NixOS on ARM/ODROID-HC4 - Revision history

Pigs: Add category

2025-05-19T05:20:13Z

Add category

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	* [https://www.armbian.com/odroid-hc4/ Armbian Odroid HC4]		* [https://www.armbian.com/odroid-hc4/ Armbian Odroid HC4]
	* [https://u-boot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/board/amlogic/odroid-c4.html U-Boot for Odroid C4 documentation]		* [https://u-boot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/board/amlogic/odroid-c4.html U-Boot for Odroid C4 documentation]

			[[Category:NixOS on ARM]]

imported>Erdnaxe: Link to nixos-hardware

2023-04-09T10:15:04Z

Link to nixos-hardware

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 == Known issues ==
 === Fan doesn't work by default ===
-You need to use software fan control (via <code>fancontrol</code>) for this. Add the following to your <code>configuration.nix</code>:
+You need to use software fan control (via <code>fancontrol</code>) for this.
-<syntaxhighlight>
+You may refer to [[https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-hardware/blob/master/hardkernel/odroid-hc4/default.nix nixos-hardware Odroid HC4 module]] for <code>fancontrol</code> configuration.
 == No HDMI audio by default ==

imported>Erdnaxe: Add audio

2022-06-29T16:36:58Z

Add audio

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 };
 </syntaxhighlight>
 == Resources ==

imported>Erdnaxe at 19:51, 15 June 2022

2022-06-15T19:51:56Z

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	=== NixOS installation ===		=== NixOS installation ===

	# First follow the [[NixOS_on_ARM#Installation\|generic installation steps]] to get the ~~'''21.05 (Latest kernel)'''~~ installer image.		# First follow the [[NixOS_on_ARM#Installation\|generic installation steps]] to get the latest stable installer image.
	# Uncompress the .zst file. One may use the <code>unzstd</code> command (equivalent to <code>zstd -d</code>) on supported machines. The zstd commands can be accessed from the <code>zstd</code> package.		# Uncompress the .zst file. One may use the <code>unzstd</code> command (equivalent to <code>zstd -d</code>) on supported machines. The zstd commands can be accessed from the <code>zstd</code> package.
	# Patch this image (.img file) with U-Boot for Odroid HC4. <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">		# Patch this image (.img file) with U-Boot for Odroid HC4. <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">

imported>Artemislena: Formatting

2022-06-14T16:34:12Z

Formatting

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	== Known issues ==		== Known issues ==
	=== Fan doesn't work by default ===		=== Fan doesn't work by default ===
	You need to use software fan control (via <~~syntaxhighlight~~>fancontrol</~~syntaxhighlight~~>) for this. Add the following to your <~~syntaxhighlight~~>configuration.nix</~~syntaxhighlight~~>:		You need to use software fan control (via <code>fancontrol</code>) for this. Add the following to your <code>configuration.nix</code>:
	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight>
	# Based on the config from https://www.armbian.com/odroid-hc4/. Made MINTEMP and MAXTEMP a bit more relaxed so the fan doesn't run on idle.		# Based on the config from https://www.armbian.com/odroid-hc4/. Made MINTEMP and MAXTEMP a bit more relaxed so the fan doesn't run on idle.

imported>Artemislena at 16:32, 14 June 2022

2022-06-14T16:32:19Z

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	\|-		\|-
	!Boot options		!Boot options
	\|SD (SATA?)		\|microSD (SATA?)
	\|}		\|}
	</div>		</div>

imported>Artemislena: Fixed a mistake regarding the architecture

2022-06-14T16:31:56Z

Fixed a mistake regarding the architecture

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	\|-		\|-
	!Architecture		!Architecture
	\|~~ARMv7~~		\|AArch64
	\|-		\|-
	!Bootloader		!Bootloader

imported>Artemislena: Updated the U-Boot build, which means SATA is working, also added information on the fan

2022-06-14T16:27:29Z

Updated the U-Boot build, which means SATA is working, also added information on the fan

