Non operational NanoPC-T4

[FlyingPete]

Hi,
I recently received my new NanoPC-T4,.

Despite many attempts I have been unable to get anything running, the power LED glows red, the green LED has never come on. I have tried different SD card images and connected successfully via USB C in MASKROM mode, but get faced with many errors when attempting to use the tool.

There is no video output but I have managed to attach to the serial debug port, output from attempted boot as follows:

DDR Version 1.12 20180518
In
Channel 0: LPDDR3, 800MHz
CS = 0
MR0=0x58
MR1=0x58
MR2=0x58
MR3=0x58
MR4=0x3
MR5=0x1
MR6=0x6
MR7=0x0
MR8=0x1F
MR9=0x1F
MR10=0x1F
MR11=0x1F
MR12=0x1F
MR13=0x1F
MR14=0x1F
MR15=0x1F
MR16=0x1F
CS = 1
MR0=0x58
MR1=0x58
MR2=0x58
MR3=0x58
MR4=0x2
MR5=0x1
MR6=0x6
MR7=0x0
MR8=0x1F
MR9=0x1F
MR10=0x1F
MR11=0x1F
MR12=0x1F
MR13=0x1F
MR14=0x1F
MR15=0x1F
MR16=0x1F
Bus Width=32 Col=10 Bank=8 Row=15/15 CS=2 Die Bus-Width=32 Size=2048MB
Channel 1: LPDDR3, 800MHz
CS = 0
MR0=0x58
MR1=0x58
MR2=0x58
MR3=0x58
MR4=0x3
MR5=0x1
MR6=0x6
MR7=0x0
MR8=0x1F
MR9=0x1F
MR10=0x1F
MR11=0x1F
MR12=0x1F
MR13=0x1F
MR14=0x1F
MR15=0x1F
MR16=0x1F
CS = 1
MR0=0x58
MR1=0x58
MR2=0x58
MR3=0x58
MR4=0x2
MR5=0x1
MR6=0x6
MR7=0x0
MR8=0x1F
MR9=0x1F
MR10=0x1F
MR11=0x1F
MR12=0x1F
MR13=0x1F
MR14=0x1F
MR15=0x1F
MR16=0x1F
Bus Width=32 Col=10 Bank=8 Row=15/15 CS=2 Die Bus-Width=32 Size=2048MB
256B stride
ch 0 ddrconfig = 0x101, ddrsize = 0x2020
ch 1 ddrconfig = 0x101, ddrsize = 0x2020
pmugrf_os_reg[2] = 0x3AA0DAA0, stride = 0xD
OUT
Boot1: 2017-06-09, version: 1.09
CPUId = 0x0
ChipType = 0x10, 1837
SdmmcInit=2 0
BootCapSize=100000
UserCapSize=14910MB
FwPartOffset=2000 , 100000
SdmmcInit=0 20
StorageInit ok = 66720
LoadTrustBL
No find bl30.bin
Load uboot, ReadLba = 2000
Load OK, addr=0x200000, size=0x86e3c
RunBL31 0x10000
NOTICE: BL31: v1.3(debug):51f2096
NOTICE: BL31: Built : 16:24:31, May 6 2019
NOTICE: BL31: Rockchip release version: v1.1
INFO: GICv3 with legacy support detected. ARM GICV3 driver initialized in EL3
INFO: Using opteed sec cpu_context!
INFO: boot cpu mask: 0
INFO: plat_rockchip_pmu_init(1181): pd status 3e
INFO: BL31: Initializing runtime services
INFO: BL31: Initializing BL32
INF [0x0] TEE-CORE:init_primary_helper:337: Initializing (1.1.0-195-g8f090d20 #6 Fri Dec 7 06:11:20 UTC 2018 aarch64)

INF [0x0] TEE-CORE:init_primary_helper:338: Release version: 1.2

INF [0x0] TEE-CORE:init_teecore:83: teecore inits done
INFO: BL31: Preparing for EL3 exit to normal world
INFO: Entry point address = 0x200000
INFO: SPSR = 0x3c9


U-Boot 2014.10-RK3399-06 (Aug 06 2019 - 19:08:49)

CPU: rk3399
cpu version = 0
CPU's clock information:
aplll = 816000000HZ
apllb = 24000000HZ
gpll = 800000000HZ
aclk_periph_h = 133333333HZ, hclk_periph_h = 66666666HZ, pclk_periph_h = 33333333HZ
aclk_periph_l0 = 266666666HZ, hclk_periph_l0 = 88888888HZ, pclk_periph_l0 = 44444444HZ
hclk_periph_l1 = 100000000HZ, pclk_periph_l1 = 50000000HZ
cpll = 800000000HZ
dpll = 800000000HZ
vpll = 24000000HZ
npll = 24000000HZ
ppll = 676000000HZ
Board: Rockchip platform Board
Uboot as second level loader
DRAM: Found dram banks: 1
Adding bank:0000000000200000(00000000ffe00000)
Reserve memory for trust os.
dram reserve bank: base = 0x08400000, size = 0x01e00000
128 MiB
SdmmcInit = 0 20
storage init OK!
Using default environment

GetParam
W: Invalid Parameter's tag (0x00000000)!
Invalid parameter
No pmic detect.
misc partition not found!
SecureBootEn = 0, SecureBootLock = 0

#Boot ver: 2018-06-25#1.09
empty serial no.
normal boot.
checkKey
vbus = 1
no fuel gauge found
no fuel gauge found
read logo on state from dts [0]
no fuel gauge found
misc partition not found!
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
'boot' does not seem to be a partition nor an address
Unable to boot:boot
try to start recovery
'recovery' does not seem to be a partition nor an address
Unable to boot:recovery
try to start backup
'backup' does not seem to be a partition nor an address
Unable to boot:backup
try to start rockusb

At this point it just hangs.

Any ideas of next steps?

[FlyingPete]

UPDATE: I have made some progress getting images onto the T4 by using another PC, originally I was using a VM on my Macbook, seems you need a physical PC to get the tools to work correctly.

Still not booting into a usable state though.

[v8dave]

I have 2 NanoPC-T4 and I used eflasher from the SD card to program the emmc. Works without fail.

I used Win32DiskImager to create the SD card from the image downloaded from the FA website. I've installed Ubuntu as a test but currently using Android 8.1 on them.

You u-boot shows that it can't find the boot partition for the OS you have installed. Others indicate that the emmc was not properly formatted.

Can you try loading the board from the SD card?

[FlyingPete]

I have 2 NanoPC-T4 and I used eflasher from the SD card to program the emmc. Works without fail.

I used Win32DiskImager to create the SD card from the image downloaded from the FA website. I've installed Ubuntu as a test but currently using Android 8.1 on them.

You u-boot shows that it can't find the boot partition for the OS you have installed. Others indicate that the emmc was not properly formatted.

Can you try loading the board from the SD card?

Yes, booting from eflasher SD card has got the unit operational, now up and running on lubuntu image