Draft: Banana Pi R2 (CSC) current and edge

[martinl]

Description

• Fix legacy u-boot patch, update to use v2022.07
• Remove unreliable onboard bt/wifi driver
• Add current target (5.10) - works and tested on SD with minimal image
• Add edge target (6.1) - hangs at boot

TODO

• test eMMC install
• test HDMI output
• resolve 6.1 hang/oops
• remove legacy target

Jira reference number [AR-9999]

How Has This Been Tested?

Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Please also note any relevant details for your test configuration.

• Install legacy image on SD, boot OK
• Install current image on SD, boot OK
• network: configure DSA switch as router (wan, br0: lan0..3)
• network: mPCI wifi (ath10k) + USB wifi (rt2800usb)

Checklist:

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project
• I have performed a self-review of my own code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

[martinl]

Also reviewing if openwrt has any useful patches https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/3101/files

[adeepn]

You can use frank-w kernel from https://github.com/frank-w/BPI-Router-Linux/ branch 5.15-main or 6.1-main

[martinl]

Thanks, I'll take a look at 6.1-main

Also, adding second gmac without multicpu DSA for wan interface looks interesting for router usecase:
https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/10238/files

[adeepn]

Also, adding second gmac without multicpu DSA for wan interface looks interesting for router usecase: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/10238/files

You can prepare patches for PR

I can help with testing in the second part of March

[martinl]

Looks like frank-w has already figured out adding the second gmac frank-w/BPI-Router-Linux@ddcb74f

[martinl]

I'm currently working on building bpi-r2 edge u-boot v2023.01 and 6.2 kernel config based on openSUSE tumbleweed jeos (that also supports many other arm sbc-s along with bpi-r2 and is currently using 6.2.1 mainline with some arm relevant patches)

opensuse dmesg:
bpi-r2-opensuse-tumbleweed-dmesg.txt

[igorpecovnik]

Can this be pushed forward?

[adeepn]

I'll try to pick this up after I move to my new apartment and free up my r2. Seems not before 2024Q1

[ColorfulRhino]

This was mostly integrated into #6902, thus closing. Thanks @martinl !