Hardware specification
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SoC: MediaTek MT7986A 4x A53
Flash: 128MB SPI-NAND, 8GB eMMC
RAM: 2GB DDR4
Ethernet: 2x 2.5GbE (Airoha EN8811H)
WiFi: MediaTek MT7976C 2x2 2.4G + 3x3 5G
Interfaces:
* M.2 Key-M: PCIe 2.0 x2 for NVMe SSD
* M.2 Key-B: USB 3.0 with SIM slot
* front USB 2.0 port
LED: Power, Status, WLAN2G, WLAN5G, LTE, SSD
Button: Reset, internal boot switch
Fan: PWM-controlled 5V fan
Power: 12V Type-C PD
Installation instructions for eMMC
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0. Set boot switch to boot from SPI-NAND (assuming stock rom or immortalwrt
running there).
1. Write GPT partition table to eMMC
Move openwrt-mediatek-filogic-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-emmc-gpt.bin to
the device /tmp using scp and write it to /dev/mmcblk0:
dd if=/tmp/openwrt-*-r3-mini-emmc-gpt.bin of=/dev/mmcblk0
2. Reboot (to reload partition table)
3. Write bootloader and OpenWrt images
Move files to the device /tmp using scp:
- openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-emmc-preloader.bin
- openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-emmc-bl31-uboot.fip
- openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-initramfs-recovery.itb
- openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb
Write them to the appropriate partitions:
echo 0 > /sys/block/mmcblk0boot0/force_ro
dd if=/tmp/openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-emmc-preloader.bin of=/dev/mmcblk0boot0
dd if=/tmp/openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-emmc-bl31-uboot.fip of=/dev/mmcblk0p3
dd if=/tmp/openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-initramfs-recovery.itb of=/dev/mmcblk0p4
dd if=/tmp/openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb of=/dev/mmcblk0p5
sync
4. Remove the device from power, set boot switch to eMMC and boot into
OpenWrt. The device will come up with IP 192.168.1.1 and assume the
Ethernet port closer to the USB-C power connector as LAN port.
5. If you like to have Ethernet support inside U-Boot (eg. to boot via
TFTP) you also need to write the PHY firmware to /dev/mmcblk0boot1:
echo 0 > /sys/block/mmcblk0boot1/force_ro
dd if=/lib/firmware/airoha/EthMD32.dm.bin of=/dev/mmcblk0boot1
dd if=/lib/firmware/airoha/EthMD32.DSP.bin bs=16384 seek=1 of=/dev/mmcblk0boot1
Installation instructions for NAND
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0. Set boot switch to boot from eMMC (assuming OpenWrt is installed there
by instructions above. Using stock rom or immortalwrt does NOT work!)
1. Write things to NAND
Move files to the device /tmp using scp:
- openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-snand-preloader.bin
- openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-snand-bl31-uboot.fip
- openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-initramfs-recovery.itb
- openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb
Write them to the appropriate locations:
mtd write /tmp/openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-snand-preloader.bin /dev/mtd0
ubidetach -m 1
ubiformat /dev/mtd1
ubiattach -m 1
volsize=$(wc -c < /tmp/openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-snand-bl31-uboot.fip)
ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -N fip -n 0 -s $volsize -t static
ubiupdatevol /dev/ubi0_0 /tmp/openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-snand-bl31-uboot.fip
cd /lib/firmware/airoha
cat EthMD32.dm.bin EthMD32.DSP.bin > /tmp/en8811h-fw.bin
ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -N en8811h-firmware -n 1 -s 147456 -t static
ubiupdatevol /dev/ubi0_1 /tmp/en8811h-fw.bin
ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -n 2 -N ubootenv -s 126976
ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -n 3 -N ubootenv2 -s 126976
volsize=$(wc -c < /tmp/openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-initramfs-recovery.itb)
ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -n 4 -N recovery -s $volsize
ubiupdatevol /dev/ubi0_4 /tmp/openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-initramfs-recovery.itb
volsize=$(wc -c < /tmp/openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb)
ubimkvol /dev/ubi0 -n 4 -N recovery -s $volsize
ubiupdatevol /dev/ubi0_4 /tmp/openwrt-*-bananapi_bpi-r3-mini-squashfs-sysupgrade.itb
3. Remove the device from power, set boot switch to NAND, power up and
boot into OpenWrt.
