Better (than default Debian/MATE) Linux distro?

[mrjay]

Ubuntu 20.04 + tsys source compiled kernel ... very stable and panfrost works.

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How can you run Ubuntu 20.04? Can you provide the details and kernel? Thanks!

Kernel from  here: https://gitlab.manjaro.org/tsys/linux-pi.../tree/v5.6

Ubuntu installed via debootstrap: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ARM/RootfsFromSc...ebootstrap

To test i've installed ubuntu on sdcard then copied files to nvme

[Wizzard]

Interesting, so you compiled that kernel and whole filesystem? Would you mind sharing that image?

Btw, everything works?

[mrjay]

I don't mind sharing the image but i'm just not sure how to create one ... never did it before.

About compiling ... i didn't compiled whole ubuntu just kernel from tsys
Ubuntu is installed via debootstrap to sdcard, compiled kernel is installed to /boot folder on sdcard. i have edited /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf to boot from sd.
When you install ubuntu on sdcard you can configure it using chroot
Also compiled modules need to be installed to /lib/modules

When all booted ok ... i've booted Ubuntu from sdcard and copied all files to nvme and edited extlinux.conf (root=LABEL=... part)

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About last question: Everything works ... kernel is form tsys(Manjaro kernel) so everything it supports ... works.
About 3d ... ubuntu 20.04 uses mesa 20.0 git so 3d is also up to date too

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Also tsys started to mainlining his patches so in time we should have mainline kernel working on pbp

https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11409463/

[Wizzard]

Okay, thanks, so can you please share that kernel so other people do not need to compile that?

I never used debootstrap, I can try it, but I am not sure if I am able to compile the kernel.

[mrjay]

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1O6_MuQ...f_VlTROlLH

[Wizzard]

Thanks! If you manage to make also full image file from that installation, that would be great.

Btw, have you flashed some SPI flash to boot from NVMe?

[mrjay]

Nope ... u-boot is a "leftover" from previous installs i'm not sure if its on spi or mmcblk

[Wizzard]

If you have not flashed SPI, it is just on mmcblk. Ok, no problem, so I am not sure if it will work on my modified SPI.

[mrjay]

Ubuntu 20.04-alpha1:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16Tz1F33...sp=sharing

username: pine
password: pine

rootpassword: pine

[Wizzard]

Thanks! It works. Just installing KDE.

edit: KDE works fine, when I disable compositor.


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