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snvzz 8 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Arch Linux RISC-V

Using the serial port (I recommend a cp2104 or cp2102N usb-ttl adapter) is extremely helpful.

You'll need to become familiar with u-boot. Then you'll be able to boot this board and any other board with ease.

johnwalkr 8 months ago [–]

u-boot is so useful. Recently I used it to ping between 2 devices to prove a hardware issue, and not waste time troubleshooting linux things.

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