Cool Pi Cm5-Laptop Linux Quick Start Guide

Momo 0

@george is this true even for the community made Genbook build?

mainbord

change address 0x200000
build
burn it to emmc
profit
Linux coolpi-genbook 6.18.0-edge-rockchip64 #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Dec 1 01:42:10 MSK 2025 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux

wireless works

no sound
No usb-c

Momo 0

@mainbord too bad about the usbc and the sound, can i ask how you went about it? im not to deep into armbian.

george

@Momo-0
TYPEC is only related to DTS, and the main issue with the sound card is Tinymix configuration.

Momo 0

@georgecould you elaborate on how to build and change the Kernel from the current github repository?

george

@Momo-0

git checkout 6.1.75
./build-kernel.sh arm64

The deb file will be generated in the higher-level directory of the code and copied to the machine for installation.

mainbord

@george

Armbian use this file from linux kernel
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3588-coolpi-cm5-genbook.dts

George use this
https://github.com/coolpi-george/coolpi-kernel/blob/linux-6.1-stan-rkr5.1/arch/arm64/boot/dts/rockchip/rk3588-cpcm5-notebook-v20.dts

I found instruction how to build my own dts
https://docs.armbian.com/User-Guide_Armbian_overlays/

But i can't build even the linux kernel dts file
sudo armbian-add-overlay rk3588-coolpi-cm5-genbook.dts

Momo 0

@george on git checkout i get the error pathspec did not match any files known to git

compiling leads to error cannot stat arch/arm/amr64/boot/image

jask

@Momo-0 I just met this problem, and it was caused by previous job not finishing. https://lkml.org/lkml/2024/1/8/549, I met this problem, and swapped argument, then it compiles

Momo 0

@george can we please get a precompiled image to install that has exfat and wireguard and filesytem encryption modules built in? is there a reason the provided images dont contain these features?

Momo 0

@george which github repo is that?

Momo 0

nobody here anymore?

mainbord

@Momo-0
I compile armbian with mainline kernel linux 7.1.5 full work, patch
coolpi-genbook_7.1.5_full.patch

get source code
https://github.com/armbian/build.git

apply git patch build it and burn it
./compile.sh build BOARD=coolpi-genbook BRANCH=edge BUILD_DESKTOP=yes BUILD_MINIMAL=no DESKTOP_APPGROUPS_SELECTED='browsers chat desktop_tools editors email internet multimedia office programming remote_desktop' DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT=gnome DESKTOP_ENVIRONMENT_CONFIG_NAME=config_base DOWNLOAD_MIRROR=bfsu EXPERT=yes EXTRAWIFI=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no RELEASE=resolute BUILD_IN_DOCKER=yes

You can download it here
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkmzfyRZYfToua_4tHBk718ho_2Q-fsU/view?usp=sharing

Momo 0

@mainbord thats really cool, im definetly gonna try this, thanks, is the laptop fully funktional like that? usbs charging and all?

mainbord

@Momo-0
I tested sound, microphone, wi-fi, usb-c charging, hdmi, usb mouse and usb ethernet with usb-c, touchpad, LCD, LEDs, turn off functionality, mesa acceleration, 3d aceleration, 4k playback.
Games: 0.A.d., xonotic, Superttux kart, quake, Fheroes and other.

It's all works.

And here is full version with verndor 6.1.115 kernel
https://forum.cool-pi.com/topic/1293/armbian-ubuntu-fully-works-from-source-code

But i think mainline kernel is more interesting;

Momo 0

@mainbord i tested your version with the edge kernel and i found that the laptop doesnt turn off the display when the lid is closed, and after enabling suspend it doesnt seem to work, laptop doesnt come back from sleep, does that track with what youve seen?

mainbord

@Momo-0
Suspend, Npu, hdmi wih usb-c and sound with hdmi does not work

Looking for ways to fix these problems