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BPI-R4 build instruction 

Controller build steps

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1. repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -b kirkstone -m rdkb-bpi-extsrc.xml

2.repo sync -j`nproc` --no-clone-bundle

#CP the below change in meta-cmf-bananapi
https://github.com/rdkcentral/meta-cmf-bananapi/pull/293
 

#with EasyMesh 
3.MACHINE=bananapi4-rdk-broadband KERNEL_TYPE=kernel6-6 FEATURE_TYPE=EasyMesh source meta-cmf-bananapi/setup-environment-refboard-rdkb
#without Easymesh
3.MACHINE=bananapi4-rdk-broadband KERNEL_TYPE=kernel6-6 source meta-cmf-bananapi/setup-environment-refboard-rdkb
 
4.bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-image

Extender build steps

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repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/manifests -b kirkstone -m rdkb-bpi-ap-extsrc.xml
repo sync -j4 --no-clone-bundle
 
#Default build with AL_SAP
MACHINE=bananapi4-rdk-broadband-ap-extender KERNEL_TYPE=kernel6-6 source meta-cmf-bananapi/setup-environment-refboard-rdkb

bitbake rdk-generic-ap-extender-image

Bootloader steps

#to download the bl2.img, bl2_B.img, fip.bin and fip_B.bin, please use below command
wget  https://artifactory.rdkcentral.com/artifactory/RDKB-Platform/BPI-R4/uboot-2025.01/bpi-r4_sdmmc_bl2_B_6-6.img  https://artifactory.rdkcentral.com/artifactory/RDKB-Platform/BPI-R4/uboot-2025.01/bpi-r4_sdmmc_fip_B_6-6.bin https://artifactory.rdkcentral.com/artifactory/RDKB-Platform/BPI-R4/uboot-2025.01/bpi-r4_sdmmc_bl2_6-6.img  https://artifactory.rdkcentral.com/artifactory/RDKB-Platform/BPI-R4/uboot-2025.01/bpi-r4_sdmmc_fip_6-6.bin
# If you don't have access to above resources, 
# Please follow instruction in https://wiki.rdkcentral.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=354648448#SDMonoliticimagebuildandflashingstepsforBPIR4.-Buildingbl2.imgandfip.binincaseofnothavingaccesstoartifactoryrepository to build bl2 and fip binaries yourselves 

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Flashing instructions(SD card)

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