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	# Uncompress the .zst file. One may use the <code>unzstd</code> command (equivalent to <code>zstd -d</code>) on supported machines. The zstd commands can be accessed from the <code>zstd</code> package.		# Uncompress the .zst file. One may use the <code>unzstd</code> command (equivalent to <code>zstd -d</code>) on supported machines. The zstd commands can be accessed from the <code>zstd</code> package.
	# Patch this image (.img file) with U-Boot for Odroid HC4. <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">		# Patch this image (.img file) with U-Boot for Odroid HC4. <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
	# Clone content of ~~pull request https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs~~/~~pull/101454~~ and build		# Clone content of samueldr's wip/odroidc4 branch, edit the defconfig file, and build
	git clone https://github.com/~~arapov~~/nixpkgs --depth 1 -b ~~hardkernel~~ && cd nixpkgs		git clone https://github.com/samueldr/nixpkgs --depth 1 -b wip/odroidc4 && cd nixpkgs
			test "$(uname)" '==' 'Darwin' && sed -i '' 's/defconfig = "odroid-c4_defconfig"/defconfig = "odroid-hc4_defconfig"/' pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix \|\| sed -i 's/defconfig = "odroid-c4_defconfig"/defconfig = "odroid-hc4_defconfig"/' pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
	nix-build -I "nixpkgs=$PWD" -A pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform.ubootOdroidC4		nix-build -I "nixpkgs=$PWD" -A pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform.ubootOdroidC4
	sudo dd if=result/u-boot.bin of=PATH/TO/nixos-sd-image-21.05.XXXX.XXXXXXXX-aarch64-linux.img conv=fsync,notrunc bs=512 seek=1		sudo dd if=result/u-boot.bin of=PATH/TO/nixos-sd-image-21.05.XXXX.XXXXXXXX-aarch64-linux.img conv=fsync,notrunc bs=512 seek=1
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	# Flash the modified SD image file (.img) to a microSD card. '''This will erase all the data on the card!'''		# Flash the modified SD image file (.img) to a microSD card. '''This will erase all the data on the card!'''

	== Known ~~Problems~~ ==		== Known issues ==
			=== Fan doesn't work by default ===
	=== ~~SATA is not working~~ ===		You need to use software fan control (via <syntaxhighlight>fancontrol</syntaxhighlight>) for this. Add the following to your <syntaxhighlight>configuration.nix</syntaxhighlight>:
			<syntaxhighlight>
	~~SATA is working~~ on ~~Armbian with mainline kernel~~ and ~~u-boot but not~~ on ~~NixOS 21~~.~~05: lspci returns nothing~~.		# Based on the config from https://www.armbian.com/odroid-hc4/. Made MINTEMP and MAXTEMP a bit more relaxed so the fan doesn't run on idle.
	~~WIP~~		hardware.fancontrol = {
			enable = true;
			config = ''
			INTERVAL=10
			DEVPATH=hwmon0=devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone0 hwmon2=devices/platform/pwm-fan
			DEVNAME=hwmon0=cpu_thermal hwmon2=pwmfan
			FCTEMPS=hwmon2/pwm1=hwmon0/temp1_input
			MINTEMP=hwmon2/pwm1=55
			MAXTEMP=hwmon2/pwm1=65
			MINSTART=hwmon2/pwm1=20
			MINSTOP=hwmon2/pwm1=28
			MINPWM=hwmon2/pwm1=0
			MAXPWM=hwmon2/pwm1=255
			'';
			};
			</syntaxhighlight>

	== Resources ==		== Resources ==

imported>Erdnaxe at 08:13, 16 August 2021

2021-08-16T08:13:26Z

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	* [https://github.com/considerate/nixos-odroidhc4/ NixOS configuration for the ODROID HC4 microcomputer by considerate]		* [https://github.com/considerate/nixos-odroidhc4/ NixOS configuration for the ODROID HC4 microcomputer by considerate]
	* [https://www.armbian.com/odroid-hc4/ Armbian Odroid HC4]		* [https://www.armbian.com/odroid-hc4/ Armbian Odroid HC4]
			* [https://u-boot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/board/amlogic/odroid-c4.html U-Boot for Odroid C4 documentation]

imported>Erdnaxe: SATA not working

2021-08-14T12:52:21Z

SATA not working

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	== Known Problems ==		== Known Problems ==

			=== SATA is not working ===

			SATA is working on Armbian with mainline kernel and u-boot but not on NixOS 21.05: lspci returns nothing.
			WIP

	== Resources ==		== Resources ==