New OS for RockPro64 is here, TwisterOS Armbian

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Update(01-22-2021): TwisterOS Armbian Beta 3 is finally here:


TwisterOS Armbian Beta 3:

- A Fully featured fast and lightweight OS for RK3399 SBC's that works out-of-the-box.
(Currently is better supported on RockPi4B, RockPi4C & RockPro64 boards)
- RK3399 boards w/4Gb RAM and a minimum of 16Gb microSD/eMMC is strongly recommended.
- Armbian focal 20.04.1 LTS aarch64 based
- 5.9.14 Kernel
- XFCE 4.16 DE, XFCE uses Xfwm4 VM
- Latest Panfrost w/ HW acceleration on desktop
- OpenGL 3.1 is also supported with fully updated Mesa 21.1.0
- Kodi and MPV built-in with HW acceleration support
- Docker Container support via Chromium browser for watching streaming services like
  Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV+, Hulu, Spotify.(requires to manually install a script)
- Theme switcher fully integrated into all themes in Theme Twister App. (Reboot after change required)
- Retro gaming emulators included like PPSSPP, DOSBOX-X, Mednaffe, Mesen, Mupen64Plus, PCSX ReARMed,
  Retroarch (Tested functional, but not included), Redream, ScummVM, and many more...
- BOX86 with latest updates included
- uSD and eMMC booting supported. (RK3399 - NanoPi-M4 requires re-seat of HDMI cable on power on due to firmware limitations, and supports MicroSD at this time)
- Several useful apps included on image such as: Steam, Lutris, Discord, My Android,
  Wine Desktop, USBImager, LibreOffice suite, Transmission, Gimp, MELD, VLC Player, Audacious, etc.
- 9 OpenGL games are also included for your enjoyment.

Known issues:

- Bluetooth audio is not working
- Kodi repository is missing and needs to be installed manually
  (sudo apt install kodi-repository-kodi)
- Docker Container requires to apply some extra steps to fix a no HDMI audio issue.
(Fixed via pavucontrol, and selecting proper output device)

General Instructions:

- Download RK3399 image from twisteros.com
- Prepare your storage media for flashing
- Flash image with Balena-Etcher or USBImager
- Edit /boot/armbianEnV.txt file and select correct DTB file that matches your RK3399 board
  (Default DTB is RK3399-RockPi4B) | Case sensitive! | Example: rockchip/rk3399-rock-pi-4c.dtb
- After first boot, resize EXT4 partition using Disks utility included
- Default password is: asdasd
- Overclocking and hardware profile support out-of-the-box.


Enjoy it.

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TwisterOS Armbian beta3 supports popular streaming services as Netflix, Amazon Prime Disney+, Spotify and others with chromium browser via Docker Container.







Just follow easy instructions from github webpage. Many thanks to Monka from twisterOS armbian team for this great docker container:

https://github.com/monkaBlyat/docker-chromium-armhf

Known issue: No HDMI audio on Docker Container with Chromium browser

To fix it:

- sudo apt install paprefs
- sudo ln -s /usr/lib/pulse-13.99.1 /usr/lib/pulse-13.99
- paprefs
- Reboot

Make sure after executing paprefs, all settings matches as shown below:







- Reboot



- Enjoy