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OLinuXino Android / Linux boards and System On Modules => A20 => Topic started by: son.nguyenhong on October 31, 2025, 07:38:00 PM

Title: [Source][PoC] U-Boot + Kernel 6.10 for newer linux on A20 Olinuxino board
Post by: son.nguyenhong on October 31, 2025, 07:38:00 PM
For along time ago, i had ordered a dozen of A20 Olinuxino Micro with 4GB NAND (Rev.D) for personal project. After done with that project all my board went straight to carton box. Last week, i cleaned my storage and found them again. Original, all boards  running Debian jessie. I want to make Debian Trixie run on that board but im not a dev. So with the help from Chatgpt now i can make it.
This is personal project, so i dont test much. Just a PoC.
Talk less, here the material
Source code available from github:
U-boot (https://github.com/zcop/u-boot-a20)
Kernel 6.10.y (https://github.com/zcop/linux-a20) - I dont know why i cant push origin source from kernel.org to github (maybe size too big to upload) so i pushed snapshot of 6.10.y You can take patch from my repo and apply on your source.

Im running the board with minimal Debian Trixie
(https://img.upanh.moe/8nqrvksn/95370f7965cc.png)

Hope this help anyone that need newer linux like me on the old board that still rock!!! Thank you Olimex, that make wonderful dev board.
Title: Re: [Source][PoC] U-Boot + Kernel 6.10 for newer linux on A20 Olinuxino board
Post by: LubOlimex on November 03, 2025, 08:26:56 AM
Thanks for this. So the NAND works? It is visible and you are capable to store data on it?
Title: Re: [Source][PoC] U-Boot + Kernel 6.10 for newer linux on A20 Olinuxino board
Post by: son.nguyenhong on November 04, 2025, 05:30:21 AM
Quote from: LubOlimex on November 03, 2025, 08:26:56 AMThanks for this. So the NAND works? It is visible and you are capable to store data on it?
NAND work as old day. But i dont recommend running OS on NAND for production task because data safety.
(https://img.upanh.moe/7Pj6yMz/abdd012d89e8.png)
(https://img.upanh.moe/wrsVqtXJ/2229d9242890.png)