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It was bettere before. Now the OP4 doesn't boot. I'm out of office today, I was connected via VPN to my office LAN. I can't access via serial cable today, I will try in the next days and I will update you to understand what blocked the boot.

I'm sorry. I forgot to mention that I always use Balena Etcher to flash. My dmesg is full of error like this: [ 48.904930] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac43456-sdio for chip BCM4345/9 [ 48.905770] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_process_clm_blob: no clm_blob available (err=-2), device may have limited channels available [ 48.907335] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Firmware: BCM4345/9 wl0: Jun 16 2017 12:38:26 version 7.45.96.2 (66c4e21@sh-git) (r) FWID 01-1813af84 [ 80.392412] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 113.675795] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: [drm:cdn_dp_pd_event_work [rockchipdrm]] *ERROR* Timed out trying to load firmware [ 113.676809] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 114.699885] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 116.716096] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 120.844514] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 129.037352] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 145.163122] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 179.207711] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: [drm:cdn_dp_pd_event_work [rockchipdrm]] *ERROR* Timed out trying to load firmware I had not errors during the emmc installation. I will retry in the next days.

I used two brand new micro SD card, one Samsung EVO Plus red 64 GB and one Lexar 633x 64 GB. All the two cards works with Orange Pi Ubuntu not with Armbian Ubuntu. With armbian my OPi4 works only via serial cable not via HDMI. ------ I add a new information: I installed Armbian on my eMMC but the no-HDMI-output problem persists.

The OPi 4B is the model with the NPU. I have the 4 "standard" without NPU.

What I can't underestand is why the OPi4 is so different from OPi4B with the HDMI output.

20.02.3 Minimal FIRST BOOT Starting kernel ... [ 50.756866] OF: graph: no port node found in /syscon@ff770000/usb2-phy@e450/otg-port [ 50.909813] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac43456-sdio for chip BCM4345/9 [ 51.041122] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac43456-sdio for chip BCM4345/9 [ 51.041941] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_process_clm_blob: no clm_blob available (err=-2), device may have limited channels available [ 51.043580] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Firmware: BCM4345/9 wl0: Jun 16 2017 12:38:26 version 7.45.96.2 (66c4e21@sh-git) (r) FWID 01-1813af84 [ 115.722080] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: [drm:cdn_dp_pd_event_work [rockchipdrm]] *ERROR* Timed out trying to load firmware [ 181.258121] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: [drm:cdn_dp_pd_event_work [rockchipdrm]] *ERROR* Timed out trying to load firmware root@orangepi4:~# dmesg | grep gpu [ 50.746384] panfrost ff9a0000.gpu: clock rate = 500000000 [ 50.746709] panfrost ff9a0000.gpu: mali-t860 id 0x860 major 0x2 minor 0x0 status 0x0 [ 50.746718] panfrost ff9a0000.gpu: features: 00000000,100e77bf, issues: 00000000,24040400 [ 50.746724] panfrost ff9a0000.gpu: Features: L2:0x07120206 Shader:0x00000000 Tiler:0x00000809 Mem:0x1 MMU:0x00002830 AS:0xff JS:0x7 [ 50.746728] panfrost ff9a0000.gpu: shader_present=0xf l2_present=0x1 [ 50.757904] [drm] Initialized panfrost 1.1.0 20180908 for ff9a0000.gpu on minor 0 root@orangepi4:~# dmesg | grep hdmi [ 50.790266] dwhdmi-rockchip ff940000.hdmi: Detected HDMI TX controller v2.11a with HDCP (DWC HDMI 2.0 TX PHY) [ 50.792569] rockchip-drm display-subsystem: bound ff940000.hdmi (ops dw_hdmi_rockchip_ops [rockchipdrm]) root@orangepi4:~# dmesg | grep mali [ 50.746709] panfrost ff9a0000.gpu: mali-t860 id 0x860 major 0x2 minor 0x0 status 0x0 root@orangepi4:~# dmesg | grep error [ 47.938228] rockchip-pcie: probe of f8000000.pcie failed with error -110 [ 50.149525] EXT4-fs (mmcblk1p1): re-mounted. Opts: commit=600,errors=remount-ro [ 50.789407] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 50.933712] brcmfmac mmc0:0001:1: Direct firmware load for brcm/brcmfmac43456-sdio.rockchip,rk3399.txt failed with error -2 [ 51.818214] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 53.834085] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 57.866081] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 66.058078] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 82.186080] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 115.723051] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 116.746078] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 118.762110] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 122.890114] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 131.082128] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 [ 147.210134] cdn-dp fec00000.dp: Direct firmware load for rockchip/dptx.bin failed with error -2 I verified that now in one monitor I have signal but with lines on screen. OPi doesn't work with Nexdock. I tried different power adapter, also a 60W PD USB-C but the problem is the same.

