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+Intro
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+=====
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+This directory contains a Buildroot configuration for building a
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+LicheePi 4A image. For more information, see the board wiki page [1].
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+
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+How to build it
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+===============
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+
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+Configure Buildroot
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+-------------------
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+ make sipeed_licheepi_4a_defconfig
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+
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+Build the boot and rootfs
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+-------------------------
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+Note: you will need to have access to the network, since Buildroot
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+will download the packages' sources.
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+You may now build your rootfs with:
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+ make
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+(This may take a while, consider getting yourself a coffee ;-) )
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+Result of the build
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+-------------------
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+After building, you should obtain this tree:
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+ output/images/
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+ +-- boot.ext4
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+ +-- rootfs.ext2
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+ +-- rootfs.ext4 -> rootfs.ext2
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+ +-- rootfs.tar
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+ +-- u-boot.bin
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+ +-- u-boot-with-spl.bin
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+ +-- fw_dynamic.bin
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+ `-- Image
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+How to flash the board
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+======================
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+Once the build process is finished you will have to flash the
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+correspoding images to the respective partitions in the eMMC.
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+LicheePi 4A uses fastboot to flash the images.
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+The board needs to be booted in "Burning Mode". For that, check first
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+the boot switches (SW1, SW2) on the base board are set up on the
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+"eMMC" mode (this is the factory default). Then, boot the board while
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+pressing the "BOOT" button. See [2].
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+Note that the board can be booted by either:
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+- attaching the USB-C power cable, or
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+- pressing the "RESET" button (near the USB-C power connector) if the
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+ power cable is already connected to the host computer.
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+The board should be enumerated from the host computer. This can be
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+confirmed with "lsusb". The board should be listed as:
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+ ID 2345:7654 T-HEAD USB download gadget
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+The device should also be listed by the "fastboot devices" command:
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+ ???????????? Android Fastboot
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+The board can be flashed with the commands:
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+ fastboot flash ram output/images/u-boot-with-spl.bin
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+ fastboot reboot
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+ fastboot flash uboot output/images/u-boot-with-spl.bin
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+ fastboot flash boot output/images/boot.ext4
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+ fastboot flash root output/images/rootfs.ext2
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+Boot the board
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+==============
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+
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+Connect the console on the System Serial Port on pins
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+U0-RX, U0-TX and GND. For more details, see [3].
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+When resetting or powering up the board on the USB-C port, the U-Boot
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+prompt and Linux console will appear on this System Serial Port.
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+References
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+==========
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+[1] https://wiki.sipeed.com/hardware/en/lichee/th1520/lpi4a/1_intro.html
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+[2] https://wiki.sipeed.com/hardware/en/lichee/th1520/lpi4a/4_burn_image.html#How-to-enter-burning-mode
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+[3] https://wiki.sipeed.com/hardware/en/lichee/th1520/lpi4a/6_peripheral.html#System-Serial-Port
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