Hi.

I'm looking to replace my squeezebox touch with a high-powered R-Pi alternative, with a proper USB and ethernet implementation.

the Pine64 looks like a perfect contender at a very attractive price.  Better still, the 7" touchscreen lloks as if it should be flush-mountable in a nice looking case, much like the official R-Pi 7" case:
[img] https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0176/3...1477646087[/img]

Can anyone suggest a case that fits round the screen so that the edges are flush?

Stand and back-housing for the Pine64 board I can probably manage myself if the case doesn't fit/include them.

 The unit should stand, sloping slightly back, just like the image above.

BR.

--Marius--

How do I reference the UART pins on the PI 2 header (pins 8 and 10) to start a serial session from the command line?  I'd like to use GNU Screen, if possible.  I'm guessing something like :
>$ screen /dev/ttySomethingOrAnother 115200

I'm a newb to the P64, and this is my first time trying to communicate with a peripheral.

Do I need to configure the pins to use their UART function?  If so, how?  

(If there are better Rx/Tx pins to connect to my device, I'm open to that.  I just picked those pins from an example on connecting UART to the RPi)

Feel free to point me to any docs on the subject.  (I'm still learning where to search for Pine64 info.)

hi all .

i use pine64+ .
i watch youtube very smoothly  and sound comes from TV .


the smooth youtube example  is the right . --->    youtube  .

installing main story is

1)  dietpi-config
      advanced option ---> swap (1024M)


2) dietpi-software 
　　　　　---> Software optimized 
　　　　　---> lxde chromium
　　　　　---> desktop
                ---> install

3) adduser pi
    cat .xinitrc -> startlxde 

all is done for youtube   .


( the others )
B
/etc/default/keyboard


C 
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
dpkg-reconfigure locales  ( do not remove en_GB.UTF-8 )


E apt-get install aptitude
　

G japanese
aptitude install fonts-takao-gothic
aptitude install ibus-anthy im-config zenity


H aptitude install slim
      nano /etc/slim.conf 


I  aptitude install ffmpeg

in this stage , pine64 can show it's full power !
namely pine64 is a very good car but till now driver is poor .
now we hire cena F1 racer driver .


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regards

greetings,

I am a complete novice in computing_and for the longest time I detested the linux way of doing things by typing (no offence meant). Now I do want to learn both linux & the arm processors. I would like to start on an accessible distribution that will allow me to do my c programming & compilation, if I ever get even that far.

There is no reason to spend any time to answer this rudimentary question--I did try to find answers to no avail, if anybody could drop a hint I would be greateful.

Regards,
_mgd

   

This is the SoPine board running an hdmi version of Android 5.1. I have had this sopine running as my primary play-desk for several weeks now preparing to run a flavor of gentoo linux on it shortly;  boxed in an ABS server box. 

I have powered the board via euler bus and PI filter. I am using an older Samsung monitor for this play-desk so I am using the hdmi-->vga adapter ( provided by the Pine store ) , a logitech keyboard K400r with trackpad, and the OpenHour IR controller for screen | mouse  controls.

Note:  the heatsink covers both the gpu|cpu (A64) and the new RAM chip which is a layered technology containing 2G of RAM on a single chip !  I'm using passive cooling here; however, will have a fan in the ABS case once I get gnu+linux running on the sodimm module. 

All is good.  The only negative at all is that the SD card cannot be swapped out without removing the sodimm module from the mother board.  

Again I'm using machine screws for supports; and the lipo battery from the Pine store;  U.S. only.

   

Last post was in October. I haven't been around in a couple of months myself. Thought I'd poke my head in and see if anything new has developed, and it would appear not. Are people still gaming on their Pine or have they moved on to other things by now? I recall reading through a convoluted mess of linked threads/websites that some sort of retropie-ish interface was being worked on, but (of course) allwinner was being a b**** about releasing needed info to make things work. Or something. I dunno. Is there anyone around here even still?

• LCD and Touch (Generally)
  
• LCD and Touch Panel -> Linux Support
  
• [EXPERIMENTAL] Linux on the LCD screen
  

• Posts talking about adding LCD support to linux images (made a list - will create redirects once this thread is open ~ Luke)
  
• An OpenSuse LCD image is now available (just video/ no touch)
  

•  2017-03-19 - Added link to "[EXPERIMENTAL] Linux on the LCD screen" thread
  

I was wondering if anyone has compiled any of the Linux distros to work on the liquid crystal/touch screen display. I'd love to see that.

Dear all,

I am not that computer savvy and not at all a Linux expert.  I installed openSuSE on my Pine64 hoping there was going to be a GUI but suddenly I am faced with a prompt line after login.  Is there a GUI?  How do I access it?

Thanks!

Is there something I can do to debug why the HDMI monitor gets no signal from my Pine64?  Initially, I tried an old 4:3 monitor and found info that 4:3 monitors aren't supported.  However, even using my newest 1080p monitor, I get nothing.  Are there settings or error logs I can check via SSH that could give me a clue what is going on?  Ideally, is there a way to use the older 4:3 monitor?  

Technical details: 

• Debian Mate (3.10.102 BSP 2)
  
• Pine64- 2GB  from Kickstarter
  
• I am using a HDMI - DVI adapter on the monitor-side of the cable.  I've actually tried 2 different ones, neither make video work.   None of my monitors have HDMI inputs.  I can test it on my TV, if anyone thinks it is worth trying.
  
• I'm not a Linux guru, but have used it occasionally for the last 20 years.  I won't take any offense if you talk to me like a Linux newb.