<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Ah, I see. The links mentioned above didn't work because I was using a VPN.<br></div>Thanks for the hint!<br></div><br><div><div><div><span class="gmail-im"></span></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 9:57 PM, Thomas Thorpe <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tthorpejr@gmail.com" target="_blank">tthorpejr@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Many thanks! I overlooked the state of the NAND driver.<br>
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On Tue, 2017-04-18 at 19:43 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:<br>
> Hi Thomas.<br>
><br>
> [cc'ing the FreedomBox list - assuming discrete post was accidental]<br>
><br>
> Quoting Thomas Thorpe (2017-04-18 17:45:13)<br>
> > Wondering what the issue may be with the 4 gig NAND version? I was <br>
> > about to buy one. If there's a good reason not to, please save me<br>
> > from <br>
> > myself! :)<br>
><br>
> To boot from NAND, both U-boot and Linux need a driver for the <br>
> controller chip on the board to access it.<br>
><br>
> Debian (and FreedomBox) uses mainline U-boot and Linux.<br>
><br>
> Olimex LIME/LIME2 boards rely on the Allwinner A20 SoC to access<br>
> NAND.<br>
><br>
> Driver for A20 SoC to access NAND is not yet in a usable state: <br>
> <a href="http://linux-sunxi.org/Mainline_NAND_Howto" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://linux-sunxi.org/<wbr>Mainline_NAND_Howto</a><br>
><br>
> Details too geeky for me seemingly also covering U-boot: <br>
> <a href="http://linux-sunxi.org/MTD_Driver" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://linux-sunxi.org/MTD_<wbr>Driver</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> Just avoid that board - pick a non-storage-glued-on board or the<br>
> eMMC <br>
> board instead!<br>
><br>
><br>
> Hope that helps,<br>
><br>
> - Jonas<br>
><br>
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