some obvious instructions? One could notice than the structure of
> the SD card to boot Ubuntu OS is very different from the structure of the SD card where
> OpenBSD is installed.

See https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/arm64/INSTALL.arm64
for basic steps. I don't have any hardware using this method but I
think you need the u-boot-rk3588 package and
/usr/local/share/u-boot/nanopi-r6s-rk3588s/u-boot-rockchip.bin.


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