LAN/NIC problem

[MarkHaysHarris777]

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Most available OS images for Pine64+ show bad network behaviour/performance due to two single reasons:

• wrong cpufreq governor as explained countless times, also how to fix this several times here
  
• silly mistakes like MAC address already set (that's just the result of people fiddling around and forgetting to adjust stuff before they release an image. And that's the reason why Armbian uses only script to create OS images from scratch: since such mistakes can not happen)
  

Tom, the above is actually useful.

... I too stongly believe that the best way to build an image is with scripting;  not by hand.  And it has been clear from past experience that some of our problems (minor though they were) were the result of building images by hand. 

We need to have a well defined build process, and it needs to be automated (scripted) so that things are not forgotten nor misplaced. Also, although lennyraposo has been an extremely valuable resource, this needs to be more than a one-man-show.  We need capable backups, and I agree with Pete, this needs to be moved to github so that we can have offical pull requests, submit issues, and so that more than one person (developer team) can be involved with the process. Just makes sense.

It would be helpful if you would try to be less blunt, and a little more tactful in your remarks.  For my part I'm going to be less easily irritated, and perhaps we'll be able to work together and be friends in the process-- I'm certainly willing. 

just as a side-bar;  we put the rules in place so that the moderators ( and especially me ) don't have to baby-sit the forum ... the bottom line of the rules is basically be respectful, be helpful, work together to solve common problems, and try to forget negative commentary. That's the direction I'm going to move forward in, as a technician and as a moderator.  

sincerely, marcus