I'm currently using an ODROID to provide OpenVPN services, however I also want to start to allow streaming media to clients.  The media server I want to use (AirVideo server, for iOS clients) doesn't come in a 32 bit package so I need to switch to a 64bit SBC.

First question.  What is the difference between the A64+ and the 64-LTS?  For the 2GB A64+ the only difference that I can detect is the LTS has an EMC slot and costs 3$ more.  Am I missing something else?

The new ROCK version looks intriguing.  But is it worth the extra money?  As I said, I want to use this to stream media to clients, but the specs look compatible with the Air Video Server for Linux.

Your guidance is appreciated.

I want to buy new emmc, but I don't know what manufacturer is better to choose — maybe someone has any advice?

I'm trying to bind brightness change to buttons via terminal in i3, but I can't find a command that will doing that:

Hi all, I have been trying to install pygame using pip and have been unsuccessful so far. Has anyone had success. SO far I have installed build-dep python-pygame and libfreetype6-dev dependancies based on stack overflow searches.

My latest error is:

hi everyone. i tried WOL. working OMV on rock64. but not wake up from suspend.
It is shifting to suspend with this command
"pm-suspend"
Also, when shifting from this command to the suspended state, pressing "PWR Btn" will not wake it up.

what should i do?

I'd like to install this application, but my first attempt gave an error concerning not being a correct binary image. What considerations do you need to take in looking for applications that run on Linux?

See full update on post #2 below:


         


I plan to mount this 5v brushless fan under the clear Rock64 shipping case using very tiny machine screws set directly into the soft plastic ( for a little later ).  The motor leads ( red +5v,  black grnd ) are plugged into the PI-2 bus voltage pins with a 2N2222 transistor in the power lead ( collector emitter ) and with the base lead plugged into the GPIO2_C2 (82) via biasing resistor.  

The theory is that a driver script ( fan_motor.sh ) will generate a soft-pwm signal to the base of the driver transistor allowing current to flow from collector to emitter;  with greatly reduced current, heat, and noise.  I have wrapped the 2N2222 transistor in an aluminum clip ( heatsink ) to help extend the life of the transistor;  the heatsink gets warm but does it's job quite well.

The simple driver script is listed below, and is also visible in the terminal pics below:

fan_motor.sh

Originally inspired by this thread I've decided to make a simple open source breakout PCB with some additional peripherals, essentially it's in the same form factor as a micro sd card, so it will be able to slot into the side of the pinebook giving the user access to some low level GPIO.

I'm just getting started now, I'll be posting updates in this thread as well it's possible to track the commits here.

Check out the github readme for the initial conception + peripherals list.

If you're interested in the project or have ideas/suggestions/feedback I would love to hear them!

-wlkr

I have different problem now with power plugged the power led blinks. If I unplug battery connector and then replug it, pinebook boot. If I remove power supply pinebook will turned off.

Greetings,

The purpose of this blog post is to introduce the  i3  window manager , as well the ayufan xenial-i3 pine community image.  I am a completely sold out i3wm convert ;  never going back--  i3 for me !

The i3 Window Manager Tutorials and Introductory Videos

       Tutorial Introduction from i3wm.org

       On-line Tutorial Video Part (1/3)

       On-line Tutorial Video Part (2/3)

       On-line Tutorial Video Part (3/3)

       i3wm User's Guide from i3wm.org

The above tutorials are well worth the time and effort, are fast--and fun--and will get you up and running with this super tiling windows manager on your new Pinebook !

I am currently running the 0.4.16 xenial-i3 on my Pinebook with the mate-terminal;  you may quickly want to replace the terminal on i3 because the font is so small, and because the dafault is a minimalist terminal;  the mate-terminal is fully equipped and ready to roll with nice fonts and a rich tool-bar:

       sudo apt install mate-terminal

Below I am going to show the interface of this excellent tiling window manager, and provide a batt_status.sh script which can be used to monitor your battery status more effectively than the i3 status bar.

         


The pic above is my first ( #1 ) virtual work space;  I have three terminals open--  it is clearly obvious why its called a tiling window manager.  Not to worry , floating windows are configurable too!

I'm doing some Python work in the left terminal, and in the right terminal I'm displaying the code ( also included here ) for displaying the battery status in a loop-- running in the bottom right-hand terminal of work-space #1.

I removed the battery block of my  .i3status.conf  file.  The script below ( batt_status.sh ) goes in your ~/bin/  folder and runs in a forever loop in a small terminal showing the battery current status ( charging | discharging ) the voltage in micro volts, and the percent capacity. 

Note:  the battery status bar component is broken on this image.  The script below is a simple elegant solution for battery monitoring in a tiling terminal environment.

batt_status.sh