Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS VisionFive 2 Version Test Report

Test Environment

Operating System Information

System Version: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
Download Link: https://ubuntu.com/download/risc-v
Reference Installation Document: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RISC-V/StarFive%20VisionFive%202

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

xzcat ubuntu-24.04.2-preinstalled-server-riscv64+visionfive2.img.xz | sudo dd bs=1M conv=fsync 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 Ubuntu image, select the SDIO3.0 mode (i.e., RGPIO_0 = 1, RGPIO_1 = 0).

First boot

Insert the SD card and power on the board.Enter the U-Boot console by pressing enter when seeing the “Hit any key to stop autoboot:” message to reset the environment:

env default -f -a
env save

Power cycle the board. When booting the first time wait until you see an output line confirming that cloud-init has finished. Cloud init is responsible for generating the SSH keys and setting the default password. The line to wait for will look similar to

[   55.765266] cloud-init[1067]: Cloud-init v. 24.1.3-0ubuntu3.3 finished at Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:51:52 +0000. Datasource DataSourceNoCloud [seed=/var/lib/cloud/seed/nocloud-net][dsmode=net].  Up 55.74 seconds

Logging into the System

Default username: ubuntu Default password: ubuntu

Upon first login, you will be prompted to change the default password.

Expected Results

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

Actual Results

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

Boot log

Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS ubuntu ttyS0

ubuntu login: ubuntu
Password: 
You are required to change your password immediately (administrator enforced).
Changing password for ubuntu.
Current password: 
New password: 
Retype new password: 
Welcome to Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 6.8.0-52-generic riscv64)

 * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com
 * Management:     https://landscape.canonical.com
 * Support:        https://ubuntu.com/pro

 System information as of Sat Feb 15 09:09:17 UTC 2025

  System load:    1.15      Processes:             30
  Usage of /home: unknown   Users logged in:       0
  Memory usage:   2%        IPv4 address for eth0: 10.10.10.2
  Swap usage:     0%

Expanded Security Maintenance for Applications is not enabled.

0 updates can be applied immediately.

Enable ESM Apps to receive additional future security updates.
See https://ubuntu.com/esm or run: sudo pro status



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

Ubuntu comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by
applicable law.

To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
See "man sudo_root" for details.

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 6.8.0-52-generic #53.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Jan 26 04:38:25 UTC 2025 riscv64 riscv64 riscv64 GNU/Linux
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/os-release 
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="24.04"
VERSION="24.04.2 LTS (Noble Numbat)"
VERSION_CODENAME=noble
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=noble
LOGO=ubuntu-logo
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor       : 0
hart            : 4
isa             : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zba_zbb
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : sifive,u74-mc
mvendorid       : 0x489
marchid         : 0x8000000000000007
mimpid          : 0x4210427
hart isa        : rv64imafdc_zicntr_zicsr_zifencei_zihpm_zba_zbb

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

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

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

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$

Test Criteria

Successful: The actual result matches the expected result.

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

Test Conclusion

Test successful.

System Version

Status

System Variant

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