Debian VisionFive 2 Test Report

Test Environment

Operating System Information

• System Version: Debian bookworm (starfive-jh7110-202403-SD-minimal-desktop-wayland.img.bz2)
• Download Link: https://debian.starfivetech.com/
• Reference Installation Document: https://doc.rvspace.org/VisionFive2/Quick_Start_Guide/

Hardware Information

• StarFive VisionFive 2
• A USB power adapter
• A USB-A to C or C to C cable
• A microSD card
• A USB to UART debugger (e.g., CH340, CH341, FT2232, etc.)
• Three Dupont wires

Installation Steps

Decompress and Flash Image to microSD Card

Assuming /dev/sdc is the storage card.

bzip2 -dk starfive-jh7110-202409-SD-minimal-desktop-wayland.img.bz2 
sudo dd if=starfive-jh7110-202409-SD-minimal-desktop-wayland.img of=/dev/sdc bs=1M status=progress

Boot Mode Selection

StarFive VisionFive 2 offers multiple boot modes, configurable via onboard DIP switches before powering on. The board itself also has silk-screen labels.

To boot the original Debian image, select the 1-bit QSPI Nor Flash mode (i.e., RGPIO_0 = 0, RGPIO_1 = 0). Note that this mode may require updating the firmware in the Flash beforehand. If the boot is unsuccessful, please refer to the official documentation for firmware upgrade details: Updating SPL and U-Boot

If not updating the firmware, choose the microSD card boot mode (i.e., RGPIO_0 = 1, RGPIO_1 = 0).

Note: There is a slight chance that the system may fail to boot in this mode. If boot failure occurs, the serial output might resemble the following:

dwmci_s: Response Timeout.                                                                                            
dwmci_s: Response Timeout.                                                                                            
BOOT fail,Error is 0xffffffff

You can try repowering the development board or pressing the button near the USB Type-C power port. This usually resolves the boot issue.

Logging into the System

Log into the system via the serial port.

Default username: user Default password: starfive

Expected Results

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

Actual Results

The system booted up successfully, and login via the serial port was successful.

Boot Log

Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid starfive ttyS0

starfive login: [   37.039220] mipi_0p9: disabling

starfive login: user
Password: 
Linux starfive 6.6.20-starfive #41SF SMP Fri Sep 20 17:48:26 CST 2024 riscv64

The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
user@starfive:~$ uname -a
Linux starfive 6.6.20-starfive #41SF SMP Fri Sep 20 17:48:26 CST 2024 riscv64 GNU/Linux
user@starfive:~$ cat /etc/os-release 
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux trixie/sid"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_CODENAME=trixie
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"
BUILD_ID=32
BUILD_DATE=T2024-09-23
user@starfive:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor       : 0
hart            : 1
isa             : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zba_zbb
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : sifive,u74-mc
mvendorid       : 0x489
marchid         : 0x8000000000000007
mimpid          : 0x4210427

processor       : 1
hart            : 2
isa             : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zba_zbb
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : sifive,u74-mc
mvendorid       : 0x489
marchid         : 0x8000000000000007
mimpid          : 0x4210427

processor       : 2
hart            : 3
isa             : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zba_zbb
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : sifive,u74-mc
mvendorid       : 0x489
marchid         : 0x8000000000000007
mimpid          : 0x4210427

processor       : 3
hart            : 4
isa             : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zba_zbb
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : sifive,u74-mc
mvendorid       : 0x489
marchid         : 0x8000000000000007
mimpid          : 0x4210427

user@starfive:~$ 

Screen recording (from flashing the image to system login):

Test Criteria

Successful: The actual result matches the expected result.

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

Test Conclusion

Test successful.