Banana pi bpi-r2 installation manual

diego · March 24, 2020, 10:55pm

Sorry, but I can't get it to work.

I use also a serial cable.

git clone https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt.git
git pull 
git tag
git checkout v19.07.2

openwrt/target/linux/mediatek/patches-4.19/0007-network.patch

diff -ur a/arch/arm/boot/dts/mt7623n-bananapi-bpi-r2.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/mt7623n-bananapi-bpi-r2.dts
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/mt7623n-bananapi-bpi-r2.dts	2020-02-17 20:48:50.237176337 +0200
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/mt7623n-bananapi-bpi-r2.dts	2020-02-17 20:53:24.700691493 +0200
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 
 	memory@80000000 {
 		device_type = "memory";
-		reg = <0 0x80000000 0 0x80000000>;
+		reg = <0 0x80000000 0 0x40000000>;
 	};
 };

make menuconfig
make kernel_menuconfig

Everything ok.

make

sh-4.4$ make
WARNING: Makefile 'package/utils/busybox/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libpam', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/utils/busybox/Makefile' has a build dependency on 'libpam', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/curl/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libgnutls', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/curl/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libopenldap', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/curl/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libidn2', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/curl/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libssh2', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libcap', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libcap', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libcap', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libcap', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libcap', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libcap', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libcap', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libcap', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/boot/kexec-tools/Makefile' has a dependency on 'liblzma', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/services/lldpd/Makefile' has a dependency on 'libnetsnmp', which does not exist
WARNING: Makefile 'package/network/utils/nftables/Makefile' has a dependency on 'jansson', which does not exist
 make[1] world
 make[2] target/compile
 make[3] -C target/linux compile
 make[2] buildinfo
 make[3] diffconfig buildversion feedsversion
 make[2] package/cleanup
 make[2] package/compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/libjson-c host-compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/libubox host-compile
 make[3] -C package/system/opkg host-compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/toolchain compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/libnl-tiny compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/libjson-c compile
 make[3] -C package/utils/lua compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/libubox compile
 make[3] -C package/system/ubus compile
 make[3] -C package/system/uci compile
 make[3] -C package/network/config/netifd compile
 make[3] -C package/firmware/linux-firmware compile
 make[3] -C package/firmware/prism54-firmware compile
 make[3] -C package/kernel/linux compile
 make[3] -C package/system/ubox compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/ncurses host-compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/zlib compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/ncurses compile
 make[3] -C package/utils/util-linux compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/lzo compile
 make[3] -C package/utils/mtd-utils compile
 make[3] -C package/system/fstools compile
 make[3] -C package/system/fwtool host-compile
 make[3] -C package/system/fwtool compile
 make[3] -C package/system/procd compile
 make[3] -C package/system/usign host-compile
 make[3] -C package/system/ucert host-compile
 make[3] -C package/utils/jsonfilter compile
 make[3] -C package/system/openwrt-keyring compile
 make[3] -C package/system/usign compile
 make[3] -C package/base-files compile
 make[3] -C package/firmware/wireless-regdb compile
 make[3] -C package/kernel/gpio-button-hotplug compile
 make[3] -C package/firmware/b43legacy-firmware compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/openssl compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/gettext compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/libiconv compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/libtool compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/wolfssl compile
 make[3] -C package/network/services/hostapd compile
 make[3] -C package/network/utils/iw compile
 make[3] -C package/kernel/mac80211 compile
 make[3] -C package/kernel/mt76 compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/mbedtls compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/ustream-ssl compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/uclient compile
 make[3] -C package/network/utils/iptables compile
 make[3] -C package/network/config/firewall compile
 make[3] -C package/network/ipv6/odhcp6c compile
 make[3] -C package/network/services/dnsmasq compile
 make[3] -C package/network/services/dropbear compile
 make[3] -C package/network/services/odhcpd compile
 make[3] -C package/libs/libpcap compile
 make[3] -C package/network/utils/linux-atm compile
 make[3] -C package/network/utils/resolveip compile
 make[3] -C package/network/services/ppp compile
 make[3] -C package/network/utils/iwinfo compile
 make[3] -C package/system/mtd compile
 make[3] -C package/system/opkg compile
 make[3] -C package/system/urandom-seed compile
 make[3] -C package/system/urngd compile
 make[3] -C package/utils/busybox compile
 make[2] package/install
 make[2] target/install
 make[3] -C target/linux install
 make[3] -C target/imagebuilder install
 make[2] package/index
 make[2] checksum

