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filename = 2021-08-30-installing-archarm-with-uefi-on-the-mcbin.html
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title = Installing ArchLinuxARM with UEFI on the MACCHIATObin
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description = A guide to installing ArchLinuxARM with UEFI boot on a MACCHIATObin.
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created = 2021-08-30
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updated = 2021-08-30
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<p>So I've decided to write this little guide because of how much I've suffered
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to get this to work, and how absolutely broken the MACCHAITObin documentation
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is. Actually, just their website in general is broken. Marvell, please get your
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act together with your website. It's not as if you're modifying it all that
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often, so stop breaking things.</p>
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<p>With that out of the way, let's get to business.</p>
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<h3>Requirements</h3>
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<p>Aside from the MACCHIATObin itself (which I believe should be fairly
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obvious), you're also going to want the following:</p>
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<li>Another computer (preferably a laptop) to do most of the setup on</li>
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<li>USB to micro-USB cable (for serial USB connection)</li>
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<li>A graphics card (I'm using the NVidia GT 710)</li>
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<li>A USB storage device</li>
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<li>A SD card</li>
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<li>A monitor (and whatever cable connects with your graphics card)</li>
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<li>A USB keyboard</li>
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<li>An ethernet cable</li>
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<li>12V power cable</li>
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<li>ATX power supply</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Prepare ArchLinuxARM U-Boot SD Card</h3>
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<p>It's very possible you'll run into issues later when installing UEFI onto the
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SPI, so it's good to have an SD card that you can boot from, so as to have
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access to a prompt. For this, I suggest going through the entire U-Boot install
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instructions provided by ArchLinuxARM.<sup><a href="#r1" >[1]</a></sup> I also
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suggest paying attention to the DIP switch or jumper settings, and pay attention
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to which are for SD card and SPI boot. This should appear on the board, and in
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the ArchLinuxARM documentation it shows the settings for SD card boot, but I'll
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repeat both here:</p>
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<table>
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th></th>
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<th colspan="6">Switches/Jumpers</th>
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<th>Boot Type</th>
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<th>1</th>
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<th>2</th>
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<th>3</th>
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<th>4</th>
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<th>5</th>
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<th>6</th>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<td>SD Card</td>
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<td>OFF</td>
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<td>ON</td>
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<td>ON</td>
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<td>ON</td>
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<td>OFF</td>
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<td>ON</td>
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<td>SPI</td>
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<td>OFF</td>
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<td>OFF</td>
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<td>OFF</td>
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<td>ON</td>
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<td>ON</td>
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<td>OFF</td>
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<p>Use this as a guide for whenever I refer to booting from SD card or from the
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SPI.</p>
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<h3>Install UEFI on SPI</h3>
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<p>The documentation for this can properly be found on the Solid Run Developer
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Center<sup><a href="#r2" >[2]</a></sup>, but I'll be repeating here, mostly
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because I've had issues with a few of the options.</p>
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<p>Firstly, regarding the different options for obtaining a flash image, I'll
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just say that I've tried the docker image, and I've tried compiling natively on
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the MACCHIATObin, but both of these ran into issues. The docker image ran into a
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syntax error<sup><a href="#r3" >[3]</a></sup> and the native build had some
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issues when running Python tests, namely with
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<code>codec.lookup('ucs-2')</code>, saying it couldn't find the codec.
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Ultimately both errors are Python problems. Coincidence? I think not! But I'll
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forget about my disliking of Python for now and get on with this guide.</p>
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<p>So really, the best option is to use the pre-built binary, which is SPI
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specific.<sup><a href="#r4" >[4]</a></sup> Once you have this, you're gonna want
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to save it to the USB storage device using a FAT32 formatted partition. If
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you're reading this sort of guide you should already know how to format a USB
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storage device, but I'll remind you that you don't only have to format the
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partition with <code>mkfs.vfat -F 32 <partition></code>, but you actually
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also have to set the partition type to FAT32. I say this because I forgot to do
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this, and waste some time on it.</p>
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<p>Once you have this done, copy the image binary onto the newly formatted
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storage device. You can either keep the name of <code>uefi-mcbin-spi.bin</code>
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or you can change it to <code>flash-image.bin</code>, which is the filename used
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in the Solid Run documentation for flashing to SPI from U-Boot. Your choice,
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just make sure to take it into consideration. I'll use
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<code>uefi-mcbin-spi.bin</code> since that's what I used anyways.</p>
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<p>Now that this is done, it's time to flash the image to the SPI. To do this,
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insert the USB storage device into the USB 3.0 slot on the MACCHIATObin, and
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insert the SD card with ArchLinuxARM (and U-Boot) into the SD card slot. Set the
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jumpers to boot from the SD card. Connect to the MACCHIATObin via serial USB.
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Finally, boot the machine and make sure to interrupt the boot process (when
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prompted) to enter the U-Boot console. From here, we'll be running the
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instructions for installing an image to the SPI Flash via U-Boot found in the
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documentation,<sup><a href="#r5" >[5]</a></sup> modifying, of course, for the
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filename:</p>
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<ul class="code" >
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<li>usb start</li>
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<li>load usb 0:1 $kernel_addr_r uefi-mcbin-spi.bin</li>
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<li>sf probe</li>
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<li>sf write $kernel_addr_r 0 0x$filesize</li>
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</ul>
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<p>To test to see if this has worked, turn off the MACCHIATObin, switch the
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jumpers to boot from SPI, and check to see if you get a UEFI prompt. This should
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appear not only if you start up in a serial console, but also on a screen if you
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have everything hooked up with the graphics card. If you do see a prompt, then
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all has worked as expected. If you don't, try doing this process a few more
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times. It gave me some weird errors the first few times I tried, and then
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magically it started working after what must've been the third time.</p>
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<h3>Installing ArchLinuxARM</h3>
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<h3>References</h3>
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<li id="r1" >
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<a href="https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/marvell/macchiatobin"
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target="_blank" >
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MACCHIATObin - Arch Linux ARM
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</a>
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<a href="https://developer.solid-run.com/knowledge-base/armada-8040-uefi/"
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target="_blank" >
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Armada 8040 UEFI - Solid Run
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</a>
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<a href="https://github.com/Josua-SR/boot-builder/issues/1"
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target="_blank" >
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Syntax Error when Fetching Sources for UEFI Build - Issue #1 -
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Josua-SR/boot-builder - GitHub
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</a>
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<li id="r4" >
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<a href="https://images.solid-run.com/8040/UEFI"
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target="_blank" >
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SolidRun Images: 8040/UEFI
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</a>
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</li>
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<li id="r5" >
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<a href="https://developer.solid-run.com/knowledge-base/armada-8040-machiatobin-u-boot-and-atf/#to-spi-flash"
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target="_blank" >
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Armada 8040 U-Boot and ATF: to SPI Flash - Solid Run
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</a>
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</li>
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</ol>
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