New Stable release from Ayufan (0.8.3)

[Luke]

New stable release from ayufan for the ROCK64, the ROCKPro64 and Pinebook Pro. Many new fixes and improvements for all OS images. 

Ayufan's Notes on Variants (please read carefully).

1. Desktop Use armhf variant with Ubuntu Mate as one that offers the best compatibility and performance.
Ubuntu Mate is not available for Rock64 as it is simply too slow.
To improve YouTube video playback in Chromium install h264ify plugin.
Credentials: rock64/rock64
2. Bionic / Container Linux
It has Docker Community Edition / Docker Compose / Kubernetes-admin installed for easy Containers use.
Credentials: rock64/rock64
3. OpenMediaVault
Use armhf variant as one that offers the best compatibility.
Credentials: admin/openmediavault (for Web), root/openmediavault (for Console).
To enable SSH for OMV go to Web > SSH > Permit Root Login > Save > Apply

Note of my own: if you want to play back netflix or amazon video, please install widevine via script in /usr/local/sbin

Upgrade notes

Code:

udo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install linux-rock64-0.8 -y
sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install linux-rockpro64-0.8 -y
sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get install linux-pinebookpro-0.8 -y

# Upgrade all other packages
sudo apt-get update -y && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -y

# Remove invalid X11 config, and fix bootloaders
sudo rm /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-armsoc.conf
sudo new_extlinux_boot.sh rootfs
sudo rock64_upgrade_bootloader.sh

Download Link

[IoSer]

Since installing a new filesystem does not work, I ask @ayufan to include, please, at least the following in the kernel:

  - UDF for DVD
  - HFS + for Apple,

[IoSer]

@ayufan


Another way to avoid the problem of filesystems that don't work is to offer a kernel variant WITH "BIG KERNEL LOCK"

Thanks for the attention. And above all, thank you for your much appreciated work.

[IoSer]

I'm using the image of Ayufan 0.8.3.

Great and wonderful job!
Everything seems to work!

I also installed VLC (Videolan) for video editing (based on FFMEG). It seems to work. I don't have a 4k monitor to try.
I installed what I need for my use and everything works perfectly.

I have only uninstalled ifupdown and replaced it with wicd for the network configuration.

Thank you very much! The DVD filesystem and the HFS + filesystem also work.

My warmest congratulations.

[pineadmin]

Updated Debian Stretch Minimal aarch64(RockPro) 0.8.3-1141 on Wiki and Pine64 Installer
Updated Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic LXDE Desktop 32bit(RockPro) 0.8.3-1141 on Wiki and Pine64 Installer
Updated Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Mate Desktop 32bit(RockPro) 0.8.3-1141 on Wiki and Pine64 Installer
Updated Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Minimal 64bit(RockPro) 0.8.3-1141 on Wiki and Pine64 Installer
Updated Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Minimal 32bit(RockPro) 0.8.3-1141 on Wiki and Pine64 Installer
Updated Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Containers 64bit(RockPro) 0.8.3-1141 on Wiki and Pine64 Installer
Updated OpenMediaVault Stretch 64Bit(RockPro) 0.8.3-1141 on Wiki and Pine64 Installer
Updated OpenMediaVault Stretch 32bit(RockPro) 0.8.3-1141 on Wiki and Pine64 Installer

[Faradn]

SBC:    RockPro64 v2.1 4Gb
OS:      Linux rockpro64 4.4.167-1213-rockchip-ayufan-g34ae07687fce #1 SMP Tue Jun 18 20:44:49 UTC 2019 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux
            Mate' DE

Followed all post-install instructions.

1.      Super-slow boot up.

2.      Much screen flickering. 
         Especially when using Pluma to edit text files.
         Flickering stops when no mouse clicks are entered
         in Pluma window.

3.      Chromium settings changes -- yeah ``Aw snap!...''

4.      Youtube videos play fine at full screen.
        [Cat5.tv -- 616 - SBC in the Enterprise Data Center]
            Video ID / sCPNG-We9CV1-_Q / B82G PXWG G7PW
            Viewport / Frames1920x1080 / 18 dropped of 480
            Current / Optimal Res854x480@30 / 854x480@30
            Volume / Normalized100% / 100% (content loudness -0.5dB)
            Codecsvp9 (244) / opus (251)
            Colorbt709 / bt709
            Connection Speed11656 Kbps
            Network Activity0 KB
            Buffer Health34.15 s
            Mystery Text

5.      Slow network speed -- ~4.5Mb sftp transfer using Caja.

Q1: How to get audio out the 3.5m jack? Assuming audio is directed out the HDMI.

Overall: Impessive. Great work!

/Faradn

[Luke]

1) only first boot
2) this is a compositor thing - you can choose vsync to be ' vsync = "drm";' rather than opengl in compton settings
5) its an issue with Caja

[ayufan]

Audio source can be changed with sound applet. There's a dedicated one for hp jack, by default it is SPDIF.

[Faradn]

SBC: Rockpro64 4Gb v2.1
OS:  Ayufan Ubuntu 18.04 v0.83

Deleting account U:rock64 / P:rock64 is locking up lightDM at
the login screen.

[Using Mate' user/group management utility]

- Log in as rock64/rock64.
- Add user t3st3r1/what3v3r# with administrative rights.
- Log out rock64.
- Log in as t3st3r1/what3v3r#.
- Delete account rock64.
- Log out t3st3r1.

Now it's just the lightDM login screen with t3st3r1 and rock64 (??).
No mouse cursor. 
Blinking '|' in password text edit.

I cannot log in.
Remote access with SSH works fine.
What can I do to get my t3st3r1 lightDM login to work?

TIA,
/Faradn

[stuartiannaylor]

SBC: Rockpro64 4Gb v2.1
OS:  Ayufan Ubuntu 18.04 v0.83

Deleting account U:rock64 / P:rock64 is locking up lightDM at
the login screen.

[Using Mate' user/group management utility]

- Log in as rock64/rock64.
- Add user t3st3r1/what3v3r# with administrative rights.
- Log out rock64.
- Log in as t3st3r1/what3v3r#.
- Delete account rock64.
- Log out t3st3r1.

Now it's just the lightDM login screen with t3st3r1 and rock64 (??).
No mouse cursor. 
Blinking '|' in password text edit.

I cannot log in.
Remote access with SSH works fine.
What can I do to get my t3st3r1 lightDM login to work?

TIA,
/Faradn

Code:

sudo usermod -d /home/newHomeDir -m newUsername rather than delete ?

Also change the group name rock64 to the new user group name
Presuming you are losing loads of groups when you delete that way.

You might have to do it as root via console 1
So first

Code:

sudo passwd root

Log out.

Code:

exit

1. Log in using the "root" account and the password you have previously set.
   
   
2. Change the username and the home folder to the new name that you want.
   
   
   Code:

   usermod -l <newname> -d /home/<newname> -m <oldname>
3. Change the group name to the new name that you want.
   
   
   Code:

   groupmod -n <newgroup> <oldgroup>
4. Log in using the "root" account and the password you have previously set.
   
5. Change the username and the home folder to the new name that you want.
   
   
6. Lock the "root" account.
   
   Code:

   passwd -l root
7. Log out.
   
   Code:

   exit