Install Hailo-8 on Raspberry Pi 5 Running Ubuntu 24.04

1. Download and Flash Ubuntu#

Download Ubuntu 24.04 for Raspberry Pi from the Ubuntu image archive.

Scroll down to find the Preinstalled desktop image.

Ubuntu preinstalled desktop image download for Raspberry Pi Generic (64-bit ARM)

Flash the image to a microSD card or SSD using Raspberry Pi Imager or another flashing tool.

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cat /etc/os-release

Check that the output identifies Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Edit the firmware configuration file:

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sudo nano /boot/firmware/config.txt

Add the following line:

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dtparam=pciex1_gen=3

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sudo reboot

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sudo lspci -vv | grep LnkSta

Look for the following link speed and width:

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LnkSta: Speed 8GT/s, Width x1

Verify PCIe device detection:

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lspci

Example output (the PCIe address may differ):

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06:00.0 Co-processor: Hailo Technologies Ltd. Hailo-8 AI Processor

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sudo apt update
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sudo apt full-upgrade -y

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sudo apt install -y \
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    build-essential \
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    dkms \
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    linux-headers-$(uname -r)

Download the following packages from the Hailo Developer Zone:

Hailo Developer Zone software downloads with Hailo-8/8L, HailoRT, ARM64, Linux, and Python 3.12 selected

The commands below install the HailoRT runtime and PCIe driver.

From the directory containing the downloaded packages, run:

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sudo dpkg -i \
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    hailort_*.deb \
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    hailort-pcie-driver_*.deb

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sudo apt -f install

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sudo reboot

Ensure that the versions of hailort and hailort-pcie-driver match.

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hailortcli fw-control identify

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modinfo hailo_pci | grep version