How can I get armbian for Rockpi 4c+

#1

I have installed the 4c version of armbian to my 4c+, but all usbs can’t use except 3.0 otg. How can I get 4c+ version of armbian?

#2

Armbian hasn’t support 4C Plus yet. Can you try the images here:

#3

Thanks, when will 4c+ support armbian?

#4

We are working on it. Armbian requires recent kernel and patches for 4C Plus will be sent to mainline soon. We expect Armbian support will be merged in Sep.

#5

Is there any update on this? We need Debian bullseye for Model C Plus with Kernel 5.15+. Any ETA on this? I used Radxa-builder to create an image for Model C plus but it created bullseye with Kernel 4.4 instead and there wasn’t any instructions of making an image with a more recent kernel.

#6

you can build 5.19.x kernel with bsp

./bsp linux latest

there is pending patch for ROCK 4C+

if you need these functions, please apply patch manually for now…

#7

so if I understand this correctly, this would build the Debian packages for Kernel 5.19 and then have to copy the deb packages over and install them? is there a way to generate an image (.img) with Kernel 5.19 directly?

We just need minimal Bullseye + Kernel 5.19 + CLI (no desktop environment) to work with the RockPI C Plus model.

#8

Complete this and you can build any combination of user land you need with kernel 5.15.y and 5.19.y

#9

there is a way to use custom kernel package for building image with rbuild, e.g.

rbuild -k path/to/kernel.deb rock-pi-4c-plus

please check rbuild -h too.

by the way bsp/rbuild tools are still in development, they are not finished yet.
sorry for this inconvenience.

#10

I would love to be able to build an image using a custom kernel, though I am getting lost in the weeds when it comes to the documentation.

#11

Well, I think I built an image successfully. But I cannot login.
I thought the default user/password should be radax/radax as the README.md says.
And I tried root/root, rock/rock, etc… No luck.
Any suggestion?

#12

If you are building Armbian, perhaps follow Armbian documentation. Armbian is not Radxa product. They make hardware.

https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Getting-Started/#how-to-login

#13

Thanks for the quick reply. Actually, I use bsp/rbuild. So, still no luck… But I will try armbian!

#14

4c+ is not supported yet.

#15

really sorry, currently there is no user bug in rbuild…

EDIT: no user bug is fixed. please rebuild rootfs (rbuild image) with -r option.

#16

No worries. It’s fun to play around.

Now I can login. Thanks for your help. I will give it a little bit of test today.

#17

It looks like eth0 is down after apt update/upgrade and reboot.
I guess this is a known issue?

BTW, which defconfig file is used for kernel compiling? Because I also want to test some kernel feature, like NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_SOCKET.

#18

When is Armbian expected to support Rock PI 4 C+?

#19

probably better to ask on https://forum.armbian.com/ ?

If you are a business client and wants to sponsor development https://www.armbian.com/contact/

#20

We are actually expecting Radxa to provide a working image with Debian Bullseye + Kernel 5.15+ for the C Plus model. So far no working image we can use in our product.