using the new Rock 5 Model B

[slaesh]

is this possible?

[floion]

At this time, no. Even the vendor has not released yocto support for it afaics: https://github.com/radxa/meta-radxa/tree/dunfell/conf/machine (there's no conf file for the Rock 5 there)

[RadxaYuntian]

We have switched to meta-rockchip for new development: https://github.com/radxa/meta-rockchip/blob/kirkstone-radxa/conf/machine/rockchip-rk3588-rock-5b.conf

[slaesh]

Thanks @RadxaYuntian .. does this help @floion ? =)

[terehov]

I think this is the perfect hardware for many use cases. We are quite unhappy with the performance of Raspberry 4 and version 5 seems far away.
I believe this would be a huge benefit for the balena system.

[floion]

@slaesh @terehov do any of you have the hw in hand? On our side we do not have it at this moment.
If you do have the hardware, would you be interested in adding support for it? We have instructions on what needs to be done https://github.com/balena-os/meta-balena/blob/master/contributing-device-support.md

[slaesh]

yes I have. but what is missing is.. This will require knowledge of the Yocto project and familiarity with tools used to build custom images 😓

but I will give it a shoot if I have some spare-time soon

[floion]

Hi @RadxaYuntian which is the official kirkstone branch that should be used on the new layer? There are a few there: kirkstone, kirkstone-radxa, kirkstone-radxa-rebased.
Thank you

[RadxaYuntian]

For future Yocto related question you can contact @RadxaStephen directly, since he is the current Yocto maintainer in Radxa.

The official branch is kirkstone-radxa.

[csvke]

For future Yocto related question you can contact @RadxaStephen directly, since he is the current Yocto maintainer in Radxa.

The official branch is kirkstone-radxa.

@RadxaStephen I have started to create Balena support for rock5b and here's the progress
frankieslab@2eff98e

However, I wonder if there's any reference I can follow when I prepare recipes-core/images https://docs.balena.io/reference/OS/customer-board-support/#recipes-coreimages-directory

Should I start base on rock pi 4b?

[floion]

For future Yocto related question you can contact @RadxaStephen directly, since he is the current Yocto maintainer in Radxa.
The official branch is kirkstone-radxa.

@RadxaStephen I have started to create Balena support for rock5b and here's the progress frankieslab@2eff98e

However, I wonder if there's any reference I can follow when I prepare recipes-core/images https://docs.balena.io/reference/OS/customer-board-support/#recipes-coreimages-directory

Should I start base on rock pi 4b?

Yes, you can look at the Rock Pi 4 B as a reference

[floion]

Hi @RadxaYuntian I can't find the older machines in the new layer here: https://github.com/radxa/meta-rockchip/tree/kirkstone-radxa/conf/machine
So the RockPi 4B will not have kirkstone support?

[RadxaYuntian]

You will have to use 4SE on kirkstone, but there is one for 4B in scarthgap.

[floion]

@RadxaYuntian so the conf machine for the 4SE on the kirkstone branch can be used to generate a working image for the RockPi 4B?

[RadxaYuntian]

Those 2 models are software compatible.

[floion]

@RadxaYuntian ok so going forward with scarthgap and newer, there will not be a machine for the 4SE but rather only for the 4B, right?

[RadxaYuntian]

You need to ask @RadxaStephen since he is the maintainer of Yocto layer.