Pine64 SOQuartz firmware-soquartz (6.9.8-dietpi1) boot failure

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Hi

I’ve narrowed the boot failure on my SOQuartz module to version 6.9.8-dietpi1 of this package. The last working version is 6.9.4-dietpi1 and for now I’ve pinned the package to that version.

I’m using this module on a BigTreeTech Manta M8P and the BTT cm4 carrier board and booting from from uSD. On both boards the ACT and PWR lights just glow very dim and eventually go out with no screen activity. Ordinarily the ACT blinks regularly.

Does anyone have any idea where to start debugging this?

Ian

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Probably better to report such issue on Github directly. But let me ping our developer @MichaIng

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OK, I did some more debugging. If I build and write u-boot v2024.04 to my uSD it boots fine. v2024.07 does not boot.

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For those wanting to recover their image after an upgrade to DietPi v9.6.1, follow the u-boot build instructions at Quartz64 Building U-Boot - PINE64 but git checkout v2024.04 before configuring and building u-boot.

Use this command to write the working u-boot to your media:
sudo dd if=u-boot-rockchip.bin of=/dev/your_sd seek=64 bs=512

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