Image | Firefly RK3399 #1986

carlosedp · 2018-08-02T15:27:14Z

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Flash to eMMC should work as well via adapter or directly when initially booting from SDcard.

I have build an image for Firefly RK3399 SBC based on the existing FriendlyARM NanoPC-T4 from here.

The image still has some NanoPC-T4 markings on it's config so it might require updates. The Kernel is the 4.4.138 built from Rockchip tree and contains most useful modules for Docker, Kubernetes, networking as IPVS and IPTables. The modules are in a .tar.gz file that need to be copied to the rootfs
/lib/modules after install. Newer DietPi rootfs already contains this in right place.

Device information:

Device name: Firefly RK3399
Official product URL: http://en.t-firefly.com/product/rk3399.html
Image download URL: REMOVED AS NO SINGLE INSTALL FOR MONTHS

Benchmarks:

Writing DietPi to the onboard EMMC:

Requires:

Firefly RK3399
USB-C Cable (eg: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Syncwire-USB-3-0-Type-Cable/dp/B01C8BFHW4)
Ethernet connected (or WiFi can be setup with serial console during 1st run setup)
A Windows system (to use the provided easy write tool with USB-C, Linux options require command line).
-- Linux users, please follow this guide: http://wiki.friendlyarm.com/wiki/index.php/NanoPC-T4#Flash_Image_to_eMMC_with_Linux_Upgrade_Tool

Writing the images to the EMMC

Download image file and unpack
Power off the board
Plug in the USB-C cable and power cable (do not power on). Plug in the other end of the USB-C cable into your Windows system.
Launch the program AndroidTool.exe

Now we need to enter into MASKROM mode:

Follow the steps from http://en.t-firefly.com/doc/product/info/id/479.html.
When you see a MASKROM message appear in the AndroidTool.exe window, release the buttons.
Select Run. This will write the images to the EMMC.
When the transfer is completed, the system will automatically reboot and begin the 1st run setup.

The image works with Firefly M.2 to SATA adapter card. The drivers were included into the Kernel. Check benchmark image for the "Custom" line.

@Fourdee , can you check this out and update the config files/rootfs to contain the kernel modules and Firefly naming all around? Also, testers needed.

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Fourdee · 2018-08-03T00:56:24Z

@carlosedp

Great work, thanks for creating and sharing this 👍

@Fourdee , can you check this out and update the config files/rootfs to contain the kernel modules and Firefly naming all around?

Yep, leave it with me. I lack the Firefly device, but, may try it on NanoPC-T4, you never know :)

+ Firefly HW codes: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/1986

Fourdee · 2018-08-03T03:18:36Z

@carlosedp

Image uploaded REMOVED AS NO SINGLE INSTALL FOR MONTHS

Contains the G_HW_MODEL ID for Firefly
Contains the additional modules you linked in original post.

I've not tested it yet. Will try NanoPC-T4 when I can.

carlosedp · 2018-08-03T03:38:49Z

Gonna update my initial comment with this link since it contains the modules and correct naming.

carlosedp · 2018-08-15T21:24:12Z

@Fourdee I reflashed my board and found a problem with the provided package. Android Flash Tool gave me an error where the rootfs could not be flashed. I unpacked the rootfs.img with the imgRePackerRK utility and flashed the generated rootfs.img.iso successfully.

λ img_pack\imgRePackerRK.exe rootfs.img

        imgRepackerRK (version 1.06 windows)
        Rockchip firmware batch/update images unpacker/packer

        (c) RedScorpio, Moscow, 2013-2017
            RedScorpio@land.ru

        Detected OS:    Windows 7 Enterprise SP 1.0 [build 7601] x64
        ==========================[ START ]==========================

        --- Firmware unpacking ---

        2-nd layer file unpacking
        sparse image format detected
        "rootfs.img" (sparse image) unpacking
                Processed 100 chunks
                Processed 200 chunks
                Processed 300 chunks
                Processed 400 chunks
        Processed blocks        = 217600
        Stored CRC32            = 0x00000000
        Calculated CRC32        = 0xd756b914
        Stored and calculated CRC32 are not equal
        Probably CRC32 don't used
        Configuration file"rootfs.img.cfg"      created
        Unpacked image format: ext4 image (16)

