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Star [archived] New Stable release from Ayufan (0.8.3)
Posted by: Luke - 06-28-2019, 04:49 PM - Forum: Linux on Rock64 - Replies (3)

New stable release from ayufan for the ROCK64, the ROCKPro64 and Pinebook Pro. Many new fixes and improvements for all OS images. 

Ayufan's Notes on Variants (please read carefully).

Quote:1. Desktop Use armhf variant with Ubuntu Mate as one that offers the best compatibility and performance.


Ubuntu Mate is not available for Rock64 as it is simply too slow.
To improve YouTube video playback in Chromium install h264ify plugin.
Credentials: rock64/rock64
2. Bionic / Container Linux
It has Docker Community Edition / Docker Compose / Kubernetes-admin installed for easy Containers use.
Credentials: rock64/rock64
3. OpenMediaVault
Use armhf variant as one that offers the best compatibility.
Credentials: admin/openmediavault (for Web), root/openmediavault (for Console).
To enable SSH for OMV go to Web > SSH > Permit Root Login > Save > Apply


Upgrade notes

Code:
udo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install linux-rock64-0.8 -y
sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install linux-rockpro64-0.8 -y
sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install linux-pinebookpro-0.8 -y

# Upgrade all other packages
sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y

# Remove invalid X11 config, and fix bootloaders
sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-armsoc.conf
sudo new_extlinux_boot.sh rootfs
sudo rock64_upgrade_bootloader.sh


Download Link


  Purchase Rock64 V3?
Posted by: richardk - 06-28-2019, 03:31 AM - Forum: General Discussion on ROCK64 - Replies (6)

So I've seen that some people have the V3, and I particularly desire one (or a couple) based on the RTC battery.  How does a person specifically order a Rock64 V3, and not get old V2 stock?  Thanks.


  HDMI output with Arch Linux Arm
Posted by: yogo1212 - 06-27-2019, 06:00 PM - Forum: Linux on Rock64 - Replies (2)

Hi :-)

I've been waiting for the latest official kernel additions concerning the rockchip's graphic support.
lima is now a part of the kernel and mesa.

Sadly, I'm not able to test any of that using the latest Arch Linux for Arm release because there is simply no output via HDMI.

There's a framebuffer in /dev but I haven't found a way to make use of it.
I can understand there's no console output, so i installed xorg-server and the fbdev support.

Still no image :-(

What am I missing?

kind regards


  ARM vs x86 privacy/security?
Posted by: yangmusa - 06-27-2019, 05:57 PM - Forum: General - Replies (4)

Apologies if this has been covered before, I didn't find anything in a search..

Privacy-oriented people/groups (including EFF) have written about how Intel's Management Engine is a potential privacy/security risk. It's closed-source, runs close to the hardware, basically has access to everything on the computer. It's a prize target for hackers, and speculation has it that there might be backdoors for government agencies. AMD has a similar system, "AMD Secure Technology". 

I can't see that ARM chips contain anything similar. So, in theory, maybe ARM-based systems have a small privacy/security advantage?

(Yes, I realize that my privacy is probably far more at risk from anything I do online, regardless of hardware or operating system. But still, I'd be curious to know!)


  Major issues with 0.8.3 bionic mate and PCIe
Posted by: TheSupercomputer - 06-27-2019, 05:27 PM - Forum: Linux on RockPro64 - Replies (2)

I say hi to the community and want to start directly with the issues I have and could not solve myself.

If I try 0.8.3 bionic mate armhf from the newest as stable declared release from the ayufan repo the board will not boot.
The image was flashed with the newest etcher version on an 64GB emmc module.
If I install the version that's linked from the pine64 webpage (0.7.9 aarch) and manually upgrade to 0.8.3 (I know it's an aarch install instead of an armhf then) the board will boot, but both indication LEDs are on. (The white that's usually on and the red in addition)
Surprisingly video playback runs as smooth as never seen before on this board, YouTube runs, Twitch streams do not crash the whole browser but run also smooth but the sound sounds like some old cassettes that was played very often. (Sound through HDMI)

Usage of the PCIe Card with the SATA Ports directly from Pine64 doesn't work, the board won't even boot with it installed in the slot.
This PCIe problem is know for me since month and I hoped it will be fixed now.

I'm now at that point, to ask for any help. Board revision is 2.1 with 4GB now overclocking or some crude experiments in the past.
All what I what is: one 2TB NAS HDD, YouTube, Netflix and Twitch playback, plus some low resource intensive task like pihole, unifi controller and so on.
In previous versions (I think it was 0.6.9 the whole time because of many little issues) I was never able to get Twitchstreams or the PCIe Card to run properly.
Even a Minecraftserver was running on this board with amazing power, so I would really like it to see the Bugs fixed since everything else runs so great on this power full board, it's even faster as my old Computer. Big Grin

I'm sorry for some bad English in this wall of text, it not my native language.
I hope for any help and will try everything that's maybe helpful. If some information is missing, pleas let me know and I will response as soon as possible.

