RDK-X5 Quick Start

System Setup

Connecting to Wi-Fi

Use the Wi-Fi management tool in the top-right of the menu bar to connect to Wi-Fi. As shown below, click the Wi-Fi name you want to connect to, then enter the Wi-Fi password in the dialog that appears.

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Enabling SSH Service

The current system version enables SSH login by default. You can use this method to enable or disable the SSH service.

Find RDK Configuration in the menu bar and click to open it. (Keep SSH service enabled.)

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Select Interface Options -> SSH, and follow the prompts to enable or disable the SSH service.

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Setting the Login Mode

The graphical desktop system supports four login modes:

  1. Enable graphical interface, auto login
  2. Enable graphical interface, manual user login
  3. Character terminal, auto login
  4. Character terminal, manual user login

Find RDK Configuration in the menu bar and click to open it. Select System Options -> Boot / Auto Login to enter the configuration screen. Choose the option according to your needs.

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Takes effect after reboot.

Setting the Chinese Locale

Find RDK Configuration in the menu bar and click to open it. Select Localisation Options -> Locale to enter the configuration.

Step 1: Select the language locales to use (multi-select). Usually selecting en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8 and zh_CN.UTF-8 UTF-8 is sufficient. Press Enter to continue.

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Step 2: Select the default locale. For a Chinese environment, choose zh_CN.UTF-8 UTF-8. Wait a moment after pressing Enter to complete the configuration.

Step 3: Reboot the board for the new configuration to take effect. sudo reboot

Tip

On boot, you will be prompted whether to update the names of several common folders in the home directory. It is recommended to select Don't ask me again / Keep Old Name, so the directory names under your working directory (Desktop, Documents, Downloads, etc.) do not change with the locale.

Setting Up a Chinese Input Method

Step 1: Find the EN input method icon on the desktop, right-click and select Preferences.

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Step 2: Click Input Method -> Add on the right -> select Chinese.

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Step 3: Select Intelligent Pinyin. You can then right-click EN in the top-right corner and select Intelligent Pinyin.

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System Flashing

Environment setup preparation:

  1. An RDK-X5 board
  2. An SD card reader
  3. A Micro SD card with at least 32GB capacity

Environment setup steps:

  1. Download the RDK-X5 image. After the download completes, extract the Ubuntu system image file (with the img suffix). Download the flashing tool Rufus. (Included in the download materials; for the latest version, get the download link from the official website, https://developer.d-robotics.cc/rdk_doc/hardware_introduction
  2. Insert the SD card into the card reader and plug the reader into the computer (ensure the computer detects the reader).
  3. Open Rufus and select the corresponding Micro SD card as the target device in the "Device" dropdown. TOOL
  4. Click the "Select" button and choose the extracted rdk-x5-ubuntu-preinstalled-desktop-arm64.img file as the flashing image.
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  1. Keep the other parameters as default, click the "Start" button, and wait for flashing to complete. After flashing, you can close Rufus and remove the card.
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  1. Insert the flashed SD card into the slot on the back of the RDK-X5, connect the display to the RDK-X5 with an HDMI cable, then power on.

On first boot, the system performs default environment configuration. This takes about 45 seconds. After configuration, the Ubuntu desktop is output to the display.

Board indicator LEDs

  • Green indicator: lit indicates normal hardware power-on.

If the board does not produce display output for an extended period (over 2 minutes) after power-on, the board has failed to boot. Use a serial cable to debug and check whether the board is normal. The normal display output is shown below:

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Remote Login

Method 1 (most practical):

Software required: MobaXterm.

Step 1: Open the RDK-X5 terminal and run ifconfig to get the current IP address.

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Step 2:

  1. Open MobaXterm, click Session, then select SSH.

  2. Enter the board IP address, e.g., 192.168.127.10.

  3. Check "specify username" and enter sunrise.

  4. Click OK, then enter the username (sunrise) and password (sunrise) to log in.

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Successful login: enter the password to log in.

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Method 2 (fastest):

Step 1: Open the RDK-X5 terminal and run ifconfig to get the current IP address.

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Step 2: Open a Windows terminal (Win+R, enter cmd), enter the SSH login command, e.g., ssh sunrise@192.168.127.10. A connection confirmation prompt appears. Enter YES, then enter the password (sunrise) to log in.

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Remote graphical method (configure as needed):

Step 1: Ensure you have established an SSH remote connection using one of the two methods above.

Step 2: Open NoMachine (download from the download resources), click Add in the top-left corner, enter the username and IP address, click Add, then follow the wizard to complete setup.

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