Boot Debian Official ISO
The O6 BIOS supports booting the official Debian ARM64 ISO, here are the instructions on how to boot the official Debian ISO image on the O6.
Getting the official Debian ARM64 ISO
Refer to the official Debian documentation: Debian ARM64 ISO
Make a USB boot disk
Use balenaEtcher to write the downloaded ISO file, e.g. debian-12.9.0-arm64-netinst.iso, to a USB flash drive. This will make the USB boot disk ready.
Hardware Connection
Follow the instructions below to make the hardware connections.
- Assemble the PCIe NVME SSD to the O6 M.2 M-Key.
- Insert the USB flash drive into the O6 Type-A 3.2 port.
- Connect the O6 to a USB keyboard and mouse, and a HDMI monitor.
- Connect the O6 Type-A port to a Type-A USB to Ethernet adapter (Internet access is required for ISO installation).
- Power up the O6, and during the boot process, when you see the Radxa logo and the progress bar, briefly press the “Esc” key on the keyboard to enter the BIOS interface.
Configure the O6 BIOS for ACPI booting
O6 BIOS defaults to Device Tree boot mode. You need to switch to ACPI boot.
In the BIOS interface, select it via keyboard:
Device Manager
--> O/S Hardware Description Selection
--> O/S Hardware Description <ACPI>
Enter BIOS interface
Radxa Orion O6
CIX P1 CD8180 1.80 GHz
0.2.2-1 65536 MB RAM
Select Language <English> This selection will
take you to the Boot
> Device Manager Manager
> Boot Manager
> Boot Maintenance Manager
Continue
Reset
^v=Move Highlight <Enter>=Select Entry
Enter Device Manager
/------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| Device Manager |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
Devices List Press <Enter> to view
> System Information current system
> Platform Configuration information.
> O/S Hardware Description Selection
> Secure Boot Configuration
> Network Device List
Press ESC to exit.
/------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| |
| ^v=Move Highlight <Enter>=Select Entry Esc=Exit |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
Enter O/S Hardware Description Selection
/------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| O/S Hardware Description Selection |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
O/S Hardware Description <Device Tree> Select the hardware
description that will
be exposed to the O/S.
/------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| F9=Reset to Defaults F10=Save |
| ^v=Move Highlight <Enter>=Select Entry Esc=Exit |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
Configuration changed
Change to ACPI and save.
/------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| O/S Hardware Description Selection |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
O/S Hardware Description <ACPI> Select the hardware
description that will
be exposed to the O/S.
/------------------------------------------\
| |
| Save configuration changes? |
|Press 'Y' to confirm, 'N'/'ESC' to ignore.|
| |
\------------------------------------------/
/------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| F9=Reset to Defaults F10=Save |
| ^v=Move Highlight <Enter>=Select Entry Esc=Exit |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
The O6 needs to be rebooted after the changes are made. which can be done by pressing the reset button briefly.
Install ISO image
After rebooting the O6, boot the O6 into the BIOS interface and then select the device to boot from the USB disk.
After entering the Boot Manager by keyboard selection, select the USB flash drive, UEFI aigo U330 EABF80131F85D705.
/------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| Boot Manager |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
Device Path :
Boot Manager Menu VenHw(0D51905B-B77E-45
2A-A2C0-ECA0CC8D514A,0
debian 0801D090000000000)/USB
UEFI Shell (0x1,0x0)
UEFI aigo U330 EABF80131F85D705
UEFI KINGBANK KP230 K19010J001612
Use the <^> and <v> keys to choose a boot option,
the <Enter> key to select a boot option, and the
<Esc> key to exit the Boot Manager Menu.
/------------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| |
| ^v=Move Highlight <Enter>=Select Entry Esc=Exit |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------------/
Select Graphical install and follow the prompts to install the system.
GNU GRUB version 2.06-13+deb12u1
/----------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| Install |
|*Graphical install |
| Advanced options ... |
| Accessible dark contrast installer menu ... |
| Install with speech synthesis |
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\----------------------------------------------------------------------------/
Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted.
Press enter to boot the selected OS, `e' to edit the commands
before booting or `c' for a command-line.