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  eMMC ?
Posted by: stuartiannaylor - 08-07-2017, 09:58 AM - Forum: General Discussion on ROCK64 - Replies (2)

Just a thought but just ordered a rock64 4gb + PSU & 32GB eMMC module.

Usually I use a SD card and basically just copy the image via a card reader and hey presto.

Whilst I am waiting for delivery I am wondering how do I get the image onto the eMMC?

Never had a SBC with eMMC so a total noob question Smile


  Issue with NTP (Network Time Protocol) and RTC (Real Time Clock), timedatectl
Posted by: emilhem - 08-07-2017, 07:37 AM - Forum: Ubuntu - No Replies

I have a Pine64 2GB without anything extra attached (like WiFi, RTC battery, or monitor).

I have installed the ntp package and timedatectl reports the time and date being synchronized. The issue is that the time displayed is off by two hours (and a second).

Code:
     Local time: Mon 2017-08-07 17:28:06 CEST
 Universal time: Mon 2017-08-07 15:28:06 UTC
       RTC time: Mon 2017-08-07 15:28:07
      Time zone: Europe/Stockholm (CEST, +0200)
Network time on: yes
NTP synchronized: yes
RTC in local TZ: no

The actual local time is 15:28:07, not 17:28:06

You might then tell me to set timedatectl set-local-rtc true but this causes the following message to appear the next time I run timedatectl
Code:
     Local time: Mon 2017-08-07 17:30:13 CEST
 Universal time: Mon 2017-08-07 15:30:13 UTC
       RTC time: Mon 2017-08-07 17:30:12
      Time zone: Europe/Stockholm (CEST, +0200)
Network time on: yes
NTP synchronized: yes
RTC in local TZ: yes

Warning: The system is configured to read the RTC time in the local time zone.
        This mode can not be fully supported. It will create various problems
        with time zone changes and daylight saving time adjustments. The RTC
        time is never updated, it relies on external facilities to maintain it.
        If at all possible, use RTC in UTC by calling
        'timedatectl set-local-rtc 0'.


This means that the local time is still wrong and that the warning is suggesting me not to use set-local-rtc.

What should I do to make the local, UTC and RTC time correct?


  Pine64 1gb running so very slowly
Posted by: Greekislandlover - 08-07-2017, 05:05 AM - Forum: General Discussion on PINE A64(+) - Replies (5)

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I've had mine for about a week, and to be honest I'm disappointed. It runs excruciatingly slowly on android. In fact it's un useable. I have a Sandisk 32gb class 10 card and a fresh image. I have an Ethernet connection to it that is good. Any ideas please?


  SPI on ubuntu
Posted by: IlyaM - 08-07-2017, 03:41 AM - Forum: Ubuntu - Replies (4)

Hey everyone! I found that SPI is disabled in Ubuntu kernel, and I need to turn it on rebuild the kernel. I'm going to use SPIdev. Is any step by step tutorial how to do this one? Or maybe is there completed built Ubuntu with enabled SPI? I don't have an experience for rebuilding kernel. 

Thanks in advance!


Information Beginners Guide: Locating your board, connecting to it.
Posted by: Ptheven - 08-07-2017, 03:23 AM - Forum: Rock64 Tutorials - Replies (5)

This is a brief guide for beginners who are visiting the forum. I will be going through the following: 

Finding out the IP address of your Rock64 Board when its not connected to a display (Headless) 
Connecting to your board via SSH
Setting up a Hostname (to connect to your Board even if the IP address is Dynamic)
Setting up a Static IP and fixing DNS


Prerequisites:

Rock 64 SBC

MicroSD card flashed with Linux Ethernet Connection

Android/iOS device with access to the app store. 





Finding out the IP address of your SBC





The first step, before plugging in your Rock64 would be to use a Network scanning app to find out and list all the devices on your network. I personally use Fing: 

Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...fing&hl=en

Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/fing-net...21107?mt=8

I have an Android phone, the iPhone interface should be largely similar. 

