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Pigs: Add category

2025-05-19T05:19:14Z

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	# reboot		# reboot
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			[[Category:NixOS on ARM]]

imported>Jmesmon: update links to current domain friendlyelec.com

2023-08-29T17:48:49Z

update links to current domain friendlyelec.com

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	The board '''boots NixOS from eMMC''' and will also load NixOS via its integrated microSD reader.		The board '''boots NixOS from eMMC''' and will also load NixOS via its integrated microSD reader.

	The official documentation, which is comprehensive, can be found on [https://wiki.~~friendlyarm~~.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPC-T4 the FriendlyElec wiki].		The official documentation, which is comprehensive, can be found on [https://wiki.friendlyelec.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPC-T4 the FriendlyElec wiki].

	U-Boot for this board is not entirely open, incorporating a binary blob for the tertiary program loader (TPL). Compilation instructions are featured in section 15.7 of [http://wiki.~~friendlyarm~~.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPC-T4 the FriendlyElec wiki], and a build target is also provided in upstream u-boot ('''nanopc-t4-rk3399_defconfig''').		U-Boot for this board is not entirely open, incorporating a binary blob for the tertiary program loader (TPL). Compilation instructions are featured in section 15.7 of [http://wiki.friendlyelec.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPC-T4 the FriendlyElec wiki], and a build target is also provided in upstream u-boot ('''nanopc-t4-rk3399_defconfig''').

	Pre-built u-boot images are available [https://github.com/tmountain/arch-nanopct4/tree/main/images/ here].		Pre-built u-boot images are available [https://github.com/tmountain/arch-nanopct4/tree/main/images/ here].

imported>Novmar: fixed url

2022-02-19T20:51:02Z

fixed url

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	The board '''boots NixOS from eMMC''' and will also load NixOS via its integrated microSD reader.		The board '''boots NixOS from eMMC''' and will also load NixOS via its integrated microSD reader.

	The official documentation, which is comprehensive, can be found on [https://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPC-T4/ the FriendlyElec wiki].		The official documentation, which is comprehensive, can be found on [https://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPC-T4 the FriendlyElec wiki].

	U-Boot for this board is not entirely open, incorporating a binary blob for the tertiary program loader (TPL). Compilation instructions are featured in section 15.7 of [http://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPC-T4 the FriendlyElec wiki], and a build target is also provided in upstream u-boot ('''nanopc-t4-rk3399_defconfig''').		U-Boot for this board is not entirely open, incorporating a binary blob for the tertiary program loader (TPL). Compilation instructions are featured in section 15.7 of [http://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPC-T4 the FriendlyElec wiki], and a build target is also provided in upstream u-boot ('''nanopc-t4-rk3399_defconfig''').

imported>Tmountain at 13:59, 21 October 2021

2021-10-21T13:59:58Z

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	# get the latest link directly from hydra		# get the latest link directly from hydra
	wget https://hydra.nixos.org/build/135139819/download/1/nixos-sd-image-20.09.2623.97a13fb97fc-aarch64-linux.img.zst -O sd.img.zst		# wget https://hydra.nixos.org/build/135139819/download/1/nixos-sd-image-20.09.2623.97a13fb97fc-aarch64-linux.img.zst -O sd.img.zst
	# unzstd sd.img.zst		# unzstd sd.img.zst
	# udisksctl loop-setup -f sd.img -r		# udisksctl loop-setup -f sd.img -r

imported>Tmountain at 13:59, 21 October 2021

2021-10-21T13:59:31Z

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	# get the latest link directly from hydra		# get the latest link directly from hydra
	~~wget~~ wget https://hydra.nixos.org/build/135139819/download/1/nixos-sd-image-20.09.2623.97a13fb97fc-aarch64-linux.img.zst -O sd.img.zst		wget https://hydra.nixos.org/build/135139819/download/1/nixos-sd-image-20.09.2623.97a13fb97fc-aarch64-linux.img.zst -O sd.img.zst
	# unzstd sd.img.zst		# unzstd sd.img.zst
	# udisksctl loop-setup -f sd.img -r		# udisksctl loop-setup -f sd.img -r

imported>Tmountain at 22:09, 29 January 2021

2021-01-29T22:09:49Z

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	You can get a copy of brcmfmac4356-sdio.txt [https://gist.githubusercontent.com/tmountain/e6c9e5da504b46db029f5cc5ccf47492/raw/d5086b8028c5eb5c760137b12a84c517cccb9734/brcmfmac4356-sdio.txt here].		You can get a copy of brcmfmac4356-sdio.txt [https://gist.githubusercontent.com/tmountain/e6c9e5da504b46db029f5cc5ccf47492/raw/d5086b8028c5eb5c760137b12a84c517cccb9734/brcmfmac4356-sdio.txt here].

			=== Bluetooth Messages During Install ===

			Depending on your hardware, the default boot image can be extremely noisy regarding messages related to bluetooth. If you would like to turn these off (temporarily), you can do the following.

