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{|class="table"
 
!colspan="2" class="title"|Hardkernel ODROID-HC4
 
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!Manufacturer
 
|Hardkernel
 
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!Architecture
 
|AArch64
 
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!Bootloader
 
|U-Boot
 
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!Boot options
 
|microSD (SATA?)
 
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== Status ==
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    ⇒ '''[https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/NixOS_on_ARM/ODROID-HC4 NixOS on ARM/ODROID-HC4]'''
  
Mostly working, but some manual steps needed to get it running.
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''samueldr, Lead of NixOS on ARM.''
 
 
U-boot support in NixPkgs is currently in review: [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/101454 NixPkgs Pull Request #101454]
 
 
 
== Board-specific installation notes ==
 
 
 
=== Petitboot removal ===
 
 
 
Petitboot is installed on the SPI memory of the Odroid HC4 from factory. To be able to load an upstreamed version of U-Boot without having to press a hardware button at each boot, you may remove it.
 
'''Please proceed with caution, this will make Hardkernel images unbootable!'''
 
 
 
From the Petitboot, go for “Exit to shell” and enter these commands to remove Petitboot:
 
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
flash_eraseall /dev/mtd0
 
flash_eraseall /dev/mtd1
 
flash_eraseall /dev/mtd2
 
flash_eraseall /dev/mtd3
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
This will make your SPI flash memory empty and the device will now start from SD on next boot.
 
 
 
See [https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=207&t=40906 this Odroid forum topic] to restore Petitboot.
 
 
 
=== NixOS installation ===
 
 
 
# First follow the [[NixOS_on_ARM#Installation|generic installation steps]] to get the latest stable installer image.
 
# Uncompress the .zst file. One may use the <code>unzstd</code> command (equivalent to <code>zstd -d</code>) on supported machines. The zstd commands can be accessed from the <code>zstd</code> package.
 
# Patch this image (.img file) with U-Boot for Odroid HC4. <syntaxhighlight lang="bash">
 
# Clone content of samueldr's wip/odroidc4 branch, edit the defconfig file, and build
 
git clone https://github.com/samueldr/nixpkgs --depth 1 -b wip/odroidc4 && cd nixpkgs
 
test "$(uname)" '==' 'Darwin' && sed -i '' 's/defconfig = "odroid-c4_defconfig"/defconfig = "odroid-hc4_defconfig"/' pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix || sed -i 's/defconfig = "odroid-c4_defconfig"/defconfig = "odroid-hc4_defconfig"/' pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
 
nix-build -I "nixpkgs=$PWD" -A pkgsCross.aarch64-multiplatform.ubootOdroidC4
 
sudo dd if=result/u-boot.bin of=PATH/TO/nixos-sd-image-21.05.XXXX.XXXXXXXX-aarch64-linux.img  conv=fsync,notrunc bs=512 seek=1
 
  </syntaxhighlight>
 
# Flash the modified SD image file (.img) to a microSD card. '''This will erase all the data on the card!'''
 
 
 
== Known issues ==
 
=== Fan doesn't work by default ===
 
You need to use software fan control (via <code>fancontrol</code>) for this. Add the following to your <code>configuration.nix</code>:
 
<syntaxhighlight>
 
# Based on the config from https://www.armbian.com/odroid-hc4/. Made MINTEMP and MAXTEMP a bit more relaxed so the fan doesn't run on idle.
 
hardware.fancontrol = {
 
    enable = true;
 
    config = ''
 
    INTERVAL=10
 
    DEVPATH=hwmon0=devices/virtual/thermal/thermal_zone0 hwmon2=devices/platform/pwm-fan
 
    DEVNAME=hwmon0=cpu_thermal hwmon2=pwmfan
 
    FCTEMPS=hwmon2/pwm1=hwmon0/temp1_input
 
    MINTEMP=hwmon2/pwm1=55
 
    MAXTEMP=hwmon2/pwm1=65
 
    MINSTART=hwmon2/pwm1=20
 
    MINSTOP=hwmon2/pwm1=28
 
    MINPWM=hwmon2/pwm1=0
 
    MAXPWM=hwmon2/pwm1=255
 
    '';
 
};
 
</syntaxhighlight>
 
 
 
== No HDMI audio by default ==
 
 
 
After enabling ALSA you should see a sound card named "ODROID-HC4". Audio is not correctly routed by default so you might need to open alsa-mixer and change:
 
* <code>FRDDR_A SINK 1 SEL</code> to <code>OUT 1</code>
 
* <code>FRDDR_A SRC 1 EN</code> to on
 
* <code>TDMOUT_B SRC SEL</code> to <code>IN 0</code>
 
* <code>TOHDMITX</code> to on
 
* <code>TOHDMITX I2S SRC</code> to <code>I2S B</code>
 
 
 
After these changes, <code>speaker-test -c 2</code> should output white noise.
 
 
 
== Resources ==
 
 
 
* [https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-hc4/ Official product page]
 
* [https://github.com/considerate/nixos-odroidhc4/ NixOS configuration for the ODROID HC4 microcomputer by considerate]
 
* [https://www.armbian.com/odroid-hc4/ Armbian Odroid HC4]
 
* [https://u-boot.readthedocs.io/en/latest/board/amlogic/odroid-c4.html U-Boot for Odroid C4 documentation]
 

Latest revision as of 11:04, 6 April 2024

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— samueldr, Lead of NixOS on ARM.