Raspberry Pi build using public user credentials

Credential configuration

Note: it is also recommended to put credentials in .netrc when interacting with the repo. (Here in login we need to give public user id which created to login code.rdkcentral.com)

A sample .netrc file is illustrated below

Downloading Source Code & building

Downloading Source Code

Following commands fetch the source code using repo tool

$ mkdir <Directory-Name> && cd <Directory-Name>

Please use the following repo init command

Building

The above step configures and sets up your directory to start an appropriate build.  And bitbake  <image-name> is used to initiate the build 

On Successful build, the ROOTFS (in vmdk format) would be available at the following reference location based on the build type :

build-raspberrypi4-64-rdk-android-ipstb-oss/tmp/deploy/images/raspberrypi4-64-rdk-android-ipstb-oss/imagename.wic.bz2

Flashing the RPI Image

The micro SD card should be formatted (FAT) before writing the RPI image to it.  The minimum SD card size that can be used is 2GB. 

Using dd on linux/macOS:

Using bmaptool:

You can also use applications like BalenaEtcher to flash a micro SD card with the RPI image.