08:37 <LoHi2345> Is this kernel/git/khilman/linux-amlogic.git the amlogic branch?

20:25 <c0rnelius> Hi. I was curious if any one had anymore insight into this - https://lore.kernel.org/linux-amlogic/1c71a7c1e58590811094ebdd0e1abc54@agner.ch/T/#t

20:26 <c0rnelius> As I appear to be suffering from this very same issue and not finding info on it in my searches.

20:33 <f11f12> c0rnelius: do you happen to know what the recommended git repo for mainline is?

20:35 <c0rnelius> f11f12: Currently I'm just pulling tarballs from kernel.org and applying patches. Is there a specific repo I should be pulling from?

20:36 <f11f12> c0rnelius, no idea, sorry, just picked up a odroid n2 and would like to build a newer kernel

20:37 <c0rnelius> Oh :)

20:37 <f11f12> the wiki lists what is supported on mainline, but not if https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/khilman/linux-amlogic.git/ is the right source

20:40 <khilman> that was the repo I use to collect patches to go upstream to LInus tree. Unless you really want the stuff that we've queued for the next release, you can just pull from Linus' main tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/

20:42 <khilman> if you want the work-in-progress/development tree, since narmstrong has taken over as primary maintainer, it has recently moved from my tree to here: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/amlogic/linux.git

20:43 <f11f12> khilman: I'm willing to test your stuff, I won't complain :-) thanks!

20:43 <khilman> complaints are welcome (especially when accompanied by patches) ;)

20:44 <khilman> you can check out the `for-next` branch of the amlogic/linux.git tree where you'll find stuff we have queued for the upcoming release.

20:46 <f11f12> khilman: Ok, I'll try. There seems to be a bit of bootloader-magic involved with amlogic SoCs. I still have the original bootloader (whatever that is). Is there a proprietary first stage loader / uboot build required?

20:47 <f11f12> ... just so I don't brick the box before I boot a new kernel

20:49 <khilman> mainline u-boot works on odroid-n2, but requires some binary blobs from amlogic for BL1/BL2. Should be fully documented in mainline u-boot readmes

20:49 <c0rnelius> I use mainline uboot and then hit it with the boot-fips

20:50 <c0rnelius> Which is honestly a process so its better to just script the whole thing.

20:50 <khilman> it's actually very hard to truly brick these. Even if you hose up eMMC, the ROMboot enters a mode where it can be reconfigured over USB

20:51 <khilman> c0rnelius: narmstrong has a yocto layer that automates it all: https://github.com/superna9999/meta-meson

20:52 <c0rnelius> khilman: thanx. its bookmarked.

20:53 <c0rnelius> Now to find out why this N2+ just drops dead :\

20:53 <c0rnelius> I was thinking maybe I got a bad board, but then I saw that post on lore.

20:54 <khilman> fwiw, I have an N2 running the hass distro that stefan agner mentioned in that post, and I've yet to see mine crash. Guess I've gotten lucky.