New reTerminal, powers up with blank screen

August 2023, received the device and first update… the same issue… 2y the issue is not resolved.
Trying to resolve with workarounds. Following the FAQ and wiki pages:

  • I try to switch the device to usb-boot. When I move down the switch, the device is detected on windows but I don’t have a USB Mass device, I only have a usb device named boot in device manager. So I can’t flash the initial RpiOS.

  • I tried to access the device with SSH, I can login and run commands. I tried to re-install the drivers as in the Wiki. The command gives error during compilation. I can’t install it.

So I have a bricked device now… What else can I try? What a disappointing buy.

Log for compilation error :

Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping…

Building module:

cleaning build area…(bad exit status: 2)
make -j4 KERNELRELEASE=6.1.21-v7l+ all KVERSION=6.1.21-v7l+…(bad exit status: 2)
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 6.1.21-v7l+ (aarch64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/make.log for more information.
Can’t compile with this kernel, aborting
Please try to compile with the option --compat-kernel
DKMS make.log for mipi_dsi-0.1 for kernel 6.1.21-v7l+ (aarch64)
Thu 10 Aug 2023 03:06:13 PM CEST
make -C /lib/modules/6.1.21-v7l+/build M=/var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build modules
make[1]: Entering directory ‘/usr/src/linux-headers-6.1.21-v7l+’
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/mipi_dsi_drv.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/touch_panel.o
CC [M] /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/panel-ili9881d.o
In file included from ./include/linux/types.h:6,
from ./include/linux/limits.h:6,
from ./include/linux/kernel.h:16,
from ./include/linux/interrupt.h:6,
from /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/mipi_dsi.h:15,
from /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/touch_panel.c:1:
./include/uapi/linux/types.h:5:10: fatal error: asm/types.h: No such file or directory
5 | #include <asm/types.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from ./include/linux/types.h:6,
from ./include/linux/limits.h:6,
from ./include/linux/kernel.h:16,
from ./include/linux/interrupt.h:6,
from /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/mipi_dsi.h:15,
from /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/panel-ili9881d.c:8:
./include/uapi/linux/types.h:5:10: fatal error: asm/types.h: No such file or directory
5 | #include <asm/types.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from ./include/linux/types.h:6,
from ./include/linux/limits.h:6,
from ./include/linux/kernel.h:16,
from ./include/linux/interrupt.h:6,
from /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/mipi_dsi.h:15,
from /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/mipi_dsi_drv.c:11:
./include/uapi/linux/types.h:5:10: fatal error: asm/types.h: No such file or directory
5 | #include <asm/types.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
compilation terminated.
compilation terminated.
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:250: /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/touch_panel.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs…
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:250: /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/panel-ili9881d.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:250: /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build/mipi_dsi_drv.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [Makefile:2012: /var/lib/dkms/mipi_dsi/0.1/build] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory ‘/usr/src/linux-headers-6.1.21-v7l+’
make: *** [Makefile:15: all] Error 2