The V6.1 kernel code for Mixtile Blade 3 board has been released. Please check the details:
Compile Ubuntu Image from Source Code: Compile Ubuntu Image from Source Code | Mixtile
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Could a release be published with the images pre-compiled?
Am I correct in understanding that the build process actually produces a full kernel-plus-distro image, rather than just the kernel/boot-loader components (as the title of this post might suggest)?
For Clusterbox owners, is there any alternative way to set MaskROM mode (in software?) without having to remove and re-insert each Blade3 twice during this process? Does the Clusterbox provide an alternative to connecting a USB-C cable (e.g. is it possible to flash an inserted Blade3 via the BMC)?
Is the source to upgrade_tool available?
Under Step 4, am I correctly reading the instructions that the upgrade can be performed by either using a RAW image OR the Rockchip image - and that the latter option won’t impact the serial-number and MAC address?
To be clear, will applying one of these images wipe the entire blade eMMC and leave it with a fresh Ubuntu installation (… in which case there should probably be a warning of data-loss in the documentation!), rather than just flashing the /dev/mmcblk1p1 to /dev/mmcblk1p5 partitions?
We will add the release to that GitHub page.
Use the optional arguments, you could only compile the kernel or uboot.
Please enter the console of Blade 3 and send “reboot loader” command to each Blade 3. Then it will make Blade 3 enter Loader mode. In the Loader mode, you can flash the Blade3 by connecting a USB-C cable. It’s possible to flash an inserted Blade3 via the BMC, we are testing the stability and will release the instructions the following week.
The source of upgrade_tool is not available, but you can get the alternative tool " rkdeveloptool" and it’s open source.
You are correct that using Rockchip image won’t impact the serial-number and MAC address.
Applying the RAW image will wipe the entire Blade3 eMMC and leave it with a fresh Ubuntu installation. Applying the Rockchip image will wipe the entire Blade3 eMMC except for a special partition that stores serial-number and MAC address.
The release has already published in the Github page.
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