Does ROC-RK3399-PC require an RTC battery to work?
So I just got my ROC-RK3399-PC in the mail. I was really excited to play with it but unfortunately, I couldn't turn it on by connecting the usb-c port to power in its front/back and then pressing the front switch.
Also what is the model of the battery? The pictures I see online are really blurry to work out (or missing) and I don't see any docs for the Renegade Elite yet.
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Same problem. A little getting started documentation would be a great help!
Please let us know at least the battery type!
I also cannot get my device to power on, no matter what i try.
I don't think the device requires an RTC clock battery to boot.
I got an LR1130 battery for mine, but it's too small and too fat, so the correct battery size is probably a CR1216.
At this point i think i probably just have a dead board.
No it should not. The RTC is only used for time keeping. You do need a USB Type C PD power supply though and a proper MicroSD card. We are awaiting instructions from the Firefly team for images.
@loverpi, please could you confirm the battery type....
Tkanks
I am also having a problem and cant get my device to power on.
Just got it in the mail today. I found a linux image that looks like it was for the old renegade, flashed it onto a SD card using etcher and then plugged everything in.
I'm using a LG cellphone USB-C charger (I also tried my nintendo switch USB C AC adapter) I get no response from the unit. Do I need to add the battery?
Renegade images will definitely not work for Renegade Elite.
Battery is a CR1220.
I booted UBUNTU from :-https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yLZsDDjpckgTdqTpgCQiZFCmj-DUbbwb
I am using a 45W USB C PSU.
This worked for me. So it seems you need the image with the built in firmware from Firefly to even get the LEDs to light up when you power the device.
I thought this board was supposed to have "UEFI-capable GUI bootloader"?
Seems kinda sketchy to do that, but it is what it is. Now all of us have to go out and buy a separate usbc charger for this if we didn't already have one. In my case, I have plenty, just none that are 45w capable. Now I have yet another weak usbc charger.
The board never consumes more than 20W. You need a 30W PD charger at minimum and the one included in the crowdfunding bundle is tested to perform the best and most reliably. There's a lot of PD chargers that are garbage as well with unstable voltage output.