Armbian Banana Pi BPI-F3 Test Report

Test Environment

System Information

• Download Links: https://www.armbian.com/bananapi-f3/
• Reference Installation Document: https://docs.banana-pi.org/en/BPI-F3/GettingStarted_BPI-F3

Hardware Information

• Banana Pi BPI-F3
• Power Adapter
• A microSD Card
• A USB to UART Debugger

Installation Steps

Flashing the Image (SD Card)

After downloading and extracting the image, use dd to flash the image to the microSD card.

xz -kd Armbian_community_25.2.0-trunk.337_Bananapif3_noble_current_6.6.70_minimal.img.xz
sudo dd if=/path/to/Armbian_community_25.2.0-trunk.337_Bananapif3_noble_current_6.6.70_minimal.img.xz of=/dev/your-device bs=1M status=progress

Logging into the System

Logging into the system via the serial port.

On the first boot, create a user.

Expected Results

The system should boot up normally and allow login through the onboard serial port.

Actual Results

The system booted successfully and login through the onboard serial port was also successful.

Boot Log

Screen recording (From flashing image to system login):

root@bananapif3:~# uname -a
Linux bananapif3 6.6.70-current-spacemit #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Jan  9 15:14:36 UTC 2025 riscv64 riscv64 riscv6x

root@bananapif3:~# cat /etc/os-release
PRETTY_NAME="Armbian_community 25.2.0-trunk.337 noble"
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION_ID="24.04"
VERSION="24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)"
VERSION_CODENAME=noble
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.armbian.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://forum.armbian.com"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://www.armbian.com/bugs"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.armbian.com"
UBUNTU_CODENAME=noble
LOGO="armbian-logo"
ARMBIAN_PRETTY_NAME="Armbian_community 25.2.0-trunk.337 noble"

root@bananapif3:~# cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor       : 0
hart            : 0
model name      : Spacemit(R) X60
isa             : rv64imafdcv_zicbom_zicboz_zicntr_zicond_zicsr_zifencei_zihintpause_zihpm_zfh_zfhmin_zca_zcd_zba_zt
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : spacemit,x60
mvendorid       : 0x710
marchid         : 0x8000000058000001
mimpid          : 0x1000000049772200

processor       : 1
hart            : 1
model name      : Spacemit(R) X60
isa             : rv64imafdcv_zicbom_zicboz_zicntr_zicond_zicsr_zifencei_zihintpause_zihpm_zfh_zfhmin_zca_zcd_zba_zt
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : spacemit,x60
mvendorid       : 0x710
marchid         : 0x8000000058000001
mimpid          : 0x1000000049772200

processor       : 2
hart            : 2
model name      : Spacemit(R) X60
isa             : rv64imafdcv_zicbom_zicboz_zicntr_zicond_zicsr_zifencei_zihintpause_zihpm_zfh_zfhmin_zca_zcd_zba_zt
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : spacemit,x60
mvendorid       : 0x710
marchid         : 0x8000000058000001
mimpid          : 0x1000000049772200

processor       : 3
hart            : 3
model name      : Spacemit(R) X60
isa             : rv64imafdcv_zicbom_zicboz_zicntr_zicond_zicsr_zifencei_zihintpause_zihpm_zfh_zfhmin_zca_zcd_zba_zt
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : spacemit,x60
mvendorid       : 0x710
marchid         : 0x8000000058000001
mimpid          : 0x1000000049772200

processor       : 4
hart            : 4
model name      : Spacemit(R) X60
isa             : rv64imafdcv_zicbom_zicboz_zicntr_zicond_zicsr_zifencei_zihintpause_zihpm_zfh_zfhmin_zca_zcd_zba_zt
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : spacemit,x60
mvendorid       : 0x710
marchid         : 0x8000000058000001
mimpid          : 0x1000000049772200

processor       : 5
hart            : 5
model name      : Spacemit(R) X60
isa             : rv64imafdcv_zicbom_zicboz_zicntr_zicond_zicsr_zifencei_zihintpause_zihpm_zfh_zfhmin_zca_zcd_zba_zt
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : spacemit,x60
mvendorid       : 0x710
marchid         : 0x8000000058000001
mimpid          : 0x1000000049772200

processor       : 6
hart            : 6
model name      : Spacemit(R) X60
isa             : rv64imafdcv_zicbom_zicboz_zicntr_zicond_zicsr_zifencei_zihintpause_zihpm_zfh_zfhmin_zca_zcd_zba_zt
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : spacemit,x60
mvendorid       : 0x710
marchid         : 0x8000000058000001
mimpid          : 0x1000000049772200

processor       : 7
hart            : 7
model name      : Spacemit(R) X60
isa             : rv64imafdcv_zicbom_zicboz_zicntr_zicond_zicsr_zifencei_zihintpause_zihpm_zfh_zfhmin_zca_zcd_zba_zt
mmu             : sv39
uarch           : spacemit,x60
mvendorid       : 0x710
marchid         : 0x8000000058000001
mimpid          : 0x1000000049772200

Test Criteria

Successful: The actual result matches the expected result.

Failed: The actual result does not match the expected result.

Test Conclusion

Test successful.