@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ We typically order Rock 5B boards from Aliexpress and it takes around 3 weeks un
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5352{{< details "Q: How can I use more than 4GB of RAM on the Rock 5B?" >}}
5453_ August 2025_
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@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ Some pointers to change this:
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65- {{< details "Q: I want to boot from SDMMC instead of eMMC" >}}
64+ {{< details "Q: I want to boot from SDMMC instead of eMMC" >}}
6665_ October 2025_
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6867We recommend booting from eMMC. Compatible eMMC chips cost around 10 USD:
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7675To fix this, you either:
7776- boot from eMMC
7877- or rebuild the kernel with ` OPENCCA_HW_DEBUG=n ` , and if needed, adjust the kernel cmd line arguments so the rootfs is loaded from SDMMC instead.
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82- {{< details "Q: What is the MOSFET circuit used for?" >}}
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8382_ November 2025_
8483
8584I read there is a MOSFET circuit for flashing, do I need this?
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ I read there is a MOSFET circuit for flashing, do I need this?
8887> The RK3588 connects over ethernet to a
8988> flash server (Raspberry Pi). It controls a MOSFET and power circuit to
9089> flash new firmware and exposes UART access.
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9392The MOSFET circuit is not strictly necessary. You can flash the firmware
9493manually by pressing the physical button on the SoC. However, if you plan to do
@@ -101,5 +100,22 @@ You can find plenty of guides online. It is a quick job once you have the parts
101100(MOSFET, 10kΩ, 220Ω resistors) and should be doable in a few minutes of
102101soldering. A google search for "MOSFET as a switch" should give you the gist
103102what to do.
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107+ {{< details "Q: What about Support for Orange Pi 5 Plus or other RK3588 variants?" >}}
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109+ _ December 2025_
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111+ We chose the Rock 5B as the reference platform because its Linux kernel support
112+ was more up to date at the time of kickoff. Although the Orange Pi 5 Plus uses
113+ the same SoC, you will likely need to adjust MMIO offsets (either in code or the
114+ device tree) in TFA and U-Boot, and possibly find or adapt a suitable Linux
115+ kernel for better peripheral support. [ Collabora] ( https://www.collabora.com/ ) does upstream work for RK3588 in
116+ Linux, so they may have merged better support for other variants of the RK3588
117+ by now.
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119+ Feel invited to send patches to OpenCCA.
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