VisionFive 2 (Lite) Debian 202510 Released

VisionFive 2 (EN)
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VisionFive 2 Debian Image 202510 has been released. Please check the following page for more details:

What’s New:

Release Note:

  • firefox-esr: enable GPU hardware acceleration
  • hailort: AI Kit. https://doc-en.rvspace.org/VisionFive2/PDF/VisionFive2_AIKit_QSG.pdf
  • imagecp: support copy current system to other SD/eMMC/NVMe
  • libcamera: support IMX296 sensor;
  • update script (update-debian-img.sh):
    • Support upgrade img for 202409 release
    • Support update kernel
  • Current List of Packages Provided:
    • chromium
    • clutter-gst-3.0
    • codec (omx-il,wave511,wave420l,codaj12)
    • cogl
    • ffmpeg
    • firefox
    • firefox-esr (New)
    • firmware (aic8800,aic8800d80-sdio-wifi,ap6256,ecr6600u,img-pvr-rogue,rtl8852bu-bluetooth,wave511)
    • gdm3
    • glmark2
    • gnome-control-center
    • gnome-shell
    • gst-omx
    • gstreamer
    • imagecp (New)
    • libcamera-apps
    • libcamera
    • hailort (libhailort,hailort-driver-module,tappas) (New)
    • libreoffice
    • libsdl2
    • mesa
    • nwjs
    • opencv
    • openplc
    • pipewire
    • power-profiles-daemon
    • qt 5.15.8 (New)
    • u-boot-menu
    • v4l2test (CSI camera script)
    • v8
    • vlc
    • vf2_components(spl-uboot,vpu-modules,linux-image--starfive,linux-headers--starfive)
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:+1: :heart_eyes: :rose:

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2510pro,:grinning_face: 不会太久 :nerd_face:，等大侠开新贴 :heart_eyes: :heart_eyes:

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Unfortunately it’s not working for me, VisionFive 2 v1.2.

Anyone else with a v1.2 board?

VF2
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How about boot from usb?

You should consider to move it or duplicate if it for both versions to VF2 Lite (EN） - RVspace Forum section.

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As usual, StarFive’s debian2510 does not support USB booting, which I did not see in the manual.

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How about the board itself? Does it support booting from USB? Does U-Boot allow that? If a USB device is plugged in, will it boot from USB as the priority?

That would be good for testing and as a dual boot alternative.

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Debian202510 is customized by StarFive for VF2 VF2lite. It should not support booting from USB and can be booted from flash , TF, eMMC, or NVMe.
If you must boot from USB, you can download the stable version of debian_13 from debian.org 。I have tested that it can boot from USB,But it doesn’t have HDMI output and GPU VPU driver.

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The current recommended boot flow is QSPI Flash then TF(MicroSD card) or eMMc or NVMe.

Ref: Boot Flow

Unless the JH7110S is a newer revision of the silicon in the JH7110 the same errata would apply.

Ref: eMMC/SD card boot issue

That does not mean that other boot flows will not work most of the time.

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:+1: YES. That’s what I meant, your expression is more accurate.

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hi, LivingLinux, I may have identified the cause of this issue and have resolved it. Please wait for me to complete the article.

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Just some more info.

I downloaded the script update-debian-img.sh and executed with sudo.

I get the question if I want /etc/default/u-boot from the repo, or keep the existing one.

When I choose get the one from the repo, I end up in the same situation. When I choose keep the existing one, I can reboot after the upgrade. I see I have kernel 6.12.5. But everything feels slow.

Can someone with the new image share the contents of /etc/default/u-boot?

During the upgrade I also get questions about a post-login script and one other script. I chose no, but I’m also going to try with yes.

I’ll keep you posted about the progress.

Update: I was able to do a manual upgrade with the script update-debian-img.sh.
I followed the instructions in the picture update-from-bookworm.png.

After that I executed:
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade

After a reboot the system was very slow, gnome-shell was consuming a lot of CPU.

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So, if you don’t have any data to save, don’t use update-debian-img。Burning the debian2510 image is more user-friendly.
I have used both of the above methods.

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I wasn’t able to get the image working on my VF2 v1.2, so using update-debian-img.sh is currently my only option.

But it looks like I have it working now.

First execute the script on the Debian 202409 image.

sudo sh update-debian-img.sh

I chose to keep /etc/default/u-boot, but all the other scripts or config files I chose to get the one from the repo.

After that I rebooted and ran the commands as shown in update-from-bookworm.png.

But I changed step 4 to run dist-upgrade, instead of just upgrade: sudo apt dist-upgrade -y –allow-downgrades

In my previous attempt I forgot –allow-downgrades.

Now it looks like the upgrade is fully successful.

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I may have found the reason why TF cannot start on VF2_1.2a. You try.
/boot/uEnv.txt

fdt_high=0xffffffffffffffff
initrd_high=0xffffffffffffffff
kernel_addr_r=0x40200000
kernel_comp_addr_r=0x5a000000
kernel_comp_size=0x4000000
fdt_addr_r=0x46000000
ramdisk_addr_r=0x46100000
# Move distro to first boot to speed up booting
boot_targets=distro mmc0 dhcp 
# Fix wrong fdtfile name
fdtfile=starfive/jh7110-starfive-visionfive-2-v1.3b.dtb
# Fix missing bootcmd
bootcmd=run load_distro_uenv;run bootcmd_distro

fdtfile=starfive/jh7110-starfive-visionfive-2-v1.3b.dtb
—>
fdtfile=starfive/jh7110-starfive-visionfive-2-v1.2a.dtb

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Changing dtb to 1.2a still gives me the same error.

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Great news, thanks to the starfive team for this new release and for the things developed compared to the last one.

@lzzhzh I’m using your release on nvme and have never had a problem. I almost remove the nvme ssd and try their release on emmc. I’m sorry to leave your image.

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Why there’s no download portal for latest releases just like raspberry pi, or even lite os version and cli version.

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and

Quickstart guide for downloading prebuilds, and sources to build your own (if they compile, that is). Is that what you’re looking for?

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