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Hi Jacob, Well, in my signature you see the basic setup. I have also: RPi-Monitor LAMP mini Webmin Dyn DNS @ afraid.org (and batch file that works finally ) CSF Firewall Textpattern (for Website) Transmission-daemon (BitTorrent client) (that was also kind of difficult)

Hi Lothar, Since the invention of GUID Partition Table (GPT) you no longer need extended and logical partitions So I would delete the current PT and create a new /fresh Partition Table GPT. I guess here you find all the tools you need. I have at least 3 partitions, /root /swap and for data.

Thank you for a nice read before falling asleep, with a relaxing grin. monolithic and others in your writing has been discussed a million times before and it will be in the future. I could now give you some examples for these and that | pros & cons, but I guess you already know the answers. In the Film Matrix he says, people don't like to live in a perfect world. Just one thought, I setup a Linux PC with fast USB3 Stick and SSD in 4min, incl. all drivers and programs. Beat me with Windows and Microkernel

Well, I didn't look at the device, but if the PCB design is better or worse (PC vs. Plus) it can influence the performance. What I want to say, it can make sense to test both to see how they compare. Beside, I protect Michael Larabel that he cannot have deep knowledge in every IT topic i.e. ARM. Again, I didn't look but did you leave a comment on his website about ARM v7 / v8 and throttling - I guess you did. So he can pickup from your knowledge and do it better next time. However, considering how broad he is reporting about IT - it is impossible to tweak all the devices. In conclusion, like on the website of SinoVoip people will believe in 8cores and 2GHz and buy the shit! Shit happens Thank you for this detailed posting, it will help beginners - if they see it before they purchase on Aliexpress

If you want to see this M2+ powered with a coaxial power connector, watch the video. I guess before they sell it, they will replace it with a high-quality MicroUSB connector *ironie*

Hi, Maybe you didn't come across this posting, LeMaker has now updated the Kernel for the GUITAR. @TK, this message is not for you

Aha, I thought the A20's information about it is already reliable - good to know. The OPi One is the answer to RPi Zero, so I just compared them on size and prize. I stay with my answers given in the threads above. If you do IoT seriously, with quantity and maybe with SCADA and such - you better have standardized, reliable tools (SBCs). If you just do some home automation, your approach is fine. ToC (total cost of ownership) is not just based on purchasing. I own an R1, LeMaker Guitar and a RPi 2 - I am not a collector. What R1 is for, is clear. Guitar and RPi I am uncertain, some Retro-Game console would be fun and or for music, maybe with display in conjunction of the R1. My time given there is more than enough to do. So why would I care about every product out there, why? Same for Linux Distro's, there are big ones, Fedora, SuSE, Ubuntu and 1000 more. I run an Ubuntu derivate, because I know APT and such - and I am happy with this. How about you set up a list on your Website how many devices you already had or have had (SBCs) in the last 24 months. And which of those were really good :-) (the very very short part of this list :-) )

around 10° sounds interesting, while booting my A20 gets pretty hot, above 80 and so I guess if a thread gets stuck it can heat up quite good. Thank you for the tipp to find these. A good deal ? In my daily live I am a senior purchaser and I would never buy more than 10-20 without knowing the manufacturer and their principles (i.e. child labour), plus without guaranteed BOM, plus at least a couple pieces for free because of warranty return does not make sense. And this list is not exhaustive. All these parts are Toys. Maybe an Odroid or Olimex is different, but all the others I would not trust. Probably with SinoVoip, with a contract, you can work something out, but the way we met them, no way (I speak for myself).

This is good to know as not everybody needs the latest kernel. Heat Sink, can you tell how well your heat sink works on a A20, I mean how many degrees it does reduce the temperature? This is what "I" meant; in order to take a OPi ONE over the OPi PC you have to have a really big quantity or no space, otherwise these $5.- do not really count if you talk about 5-10 piece. The major show Stopper, no armbian on RPi zero, but I have to admit that there are a couple nice mini distro's out there for the Pi. I wonder how much longer it takes until really everything works as OSS for the RPi (beside the license key for HW decoding MPEG2 & VC1).

Thank you for your review and update on the current software development from the community. My conclusion of this is, that the Orange Pi PC is the far better choice for only $5.- more, but without Ethernet-Driver kind of useless. The OPi One may be smaller in size but same height as OPi PC, so the advantage of the RPi-Zero is not given here. I wonder if Orange will sell again the A20 Model. Did you attach the heat-sink or did they come with?

Sounds promising. Well, in the first posting I cannot find on which "Distro" he built his KODI. I guess it would be a good start to know this and maybe fix this with the R1 boot procedure. So you would have the same basis to begin with.

You're welcome :-) Well, the A20 sits on the Banana Pi & Pro and I guess these devices are quite similar. So I can imagine that there is already a Kodi out there with vague Vdpau support. Let us know if you find something that works ! Why do you write despite IR ? I don't know how many USB-Ports the A20 serves, well maybe https://linux-sunxi.org/A20 it looks like you are right.

