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Ubuntu setup for Radxa Zero 3W
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50-cloud-init.yaml
# This file is generated from information provided by the datasource. Changes
# to it will not persist across an instance reboot. To disable cloud-init's
# network configuration capabilities, write a file
# /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/99-disable-network-config.cfg with the following:
# network: {config: disabled}
network:
ethernets:
eth0:
dhcp4: true
optional: true
version: 2
renderer: networkd
wifis:
wlan0:
dhcp4: true
optional: true
access-points:
"NETWORK-NAME":
password: "NETWORK-PASSWORD"
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README.md

I had problems with setting up an official image that I could not solve even with the support of the Radxa team.

I found unofficial Ubuntu images for Rockchip RK35XX chips, which I managed to get running. Here I describe a small guide on how I managed to do it. The biggest challenge is that I run Radxa Zero 3W in headless mode and connect only via SSH. To do this, you need to configure WiFi before the initial boot (or even after the initial boot).

(here are ArchLinux images for Rockchips)

To configure WiFi on the SBC without the ability to interact with the operating system itself, I configured the file /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml where I set the parameters of my WiFi network. Then I start SBC and monitor my network, waiting for a new device to connect. Having found the connected device, I connect to it via SSH using the default user for Ubuntu - ubuntu with the password - ubuntu.

In the end, I have a working Ubuntu on Radxa Zero 3W

$ neofetch
            .-/+oossssoo+/-.               ubuntu@ubuntu 
        `:+ssssssssssssssssss+:`           ------------- 
      -+ssssssssssssssssssyyssss+-         OS: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS aarch64 
    .ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso.       Host: Radxa ZERO 3 
   /ssssssssssshdmmNNmmyNMMMMhssssss/      Kernel: 5.10.160-rockchip 
  +ssssssssshmydMMMMMMMNddddyssssssss+     Uptime: 2 mins 
 /sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhmNMMMNhssssssss/    Packages: 703 (dpkg) 
.ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss.   Shell: bash 5.1.16 
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+   Terminal: /dev/pts/0 
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso   CPU: (4) @ 1.800GHz 
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso   Memory: 165MiB / 7686MiB 
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+
.ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss.                           
 /sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhdNMMMNhssssssss/                            
  +sssssssssdmydMMMMMMMMddddyssssssss+
   /ssssssssssshdmNNNNmyNMMMMhssssss/
    .ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso.
      -+sssssssssssssssssyyyssss+-
        `:+ssssssssssssssssss+:`
            .-/+oossssoo+/-.
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distolma commented Jul 17, 2024

@inabiyouni Hi! You're referring to the ArchLinux repo, Ubuntu's repo is here https://github.com/Joshua-Riek/ubuntu-rockchip. The latest version that supports Ubuntu 20.04 is v1.6, the author decided to drop Ubuntu 20.04 support:

I've decided to drop support of Ubuntu 20.04 in favor of Ubuntu 22.04; many drivers and packages need to be backported or fixed. So I will be focused on maintaining Ubuntu 22.04 for the time being. I may support Ubuntu 20.04 again soon when more packages are backported, or interest is expressed.

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foxjony commented Aug 30, 2024

Speed ​​test Radxa Zero 3W
radxa-build/radxa-zero3#21

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