Installing Ubuntu 21.04 on the HiFive Unmatched

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Hi jawn-smith, thank you so much for this guide!

I followed the steps and I was able to boot Ubuntu 21.04 on my SiFive Unmatched from the nvme!

However, I have a couple of questions:

  1. the rootfs is loaded from the nvme, but the boot partition is still loaded from the sdcard (see foto attached). Is it normal?
    photo_2021-06-04_15-10-50

  2. The SiFive Unmatched still requires the sdcard for loading the u-boot at startup. Is it possible to install to install the u-boot in a way that the sd card is not needed anymore (e.g., changing the dip switch also) ?

Thank you again!

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