Add NPU support for NanoPC-T6 (RK3588)

[JeremyA]

I am using rk3588-sd-debian-bookworm-core-6.1-arm64-20250123.img.gz

 

It is excellent asides from lacking NPU support. Before I go down the path of learning kernel compilation and scanning poorly documented Rockchip repositories, has anyone got a current version of Armbian that includes NPU support?

 

If not, is there any good guide to using a cross-compile system and integrating third part drivers?.

 

On a slightly different topic I would prefer to not use fuse file systems and run off the NVME drive directly. Are there any resources on this?

[Werner]

Any up to date Armbian image using vendor kernel should include rknpu kernel driver oob.

Mainline npu driver is still pending. You can try to backport it. Check rockchip kernel mailing list.