Documentation

• 1: Getting Started
• 2: Boards
• 2.1: Milk-V Pioneer
• 2.2: StarFive VisionFive 2
• 3: Tutorials
• 3.1: Compiling the StarFive VisionFive 2 Kernel
• 3.2: StarFive VisionFive 2 Upgrade Firmware
• 4: Contribution Guidelines

1 - Getting Started

TBD.

2 - Boards

Here you will find more technical information on the servers used. We will reference source code or other useful information regarding this material and link it to the official wiki.

2.1 - Milk-V Pioneer

Introduction

Milk-V Pioneer is a developer motherboard based on SOPHON SG2042 in a standard mATX form factor. With PC-like interfaces and PC industrial compatibility, Pioneer provides native RISC-V development environment and RISC-V desktop experience. It is the first choice for RISC-V developers and hardware pioneers to experience the cutting edge technology of RISC-V. Embrace RISC-V, embrace the future.

Pioneer Board

Pioneer Box

Pioneer Box is a complete ready-to-use RISC-V PC with the following:

• 1x Pioneer Board
• 128GB 3200 DDR4
• 1x 1TB PCIe 3.0 SSD
• 1x Intel X540-T2 Network Card with 2x 10Gbps RJ45 ports
• 1x AMD R5 230 Graphic Card with HDMI, VGA and DVI
• 1x MSI A350 350W Power Apply
• 1x Cooler with PWM Fan up to 2300 RPM supporting up to 160W D-TDP
• White slim PC enclosure with handle

Hardware

Support

For support please see the documentation section of the Milk-V website and post questions to the Milk-V Community. You can find the wiki here.

2.2 - StarFive VisionFive 2

Introduction

The StarFive VisionFive 2 is a SBC with a StarFive JH7110 64bit SoC. Its proposed with either 2GB, 4GB or 8GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It also have an integrated GPU capable of outputting in 4k@60hz via its HDMI 2.0 port.

VisionFive 2 Board

Diagrams

Support

For support please see the documentation section of the StarFive website and post questions to the StarFive Community. You can find the wiki here.

3 - Tutorials

Tutorials.

3.1 - Compiling the StarFive VisionFive 2 Kernel

Hi, Here’s how to compile kernel 6.1x for StarFive VisionFive 2.

Install dependencies :

Manjaro / Arch Linux :

pacman -S --needed ncurses openssl bc flex bison make gcc riscv64-linux-gnu-gcc git

Ubuntu / Debian :

apt install -y libncurses-dev libssl-dev bc flex bison make gcc gcc-riscv64-linux-gnu git

Fedora / CentOS :

yum install -y ncurses-devel openssl openssl-devel bc flex bison make gcc gcc-riscv64-linux-gnu git

Download the sources : (Official)

git clone https://github.com/starfive-tech/linux
cd linux || exit
git checkout JH7110_VisionFive2_6.1.y_devel

Download the sources : (Unofficial)

git clone https://github.com/MichaIng/linux
cd linux || exit
git checkout 6.1-visionfive2

Compile the Kernel : (Cross Compilation)

make ARCH=riscv CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-gnu- starfive_visionfive2_defconfig
make ARCH=riscv -j$(nproc) CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-gnu-

Compile the Kernel : (On Debian x86_64)

cp arch/riscv/configs/starfive_visionfive2_defconfig .config
make ARCH=riscv olddefconfig CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-gnu-
make ARCH=riscv -j$(nproc) CROSS_COMPILE=riscv64-linux-gnu- bindeb-pkg

Compile the Kernel : (On Debian Riscv64)

cp arch/riscv/configs/starfive_visionfive2_defconfig .config
make ARCH=riscv olddefconfig
make ARCH=riscv -j$(nproc) bindeb-pkg

Install the Kernel :

dpkg -i *.deb

3.2 - StarFive VisionFive 2 Upgrade Firmware

Hi,

Here’s how to Flash the StarFive VisionFive 2 Firmware

Install mtd :

apt update && apt install mtd-utils -y

Download Firmware :

wget https://github.com/starfive-tech/VisionFive2/releases/download/VF2_v3.8.2/u-boot-spl.bin.normal.out
wget https://github.com/starfive-tech/VisionFive2/releases/download/VF2_v3.8.2/visionfive2_fw_payload.img

Check MTD :

cat /proc/mtd 
dev:    size   erasesize  name
mtd0: 00040000 00001000 "spl"
mtd1: 00010000 00001000 "uboot-env"
mtd2: 00300000 00001000 "uboot"
mtd3: 00100000 00001000 "data"

Flash Firmware :

flashcp -v u-boot-spl.bin.normal.out /dev/mtd0 (SPL)
flashcp -v visionfive2_fw_payload.img /dev/mtd2 (Uboot)

There you have flashed the firmware.

Useful link : https://github.com/starfive-tech/VisionFive2/releases

4 - Contribution Guidelines

TBD.