Armbian and AltLinux for Star64 (RISC-V)

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Altlinux Simplylinux + AMD

[root@host-12 ~]# lspci
00:00.0 PCI bridge: PLDA XpressRich-AXI Ref Design (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cedar [Radeon HD 5000/6000/7350/8350 Series]

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glmark2 2021.12
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OpenGL Information
GL_VENDOR: Mesa
GL_RENDERER: AMD CEDAR (DRM 2.50.0 / 5.15.0-sf-un-alt4.0.sdk3.1.5, LLVM 15.0.7)
GL_VERSION: 4.5 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 23.1.3
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[build] use-vbo=false: FPS: 345 FrameTime: 2.899 ms
[build] use-vbo=true: FPS: 856 FrameTime: 1.168 ms
[texture] texture-filter=nearest: FPS: 757 FrameTime: 1.321 ms
[texture] texture-filter=linear: FPS: 749 FrameTime: 1.335 ms
[texture] texture-filter=mipmap: FPS: 784 FrameTime: 1.276 ms
[shading] shading=gouraud: FPS: 705 FrameTime: 1.418 ms
[shading] shading=blinn-phong-inf: FPS: 706 FrameTime: 1.416 ms
[shading] shading=phong: FPS: 680 FrameTime: 1.471 ms
[shading] shading=cel: FPS: 681 FrameTime: 1.468 ms
[bump] bump-render=high-poly: FPS: 519 FrameTime: 1.927 ms
[bump] bump-render=normals: FPS: 849 FrameTime: 1.178 ms
[bump] bump-render=height: FPS: 837 FrameTime: 1.195 ms
[effect2d] kernel=0,1,0;1,-4,1;0,1,0;: FPS: 657 FrameTime: 1.522 ms
[effect2d] kernel=1,1,1,1,1;1,1,1,1,1;1,1,1,1,1;: FPS: 462 FrameTime: 2.165 ms
[pulsar] light=false:quads=5:texture=false: FPS: 782 FrameTime: 1.279 ms
[desktop] blur-radius=5:effect=blur:passes=1eparable=true:windows=4: FPS: 313 FrameTime: 3.195 ms
[desktop] effect=shadow:windows=4: FPS: 414 FrameTime: 2.415 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=false:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=map: FPS: 43 FrameTime: 23.256 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=false:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=subdata: FPS: 83 FrameTime: 12.048 ms
[buffer] columns=200:interleave=true:update-dispersion=0.9:update-fraction=0.5:update-method=map: FPS: 59 FrameTime: 16.949 ms
[ideas] speed=duration: FPS: 280 FrameTime: 3.571 ms
[jellyfish] <default>: FPS: 407 FrameTime: 2.457 ms
[terrain] <default>: FPS: 54 FrameTime: 18.519 ms
[shadow] <default>: FPS: 319 FrameTime: 3.135 ms
[refract] <default>: FPS: 58 FrameTime: 17.241 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=0:vertex-steps=0: FPS: 867 FrameTime: 1.153 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=5:vertex-steps=0: FPS: 759 FrameTime: 1.318 ms
[conditionals] fragment-steps=0:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 861 FrameTime: 1.161 ms
[function] fragment-complexity=low:fragment-steps=5: FPS: 838 FrameTime: 1.193 ms
[function] fragment-complexity=medium:fragment-steps=5: FPS: 632 FrameTime: 1.582 ms
[loop] fragment-loop=false:fragment-steps=5:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 826 FrameTime: 1.211 ms
[loop] fragment-steps=5:fragment-uniform=false:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 827 FrameTime: 1.209 ms
[loop] fragment-steps=5:fragment-uniform=true:vertex-steps=5: FPS: 478 FrameTime: 2.092 ms
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glmark2 Score: 560
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At the moment, you can use Star64 as a full-fledged mini PC in several variants.

1. For those who do not need a browser, you can use ArmbianTV (Debian\Ubuntu) versions without 3D acceleration with a built-in GPU, or c 3D HW with an external video adapter via PCIe.

2. For those who need a browser, use the Alt linux versions (ICEWM XFCE Mate etc) similarly to ArmbianTV - without 3D acceleration, or with an external PCIe adapter with 3D acceleration.

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ver 20230721-edge kernel 6.5-rc2

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28912-st...ent=168601

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ver 20230814-legacy the kernel configuration has changed - simultaneous operation of the standard HDMI output and an additional video card on the PCIe bus (NVIDIA) is supported.

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ver 20230816-edge kernel 6.5.0-rc5
work SD\eMMC NVMe\PCIe LAN

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/28912-st...ent=169941

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Version 20230817-current with a 6.5 kernel in which HDMI works (partially). There is little practical use, because there is no USB and you cannot use a keyboard or mouse, but you can at least see the system startup process on the monitor screen. To display the color correctly, you need to remove two parameters at the end of the append (splash plymouth...) line in the /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf file

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Version 20230824-legacy with kernel 5.15.127.
Expanded the list of Wi-Fi modules (USB\PCIe).
Added DTB for models with 4 GB of RAM (for use on 4GB models - rename the DTB file or edit /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf with a 4 GB indication).

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the practical benefits of output to the monitor (for kernel current 6.5) , even if USB does not work) and there is no UART connection:
1. you can immediately see the IP address for SSH connection and system settings without accessing the router.
2. you can immediately see if there is a problem at startup, for example, an error mounting the root system, or a failure when starting a file system check (when the system is waiting for a reaction from the user)

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Version 20230828-legacy with kernel 5.15.127.
Expanded the list of sound modules (USB\PCIe).

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Version 20230914-legacy with kernel 5.15.130.