PinebookPro installation instructions - additional method to update SPI flash
by difdif from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6HC2F)
I've been following the installation instructions for Slackware on the PinebookPro.
The instructions on installing the boot loader to SPI flash weren't working for me - I could not get the existing system to boot from the SD card, Armbian kept loading. Taking the EMMC out completely did not help - whatever was on the existing SPI would not boot from SD. The Reset and Recovery buttons made no difference.
I eventually found these instructions. I extracted the file spi_loader.img from the Slackware flash-spi-pinebookpro.img and then from the running Armbian system used
Code:flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0
dd if=spi_loader.img of=/dev/mtd0That worked ok and was much easier and more successful than the "Bypass SPI flash" methods in the instructions. Maybe this could be added as a third method to help if someone already has a running system in place.
The instructions on installing the boot loader to SPI flash weren't working for me - I could not get the existing system to boot from the SD card, Armbian kept loading. Taking the EMMC out completely did not help - whatever was on the existing SPI would not boot from SD. The Reset and Recovery buttons made no difference.
I eventually found these instructions. I extracted the file spi_loader.img from the Slackware flash-spi-pinebookpro.img and then from the running Armbian system used
Code:flash_erase /dev/mtd0 0 0
dd if=spi_loader.img of=/dev/mtd0That worked ok and was much easier and more successful than the "Bypass SPI flash" methods in the instructions. Maybe this could be added as a third method to help if someone already has a running system in place.