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  Rock64 netbook?
Posted by: jhip626 - 10-09-2017, 06:45 AM - Forum: General Discussion on ROCK64 - Replies (1)

Has anyone tried to make a netbook out of a rock64 yet? I'd like to get the 4gb version and give it a try, mostly for learning python, and make it small and very portable, as most laptops are just too hefty to carry around everywhere.

Would it run a regular Linux distro? Would you be able to install regular Linux programs?
Sorry for the noob questions, but you gotta start somewhere.

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  Ir receiver
Posted by: w.otter - 10-09-2017, 04:21 AM - Forum: Android on Rock64 - Replies (5)

How can I get the damn IR receiver working? Can it be done in android?


  Dead?
Posted by: jhip626 - 10-08-2017, 07:48 PM - Forum: General - Replies (3)

Seems like this forum doesn't get many posters. Almost getting like a ghost town . Tbh it makes me not want to buy one for fear of lack of support.

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  Using Rock64 as a firewall
Posted by: jl_678 - 10-08-2017, 12:49 PM - Forum: General Discussion on ROCK64 - Replies (6)

Hi,

I am pondering this and am wondering if anyone has tried any of the dedicated offrngs on a Rock64. Both ClearOS and IPFire have Arm builds, but I have no idea if they work with the R64. Has anyone tried those out or any similar offerings?

Thank you in advance.

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  Rock64 as a firewall - usb3 gigE adopters
Posted by: jl_678 - 10-08-2017, 08:29 AM - Forum: Linux on Rock64 - Replies (2)

Hi,

I am considering setting up my rock 64 as a firewall using IPFire which will require another Ethernet port. There are many usb3 to Ethernet adapters and I am not sure if they are compatible. Here are a couple of options:

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Portable-Et...t+ethernet

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-1000...t+ethernet

This brings me to my questions.

1. Has anyone successfully tested using a usb3 gigE adapter on Ayufun's latest Debian release?
2. If yes, is there a specific version that is needed for compatibility purposes?
3. Do we think that either of the ones linked above will work? If not is there an alternate that you would suggest?

Thank you


  My PINE64A won't boot
Posted by: cori - 10-07-2017, 12:32 PM - Forum: Getting Started - No Replies

Just got a PINE64A 2G and weird enough is a Rev. B board made on 2016-03-21 Sad . I thought Rev. C was out  anyway, I wanted to have the openHAB running on this SBC.

Tried booting openhabianpine64-xenial-201706161506-git7ff273e-crcadda6dbb.img with Ethernet and without no difference the boot process freezes

2016-02-11_16:28:17_UTC [openHABian] Starting the openHABian initial setup. This might take a few minutes.
2016-02-11_16:28:17_UTC [openHABian] If you see this message more than once, something went wrong!
2016-02-11_16:28:17_UTC [openHABian] Storing configuration... OK
2016-02-11_16:28:17_UTC [openHABian] Changing default username and password... SKIPPED
2016-02-11_16:28:17_UTC [openHABian] Setting up Wifi connection... SKIPPED
2016-02-11_16:28:17_UTC [openHABian] Ensuring network connectivity... 2017-10-07_17:47:56_UTC [openHABian] Starting the openHABian initial setup. This might take a few minutes.
2017-10-07_17:47:56_UTC [openHABian] If you see this message more than once, something went wrong!
2017-10-07_17:47:56_UTC [openHABian] Storing configuration... OK
2017-10-07_17:47:56_UTC [openHABian] Changing default username and password... SKIPPED
2017-10-07_17:47:56_UTC [openHABian] Setting up Wifi connection... SKIPPED
2017-10-07_17:47:56_UTC [openHABian] Ensuring network connectivity... 
2017-10-07_17:49:37_UTC [openHABian] Network unreachable, can't continue. Please reboot and let me try again.
2017-10-07_17:49:37_UTC [openHABian] Initial setup exiting with an error.
2017-10-07_17:43:04_UTC [openHABian] Starting the openHABian initial setup. This might take a few minutes.
2017-10-07_17:43:04_UTC [openHABian] If you see this message more than once, something went wrong!
2017-10-07_17:43:04_UTC [openHABian] Storing configuration... OK
2017-10-07_17:43:04_UTC [openHABian] Changing default username and password... SKIPPED
2017-10-07_17:43:04_UTC [openHABian] Setting up Wifi connection... SKIPPED
2017-10-07_17:43:04_UTC [openHABian] Ensuring network connectivity...  
Have a PSU that provides 5.2V and a Class 10 microSD card... Not sure what else I'm missing.

