UEFI / EDK2 on the Rock 5B

#63

Thanks, using that image and this https://github.com/edk2-porting/edk2-rk35xx/releases/tag/v0.6 on the Rock 5B I managed to get it to boot with HDMI console. Currently stuck in a loop of

error resolving pool 0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org: Name does not resolve (8)

I guess I just need to disable ntpd for now since there is no ethernet.

#64

Ok, Nice :joy:

If pcie20 worked correctly in UEFI,
then the system would detect pcie RTL8125 on the bus,
and we would have a working Ethernet.

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#65

Urgent: Radxa Rock 5 ITX, USB stops working after grub

  1. UEFI EDK 2 , USB functional, keyboard and mouse functional
  2. Grub, USB keyboard functional
  3. firmware bye-bye, linux kernel loads, USB goes down!
    3a. All USB ports and connectors go down!
    3b. USB keyboard/mouse not functional!
    3c. USB flash drive no longer detected!
    3d. USB ssd/hdd, which was detected during boot from file at UEFI, no longer detected!
  4. Cannot install an OS. Cannot boot an already installed generic OS from external ssd, because it is no longer operational after grub. All the USB ports stop working after we select the boot target from grub and linux kernel starts loading and UEFI goes away! Even keyboard and mouse stop!

Both Radxa Rock 5 ITX and Rock 5B+ have the same issue!

Had big plans to switch to ARM64 ecosystem. All of them halted!

Please help!

Rock 5 ITX (not plus, the plain one only) and Rock 5B+.

Ciao!

#66

Do not make plans to migrate to arm64 when you need urgent support as arm64 is still under Development for ages.

Good luck with what you plan to do with it.