Multiarch support Rock64

[Farley56]

Yup sure did. Need to know how to image the sd card before I continue testing. Have the build tweaked but don't want to have to keep adding desktop, apps, etc. every time I break it. Posted the questions I have about how to image all the partitions under a new thread but haven't heard back yet. Maybe that means it's not something people do but in the past, apps like clonezilla or Aomei Backupper have saved me many times. No experience with dd or partclone-dd so I'm a little gun-shy.

Easiest way is just to pop it in a card reader and windows or linux just do the following.
https://www.howtogeek.com/228886/how-to-...and-linux/

Or

https://computers.tutsplus.com/articles/...-mac-59294
https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32di...t/download is prob easiest on windows to my shame as that is what I have used in the past

Don't no why as never used dd sudo dd if=/blah/foo.img of=/dev/sdb bs=1M even though its dual boot with Ubuntu

PS looks like ayufan has been at his magic and there is another new image to play with Jessie https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-b...m64.img.xz stretch https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-b...m64.img.xz

Also with Ubuntu xenial there is a Armhf image that may save you all the multiarch headaches https://github.com/ayufan-rock64/linux-b...rmhf.img.x

* Thought about doing that; SD card into Windows PC and imaging it from there but seems every time I put in a card from a working Rock64, Windows complains and says that I need to format it. I've been using Etcher to write a build to the card so I just ignore the Windows error and let Etcher do it's thing. Works fine. I always figured that using another app to write the contents of the SD card to an iso or img wouldn't work because it wouldn't know how to read the card (why Windows complains). Your post got me thinking (thanks), I'll try this:
1. Etcher a build to a card.
2. Boot it in the Rock64.
3. Power down, put card into Windows PC, use Win32 Disk Imager to save the image to the PC.
4. Remove the card, insert different card, use Win32 Disk Imager to write the image to the card.
5. Boot up that card in the Rock64 and see what happens. If it boots back up, do the same thing with my tweaked Stretch build.
6. Load Multiarch stuff till the cows come home as I don't care, can get back to base.

* Could try using the dd command that was in the How-To-Geek link you posted. Maybe could:
1. Attach external HDD via USB to the Rock64 running the image I want to save.
2. DD command from the How-To-Geek link to save it.
3. Power down, insert card with a base build.
4. Boot up and then DD restore (whatever that command is) the saved image to that card.

The Win32 Disk Imager method seems to be the least volatile so I'll try that first.

* I'm running ayufan's .104 image.
* Have a Xenial Mate build running with the JRiver MediaCenter23 software loaded. Works fine and as you mentioned, didn't require any multiarch business. I figured why not try to get  it working on Stretch as it seems to be faster (just my noob observation).

Thanks for taking time to get me thinking. Appreciate it.

I'd eventually like to attach a touch screen to the Rock64, connect it to a small amp/speakers via the add-on DAC optical out and rig up a mount so I can have a somewhat portable media center. I envision being on the treadmill, listening to music in 5.1 sound or watching a movie. Almost like using a VR headset (without the headset) with speakers attached via wired mounts like a spider legs coming out from the screen/Rock64. Not sure what I'll do for the subwoofer but I digress...have to get the software running first.