Milk-V Jupiter - OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with dedicated GPU ATI Radeon HD 5850

Software

I used the VisionFive2 image of OpenSUSE Tumbleweed.

Hardware

Milk-V Jupiter
AMD/ATI Radeon HD 5850, Bought on a Dutch second-hand website, for 15 EURO.
For debugging a USB to TTL (was still lying around in the house), is about 5 EURO.

Setup (hardware)

I have had multiple video cards directly in the jupiter.

AMD RX 6600 It was detected, but with all firmwares i got a kernel panic.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, was detected also got to see kernel drivers with ‘lspci -k’ but didn’t work. (gave no image).
ATI Radeon HD 5450 works! got in KDE desktop (but was slow)
ATI Radeon HD 5850 works! got in KDE desktop
ATI Radeon R9 290 only works on a Riser board with another power supply.

This setup is with only the ATI Radeon HD 5850, inserted in the mainboard. but most likely work with other ATI/AMD GPU’s.

Compiling the kernel

I forked the Bianbu Linux - SpacemiT kernel.

After the 6.1 kernel a lot is fixxed, so I now only need a config file.

I have put all this in my github.

# we need some firmwares in the kernel
git clone --depth 1 git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git linux-firmware
# we need the kernel
git clone https://github.com/Opvolger/spacemit-k1-linux-6.6.git
cd spacemit-k1-linux-6.6

Download/Download esos.elf and put it in linux-firmware directory (cloned from git.kernel.org)

# create a .config for compiling the kernel without the onboard GPU and with the AMDGPU enabled.
make ARCH=riscv CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-gnu- k1_extern_gpu_defconfig
# i have added my GPU firmwares in the config file, maybe you need to edit the `.config` file.
# find the line with CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE= and add you firmwares. i have a radeon/CYPRESS so search the kernel source code with the text `radeon/CYPRESS` and you will see all the *.bin files that are needed. or look in dir `linux-firmware/amdgpu/`. See list of codename/chipset (what is in the firmware) over here: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RadeonDriver

# build the kernel, i have 16 cores, so change it if you have more (or less).
make ARCH=riscv CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-gnu- -j 16

The kernel will be here: arch/riscv/boot/Image.gz and dtb file here arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-x_milkv-jupiter.dtb.

Create SD-Card / eMMC / M2 with Opensuse Tumbleweed

Download Fedora Jupiter build

Download the Fedora 41 build. Direct Link to k1-fedora-minimal.img.gz

I use this as a base, we replace the Fedora partition (root) for the OpenSuse Tumbleweed (root).

Download OpenSuse Tumbleweed build

Download the OpenSuse Tumbleweed image Direct Link to openSUSE-Tumbleweed-RISC-V-KDE.riscv64-rootfs.riscv64.tar.xz

Making it

Use a tool to flash the k1-fedora-minimal.img.gz to a CD-Card. U used balenaEtcher

Here you can see that my CD-Card is /dev/sdb (fedora img has 6 parttions)

$ lsblk 
NAME        MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS
sda           8:0    0 223,6G  0 disk 
├─sda1        8:1    0   100M  0 part 
├─sda2        8:2    0    16M  0 part 
├─sda3        8:3    0   223G  0 part 
└─sda4        8:4    0   505M  0 part 
sdb           8:16   1  29,7G  0 disk 
├─sdb1        8:17   1   256K  0 part 
├─sdb2        8:18   1    64K  0 part 
├─sdb3        8:19   1     1M  0 part 
├─sdb4        8:20   1     2M  0 part 
├─sdb5        8:21   1   256M  0 part 
└─sdb6        8:22   1     2G  0 part 
zram0       252:0    0     8G  0 disk [SWAP]
nvme0n1     259:0    0 465,8G  0 disk 
└─nvme0n1p1 259:1    0 465,8G  0 part 
nvme1n1     259:2    0 931,5G  0 disk 
├─nvme1n1p1 259:3    0   300M  0 part /boot/efi
├─nvme1n1p2 259:4    0   280G  0 part /
├─nvme1n1p3 259:5    0   8,8G  0 part [SWAP]
└─nvme1n1p4 259:6    0 642,4G  0 part /home

1 = first stage bootloader (fsbl)
2 = saved environment variables for u-boot (env)
3 = RISC-V Open Source Supervisor Binary Interface (opensbi)
4 = U-Boot boot loader (uboot)
5 = kernel and devices-tree (bootfs)
6 = file-system (rootfs)

We will replace the rootfs for the OpenSuse Tumbleweed rootfs.

First we will delete the rootfs partition of Fedora and create a new root partition for OpenSuse Tumbleweed.

$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
[sudo] password for opvolger: 

Welcome to fdisk (util-linux 2.40.2).
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
Be careful before using the write command.

GPT PMBR size mismatch (4726823 != 62333951) will be corrected by write.
The backup GPT table is not on the end of the device. This problem will be corrected by write.

Command (m for help): d
Partition number (1-6, default 6): 6

Partition 6 has been deleted.

Command (m for help): n
Partition number (6-128, default 6): 6
First sector (896-62333918, default 532480): 
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (532480-62333918, default 62332927): 

Created a new partition 6 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 29,5 GiB.
Partition #6 contains a ext4 signature.

Do you want to remove the signature? [Y]es/[N]o: N

Command (m for help): w

The partition table has been altered.
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.

Remove and insert the SD-Card again.