After the app is installed, run a network scan. Note the number in the top right corner, denoting the number of currently connected devices. 

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Then, turn on the Rock 64 Board. While you wait for it to turn on, You might want to change some settings to make it easier to find your new device. 

Tap on the Wifi Network name to open up the Local Network settings page: 

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Select "Sort Devices" and choose "Last Change" 

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That should result in any new devices being listed near the top. The Rock64 Board should have booted by now. You'll know by checking the LEDs: Green - DC connected, White - Power, Red - Standby

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Now that the board has booted up, go back to the main Fing Screen and click the refresh button to initiate a new scan. if the Rock64 successfully booted and connected to the network (via DHCP), you should see a new item on the list: 

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As you can see, there are a few more devices on my network, the Rock64 (the other device was my phone that came out of deep sleep, it had "Apple" written on the left, so I knew that wasnt the Rock64). 

We have the IP address of the Rock64, but we can do one more step to confirm, click on the item to open its page, then select "scan services" 

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The app will commence a scan, and within a few seconds, you should see one service discovered: 

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This confirms that the device is most likely the Rock64, unless you have had another device connected to your Wifi network that happens to be running an SSH server. 




Note down the IP and MAC address. Depending on your Router (and DHCP) configuration, rebooting your Rock 64 board or your Router might result in the IP address of the Rock 64 Changing. However, the MAC address should stay the same. Simply do a scan using the app to find the IP address of your board if you suspect the IP address has changed.

  TP-Link AC600 T2UH wireless usb device
Posted by: andro - 08-07-2017, 03:09 AM - Forum: Linux on Pine A64(+) - No Replies

Has anybody been able to successfully compile the TP-Link supplied drivers for the TP-Link AC600 usb wireless adapter on Armbian (Ubuntu 16.0.4) for the PineA64+?


  Inserting power supply resumes from suspend
Posted by: daid - 08-07-2017, 02:51 AM - Forum: General Discussion on Pinebook - Replies (8)

I'm currently running my pinebook on the default Ubuntu Mate installation with updated kernel/bootloaders.
I did replace the Mate window manager with something more light weight.

And I noticed the other day that my battery had discharged beyond my expectations. Some testing later I noticed that whenever I plug in or remove the power supply it leaves "suspend" mode. And thus causes a lot more battery drain. Anyone know why this happens and if we can prevent it?


  Newbie pinebook owner
Posted by: freemilk - 08-06-2017, 06:59 PM - Forum: General Discussion on Pinebook - Replies (4)

Just want to say i love the pine book 14 so far.

a few newbie questions.
what i really want to do with this pine book is use AMIBIAN or Happiga Amiga images that are for the PI
can anyone help my with figuring this out.

now being a newbie i know they are both ARM, and i presume slightly different kernels?

i really have no idea but would appreciate any help.

thank you.

pinebook rox


  Pinebook wont boot from eMMC
Posted by: priyamjani - 08-05-2017, 08:58 PM - Forum: General Discussion on Pinebook - Replies (2)

So I installed Xenial image on my Pinebook. Ran updates, followed the directions here for increasing the speaker volume. Then I installed Android 7.1 on a microSD card. My pinebook was able to boot android when SD card was inserted and it booted Xenial when SD card was not present. However, after a couple of days of use, the pinebook only shows a blank screen when I try to boot from eMMC. It still boots Android from the MicroSD fine. I do not want to go through flashing another image to the eMMC. Is there anyway revive the Xenial on eMMC?


  Available video players with hw decoder support
Posted by: dlu - 08-05-2017, 05:22 PM - Forum: Linux on Rock64 - Replies (27)

Hi everyone,

I am trying to get a grasp on how much development work is needed to utilize the boards potential as a media player device.

As I understand, Kodi is not going to support any Rockchip boards for recent and future Kodi versions (17.3+).

How about other video players under Linux like mpv, mplayer, vlc? Will they be able to play HEVC 4k videos out-of-the-box? Or do the players need to be forked and adapted as happened with RKMC?

Regards
 Damian