Has anyone done some testing regarding how well a RockPro64 works as a Plex Media Server?

Direct Streaming media shouldn't be a problem of course. But how about those instance when the server would have to transcode a video or audio stream?

In my setup most of my streaming would be done locally over the network to clients without the need of any transcoding. I'd only need power to transcode one video/audio stream at a time, for the few occasions when I'm not at home.

I'm curious about the "Metal Desktop/NAS Casing" available through the store.

I'm currently planing to setup a quiet, power efficient NAS/Plex Media Server. However, since I'm very sensitive about noise, I'm wondering if you'd absolutely need the additional case fan to safely operate the case.

For my build, the OS and database would run from the emmc, while the media storage would be stored on a 2,5" HDD. 

This hard-drive would only need to spin up for the few instances when someone is actually accessing a file from the NAS. The rest of the time the HDD could remain in standby and not produce any heat.

As a bonus, I'd also love to add a second 2,5" or 3,5" HDD to the case. This HDD would only be used as a backup for the first drive. The drive would only be used once a week when an automatic backup is written from disk one to disk two.

Has anyone done some thermal testing for the case without a case-fan?

Here are instructions to install OpenBSD on the RockPro64.
I take no credit for this work - just relaying it on the forum.

I was wondering if anyone has data on temperature differences between the different heatsink options available?

Does someone make a small screen for the RockPro94 that is linux capable without any major tinkering or tech wizardry? (My linux skills can be described as fairly basic at best, and rusty at that)

I'd love to be able to mount a small screen directly on the NAS enclosure if i do end up pulling the trigger on it in future, both to save me having to plug an external monitor into it, and for nearpointless coolness factor.

I think the GPU is capable of running Vulkan but I was wondering if the RockPro64 does have drivers for it and is capable of running applications that use it. As well as what extensions are supported, specifically if the swapchain is extension supported as well: VK_KHR_swapchain.

This may be a too general question, but what additional font package(s) must be installed in order for Firefox to display the CJK characters properly in web pages? Not that I can read them, but I prefer to see the real symbols instead of rectangles

P.S. I found the answer here.

This explains how to connect a serial console to the ROCKPro64. In this example I'm using the console sold by the Pine64 folks, but probably works for other serial consoles as well.

Parts/software needed
1) ROCKPro64 (I'm using the Rockpro64_V2.1 2018-06-06, 2GB version)
2) Serial console (I'm using a CH340G chipset based console, the one from Pine64)
3) Three F/F jumper wires (4 are included in the serial console from Pine64 and are 15 cm long)
4) Screen, Minicom or Picocom installed on a Linux distro

Steps

Connect the serial console to the PI-2-bus on the ROCKPro64

1. Set the yellow jumper on the serial console to 3V3 (see the picture below)
   
2. Connect a F/F jumper cable to the ground (GND) on the serial console and the other end to pin#6 of the PI-2-bus (black cable in the picture)
   
3. Connect a F/F jumper cable to RTX on the serial console and the other end to pin#8 of the PI-2-bus (brown cable in the picture)
   
4. Connect a F/F jumper cable to TXD on the serial console and DO NOT connect it to the ROCKPro64 (I'll explain below)
   

My Pinebook has been working nicely but a few days ago, several keys started generating spurious characters.  I don't know of anything that triggered it.

The misbehaving keys have changed over time and are currently (using a Dvorak layout): 'x' (keycode 56) generates a spurious 'w' (keycode 59), 'm' (keycgode 58) generates a spurious 's' (keycode 47) and space (keycode 65) generates a spurious 'z' (keycode 61).  In all cases, the autorepeat repeats only the second (spurious) character.

I've tried multiple reboots and power cycles (including disconnecting the battery to force a hard power power cycle) to no avail.  Has anyone else seen anything like this or have any suggestions for what to try.

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