The bug could be fixed easily if you've an Ubuntu 14.04 virtual machine up and running (you could use Zador's work to patch the M3 BSP linux kernel source). Let's see when/whether they react on the issue I opened. Normally this is stuff that has to be fixed within 24 hours.
And regarding 'terrible design'. Yeah, but that's just one of the many design flaws. Using Micro USB for DC-IN on the first production batch was the biggest mistake, the choice of the ultra slow GL830 USB-to-SATA bridge is insane, connecting both internal USB hub and the GL830 to one single USB host port (so that 'SATA disk' and all USB ports have to share bandwidth instead of connecting the GL830 to the 2nd USB host port like Cubietech did on their Cubietruck +) is also close to unbelievable. Also not preparing a heatsink like Hardkernel does it on ODROID C1+/C2 is just moronic with a SoC like A83T.
The only real use case for this board could be lightweight web services where the octacora SoC could shine. 2017 when mainline kernel support might be ready. At least the Foxconn people (who started the Banana journey) start to understand. They met up with one of the linux-sunxi devs last week and send out board developer samples to real developers now
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