NAME¶

install-sunxi64 - install u-boot+ATF for sunxi64 (Allwinner) devices

SYNOPSIS¶

install-sunxi64 card-device-or-image-file

DESCRIPTION¶

This tool prepares a combined u-boot+ATF setup and writes it to the disk (or possibly a disk image), allowing the machine to boot. The u-bootage is written to an area between the partition table and the first partition; there is no check if it's large enough — some ancient fdisk tools used to reserve only 31KB there, which can result in data loss.

The device will usually be /dev/mmcblk0 for SD card, /dev/mmcblk1 for eMMC, /dev/sdX for USB SD card readers (be careful wrt your other disks!).

CAVEATS¶

It has been so far tested only on Pine64+. If appropiate DTBs are provided, it may work on Pinebook, SoPine, other A64 devices, or possibly even H5. Reports are welcome!