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Good news. Full-fledged working images (20210827) of ArmbianTV for P2 and M2 are ready. All the equipment works in them and you can start and configure the system via an HDMI monitor and a keyboard/mouse. M2 https://disk.yandex.ru/d/OBDO8BU2y1M6ug https://users.armbian.com/balbes150/rk3566/ P2 https://disk.yandex.ru/d/neKXsYolKXgLzg https://users.armbian.com/balbes150/rk3568/

Good news. Full-fledged working images (20210826) of ArmbianTV for P2 are ready. All the equipment works in them and you can start and configure the system via an HDMI monitor and a keyboard/mouse.

This is the only TV box for which there was previously minimal support.

These are the worst chips that should be avoided in every possible way. There is no support for them.

For those who are interested in reducing the price of Firefly RK3566\rk3568 boards. I am trying to convince Firefly representatives of the need to add rk3566\rk3568 boards without the eMMC module to the line of products sold. This will significantly reduce the price. This is especially noticeable on the variants of the eMMC module with 64\128GB. For those who plan to use these models with SATA or NVMe (after the version of the u-boot loader for SPI is finalized, for direct launch with SATA\NVMe). At the first stage, to fully start the entire system with SATA\NVMe, you can use the bootloader from the SD card. I invite everyone interested to express their opinion, so that Firefly representatives could assess the prospect of such an option for delivery.

The primary version of Armbian test images for Firefly Station P2 rk3568. You can see the details in this topic. https://bbs.stationpc.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=209&extra=page%3D1%26filter%3Dauthor%26orderby%3Dlastpost screen https://disk.yandex.ru/i/o6j6W7myad9qqw

All patches that do not conflict are included.

ver 20210816 kernel 5.10.59

I collected the Ubuntu version from official Firefly sources with minor edits (to see the kernel and u-boot sources). Now the next step is to create a Armbian test system with a legacy core for M2 and P2.

I received samples of P2 and M2. the first impressions are very positive. I checked the launch of the official versions of Ubuntu 18.04 from Fyrefly. Everything starts and works from the SD card. The startup process is very simple, I downloaded the image, unpacked it, wrote it to the SD card, connected it to P2\M2, turned on the power and the system automatically updated the bootloader in eMMC, rebooted and the Ubuntu system automatically started from the SD card (the regular Station system in eMMC is saved and works if there is no SD card). I really liked the mechanism for connecting SATA devices (SSD\HDD) to P2, it is very simple. I immediately connected a 240GB SSD drive. It was automatically detected and appeared in the system. WiFi antennas on P2 are full-fledged and large, they obviously did not save money here and will ensure proper operation.

ver 20210727 kernel 5.10.53

ver 20210721 kernel 5.10.52 \ 5.12.19

Carefully read the first message of the topic (this is specially highlighted in red). The topic is closed.

Those interested can buy Station P2 \ M2 models or separate roc-rk3566-pc and roc-rk3568-pc boards. https://www.firefly.store/goods.php?id=140 https://www.firefly.store/goods.php?id=142 https://www.firefly.store/goods.php?id=145 https://www.firefly.store/goods.php?id=147

To add M2 and P2 support to Armbian, need to have this equipment available. To date, I do not have this equipment. A Firefly representative promised to send it, but I do not know when this will happen.