Alpine linux VisionFive 2 Test Report

Test Environment

System Information

• System Version: 3.20.0_alpha20231219 (edge)
• Download Link: https://dev.alpinelinux.org/~mps/riscv64/visionfive-v2-mmc.img.xz
• Reference Installation Document: https://arvanta.net/alpine/alpine-on-visionfive/

Hardware Information

• StarFive VisionFive 2
• Power Adapter
• A microSD Card
• A USB to UART Debugger

Installation Steps

Flashing the Installation Image

Use xz to decompress the image. Use dd or balenaEtcher to flash the image to the microSD card.

xz -d visionfive-v2-mmc.img.xz
dd if=visionfive-v2-mmc.img of=/dev/<your-device> 

Boot Mode Selection

The StarFive VisionFive 2 offers multiple boot modes, configurable via onboard dip switches prior to powering on. Refer to the StarFive official documentation.

The board also has silk-screen labels for guidance.

To boot the Alpine image, select the SDIO3.0 mode (i.e., RGPIO_0 = 1, RGPIO_1 = 0).

Logging into the System

Log into system as root,without password.

Expected Results

The system should boot normally and allow login via the onboard serial port.

Actual Results

The system booted successfully and login via the onboard serial port was also successful. But can’t connect ethernet.

Boot Log

Welcome to Alpine Linux 3.20.0_alpha20231219 (edge)
Kernel 6.7.4-0-starfive on an riscv64 (ttyS0)

[press ENTER to login]
localhost login: root (automatic login)

Welcome to Alpine!

The Alpine Wiki contains a large amount of how-to guides and general
information about administrating Alpine systems.
See <https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/>.

You can setup the system with the command: setup-alpine

You may change this message by editing /etc/motd.

localhost:~# uname -a
Linux localhost 6.7.4-0-starfive #1-Alpine SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:21:03 +0000 riscv64 Linux
localhost:~# [   12.258155] mmc0: Failed to initialize a non-removable card
[   22.005472] platform 16000000.crypto: deferred probe pending

localhost:~# cat /etc/os-release 
NAME="Alpine Linux"
ID=alpine
VERSION_ID=3.20.0_alpha20231219
PRETTY_NAME="Alpine Linux edge"
HOME_URL="https://alpinelinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues"
localhost:~# 

Test Criteria

Successful: The actual result matches the expected result.

Failed: The actual result does not match the expected result.

Test Conclusion

Test successful.