Partially based on immortalwrt support for the R3 mini, big thanks for
doing the ground work!
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Add PHY driver for Airoha EN8811H PHY and package it as kernel module.
The PHY needs to load firmware from rootfs, so there is no point in
having the driver built-into the kernel.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
The R3 mini comes with two Airoha EN8811H PHYs for 2.5G Ethernet.
The driver added to U-Boot expects the firmware for the PHY to be
stored inside UBI volume en8811h-fw or MMC boot1 hardware partition.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Add package with firmware for Airoha EN8811H 2.5G Ethernet PHY which
needs to be loaded via MDIO before the PHY can be used.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
In order to support devices having TF-A FIP image or UBI-aware U-Boot
SPL we need to include a static volume for the bootloader.
Introduce support for adding additional static volumes by prefixing
the filename with ':', eg.
UBINIZE_PARTS := fip:=$(STAGING_DIR_IMAGE)/u-boot.fip
Also add support for rootfs-in-uImage.FIT setups which don't require a
rootfs partition and make the (3rd) size parameter in UBINIZE_PARTS
optional (see example above without declared size).
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Firmware for the built-in 2.5G Ethernet PHY of the MediaTek MT7988 SoC
is now part of linux-firmware, so we can package it.
Only a single file is needed with recent driver.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Move fip and factory into UBI static volumes.
Use fitblk instead of partition parser.
!! RUN INSTALLER FIRST !!
Existing users of previous OpenWrt releases or snapshot builds will
have to **re-run the updated installer** before upgrading to firmware
after this commit.
DO NOT flash or run even just the initramfs image unless you have
run the updated installer which moves the content of the 'factory'
partition into a UBI volume.
tl;dr: DON'T USE YET!
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Modernize bootloader and flash memory layout of the BPi-R64 similar to
how it has also been done for the BPi-R3.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Use custom UBI start address 0x80000 on MT7622 which is more than
enough for a single bl2 (MT7622 BootROM doesn't support redundant bl2).
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
* Switch to all-UBI layout on SPI-NAND
* use fitblk driver instead of uImage.FIT partition parser
* adapt sysupgrade
* bump COMPAT_VERSION
Remove BROKEN mark now that all needed changes are done.
Boards running images generated before this commit will require
full reflash of the bootloader, re-install from SD card is the
easiest way to achieve that.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Modernize U-Boot to provide a better reference:
* store fip image in UBI now that TF-A supports that
* switch from uImage.FIT partition parser to new fitblk
virtual firmware block driver (root=/dev/fit0)
* automatically set root device according to boot_mode register
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Add environment settings for the BananaPi BPI-R4 router board which
can boot from (and store its bootloader environment on) micro SD card,
SPI-NAND and eMMC.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Use function instead of duplicating the env settings on UBI for
OpenWrt-built U-Boot over and over.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Hardware
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SOC: MediaTek MT7988A (4x Cortex-A73)
RAM: 4 GiB DDR4
Flash: 128 MiB Winbond SPI-NAND
MMC: 8 GiB eMMC *or* microSD (cannot be used both)
ETH: 4x 1GE (1x WAN, 3x LAN)
2x SFP+ (10G, 5G, 2.5G, 1G)
USB: on-board USB 3.2 4-port hub
1x USB 3.2 port (type A connector)
1x M.2 for 4G/5G modem
2x mPCIe for additional modems
WiFi: optional MediaTek MT7996 Wi-Fi 7 module
(using 2x PCIe gen3 x2 on the mPCIe slots and 12V power)
Installation
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1. Decompress and write the sdcard image to a micro SD card and use that
to boot the R4 (both dip switches in upper position).
2. Use the bootloader menu accessible via the serial console to install
to SPI-NAND.
