Bianbu Banana Pi BPI-F3 Test Report

Test Environment

System Information

• System version: v3.0.1 minimal
• Download Links: https://archive.spacemit.com/image/k1/version/bianbu/v3.0.1/
• 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 (If flash to SD card)
• A USB to UART Debugger

Installation Steps

Flashing the Image (SD Card)

Please make sure to choose the file ending with .img.zip After downloading and extracting the image, use dd to flash the image to the microSD card.

unzip bianbu-25.04-minimal-k1-v3.0.1-release-20250815180414.img.zip
sudo dd if=/path/to/bianbu-25.04-minimal-k1-v3.0.1-release-20250815180414.img of=/dev/your-device bs=1M status=progress

Flashing the Image (eMMC)

Please make sure to choose the file ending without img After downloading and extracting the image, use fastboot to flash the image to the eMMC.

unzip bianbu-25.04-minimal-k1-v3.0.1-release-20250815180414.zip

Hold the left two butten while power on/RST, to enter the fastboot mode. You shall see the dfu-device in your system:

❯ sudo fastboot devices
dfu-device       DFU download

sudo fastboot stage factory/FSBL.bin
sudo fastboot continue
# Wait for 1 sec
sudo fastboot stage u-boot.itb
sudo fastboot continue
# Wait for 1 sec
sudo fastboot flash gpt partition_universal.json
sudo fastboot flash bootinfo factory/bootinfo_sd.bin
sudo fastboot flash fsbl factory/FSBL.bin
sudo fastboot flash env env.bin
sudo fastboot flash opensbi fw_dynamic.itb
sudo fastboot flash uboot u-boot.itb
sudo fastboot flash bootfs bootfs.ext4
sudo fastboot flash rootfs rootfs.ext4

Logging into the System

Logging into the system via the serial port.

Default Username: root Default Password: bianbu

Actual Results

Boot Log

Test Conclusion

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