Just getting started, console issue

Banana Pi Router design BPI-R4(MT7988)
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Hi, Just received my BPI-R4. I pulled together a Sparkfun serial basic adapter and did the usual dance trying to get the serial port to talk to my linux box. I finally got it to work (hint rub belly while patting head). BUT the output I received was surprising and concerning:


F0: 102B 0000
FA: 1042 0000
FA: 1042 0000 [0200]
F9: 1041 0000
F3: 1001 0000 [0200]
F3: 1001 0000
F6: 380E 5800
F5: 480A 0031
00: 1005 0000
FA: 1042 0000
FA: 1042 0000 [0200]
F9: 1041 0000
F3: 1001 0000 [0200]
F3: 1001 0000
F6: 380E 5800
01: 102A 0001
02: 1005 0000
BP: 0200 00C0 [0001]
EC: 0000 0000 [3000]
MK: 0000 0000 [0000]
T0: 0000 0125 [0101]
System halt!

Thought I might have shorted something putting on the case, but removed it all and just have it on a pad on the desk. Same output to my terminal.

Not at all sure what to do next, does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks!

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Doh, further review tells me whaI I knew, no OS is loaded. Thought there would be someone home even before the OS, I now know what to do. Sorry for the silly topic.

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EC: 0000 0000 [3000] // SD boot

the MT7988 CPU boot from SD card, please double confirm if you insert one valid TF card with one SD boot image flashed.