I know this has already been asked multiple times by others, but I just can’t get it to boot.
(Sorry for the weird links. This forum only allows 2 links for new users)
I already tried
- any and every method described in the official NixOS wiki
https://nixos.wiki/wiki/NixOS_on_ARM/Libre_Computer_ROC-RK3328-CC
- the Hydra build method of this other topic post
https://hub.libre.computer/t/how-to-install-nixos-in-each-sbc/3753
I found on the Libre.Computer forum
- I tried what this Reddit post suggested, though I did not write a package to replicate the official flashing tool
but they don’t seem to work.
I also read this topic post
https://hub.libre.computer/t/nixos-for-aml-s905x-cc-le-potato/3273
to try and figure something out, as well as this topic post
https://hub.libre.computer/t/le-potato-networking-unavilable-when-booting-in-uefi-mode/3825.
For full disclosure, this is my first SBC experience. I am not too familiar with u-boot, but I know that I have to flash the u-boot image after the OS image.
I also made a pretty detailed post over on the NixOS forum explaining my attempts before I stumbled upon the topics on the Libre.Computer forum. Then I tried basically everything I explained in the NixOS forum post again with 1. the downloaded Hydra build and 2. a self-compiled version of the Hydra build.
I have since then already realized that trying to boot from a USB stick does not work, but it doesn’t really matter since I tried everything on a SanDisk 128GB Ultra microSDXC
https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-microSDXC-Speicherkarte-Smartphones-Lesegeschwindigkeit/dp/B0B7NTY2S6
that should work with the board, as I previously got LibreELEC running on it (but only after using some patched version of u-boot specifically for this OS that I found on some Russian blog).
If anyone can help me figure this out, it would be much appreciated.