Hi, Finally SinoVoip /Foxconn released the schematic for the Lamobo R1 (R1-V3_SD July 18, 2014). First page a blockdiagramm and 13 pages of schematics as PDF. May be because the next Version of the R1 is soon ready?? Cheers Tido

Hi Rui, You are using pure iptables. I am using the CSF Firewall which is pretty handy and because of the bridged interface I have to add those three commands. I ran yesterday a first scan with nmap on TCP and I will run more tests. So far my code works. By the way, I am not using VPN. Google is your friend (mostly :-) ) Difference between SNAT and Masquerade

This useless comment - I spent hours !! pretty complete guide In the first posting I mention more than once 'R1' and his pretty complete guide does not even cover bridged interfaces. WTF. Besides, I wrote him an A4 about problems or weird comments in his guide - not one word back to me. Looks like he just disappeared under a rock. So, if you want to use the csf with the R1 you have to add additional commmands for br0 which are not in the standard csf! I have N O T tested it by now - I will come back when done, in opposite to the pretty complete guide guy. Bridged Interface br0 Custom iptables rules with CSF Firewall I had to add these lines in nano /etc/csf/csfpost.sh because I append these rules iptables --append FORWARD --in-interface br0 --source 192.168.9.0/24 --jump ACCEPT iptables --append FORWARD --in-interface eth0.101 --destination 192.168.9.0/24 --jump ACCEPT iptables --append POSTROUTING --out-interface eth0.101 --table nat --jump MASQUERADE Now I have to check, that I did not open anything on the firewall. I am not a developer (learning by doing)

I don't know what you guys are talking about but I want primarily save my data. This can be a database, pictures, documents.. So, I can look at the script from RPi, copy the good ideas and adjust it to my needs. Once the system is running I can ONCE make a copy of the OS. Done. No need for a script. Vlad says: I want to backup my armbian - fine, why not. In all my comments I never said anything about the OS - I don't see the reason to do that regularly. As an R1 owner more important is to me to copy the OS between HDD and SDcard.

I guess you meant the Linux section? In a terminal, run the sudo fdisk -l command to check the MicroSD card node. Run the sudo umount /dev/sdxx to unmount all the partitions of the MicroSD card. Run the sudo fdisk /dev/sdx command. Use the o command to delete all partition of MicroSD card and use the n command to add one new partition. Use the w command to save change. Run the sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sdx1 command to format the new created partition of MicroSD card as FAT32. (x should be replaced according to your MicroSD card node as discovered in point vi above) You can also jump this step under Linux, because write image command dd under Linux will format the MicroSD card automatically. The last sentence is badly placed, I agree. So first time you will walk all the steps, next time you jump. Learning by doing :-) I just dd the image of Ubuntu Mate on a 16Gb SDcard (unformated) worked like a charm. Me as example, I always delete the partition-table before I dd Part III: Message understood and accepted. And still, if the person who wrote that script shuts down the DB because of the little capabilities of the RPi or just because of 'doesn't know it any better', it is both fine for me for this scenario -> Backup.

Or I simply filter better than you: webserver/hotspot and (ram/cpu) not one word about video, GPU, cam, display Beside TK, don't you repeat over and over that the video capability of M2 is superior of M3. One more sign. So I kind of have visionary skills that you lack = I see things in text you don't. On the other hand, you see things in the text they are not there

Absolutely TK - this is it, but It is not about pleasing me !! If someone is not a perfectionist like you, but still has some needs. Try to understand his intention - see it with his eyes, merge it with your knowledge - boom done. If someone gives you a Tipp, this person is basically talking about its experience. Although my knowledge about Computer is far superior to others (and less to others) I try to focus on their needs or break complicating stuff down to a simple metaphor. This belongs to many technical things as well.

I know. But I thought about the low power of the RPi. So I thought the person who wrote this script did this with intention, either because of CPU load or to keep the script simple. Either way it is legitimate to me. Beside, in OSS everybody can take it and change it to its need.

ähm TK, if a RPi B+ did the job by now... hmm ahh he is now looking for a Mainframe. Just for your information, he wants more power and if he comes from RPi you know the caveats, right? If someone asks you for a piece of wood 20 x 20 x 100mm do you show him the forrest to cut a tree or the next easy solution - like a hardware store (Baumarkt) ? I go for the latter.

Hi Vlad, Thank you for your approach. You explained your basic idea behind it, but do you also have a database or such running which you also want to back up? In my post I link to a document, the last file I have taken from a Raspberry Pi - this what I thought is interesting: # Shut down some services before starting backup process echo "Stopping some services before backup." >> $DIR/backup.log nginx -s stop service apache2 stop service couchdb stop service mysql stop service cron stop

TK can really be patient if it come to explain why Banana is not Banana. I would simply send you links like: Difference between Raspi and SinoVoip (Banana) Not enough power (read this thread to understand) Overheating of the SoC (heat-sink attached?) Ah, what TK didn't do this time recommend you better alternatives like: ODROID, Olimex, LeMaker and many more. I had just yesterday installed Ubuntu Mate on Raspberry Pi 2 - quick is different ! If you want to use a GUI I have to say LeMaker Guitar is quicker with Lemuntu (quad core 1,2GHz).

I have no experience with openmediavault, but I think it says where you have to search for a solution: Depends: phpapi-20100525+lfs but it is not installable Did you already dive into this topic?

At least before the chinese new year they released a new image with GPU support, something http://forum.banana-pi.org and write /guide Justin and Nora through this process? *scnr*