Rockpi-S: enable automatic u-boot flashing upon package install

[igorpecovnik]

Description

It seems we need to update uboot alongside kernel, or board fails to boot. As reported on forums.

How Has This Been Tested?

• Test B

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[igorpecovnik]

@brentr images has been updated and packages pushed to repo. Need some time to all get in sync ,but its ready. I haven't tested but it looks like it should work.

[brentr]

I verified that the latest current image for RockPI-S
Armbian_24.11.4_Rockpi-s_bookworm_current_6.12.11_minimal.img.xz

incorporates the updated U-Boot required by the 6.12 kernel.
However, since it already has the 6.12 kernel, I was not able to test whether or not upgrading from an older one to this would automatically update U-Boot as well.

I noticed that, in /etc/armbian-release,
FORCE_UBOOT_UPDATE
is still defined as the empty string.

Does it default to "yes" now?

Also, wireless was not detected on the initial log in.
Internet connection was not detected.

Connect via wireless? [Y/n] Y

Wireless connection was not detected.

Internet connection was not detected.

Connect via wireless? [Y/n] Y

Wireless connection was not detected.

There was no problem connecting to wireless after apt install network-manager.
There was a core file in the root directory.
I repeated this test 3 times. Behaved the same each time.

Would you like the core file?

[brentr]

I had a look at the commit... Well, that was easy :-)
So, does this effectively cause
FORCE_UBOOT_UPDATE
to default to "yes" to ensure that u-boot is reinstalled on subsequent kernel upgrades to the system isn't left in an unbootable state?
(caused by the kernel upgrade requiring an updated u-boot)

I'll submit a PR to add FORCE_UBOOT_UPDATE=yes to RockS0 as well.

[igorpecovnik]

There was no problem connecting to wireless after apt install network-manager.

1st boot setup is about to be replaced with armbian-config functions, so we don't double this code. But I also don't know if that method already works: https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Armbian-Config/Network/

Idea is that this works without network-manager.

o default to "yes" to ensure that u-boot is reinstalled on subsequent kernel upgrades

Yes, more precisely, when u-boot / all package(s) is/are upgraded.

I'll submit a PR to add FORCE_UBOOT_UPDATE=yes to RockS0 as well.

OK

[igorpecovnik]

Would you like the core file?

No, I already found and fix the problem. But in armbian-config, so this 1st boot connectivity will remain broken until we don't replace it. It is WIP but I doubt it will be ready for 02/2025.