			<syntaxHighlight lang=bash>
			# echo "install bluetooth /bin/false" > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
			# reboot
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imported>Tmountain at 22:06, 29 January 2021

2021-01-29T22:06:44Z

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	Note: the NanoPC-T4 UART defaults to the Debug UART Pin Spec which is adjacent to the USB-C port and is not part of the 40 Pin GPIO Pin Spec (see the aforementioned wiki).		Note: the NanoPC-T4 UART defaults to the Debug UART Pin Spec which is adjacent to the USB-C port and is not part of the 40 Pin GPIO Pin Spec (see the aforementioned wiki).

	=== ~~TODO~~ ===		=== Networking ===

	~~Add info on making~~ integrated wifi work ~~after booting into Nix~~.		The NanoPC-T4 integrated wifi does not work out of the box. Getting it to work requires the following steps:

			<syntaxHighlight lang=bash>
			# mkdir -p /lib/firmware/brcm
			# cp brcmfmac4356-sdio.txt /lib/firmware/brcm/
			# rmmod brcmfmac
			# modprobe brcmfmac
			# wpa_supplicant -B -i wlan0 -c <(wpa_passphrase $YOUR_SSID $YOUR_PASSWORD)
			</syntaxhighlight>

			You can get a copy of brcmfmac4356-sdio.txt [https://gist.githubusercontent.com/tmountain/e6c9e5da504b46db029f5cc5ccf47492/raw/d5086b8028c5eb5c760137b12a84c517cccb9734/brcmfmac4356-sdio.txt here].

imported>Tmountain at 05:05, 18 January 2021

2021-01-18T05:05:07Z

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	The base images are configured to boot up with a serial TTY ( RX/TX UART ) @ 115200 Baud. I had to replace <code>console=ttyS0,115200n8</code> with <code>console=ttyS2,115200n8</code> in /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to make the serial console work.		The base images are configured to boot up with a serial TTY ( RX/TX UART ) @ 115200 Baud. I had to replace <code>console=ttyS0,115200n8</code> with <code>console=ttyS2,115200n8</code> in /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to make the serial console work.

			Note: the NanoPC-T4 UART defaults to the Debug UART Pin Spec which is adjacent to the USB-C port and is not part of the 40 Pin GPIO Pin Spec (see the aforementioned wiki).

	=== TODO ===		=== TODO ===

	Add info on making integrated wifi work after booting into Nix.		Add info on making integrated wifi work after booting into Nix.

imported>Tmountain at 05:01, 18 January 2021

2021-01-18T05:01:39Z

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	From a fully powered off state, hold the Boot button and then long-press the power button to power up the board. Continue holding the Boot button for ~5 seconds, and the board will be forced to enter the MASKROM mode which bypasses the eMMC MBR.		From a fully powered off state, hold the Boot button and then long-press the power button to power up the board. Continue holding the Boot button for ~5 seconds, and the board will be forced to enter the MASKROM mode which bypasses the eMMC MBR.

			==== UART ====

			The base images are configured to boot up with a serial TTY ( RX/TX UART ) @ 115200 Baud. I had to replace <code>console=ttyS0,115200n8</code> with <code>console=ttyS2,115200n8</code> in /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to make the serial console work.

	=== TODO ===		=== TODO ===

	Add info on making integrated wifi work after booting into Nix.		Add info on making integrated wifi work after booting into Nix.

imported>Tmountain at 04:59, 16 January 2021

2021-01-16T04:59:19Z

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	Command (m for help): w		Command (m for help): w

	# Make the filesystem ~~and~~		# Make the filesystem
	# mkfs.ext4 /dev/mmcblk2p1		# mkfs.ext4 /dev/mmcblk2p1
	# set the disk label (crucially important)		# set the disk label (crucially important)
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	==== Boot and RootFS ====		==== Boot and RootFS ====
	The latest linux kernel is working with this board. Instead of building the image yourself you can fetch the latest sd-image from hydra and dd the created images onto the separate partitions.		The latest linux kernel is working with this board. Instead of building the image yourself you can fetch the latest sd-image from hydra and dd the created images onto the separate partitions.
	You can find ~~all the~~ successful builds in [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-18.09~~-aarch64~~/nixos.sd_image.aarch64-linux ~~hydra @ nixos:release-18.09-aarch64:nixos.sd_image~~.~~aarch64-linux]~~		You can find recent successful builds [https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixos/release-20.09/nixos.sd_image.aarch64-linux here].

	<syntaxHighlight lang=bash>		<syntaxHighlight lang=bash>
	# get the latest link directly from hydra		# get the latest link directly from hydra
	wget https://hydra.nixos.org/build/~~89033499~~/download/1/nixos-sd-image-18.09.~~2599~~.~~925ff360bc3~~-aarch64-linux.img -O sd.img		wget wget https://hydra.nixos.org/build/135139819/download/1/nixos-sd-image-20.09.2623.97a13fb97fc-aarch64-linux.img.zst -O sd.img.zst
	udisksctl loop-setup -f sd.img -r		# unzstd sd.img.zst
			# udisksctl loop-setup -f sd.img -r

	# copy the root filesystem to the partition you created earlier		# copy the root filesystem to the partition you created earlier
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	# cd imgroot		# cd imgroot
	# tar cf - . \| (cd ../eemc && tar xvf -)		# tar cf - . \| (cd ../eemc && tar xvf -)
			# sync
	# cd .. && umount eemc imgroot		# cd .. && umount eemc imgroot
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