Re: Installing on Rock Pi 4
Hi Nicolas,
Am 19.07.22 um 16:03 schrieb Nicolas George:
> Hi. I am trying to install Debian on a Rock Pi 4 (v1.73). It is a
> system-on-chip similar to and mostly compatible with the Raspberry Pi 4
> but with an on-board SSD.
[...]
>
> I have tried the procedure described on:
> https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bullseye/main/installer-arm64/current/images/netboot/SD-card-images/README.concatenateable_images
>
> zcat firmware.rock-pi-4-rk3399.img.gz partition.img.gz | /usr/bin/pv -s $[16777216+136822784] > /dev/mmcblk0
>
> I have checked that the SD card has a partition that can be mounted and
> looks like a Debian installer.
If this device really can boot the Debian installer, at least it's boot
system is fundamentally different to an out of the box Raspberry Pi.
As far as I know, it is only possible to use the Debian installer if you
modify the Raspberry to provide it an EFI system.
The common way to install Debian on a Raspberry Pi is using one of the
images provided at raspi.debian.net. Once you got it installed, it is a
Debian system like others using the standard repositories.
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