Nano Pi M4 (2 GB)

Minimal, pure and up-to-date vanilla Debian/Ubuntu Linux SD card image for Nano Pi M4 (2 GB).


Board name
Nano Pi M4 (2 GB)
Board maker
FriendlyElec
SoC
Rockchip RK3399
CPU
ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)

Install instructions

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).

wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER1.bin.gz
wget https://dl.sd-card-images.johang.se/PLACEHOLDER2.bin.gz
zcat boot.bin.gz debian.bin.gz > sd-card.img
dd if=sd-card.img of=/dev/sdXXX # ...where /dev/sdXXX is your SD card

When the dd command is done, put the SD card in your board and power it on. The board will boot up and assign itself an IP address using DHCP. The last part of the Debian/Ubuntu image filename is the default root password ("PLACEHOLDER" for this image).


Downloads for Nano Pi M4 (2 GB)

Downloads relevant to Nano Pi M4 (2 GB).
File Description Build date Size
PLACEHOLDER Boot image U-Boot PLACEHOLDER TF-A PLACEHOLDER RPi boot FW PLACEHOLDER AML boot FW PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Debian oldstable/11.11 ("bullseye") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Debian stable/12.8 ("bookworm") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Debian testing ("trixie") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Debian unstable ("sid") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Debian experimental ("rc-buggy") image Experimental Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ("focal") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ("jammy") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ("noble") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Ubuntu 24.10 ("oracular") image Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER
PLACEHOLDER Ubuntu 25.04 ("plucky") image Experimental Kernel PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER PLACEHOLDER

Boards by FriendlyElec

Boards made by FriendlyElec.
Board Board maker SoC CPU
Nano Pi M4 (2 GB) FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi A64 FriendlyElec Allwinner A64 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi K2 FriendlyElec Amlogic S905 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi M1 FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi M1+ FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi M4 FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi M4 B FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi Neo FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi Neo Air FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)
Nano Pi Neo Plus2 FriendlyElec Allwinner H5 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi Neo2 FriendlyElec Allwinner H5 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi Neo4 FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi R1S FriendlyElec Allwinner H5 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi R2C FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3328 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi R2S FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3328 ARM Cortex A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi R4S FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi R5C FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
Nano Pi R5S FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
Nano Pi R6C FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3588 ARM Cortex A76/A55 (armv8)
Nano Pi R6S FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3588 ARM Cortex A76/A55 (armv8)
NanoPC-T4 FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
NanoPC-T6 FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3588 ARM Cortex A76/A55 (armv8)
Zero Pi FriendlyElec Allwinner H3 ARM Cortex A7 (armv7)

Boards with Rockchip RK3399

Boards with Rockchip RK3399 SoC.
Board Board maker SoC CPU
Nano Pi M4 (2 GB) FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Edge Khadas Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Edge V Khadas Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Ficus 96boards Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Firefly-RK3399 Firefly Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Leez P720 Lenovo Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi M4 FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi M4 B FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi Neo4 FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Nano Pi R4S FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
NanoPC-T4 FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Orange Pi rk3399 Xunlong Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Pinebook Pro Pine64 Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
RK3399 EVB Rockchip Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
ROC-RK3399-PC Firefly Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
ROCK Pi 4 model B Radxa Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
ROCK Pi 4 model C Radxa Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
ROCK Pi 4 model C plus Radxa Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
ROCK Pi 4 SE Radxa Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
Rock960 96boards Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)
ROCKPro64 Pine64 Rockchip RK3399 ARM Cortex A72/A53 (armv8)