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The NanoPC-T4 is a single board computer built around the Rockchip RK3399 SoC.
The NanoPC-T4 is a single board computer built around the Rockchip RK3399 SoC.
== Status ==


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.
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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].
== Board Specific Installation Notes
The NanoPC-T4 reserves space for u-boot at the beginning of its eMMC and/or microSD. As a result, successful image installation relies upon a custom partitioning scheme.
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# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/mmcblk2 bs=1M count=32
# fdisk /dev/mmcblk2
Command (m for help): g
Created a new GPT disklabel (GUID: 2E750097-829F-614C-AD9E-271DA3413E3E).
Command (m for help): n
Partition number (1-128, default 1):
First sector (2048-30535646, default 2048): 32768
Last sector, +/-sectors or +/-size{K,M,G,T,P} (32768-30535646, default 30535646):
Created a new partition 1 of type 'Linux filesystem' and of size 14.6 GiB.
Command (m for help): w
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