Regard
TheSupercomputer


  Please help ROCKPro64 Review
Posted by: ameridroid - 06-27-2019, 04:33 PM - Forum: General Discussion on ROCKPRO64 - No Replies

Even though we've sold close to 1000 ROCKPro64 units, we've only had 2 people review it on ameriDroid.com, and one of them gave it a 1-star review. We'd love it if you could give your honest review of the ROCKPro64 at https://ameridroid.com/products/rockpro64 to help improve the rating and give potential customers a reliable measure of the value of the SBC.

Thanks in advance!

-Bo
ameriDroid.com


  USB device mode
Posted by: tikonen - 06-27-2019, 06:18 AM - Forum: Linux on RockPro64 - Replies (1)

Hi,

Has anybody successfully got the RockPro64 work as USB device towards the host PC? We've followed couple of instructions how to enable USB ECM gadget but so far no luck, device is not recognized by the PC.

The dts is changed to force the usb0 as peripheral


Code:
usb0 {
  status = "okay";
  ...
  dwc3@fe800000 {
      ....
      dr_mode = "peripheral";

Gadget device is correctly configured 


Code:
root@rockpro64:/sys/kernel/config/usb_gadget/g1# find .
.
./os_desc
./os_desc/qw_sign
./os_desc/b_vendor_code
./os_desc/use
./strings
./strings/0x409
./strings/0x409/serialnumber
./strings/0x409/product
./strings/0x409/manufacturer
./configs
./configs/c.1
./configs/c.1/ecm.0
./configs/c.1/strings
./configs/c.1/bmAttributes
./configs/c.1/MaxPower
./functions
./functions/ecm.0
./functions/ecm.0/ifname
./functions/ecm.0/qmult
./functions/ecm.0/host_addr
./functions/ecm.0/dev_addr
./UDC
./bcdUSB
./bcdDevice
./idProduct
./idVendor
./bMaxPacketSize0
./bDeviceProtocol
./bDeviceSubClass
./bDeviceClass
root@rockpro64:/sys/kernel/config/usb_gadget/g1# cat UDC 
fe800000.dwc3

But still no luck. 
dmesg shows this so at least something is working: 

Code:
[ 3691.636525] using random self ethernet address
[ 3691.636544] using random host ethernet address
[ 3691.651025] usb0: HOST MAC b6:35:e2:c4:92:c2
[ 3691.651096] usb0: MAC 8a:57:3c:87:d7:dd


Any suggestions what might be wrong?

Thanks!


Sad Rock64 Seafile Installation
Posted by: klaus_nase - 06-26-2019, 05:47 AM - Forum: General Discussion on ROCK64 - Replies (2)

Dear all,

currently i'm running 3 Raspberry Pi's for different tasks (ie. FHEM, VPN-Gateway, Seafile-Cloud, NAS ...). Due to the lack of USB performance i decided to buy a Rock64 to use it as NAS which works pretty good. Afterwards i thought about exchaning one of the RPI's by installing Seafile on the Rock64.

After several hours of try & error i can't get Seafile installed on the Rock64.

I tried to compile Seafile with the help of the Seafile manual but ending in a lot failures.
I tried to install an alreadys compiled version but struggeling with the mysql-configuration which is killing me.

On the Pi everything was a little bit easier. Has anybody a good and working instruction to get Seafile installed on the Rock64?
Which OS should i use to get it running? Up to now i tried bionic-minimal and armbian.

Thanks in advance for your support.


  Pinewatch ?
Posted by: Kochise - 06-26-2019, 05:47 AM - Forum: General - Replies (9)

Pinebook, Pinephone, not a Pinewatch ?

I'd gladly invest in an "open" smartwatch that might resemble the excellent NO.1 D5, simple design and great value.

https://www.smartwatchspecifications.com...e/no-1-d5/
https://www.dtone.cc/android-smart-watch/

Any plan ?


  10mm Low Profile Heatsink with Fan help please
Posted by: rapiet - 06-25-2019, 01:42 AM - Forum: Rock64 Hardware and Accessories - Replies (1)

hello everyone, i just bought a rockpro64 card with ROCKPro64 10mm Low Profile Heatsink with Fan.
I installed mrfixit debian rom desktop but the fan does not work after boot. It is well connected to the motherboard.
The systeme works well.
Is there a manipulation to start the fan ??
Thank you for answers.
Have a good day