System Version
3.8
Status
BASIC
Last Update
2025-05-30
Armbian Milk-V Mars Test Report
Test Environment
Operating System Information
- System Version: irradium 3.8
- Download Link: https://mirror.serverion.com/irradium/images/visionfive_2/irradium-3.8-riscv64-core-visionfive_2-6.12.28-build-20250512.img.zst
- Reference Installation Document:
Hardware Information
- Milk-V Mars (8GB RAM)
- 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.)
Installation Steps
Decompress and Flash Image to microSD Card
Use zstd
to decompress the image, and then use dd
command or balenaEtcher
software to flash the image to the microSD card. (Assuming /dev/sdc
is the microSD card device)
zstd -d irradium-3.8-riscv64-core-visionfive_2-6.12.28-build-20250512.img.zst
sudo dd if=irradium-3.8-riscv64-core-visionfive_2-6.12.28-build-20250512.img of=/dev/sdc bs=1M status=progress
sync
Boot Mode Selection
Milk-V Mars provides multiple boot modes after the hardware version V1.2, which can be configured via onboard dip switches before powering on; the board itself is also silk-screened for reference.
To boot the irradium image, select the SPI Flash boot mode (GPIO_0 = 0
, GPIO_1 = 0
). Note that this mode may require you to update the firmware in the Flash beforehand.
Logging into the System
Log into the system via the serial port.
Default username: root
(automatic login)
Without password
Expected Results
The system should boot up normally and allow login via the serial port.
Actual Results
The system starts normally and the output is successfully viewed through the serial port.
Boot Log
irradium (visionfive-2) (ttyS0)
visionfive-2 login: root
You are required to change your password immediately (administrator enforced).
New password:
Retype new password:
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|_| ___ ___ ___ _| ||_| _ _ _____
| || _|| _|| .'|| . || || | || |
|_||_| |_| |__,||___||_||___||_|_|_|
_ _ ___ _ ___
_ _ |_| ___ |_| ___ ___ | _||_| _ _ ___ |_ |
| | || ||_ -|| || . || || _|| || | || -_| | _|
\_/ |_||___||_||___||_|_||_| |_| \_/ |___| |___|
# uname -a
Linux visionfive-2 6.12.28 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon May 12 01:22:37 EEST 2025 riscv64 GNU/Linux
# cat /etc/os-release
NAME=irradium
VERSION="3.8"
ID=irradium
PRETTY_NAME="irradium"
HOME_URL="https://irradium.org/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://irradium.org/bugs/"
# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
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 : 1
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 : 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
Test Criteria
Successful: The actual result matches the expected result.
Failed: The actual result does not match the expected result.
Test Conclusion
Test successful.
Source: Support Matrix