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Scope of this Beta engineering release is for RDK-B community to explore and understand RDK-B running on Banana pi R4.This has MVP RDK-B stack

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Can i use this release for production - No this is just for understandingNot recommended
  • Does it cover all features - Most of the existing features are coveredYes
  • what release version i can use for deployment - 2025Q2 release is planned for deployment
  • Can i share this Beta release with my OEM's/Operators/SI's/SoC's - You are free to share
  • Can i contact rdk team if i have any queries/to give any feedback - Yes
  • Is this Beta engineering release fully tested - Yes we have done End to End testing
  • Can i use Beta release for my development/New enhancements - Yes
  • Does beta release support 6.x linux kernel,If no what is the plan - Beta release support 5.4 kernel and we are planning linux kernel 6.1 upgrade with latest mediatek release Post Beta release
  • Does beta release support EasyMesh/Wi-Fi 7 - No,We plan Post beta release

Build instructions

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    repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/reference/manifests -m bpi4_tags/rdkb-bpi-extsrc-2025Q1.xml -b master
repo sync -j`nproc` --no-clone-bundle
MACHINE=bananapi4-rdk-broadband source meta-cmf-bananapi/setup-environment-refboard-rdkb
bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-image

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Step 1: Power on the BPi board
Step 2:You will see U-Boot Boot Menu procedure (ie, startup system, upgarde firmware, ...)
Step 3:Select the second option upgrade firmware -> Run image after upgrading? (Y/n): Y
Step 4:Next on Available load methods select 0 which is TFTP client.
Step 5:Setup device network
       Input U-Boot's IP address: (same network as tftp server, eg:192.168.2.1)
       Input TFTP server's IP address: (tftp server IP address)
       Input IP netmask: 255.255.255.0
       Input file name: rdk-generic-broadband-image-bananapi4-rdk-broadband-sysupgrade.bin (BPI image in bin format)
Step 6:Then enter, image will be downloaded from tftp server to BPI and will start flashing the image to BPI device if success.


Boot mode

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