Any relevant hint is much appreciated.

cori


  Preferred OS
Posted by: kc9jih - 10-07-2017, 10:22 AM - Forum: Debian - Replies (4)

New to the pine 64 world was wondering what you guys would recommend for a os for use of a weather station and or security system.


Information Guide - Raid Array (Raid 0)
Posted by: Ptheven - 10-07-2017, 09:22 AM - Forum: Rock64 Tutorials - No Replies

Preface


In this guide, I will be showing how to create a raid array, using the raid 0 configuration. This allows you to have maximize storage available, however it comes at the risk of data loss in case of hardware failure. 




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It also has the benefit of having really pretty "blinkenlights" effect when the USB drives are being accessed. 



Prerequisites


ROCK64 board running Debian or Ubuntu, connected to the local network

Access to terminal, either locally or via SSH


At least 2 Flash drives (or hard drives)

Recommended: USB Hub, for ease of access. 

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Make sure your software and repositories are up to date: 



Code:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade


Next, we install the mdadm package, used to monitor and implement software raid in linux: 

Code:
sudo apt install mdadm


After installing it, we can get our flashdrives and plug them directly into the ROCK64 board, or onto a USB hub and plug that into the board. 

The USB drives that I used were previously erased by me, and thus, don't have any partitions. We can confirm that they've been detected by the system by issuing the "lsblk" command, showing the attached blocked devices. In my case, they are sdb, sdc, and sdd: 


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Since we can see the 3 (in my case) flash drives recognized by the system, we can now proceed and start to create a new raid array. 

WARNING: BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE FOLLOWING STEPS AND DOUBLE CHECK, USING THE WRONG NAMES COULD LEAD TO DATA LOSS

Code:
sudo mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md0 --level=0 --raid-devices=3 /dev/sd{b,c,d}

"--level=0" denotes the raid level, or the type of raid. "--raid-devices" flag states the number of devices. The last argument "/dev/sd{b,c,d}" is simply an easier way of saying "/dev/sdb /dev/sdc /dev/sdd" without having to type it all out (called Brace Expansion). 

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After the Array is created, you can invoke the "lsblk" command, to see the status of the USB drives. Notice that all three drives (sdb,sdc,sdd) are part of the partition (md0) and that the partition size is larger than the size of the physical disk: 

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Now, we can simply create a partition on the raid array, and mount it to a suitable location. 
I created an ext4 partition on my Raid array: 

Code:
sudo mkfs.ext4 -F /dev/md0

Then, I created a mountpoint for my new Ext4 partition, and mounted it: 

Code:
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/md0

sudo mount /dev/md0 /mnt/md0

I also used this as an opportunity to check my RAID was succesfully created by checking the /proc/mdstat file (though, it was my mistake, I should have done this step right after creating the array. 


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Now that the RAID device is mounted, we can use the chown command to assume ownership of it so that we can write to it: 
Code:
sudo chown -R rock64: /mnt/md0/

Again, this might vary depending on your username and mount location. 
Thats all there is to it! We're done! You should be able to access that device under your mountpoint. We can confirm that the RAID array is mounted using either "lsblk" or "df -h": 
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  Laptop build
Posted by: jhip626 - 10-07-2017, 06:21 AM - Forum: Pine A64 Projects, Ideas and Tutorials - Replies (1)

Would I be able to use a screen like this for a display?
For Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1" GT-P5200 P5210 P5200 LCD Display Panel Screen Monitor Repair Replacement
http://s.aliexpress.com/3iqMV3AV
(from AliExpress Android)
I would imagine I would need some sort of converter board, idk if something like that exists, but I need an inexpensive display that's around 10". It doesn't have to be touch screen.

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  Running Netflix
Posted by: marcostt - 10-07-2017, 01:44 AM - Forum: Getting Started - Replies (4)

When I try to watch Netflix in Firefox (last version) I get an error message: 1003. Looking for fixes I see I must to allow content DRM at setup options of Firefox, but I can not find that option... What can I do? Thanks in advance.