Hi, 
I have the pine64+ board. It has two USB ports. I need to install an extra one or two USB ports. What is the best way to do that? Is it possible to install a USB port on any of the GPIO pins?

Hi All,

I've been asked to share some pics of the m350 I use. It's a basic no frills case but does the job nicely and no need for extra power connectors as I power it using hte barrel connector on the back of the board.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mini-Box-M350-U...B005TX3LA4

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The lan is disconnected in rock64 atv 7.1 (auyfan git android-7.1-rock-64-rock64_atv-v0.3.13-r115-raw.img.gz).  Works just fine with rock64 stock android v7.1 and 8.1.  Using microSD versions for all.  Flashing back and forth and can repeat results:  atv 7.1 (lan not working) and android 7.1/8.1 (lan works just fine).  Using same DHCP settings for both.

I could have sworn atv 7.1 worked first time and stopped working after re-flashing with android 8.1.  Perhaps android 8.1 installed low level firmware that isn't compatible with atv 7.1?  Any thoughts on how to test this theory or how to re-flash low-level firmware back to factory defaults?

Thanks,
Tim

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to showcase an upcoming high quality case for the Rock64 and the future board that will be the Pine H64 B, which is shown in one of the photos.
So its not only the RockPro64 thats getting a fancy case

The case is all metal (from the looks of it powder-coated) and on the inside there is a large rail that makes contact with the SOC (possibly also RAM - need to confirm this). In result the entire case - or at the least the top half - acts as a heatsink. All the cut-outs for the I/O are there - including the IR - as well as the power and reset switches.


I'll update the thread as I know more about the case itself and its availability.

Hi,

When i add in-line neon assembly code in a C++ program, i get the error: "Unknown mnemonic".

My version of gcc is: gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 7.3.0-16ubuntu3) 7.3.0.

Someone can help me?

regards

is it going to be possible to run this off of battery power?

I am seeking bids for my Pinebook 14", 16 GB eMMC with Netrunner.  The case, keyboard and screen are in very good condition, it has easy internet connection and is generally satisfactory (Netrunner is up to date with upgrades, too).  BUT it has just lost its headphone sound (speakers are disconnected BTW).  OK until yesterday when I used it all day.  After switching off for dinner, no sound on resuming  in the evening.  I have removed and replaced alsa, alsamixer, and associated programs; checked all the settings over and over; no luck.  Annoyingly, looking at the waveform on Audacity (for example) I can see music playing, I just can't hear it!  Frustrating.

From previous experience with LINUX I know that these distros can lose bits of themselves if they shut down incorrectly.  The cure is to replace the distro with a fresh copy.  Easy enough except I have bought a number of micro SD cards and the Pinebook hates them all and ignores any alternative distro (or a fresh version of Netrunner).  If you are luckier than me and have got distros to load then you might be interested in this machine as a project.  (If you are not interested in the sound output, then this is just great for you!).

If you like to bid, please contact me on pjr@ukinbox.com.  Any offer over 50 pounds gets free post and packing.  Based in UK, if you are in the Great Yarmouth, Norfolk area I can demonstrate and deliver it.  Photos also available.

Thanks for reading this.

Please Note: Machine now withdrawn from sale.  I managed to load a fresh version of Netrunner  and this brought the sound back.  So I'll keep it a bit longer!  (I do like it when it behaves.)  BTW I managed to overcome the problem of not having a micro SD card the Pinebook would accept.  Removing the eMMC and then trying a boot from the card worked perfectly.  Might be an especially useful wheeze for trying a self contained 'running from the card' distro.  Haven't seen this idea mentioned before but it may have been so apologies if so.

Hey.
I'm new to Linux and ARM. I have a Wi-fi dongle on Atheros ar9271 chip. ath9k_htc module is required for working. Unfortunately, in ayufan's images there is no support for HTC devices. I tried to build and install kernel with support for HTC devices, but every time the kernel installation ended with an error. I'm building right on the board. Can I find somewhere to know how to properly build and install this kernel https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-kernel ??
Thanks.

How can a user enable /dev/spidev0,0 on Rock64?
I've seen this very topic discussed and most of the threads / replies are vague, outdated or not working.

I would appreciate a "put this into this file" or "run this command" pointer. 
Or an article I have not found(yet) - see the ones that didn't help (me) below.

Current os (uname -a) is Linux rock64 4.4.126-rockchip-ayufan-239 aarch64 GNU/Linux .

Question aims at making python demo code of Waveshare ePaper (like https://www.waveshare.com/wiki/E-Paper_Driver_HAT) work with Rock64 - no, not in hat mode, in cable mode. 

Already took different python lib (with RPi.GPIO-PineA64) into account as well as different Pinout.

Current Error is:
File "/root/code-red/python/epdif.py", line 43, in 
SPI = spidev.SpiDev(0, 0)
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

This should go away with spidev0,0 present in /dev and then ... I'll fix the next problem. 

I think it might be just a command similar to "enable_dtoverlay i2c0 i2c@ff150000 okay"  but I have not figured out what the magic words are. Most people point to a few who might know, but ... no dice. 

Similar unanswered Questions are:

• https://forum.armbian.com/topic/5951-activate-spidev-on-the-rock64/
  
• https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=5409
  

• https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-build/blob/master/recipes/additional-devices.md#use-additional-devices
  

• https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=5682 (didn't work)
  
• https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=4869 (modprobe did not do the trick for me)
  
• https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=5473 (no clue if its related)
  
• https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=1297&page=5 (other distro, right?)
  

• https://irc.pine64.uk/?date=2018-07-12T09:57:00.000Z [On Rock64. Didn't help]
  

• If you know a paid service I can ask, I would pay the help out of my own pocket and publish the steps here, since our project  LiquidInvestigations is free and open and I'd rather work on testing elastic search, UI things, ... (things that I'm better at) than hanging in the air because of a seemingly trivial (but only known to a few) piece of information. Narf. 
  
• This is to make https://liquidinvestigations.github.io/ (which uses the rock64) more usable and safer by having a (cheap) display to show codes for the air-gapped rock64 even when it is turned off (hence the use of ePaper)
  
• I can't switch the Linux Distro/Flavour right now, but if /dev/spidev0,0  only available by changing, then its better than scrapping the use of ePaper displays. 
  
• And finally: If someone will tell me "it does not work", then I'll move in the next iteration to another board which can work with existing code. 
  
  [Edit: Removed some snarky remarks.]
  

Hello all! I placed an order for two RockPro64's a month ago. Once I completed the transaction through PayPal and received two emails on June 17th, I have not received any correspondence since. I never received any shipping info either. The order was several hundred dollars, so I'm just checking to see if there is any movement on it or if I am missing something.

Thanks in advance!
Jeff D.