3. Switch to boot from SPI-NAND and install to eMMC.
Known issues
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- The RST button is hard-wired to the SoC reset and can't be read
from software. This can be changed by modifying the board (ie.
moving a 0-ohm resistor). However, in order to maintain compatibility
with the board as it comes from factory the button isn't used by
OpenWrt and the WPS button is used as factory/reset button instead.
- various small things still need to be fixed in DT
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Rebase local patches on top of quarterly timed release, allowing to
drop numerous patches which have been accepted upstream since the
release of U-Boot 2023.07.02.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
If nodes /chosen/rootdisk-${bootdevice} exists, set /chosen/rootdisk
phandle according to boot device selected by the bootstrap pins.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
When erasing large amounts of blocks at once this can take a long
time on slow cards. Instead of a fixed timeout, wait longer if more
blocks are being erased.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Add basic U-Boot drop-in replacement compatible with the flash layout
of the vendor loader of the Zbtlink WG3526 (16M) MT7621 router board.
The idea here is a to have a reference build of uboot-mediatek also for
a simple MIPS boards more popular than MT7621 RFB.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Import patch from MediaTek SDK which allows using the third
PCIe host controller of the MT7988 SoC.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Add UART pinctrl group for using only pins 80 and 81 for uart1.
This is needed on the BPi-R4 as RTS/CTS signals are used for other
on-board functions.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Replace previous patch adding paths and SerDes modes with patch series
pending upstream adding dedicated drivers for XFI T-PHY and USXGMII PCS,
extends LynxI PCS to be a standalone platform driver and as a consequence
makes much less changes to the actual Ethernet driver mtk_eth_soc.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Backport almost 50 commits from upstream Linux to improve thermal
drivers for MediaTek SoCs and add new LVTS driver for MT7988.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Let's pick a bunch of useful phylink changes which allow us to keep
drivers in sync with mainline Linux.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Add minimalistic tool to allow releasing /dev/fit* devices which is
needed on sysupgrade when using the fitblk driver.
The package is hidden in menuconfig, it should only be selected by
adding it to the default package selection of boards using it.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Add 'fitblk' driver to replace the rejected/deprecated uImage.FIT
partition parser.
To use the new driver, add phandle /chosen/rootdisk and point it to
the MTD partition, UBI volume or block device holding the uImage.FIT.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Similar to supporting nvmem-layouts on MTD devices, also allow referencing
UBI and MMC devices in DT.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
In order to allow gradually migrating the boards currently using the
uImage.FIT partition (deprecated/rejected) parser to the new fitblk
driver, skip the partition parser code in case the new fitblk driver
(which serves the same purpose) is used.
As an indicator for the use of the new fitblk driver, check if the
/chosen/rootdisk property is present in the Device Tree.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
The partition parser approach has been rejected upstream, it will be
replaced by a small block driver which is the solution suggestion by
upstream maintainers.
As the partition parser has only been used by the mediatek target, as
a first step, move it there.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Backport two commits from Linux 6.3 wiring up device node parents of
ubi devices (pointing to their MTD parent) as well as ubiblock devices
(poiting to their parent UBI volume).
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Make use of recently added UBI support in MediaTek's ARM
TrustedFirmware-A on new MT7988 SoC.
Load fip from static UBI volume instead of fixed offset on SPIM-NAND
and SNFI.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Hide arm-trusted-firmware-mediatek packages from interactive config.
Exposing them only causes confusion and needed variants are anyway
selected as dependencies by uboot-mediatek packages.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Convert qca807x PHY to new implementation like for other devices.
Signed-off-by: Paweł Owoc <frut3k7@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
Now that Malibu (QCA807x) PHY-s use an upstream driver we dont need support
for defining address of the first PHY in the package so drop the patch.
Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
Now that Malibu (QCA807x) PHY is using the upstream driver, we dont need
support to define address of the first PHY in package, so remove the
malibu_first_phy_addr DTS property.
Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
Now that QCA807x interface mode check was upstreamed, use the upstreamed
version and mark it as such.
Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
Disable compilation of separate tests as it causes
a build error when combined with ccache
Fixes: 4a3f430d72 ("tools/expat: update to 2.6.0")
Signed-off-by: Koen Vandeputte <koen.vandeputte@citymesh.com>