Now we will format the new partition

$ sudo mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sdb6
mke2fs 1.47.1 (20-May-2024)
/dev/sdb6 contains a ext4 file system labelled 'rootfs'
        last mounted on /home/hezhengyu/program/images/fedora on Mon Jul 15 05:12:15 2024
Proceed anyway? (y,N) y
Creating filesystem with 7725056 4k blocks and 1933312 inodes
Filesystem UUID: ffafcae9-30cd-4b81-b4d2-23ad3ff5b340
Superblock backups stored on blocks: 
        32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 
        4096000

Allocating group tables: done                            
Writing inode tables: done                            
Creating journal (32768 blocks): 
done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

You see that my partition is getting the UUID ffafcae9-30cd-4b81-b4d2-23ad3ff5b340, we will need this later in the env_k1-x.txt.

We will now extract the rootfs of OpenSuse Tumbleweed to the new partition.

Mount the rootfs partition. Now we will unpack the root fs

# go to home dir
$ cd
# create dir mnt (if not existing)
$ mkdir -p mnt
# mount new partition to mnt dir in home dir.
$ sudo mount /dev/sdb6 /home/$USER/mnt
[sudo] password for opvolger:
$ sudo tar -xJvf /home/$USER/Downloads/openSUSE-Tumbleweed-RISC-V-KDE.riscv64-rootfs.riscv64.tar.xz --directory /home/$USER/mnt

Done. We will umount /dev/sdb6 and mount /dev/sdb5. So we can edit the boot txt file.

$ sudo umount /dev/sdb6
$ sudo mount /dev/sdb5 /home/$USER/mnt
$ ls /home/$USER/mnt
bianbu.bmp  env_k1-x.txt  extlinux  initramfs-6.1.15+.img  spacemit  vmlinuz-6.1.15+
$ sudo nano /home/$USER/mnt/env_k1-x.txt

In my version of this image there is a initramfs-6.1.15+.img in /home/$USER/mnt. This can change. If that happend, you have to use a different version of that file in the env_k1-x.txt! Keep in mind i use my UUID of my formated rootfs, yours is different! I use ffafcae9-30cd-4b81-b4d2-23ad3ff5b340. If you are using an eMMC use mmc 1:5 and not mmc 0:5. If you are using nvme use nvme 0:5 and not mmc 0:5

Now change

ramdisk_addr_r=0x21000000
fdt_addr_r=0x31000000
detect_dtb=setenv fdtfile ${product_name}.dtb
bootcmd=run detect_dtb; sysboot mmc ${boot_devnum}:${bootfs_part} any ${kernel_addr_r} /extlinux/extlinux.conf

ramdisk_addr_r=0x21000000
fdt_addr_r=0x31000000
load_files=load mmc 0:5 ${kernel_addr_r} /Image.gz; load mmc 0:5 ${fdt_addr_r} /k1-x_milkv-jupiter.dtb; load mmc 0:5 ${ramdisk_addr_r} /initramfs-6.1.15+.img
set_bootargs=setenv bootargs 'console=ttyS0,115200 root=UUID=ffafcae9-30cd-4b81-b4d2-23ad3ff5b340 rootfstype=ext4 rootwait rw earlycon clk_ignore_unused loglevel=7 radeon.pcie_gen2=0 swiotlb=131072 stmmaceth=chain_mode:1 selinux=0'
bootcmd=run set_bootargs; run load_files; booti $kernel_addr_r $ramdisk_addr_r:$filesize $fdt_addr_r

Exit the editor with Ctrl + X, and save your changes.

Copy the kernel files and umount the bootfs partition

$ cd spacemit-k1-linux-6.6
$ sudo cp arch/riscv/boot/Image.gz /home/$USER/mnt
$ sudo cp arch/riscv/boot/dts/spacemit/k1-x_milkv-jupiter.dtb /home/$USER/mnt
$ sudo umount /dev/sdb5

Done, put your SD-Card in your Jupiter and boot.

You will see a KDE login, but there is no user yet!.

Hit Ctrl + Alt + F3 and login as root with password linux.

Welcome to openSUSE Tumbleweed 20241117 - Kernel 6.6.36+ (ttyS0).

end0: 192.168.2.28 2a02:a447:277b:1:e172:a638:be8a:114c
end1:  


fedora login: root
Password: 
Have a lot of fun...
2a02-a447-277b-1-e172-a638-be8a-114c:~ #

now create a user! I create a user opvolger.

$ useradd opvolger
# set password
$ passwd opvolger
New password: 
BAD PASSWORD: The password is shorter than 8 characters
Retype new password: 
passwd: password updated successfully
# install wheel group
$ zypper install system-group-wheel
Retrieving repository 'Open H.264 Codec (openSUSE Tumbleweed)' metadata ..[done]
Building repository 'Open H.264 Codec (openSUSE Tumbleweed)' cache .......[done]
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss' metadata .................[done]
Building repository 'openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss' cache ......................[done]
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Update' metadata ..............[done]
Building repository 'openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Update' cache ...................[done]
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...

The following NEW package is going to be installed:
  system-group-wheel

1 new package to install.

Package download size:     8.6 KiB

Package install size change:
            |        38 B  required by packages that will be installed
      38 B  |  -      0 B  released by packages that will be removed

Backend:  classic_rpmtrans
Continue? [y/n/v/...? shows all options] (y): 
Retrieving: system-group-wheel-20170617-26.1.noarch (openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss)
                                                            (1/1),   8.6 KiB
Retrieving: system-group-wheel-20170617-26.1.noarch.rpm ..................[done]

Checking for file conflicts: .............................................[done]
/usr/bin/systemd-sysusers --replace=/usr/lib/sysusers.d/system-group-wheel.conf -
Creating group 'wheel' with GID 469.
(1/1) Installing: system-group-wheel-20170617-26.1.noarch ................[done]
Running post-transaction scripts .........................................[done]
# add user as sudo-er
$ usermod -a -G wheel opvolger

Now hit Ctrl + Alt + F2. Login with user opvolger and your password.

We will see the Desktop!

- Milk-V Jupiter - OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with dedicated GPU ATI Radeon HD 5850