From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <9front-bounces@9front.inri.net> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,UNPARSEABLE_RELAY autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: from 9front.inri.net (9front.inri.net [168.235.81.73]) by inbox.vuxu.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA05A28C4E for ; Fri, 24 May 2024 17:05:20 +0200 (CEST) Received: from wopr.sciops.net ([216.126.196.60]) by 9front; Fri May 24 11:00:53 -0400 2024 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sciops.net; s=20210706; t=1716562805; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=TH+wlwMOygvgOVP3Su5gjJBSYrCHautJIfIx9exvYu0=; b=IJ4rrzV2M3iYQCgH4J7N3EBY3iASnklx81C42mWIw8MbpC8oaTMrA6mzH2gi3007dUxClF x28oONn8s6jg1rrCqM6vgujYkh3RgR7fx0lSwisTkvDqKxGxA7DsMCdgNcH7Ju6WcHnQV6 pWZs1n7AluGGtWmCs/V18WKQNjLEvVA= Received: from localhost (wopr.sciops.net [local]) by wopr.sciops.net (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPA id 60a5681b for <9front@9front.org>; Fri, 24 May 2024 08:00:05 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 24 May 2024 08:00:05 -0700 From: Kurt H Maier To: 9front@9front.org Message-ID: Mail-Followup-To: 9front@9front.org References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: List-ID: <9front.9front.org> List-Help: X-Glyph: ➈ X-Bullshit: lossless extension blockchain Subject: Re: [9front] Booting without sd card (MNT Reform) Reply-To: 9front@9front.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, May 24, 2024 at 06:26:50AM +0000, alex-ml@posteo.de wrote: > Hello, > > I found an article about booting 9front without sd card on the MNT Reform in > the wiki (http://wiki.9front.org/mnt-reform) and would like to try this. > > First, it says: > "make sure to run the latest (dated 2023-01-15, at least) kernel." > > ext4srv is shown in /bin, so the image I'm using should be new enough, but > for the latest build I just have to "mk install" in /sys/src/9/imx8, or am I > wrong? In /sys/src/9/imx8, run mk and you should wind up with a 9reform.u file -- this is your kernel plus ipaq put into a format uboot can read. This should go in the root folder of the emmc storage, along with your plan9.ini and boot.scr. mk install won't do this for you, since there's more than one way to boot an imx8. > The last instruction states: > "the switch under the heatsink should be positioned to booting from EMMC, > this is not the default when the laptop is purchased" > > Is this the "XSW" / "SW1" (or in the MNT Documentation it is called > "User-Defined Switch") Switch? And if so, should it be "ON" to boot from > NVMe? It's this switch, pictured in the post here: https://community.mnt.re/t/operating-system-on-nvme-without-sd-card/110/3 this picture specifically: https://community.mnt.re/uploads/default/original/1X/17e7457e179e68e3c74ab15fb2b47e3ab8f2945d.jpeg the switch is indeed SW1 and is on the module itself, not the reform mainboard. you must remove your heatsink in order to access it. khm