Hi help me please to find firmware for laptop, I Flashed ubuntu-24.04-preinstalled-desktop-arm64-coolpi-0926.img from google and it does not boot.

@Momo-0 said in Cool Pi Cm5-Laptop Linux Quick Start Guide:

@mainbord for me currently only the Debian image works

Thanks, 11 debian booted. Because this is an old image.

@mainbord
I boot from ubuntu 24.04 hdmi and usb 2.0 works. Usbc wi-fi and lcd do not work. This image not for laptop. Latest kernel source not for laptop too.

Armbian (Ubuntu) fully works from source code.
Vendor Kernel with some fixes;

I use amd laptop to build image;

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

install docker

download and apply git patch (genbook, sound, touchpad and battery patch)
genbook,_sound,_touchpad_and_battery_patch.patch

then compile
./compile.sh build BOARD=coolpi-genbook BRANCH=vendor 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

and flash img

wireless, usb-c, touchpad, sound, hdmi, display, battery works

It's a second life
Linux coolpi-genbook 6.1.115-vendor-rk35xx #1 SMP Wed Jul 15 20:32:36 UTC 2026 aarch64 GNU/Linux

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

Looking for ways to fix these problems

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

Looking for ways to fix these problems

@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
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

Armbian (Ubuntu) fully works from source code.
Vendor Kernel with some fixes;

I use amd laptop to build image;

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

install docker

download and apply git patch (genbook, sound, touchpad and battery patch)
genbook,_sound,_touchpad_and_battery_patch.patch

then compile
./compile.sh build BOARD=coolpi-genbook BRANCH=vendor 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

and flash img

wireless, usb-c, touchpad, sound, hdmi, display, battery works

It's a second life
Linux coolpi-genbook 6.1.115-vendor-rk35xx #1 SMP Wed Jul 15 20:32:36 UTC 2026 aarch64 GNU/Linux

@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
I did it

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

Tyied it
https://github.com/armbian/build/pull/8275
from usb and from nand it does not boot.

@george said in Cool Pi Cm5-Laptop Linux Quick Start Guide:

Use the following command to generate a deb file and then install it.

It was hard. Now it works but without wi-fi and sound

How to install mainline kernel 6.18?

@mainbord
I boot from ubuntu 24.04 hdmi and usb 2.0 works. Usbc wi-fi and lcd do not work. This image not for laptop. Latest kernel source not for laptop too.

@Momo-0 said in Cool Pi Cm5-Laptop Linux Quick Start Guide:

@mainbord for me currently only the Debian image works

Thanks, 11 debian booted. Because this is an old image.