Mainline Linux on Orange Pi 4

Mainline Linux used on Orange Pi 4.

Overview

There are several components that need to be compiled and prepared from the ground up:

1. U-Boot
2. Linux kernel
3. rootfs
4. Creating a Disk Image
5. Flashing to SD Card

U-Boot

Mainline repository: [1]

Details: U-Boot on Orange Pi 4

Setup

git clone https://gitlab.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot.git
cd u-boot
make orangepi-rk3399_defconfig

Option 1: Package the image with Rockchip miniloader

   - Compile U-Boot

     => cd /path/to/u-boot
     => make orangepi-rk3399_defconfig
     => make

   - Get the rkbin

     => git clone https://github.com/rockchip-linux/rkbin.git

   - Create trust.img

     => cd /path/to/rkbin
     => ./tools/trust_merger RKTRUST/RK3399TRUST.ini

   - Create uboot.img

     => cd /path/to/rkbin
     => ./tools/loaderimage --pack --uboot /path/to/u-boot/u-boot-dtb.bin uboot.img

     (Get trust.img and uboot.img)

Option 2: Package the image with SPL

   - Export cross compiler path for aarch64

   - Compile ATF

	=> git clone https://github.com/ARM-software/arm-trusted-firmware.git
	=> cd arm-trusted-firmware

	(export cross compiler path for Cortex-M0 MCU likely arm-none-eabi-)
	=> make realclean
	=> make CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu- PLAT=rk3399

	(export bl31.elf)
	=> export BL31=/path/to/arm-trusted-firmware/build/rk3399/release/bl31/bl31.elf

   - Compile PMU M0 firmware

     This is optional for most of the rk3399 boards and required only for Puma board.

     => git clone git://git.theobroma-systems.com/rk3399-cortex-m0.git
     => cd rk3399-cortex-m0

     (export cross compiler path for Cortex-M0 PMU)
     => make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-cortex_m0-eabi-

     (export rk3399m0.bin)
     => export PMUM0=/path/to/rk3399-cortex-m0/rk3399m0.bin

   - Compile U-Boot

     => cd /path/to/u-boot
     => make orangepi-rk3399_defconfig
     => make

     (Get spl/u-boot-spl-dtb.bin, u-boot.itb images and some boards would get
      spl/u-boot-spl.bin since it doesn't enable CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL

      If TPL enabled on the target, get tpl/u-boot-tpl-dtb.bin or tpl/u-boot-tpl.bin
      if CONFIG_TPL_OF_CONTROL not enabled)

Source: README.rockchip

Building

make all

Linux Kernel

TODO: THIS

RootFS

TODO: THIS

Creating a Disk Image

TODO: THIS

Flashing an SD Card

See Flashing Linux to SD Card.

External Links

• Compiling RK3399 BSP for the Puma board [2]