Regular/riscv64

Regular image builds are intended for testing and development of the RISC-V (rv64gc) port of Sisyphus repository.

Additional information:

• on Regular images: Regular;
• on riscv64 Sisyphus port: Ports/riscv64;
• #Feedback.

Аfter booting from one of the images below, use the following credentials to login:

 login: root
 password: altlinux

For older images (created before August 2021), use password alt.

For the recent images with graphics support (Xfce, MATE, LXQT), these credentials work at the first boot. All the images with graphics support have a graphical setup wizard that is activated on the first boot and allows to do initial configuration of the system, including setting the root password, via GUI.

The developer image (builder) has another pre-created user:

 login: altlinux
 password: alt

Attention! It is highly recommended to change the password right after the first log-in into the system.

HiFive Unmatched and Unleashed

For HiFive Unmatched and HiFive Unleashed boards we recommend fresh images build by jqt4@: http://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/people/jqt4/images/hifive/

Setup instructions are available on the corresponding board page: HiFive Unmatched, HiFive Unleashed

See #VNC section below on how to access graphical setup for Xfce and MATE images.

QEMU

The latest images for QEMU VMs are published here: http://nightly.altlinux.org/sisyphus-riscv64

The following images are build:

• Full-featured images with graphical desktop: Xfce, MATE, LXQT.
• Minimal systems:
  • jeos-systemd -- basic rootfs with systemd
  • rescue
  • builder -- basic developer-oriented live system, includes pre-configured hasher out-of-the box.

The instructions on how to run these images on QEMU are on a separate page: Ports/riscv64/QEMU.

See #VNC section below on how to access graphical setup for images with graphics support.

VNC

Xfce and MATE images include a setup wizard that is activated on first boot. It allows to do the initial system setup, including selecting the timezone, setting the root password, creating a new user, setting VNC password, etc.

In the case of QEMU, if port forwarding for port 5900 is used, connecting to VNC is straightforward. For example, in the case of tigerVNC:

$ vncviewer 127.0.0.1

"Real" machines (e.g. HiFive Unmatched board) obtain the IP address via DHCP, and one needs to find out that address to connect to the VNC server.

One way to do it is to connect to the board serial console. For HiFive boards, you should connect your PC to the console port (microUSB) and use, for example, screen command:

$ screen /dev/ttyUSB1 115200

During first boot the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses will be print to the console. It looks like this:

[  128.084540] xinit[276]: ALTERATOR SETUP === Default device: "eth0"
[  128.084888] xinit[276]: ALTERATOR SETUP === IPv4: "192.168.88.216/24"
[  128.085110] xinit[276]: ALTERATOR SETUP === IPv6: "fe80::72b3:d5ff:fe92:f229/64"

You can use any of these addresses to connect to the VNC server, for example:

$ vncviewer 192.168.88.216

Feedback

• Bug reports are tracked at ALT Linux Team bugzilla (see also: BugTracking):

• In the case of any issue with a package choose product Sisyphus.
• In the case of an issue with the images choose product Regular .

IMPORTANT:

• set platform field (drop-down list at the right) to riscv64;
• assign the issue to iv@altlinux.org.

• Mailing list: riscv-devel@lists.altlinux.org