With 20.02.3 "desktop" I got this errors: ON BOOT [ 10.656436] rockchip-dmc dmc: Get wrong frequency, Request 400000000, Current 856000000 [ 10.690946] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Failed to get pvtm [ 10.700176] ERROR: Bad of_node_put() on /gpu@ff9a0000 [ 10.708417] rockchip-dmc dmc: Get wrong frequency, Request 800000000, Current 856000000 root@orangepi4:~# dmesg | grep mali [ 10.684927] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Looking up mali-supply from device tree [ 10.686316] mali ff9a0000.gpu: leakage=25 [ 10.686384] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Looking up mali-supply from device tree [ 10.690946] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Failed to get pvtm [ 10.692457] mali ff9a0000.gpu: avs=0 [ 10.699567] mali ff9a0000.gpu: GPU identified as 0x0860 r2p0 status 0 [ 10.699736] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Protected mode not available [ 10.700122] mali ff9a0000.gpu: l=0 h=2147483647 hyst=5000 l_limit=0 h_limit=0 [ 10.701569] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Using configured power model mali-simple-power-model, and fallback mali-simple-power-model [ 10.701694] I : [File] : drivers/gpu/arm/midgard/backend/gpu/mali_kbase_devfreq.c; [Line] : 423; [Func] : kbase_devfreq_init(); success initing power_model_simple. [ 10.703169] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Probed as mali0 root@orangepi4:~# dmesg | grep gpu [ 2.675412] vdd_gpu: 712 <--> 1500 mV at 1000 mV [ 3.457964] rockchip-pm-domain ff310000.power-management:power-controller: Looking up pd_gpu-supply from device tree [ 3.457968] rockchip-pm-domain ff310000.power-management:power-controller: Looking up pd_gpu-supply property in node /power-management@ff310000/power-controller failed [ 10.684927] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Looking up mali-supply from device tree [ 10.686316] mali ff9a0000.gpu: leakage=25 [ 10.686384] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Looking up mali-supply from device tree [ 10.686413] vdd_gpu: could not add device link ff9a0000.gpu err -17 [ 10.686422] vdd_gpu: Failed to create debugfs directory [ 10.690946] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Failed to get pvtm [ 10.692457] mali ff9a0000.gpu: avs=0 [ 10.699567] mali ff9a0000.gpu: GPU identified as 0x0860 r2p0 status 0 [ 10.699736] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Protected mode not available [ 10.700122] mali ff9a0000.gpu: l=0 h=2147483647 hyst=5000 l_limit=0 h_limit=0 [ 10.700176] ERROR: Bad of_node_put() on /gpu@ff9a0000 [ 10.701569] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Using configured power model mali-simple-power-model, and fallback mali-simple-power-model [ 10.701694] I : [File] : drivers/gpu/arm/midgard/backend/gpu/mali_kbase_devfreq.c; [Line] : 423; [Func] : kbase_devfreq_init(); success initing power_model_simple. [ 10.703169] mali ff9a0000.gpu: Probed as mali0 I will retry with minimal.

Hi all, finally I'm inside my Orange Pi 4 with Armbian 20.02.3 with the serial cable. Where I can find errors about HDMI out to help developers?

Yes, but I have no problem with official Orange Pi Ubuntu (from a different microSD card, I erased the eMMC). I tried with four Samsung monitors (24" and 27" inch) and with my NexDock without success. Today Amazon will deliver my USB Serial Cable, so I will try to understand where is the problem with my HDMI output from the console.

Yes. The green led blinks.

Hi Martin, I tried with 0218 and 0229 versions anfter cleaning my eMMC but I have the old problem: no HDMI output. I ordered today the serial debug cable waiting for the HDMI output support, I would like to use my OPi4 with my Nexdock in the future Thank you.

But I don't understand why if i use the Orange Pi Ubuntu microSD the priority became the microSD. I don't have a serial cable to test. Do you suggest to clean the eMMC before I launch the Armbian microSD?

Hi martin, Actually I have two Lexar 633x 128 GB microSD, one with Orange Pi Ubuntu (upgraded via Ubuntu Ports repository for fun to Focal 20.04 alpha/beta) and one that I use for Armbian. In the eMMC I installed a standard not configured Orange Pi Ubuntu 18.04. If I use the Orange Pi Ubuntu microSD the OPi4 boots the microSD. If i use the Armbian Ubuntu microSD the OPi4 boots the eMMC. With the previous version the OPi4 recognized the microSD but I had no video output over HDMI. I tried different times and I downloaded the last ISO two times. I'm not very lucky with OPi4 and Armbian this time

Hi all, the last build doesn't boot on Orange Pi 4 "base". My board ignores the microSD card.

Thank you @Igor but it seems that don't want to boot. I see only a red light on the board and after 20 minutes I removed the power cable and the microSD card (32 GB) and on my PC the size of the partition remains ~4 GB (it has not been resized). I think there somethink wrong with no NPU models but I can't see the error on my screen to understand. Thank you for your great work.