01-14-2020, 06:50 PM
(01-14-2020, 03:45 AM)danielt Wrote:(01-14-2020, 01:13 AM)ThatGeoGuy Wrote: Hey there! I just got my ANSI Pinebook Pro.
I'm interested in this Debian image because it seems pretty similar to the stock image, but has LUKS / crypt support.
What's the best way to install this on the eMMC module, with full crypt support? Is it possible to get an eMMC adapter, and install this via another linux machine (even if that machine is x86_64?).
I'd recommend to start by installing unencrypted it to a fast SD card.
As an aside modern A1 or A2 cards designed for Android now mean you can get some clues about controller quality and how fast your card will be running a complex filesystem. My A1 cards are much better than the U1 cards of the same brand I bought two years ago although others have reported less obvious differences so it might be depend how old or how awesome your U1 cards are.
Installing to SD card has a couple of benefits.
The first if you can tell if you like it before you nuke the stock distro. Personally I'm not sure I agree it is similar to the stock image... I expect both to have different rough edges so IMHO it comes down to personal preference so testing first is good even if it is slightly slower than when installed to eMMC.
Secondly you don't have to take the machine apart. Sure its easy to take apart but there will be wear and tear each time you do it.
Finally you can use the SD card installation to install an encrypted version back to the eMMC. This step is probably necessary anyway since the stock kernel doesn't have the crypto support needed to do an encrypted install.
Awesome, thanks! Do firmware and other updates get backported to this release (or do they just hope to get mainlined?)?
I'm trying to figure out what the rough edges would be, but not having encryption support on a laptop is a pretty big one for me.I assume by default most of the inputs work, and WiFi / Bluetooth is in good shape? If so, it doesn't seem too limited in comparison to default debian, so I'll take your word for it. My plan is to avoid most DEs anyways, and probably stick to awesomewm/sway/i3 anyways. So assuming the basics are working, I don't think my needs are too complex :)
My apologies here as I would have read the whole thread to see others' opinions, but I've barely even gotten to turning the laptop on yet. I'll give both the default distro and this a fair try, but I suspect I'll end up installing this one long term if encryption is working well. Thanks again for taking the time to reply!