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• Can i use this release for production - Yes.The only feature missing is Firmware upgrade.you can make it as an addon
• Does it cover all features - Yes
• Can i share this release with my OEM's/Operators/SI's/SoC's - You are free to share
• Can i contact RDKM team if i have any queries/to give any feedback - Yes
• Is this release fully tested - Yes we have done End to End testing
• Can i use release for my development/New enhancements - Yes
• Does 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 upcoming mediatek BSP release
• Does release support EasyMesh/Wi-Fi 7 - No,We plan Post beta release
• Can i expand RAM in BPI R4 - You have to do it on Hand,Please refer here https://forum.banana-pi.org/t/bpi-r4-successfully-upgraded-8gb-ram-on-bpi-r4/17882/5

Build instructions

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NAND Build 

repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/rdkcmf/manifests -b rdkb-2025q1-kirkstone -m rdkb-bpi-extsrc.xml
repo sync -j`nproc` --no-clone-bundle
MACHINE=bananapi4-rdk-broadband BPI_IMG_TYPE=nand source meta-cmf-bananapi/setup-environment-refboard-rdkb
bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-image

SD Build

repo init -u https://code.rdkcentral.com/r/rdkcmf/manifests -b rdkb-2025q1-kirkstone -m rdkb-bpi-extsrc.xml
repo sync -j`nproc` --no-clone-bundle
MACHINE=bananapi4-rdk-broadband source meta-cmf-bananapi/setup-environment-refboard-rdkb
bitbake rdk-generic-broadband-image

NOTE: Prerequisite for SDCard build

• Please download the binaries from https://artifactory.rdkcentral.com/artifactory/RDKB-Platform/BPI-R4/uboot-2024.04/bpi-r4_sdmmc_bl2.img and https://artifactory.rdkcentral.com/artifactory/RDKB-Platform/BPI-R4/uboot-2024.04/bpi-r4_sdmmc_fip.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.
• Place those binaries under ${_TOPDIR}/downloads/

Flashing instructions(NAND flash)

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• Version

  • Kirkstone(Yocto 4.0)

• SoC meta layers

  • meta-filogic
  • meta-cmf-filogic

• RDK meta layers

  • meta-cmf-bananapi
    • https://github.com/GitHub - rdkcentral/meta-cmf-bananapi /tree/Betaat rdkb-2025q1-kirkstone

Kernel & user space

• Kernel 5.4 
• Full 64bit (User space and kernel space)

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Validation  Status

Sanity Status 

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• Can be provided to RDK-B Licenses on demand

Test results reference

• View file
  name Minimal-Functionality-for-BPI-R4-64bit-rdkb-2025Q1-kirkstone-6Mar.docx height 250

  TBD

Additional info

• As of now Bluetooth/BlueZ is not supported in Beta release.in case if some organization need.pls add this code manually -Bluetooth support in Banana Pi R4(Reference) - Generic Module

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• Please reachout to support@rdkcentral.com

References

• https://docs.banana-pi.org/en/BPI-R4/BananaPi_BPI-R4