                FS file properties:

                Size:                   838860800
                Label:                  ""
                Block size:             4096
                Blocks per group:       32768
                Inodes count:           51296
                Inode size:             256
                Inodes per group:       7328
                Reserved GDT blocks:    99
        "rootfs.img"    unpacked

Fourdee · 2018-08-16T11:12:20Z

@carlosedp

Ah yes, I repacked the .img for the image we uploaded: REMOVED AS NO SINGLE INSTALL FOR MONTHS

A quick way to test if its been packed, try opening the .img in 7zip. .iso will open, packed wont 😃

MichaIng · 2018-10-19T00:47:30Z

We have anther open image request for ROC-RK3328-CC: https://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=2694

They at least share the same CPU with Rock64 at least, not sure if images can be used cross devices?

carlosedp · 2018-10-19T21:01:43Z

Usually not because of the DTBs for each board. This seems very similar in specs to Rock64 from Pine64. The Rockchip tree doesn't contain it but I believe Firefly probably do. Need to check this once I get some time.

MichaIng · 2020-01-27T14:00:04Z

@carlosedp
I created a new Buster image, based on Armbian with Linux mainline kernel 5.4: REMOVED AS NO SINGLE INSTALL FOR MONTHS
It is an SDcard image, no GPT => eMMC installer image like the one you created from NanoPC T4, since I am not familiar with the Android Tools method. Also it should be possible to flash it directly to eMMC via adapter or from running system on SDcard, remounting rootfs as rw and using dd.

However if some is experienced with the Android Tools (or equivalent) method to create an installer image (boot from e.g. USB flash, install directly to internal eMMC), then I am open for it and would love to integrate it into our image creation script: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/blob/dev/.meta/dietpi-imager

Added it to official download page as well (marked as beta): https://dietpi.com/#download

MichaIng · 2020-06-18T12:15:42Z

I mark this as closed. Interest in this board is VERY small, however Buster-based image is up, marked as beta, any observed issues can be handled via dedicated issue.

belveder79 · 2022-04-06T13:51:39Z

@Fourdee I would be very interested in testing your image and hear if you are still actively using the firefly board...

MichaIng · 2022-04-06T14:06:20Z

We had a Firefly RK3399 image for about two years, but there were nearly zero users, according to our survey, hence we removed this image from our list.

But if you have such SBC, you can turn a Debian or Armbian image into DietPi, by making use of our PREP script: https://dietpi.com/docs/hardware/#make-your-own-distribution
There is a "Generic Rockchip RK3399" hardware ID which can be selected.

belveder79 · 2022-04-06T14:11:27Z

Ok I will give this a try. As I'm struggling right now to get basically ANY image to work with this SBC, I can understand why people are reluctant to use it with anything else than the android 7 image it ships with...

MichaIng · 2022-04-06T14:18:40Z

At least for common server usage, Android is indeed a questionable OS 😉. Let me know if you run into any issues. One AFAIK was that network connections can be dropped in the middle, when they are managed by connman or NetworkManager, so best is to run the script with screen and keyboard attached (instead of SSH), so you are able to re-establish the network connection from the related error prompt, if necessary.

belveder79 · 2023-07-23T07:40:56Z

@carlosedp do you still have those flashable images and some instruction how to flash it to emmc without an adaptor?

I am close to use a nail and a hammer and use this board as a decorative element on the wall for my office...

carlosedp · 2023-07-27T14:03:03Z

@belveder79 It's been a looong time since I don't play with it... I think I gave this board away in a "purge" I did a while back.
Sorry, I'd try the Armbian image from https://www.armbian.com/firefly-rk3399/.

MichaIng · 2023-07-27T17:10:50Z

Jep, using the Armbian Bookworm image, then running our installer and choosing "Generic RK3399" should work: https://dietpi.com/docs/hardware/#make-your-own-distribution

belveder79 · 2023-07-31T11:47:17Z

@MichaIng @carlosedp yes, this indeed worked flawlessly, thx a lot...

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