ArchLinux Milk-V Mars Test Report

Test Environment

Hardware Information

• Development Board: Milk-V Mars (8GB RAM)
• Other Hardware:
  • A USB power adapter and A USB-A to C or C to C cable
  • A microSD card
  • A USB to UART debugger (e.g., CH340, CH341, FT2232, etc.)

Operating System Information

• OS Version: ArchLinux (VF2_6.12_v5.14.0-cwt24)
• Download Link: https://github.com/cwt-vf2/archlinux-image-vf2/releases/download/cwt24/ArchLinux-VF2_6.12_v5.14.0-cwt24.img.zst
• Reference Installation Document:
  • https://forum.rvspace.org/t/arch-linux-image-for-visionfive-2/1459
  • https://milkv.io/zh/docs/mars/getting-started/boot
  • https://doc.rvspace.org/VisionFive2/Application_Notes/VisionFive2_OpenWrt/VisionFive_2/openwrt/compile.html

Installation Steps

Flashing the Image

Use zstd command to decompress the image, and then use dd command or balenaEtcher software to flash the image to the microSD card.

Here, /dev/sdc corresponds to the storage device.

wget https://github.com/cwt-vf2/archlinux-image-vf2/releases/download/cwt24/ArchLinux-VF2_6.12_v5.14.0-cwt24.img.zst

zstd -d ArchLinux-VF2_6.12_v5.14.0-cwt24.img.zst

sudo dd if=ArchLinux-VF2_6.12_v5.14.0-cwt24.img of=/dev/sdc bs=1M status=progress

sync

Logging into the System

Logging into the system via the serial port.

Default username: root

Default password: archriscv

or

Username: user

Password: user

Expected Results

The system should boot normally, allowing login via the onboard serial port.

Actual Results

The system starts normally and the output is successfully viewed through the serial port.

Boot Information

Arch Linux 6.12.18-cwt-5.14.0-2 (ttyS0)

ArchVF2 login: root
Password:
[root@ArchVF2 ~]#

[root@ArchVF2 ~]# uname -a
Linux ArchVF2 6.12.18-cwt-5.14.0-2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Apr  8 17:15:39 +07 2025 riscv64 GNU/Linux

[root@ArchVF2 ~]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Arch Linux"
PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
ID=arch
BUILD_ID=rolling
ANSI_COLOR="38;2;23;147;209"
HOME_URL="https://archlinux.org/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://gitlab.archlinux.org/groups/archlinux/-/issues"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://terms.archlinux.org/docs/privacy-policy/"
LOGO=archlinux-logo

[root@ArchVF2 ~]# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
hart            : 2
isa             : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zca_zcd_zba_zbb
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : sifive,u74-mc
mvendorid       : 0x489
marchid         : 0x8000000000000007
mimpid          : 0x4210427
hart isa        : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zca_zcd_zba_zbb

processor       : 1
hart            : 1
isa             : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zca_zcd_zba_zbb
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : sifive,u74-mc
mvendorid       : 0x489
marchid         : 0x8000000000000007
mimpid          : 0x4210427
hart isa        : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zca_zcd_zba_zbb

processor       : 2
hart            : 3
isa             : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zca_zcd_zba_zbb
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : sifive,u74-mc
mvendorid       : 0x489
marchid         : 0x8000000000000007
mimpid          : 0x4210427
hart isa        : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zca_zcd_zba_zbb

processor       : 3
hart            : 4
isa             : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zca_zcd_zba_zbb
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : sifive,u74-mc
mvendorid       : 0x489
marchid         : 0x8000000000000007
mimpid          : 0x4210427
hart isa        : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zca_zcd_zba_zbb

[root@ArchVF2 ~]#

Test Criteria

Successful: The actual result matches the expected result.

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

Test Conclusion

Test successful.