Nano Pi R5C

Minimal, pure and up-to-date vanilla Debian/Ubuntu Linux SD card image for Nano Pi R5C.


Board name
Nano Pi R5C
Board maker
FriendlyElec
SoC
Rockchip RK3568
CPU
ARM Cortex A55 (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 R5C

Downloads relevant to Nano Pi R5C.
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 R5C FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (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 (2 GB) 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 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 RK3568

Boards with Rockchip RK3568 SoC.
Board Board maker SoC CPU
Nano Pi R5C FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
Banana Pi BPI-R2 Pro Sinovoip Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
E25 Radxa Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
LubanCat 2 EmbedFire Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
Nano Pi R5S FriendlyElec Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
ODROID M1 Hardkernel Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
RK3568 EVB Rockchip Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
ROCK 3A Radxa Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)
ROCK 3B Radxa Rockchip RK3568 ARM Cortex A55 (armv8)