Everything OK.

dd if=mtk-bpi-r2-SD.img of=/dev/sd.... -- your SD card

Boot OK.

scp mtk-bpi-r2-EMMC.img root@192.168.1.1:/tmp

ssh root@192.168.1.1

cd /tmp
dd if=mtk-bpi-r2-EMMC.img of=/dev/mmcblk0
echo 0 > /sys/block/mmcblk0boot0/force_ro
dd if=mtk-bpi-r2-EMMC.img of=/dev/mmcblk0boot0 bs=1M count=1

reboot and stop boot

emmc pconf 48
saveenv
reset

Everything OK.

scp bpi_bananapi-r2-kernel.bin root@192.168.1.1:/tmp
scp root.squashfs root@192.168.1.1:/tmp


ssh root@192.168.1.1
cd /tmp

mtd write bpi_bananapi-r2-kernel.bin kernel
mtd write root.squashfs rootfs

reboot

The board try to start but cannot do it.

Please, you can explain, step by step, how you have made the v19.07.2 version work.

Thanks

aquaforum · March 24, 2020, 11:56pm

I used the last snapshot, not v19.07.2

altuntepe · April 6, 2020, 1:17pm

I compiled and installed the latest snapshot version. I added the patch you mentioned. 192.168.1.1 does not open even though I have added the luci plugin. Also lan and wan ports are not working.

aquaforum · April 6, 2020, 2:28pm

Unfortunately, I'm not a bare metal developer. i shared a recipe that works on my board ....

altuntepe · May 26, 2020, 11:26am

are there any new developments? I want to compile and use version 19.07.3. I cannot use the device because there is no firmware running anywhere. I think I made a mistake by taking the device.

cioby23 · July 17, 2020, 12:40pm

Banana Pi R2 support has been added into OpenWRT trunk recently. Integrated Wifi support is not added so you'll need to use an mpcie WiFi card. I have and Compex WLE600VX (ath10k_pci driver) which works fine.

altuntepe · July 18, 2020, 11:15am

Hi, can you tell me how you use it? I am writing bpi_bananapi-r2-squashfs-img.gz file with balena etcher to microsd card. But the device does not start.

leopucci · April 2, 2021, 11:03pm

Thanks man for your very detailed setup.. you helped me a lot!

I took a different path to be able to install OpenWrt on this board. Just used the flash tool for the emcc and flashed an openwrt snapshot directly on it.
It uses the MediaTek SP Flash Tool .

Instructions provided by http://forum.banana-pi.org/u/rodman80 on (http://forum.banana-pi.org/t/banana-pi-r2-openwrt-19-07-image/11323/54?u=leopucci)

A small guide on Installing Snapshot Master Openwrt to BPI-R2 EMMC would be:

Go to https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/mediatek/mt7623/
Download 3 files: a) bpi_bananapi-r2-scatter.txt , b) bpi_bananapi-r2-squashfs-img.gz and c) bpi_bananapi-r2-preloader.bin
Follow the instructions on scatter.txt (1st link above), GUnzip the IMG file to burn it to e-MMC. You’re going to need a usb OTG cable and the SP Flash Tool.

It worked ok, but transfer speeds are not good.

So on a Gigabit Connection, it is getting only 580Mbps even with offloading. My tplink archer c7 V2 with 720Mhz beats this board...

DOes anyone knows why this powerful board does not offer speed?