03-18-2022, 02:31 PM
(03-12-2022, 10:05 AM)Airdale Wrote: ...
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Tow-boot vs u-boot?
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I have played a lot with Tow-boot and dual booting. I really do not think there is much point for a single use OS - indeed it adds a 10 second delay to the boot (I presume to display an options menu if you have a console attached) which is a PITA. So my 6p - do not rush to Tow-boot.
(03-12-2022, 10:05 AM)Airdale Wrote: ...
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Best distro to get started with at the moment
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Mobian. Closely followed by arch. Put either on an SDcard, overwrite the boot code on the eMMC and enjoy. Note that, at present, resume will NOT work for an OS installed on the eMMC (whatever I do to Tow-boot or u-boot) so stick to SDcard if you need battery life.
- ROCKPro64 v2.1 2GB, 16Gb eMMC for rootfs, SX8200Pro 512GB NVMe for /home, HDMI video & sound, Bluetooth keyboard & mouse. Arch (6.2 kernel, Openbox desktop) for general purpose daily PC.
- PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition, daily driver, rk2aw & U-boot on SPI, Arch/SXMO & Arch/phosh on eMMC
- PinePhone BraveHeart now v1.2b 3/32Gb, Tow-boot with Arch/SXMO on eMMC