Indiedroid-nova Ubuntu Image Instructions to Activate Graphics

indiedroid-nova_instructions.md

Indiedroid Nova Ubuntu Image

This image is a very minimal Ubuntu Jammy configuration that will probably require you to add software based on your needs. It should provide a good starting point for any use case needed.

https://static.st5ve.com/debian-image-builder/rk3588s-9tripod-linux-ubuntu-jammy-5.10.110-arm64-ext4-2023-02-23-1821.img.xz

Acknowledgements

• c0rnelius and Tenkawa at https://github.com/pyavitz/debian-image-builder for the image building tool.
• Armbian team https://www.armbian.com/ for kernel patches and graphics packages.

First Boot

• Login and password are: ubuntu/ubuntu
• Run the menu-config program to setup networking, locales, etc.

Instructions to Acvtivate Graphics

sudo apt install software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:liujianfeng1994/panfork-mesa
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:liujianfeng1994/rockchip-multimedia
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo apt install mali-g610-firmware rockchip-multimedia-config
sudo reboot

A minimal desktop: Sway

You will likely need to add packages beyond this to get the software you want.

sudo apt install sway
sway

Install Full Gnome

sudo apt install gnome-desktop