I experimented with various OS-es for my new Odroid-XU4. From what I have learned I like armbian the best because it's the closest to the original debian. A clean, small, tuned up system with the possibility to switch back to sysvinit from system(d).
What I would run on it is not a desktop environment but exactly Kodi.
The XU4 comes with Ubuntu 16 LTS preloaded to sdcard and I can say this is the OS which maxes out the potential of this hardware. With this after an update & upgrade everything works out of the box: kodi, networking, hdmi-cec, hdmi-audio.
ii kodi 16.1+hk3-exynosmfc5422 armhf Open Source Home Theatre (executable binaries) ii kodi-bin:armhf 16.1+hk3-exynosmfc5422 armhf Open Source Home Theatre (architecture-dependent files) ii kodi-data 16.1+hk3-exynosmfc5422 all Open Source Home Theatre (arch-independent data package)
Using meveric repos:
ii kodi-odroid 16.1-1+deb8 armhf Kodi - award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub (ODROID build) ii linux-dtb-odroidxu4 5.16 armhf Linux DTB, version 3.10.102-odroidxu4 ii linux-headers-odroidxu4 5.16 armhf Linux kernel headers for 3.10.102-odroidxu4 on armhf ii linux-image-odroidxu4 5.16 armhf Linux kernel, version 3.10.102-odroidxu4 ii linux-jessie-root-odroidxu4 5.16 armhf Armbian tweaks for jessie on odroidxu4 (default branch) ii linux-u-boot-odroidxu4-default 5.16 armhf Uboot loader 2012.07
Debian Jessie 8.5 =================
Linux odroid-jessie 3.10.92+ #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Nov 17 11:14:11 CET 2015 armv7l GNU/Linux
dpkg --list |grep -i kodi ii kodi-odroid 16.1-1+deb8 armhf Kodi - award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub (ODROID build) root@odroid-jessie:~# dpkg --list |grep -i systemd ii libsystemd0:armhf 215-17+deb8u4 armhf systemd utility library
# X.Org X server configuration file for xfree86-video-mali
[XU4] KODI on Armbian
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Hello,
I experimented with various OS-es for my new Odroid-XU4.
From what I have learned I like armbian the best because it's the closest to the original debian. A clean, small, tuned up system with the possibility to switch back to sysvinit from system(d).
What I would run on it is not a desktop environment but exactly Kodi.
The XU4 comes with Ubuntu 16 LTS preloaded to sdcard and I can say this is the OS which maxes out the potential of this hardware. With this after an update & upgrade everything works out of the box: kodi, networking, hdmi-cec, hdmi-audio.
With using the unofficial debian jessie for odroid:
http://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=114&t=17569
It is possible to put a working odroid-kodi environment together on jessie using these packages but not on armbian.
Using these 3 sources:
http://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?t=5908&f=52
wget http://oph.mdrjr.net/meveric/sources.lists/meveric-all-XU3.list # package list for ODROID XU3 devices and all Distributions (Kernel and Headers)
wget http://oph.mdrjr.net/meveric/sources.lists/meveric-jessie-main.list # package list for all ODROID devices / Debian Jessie (not for Debian Wheezy, or Ubuntu 12.04)
wget http://oph.mdrjr.net/meveric/sources.lists/meveric-jessie-backports.list # package list for all ODROID devices / Debian Jessie (backports of newer or missing packages)
The kodi packages install but then kodi will break with libgl error. So my question is will kodi be officially supported on armbian in the future?
Armbian_5.14
============
Linux odroidxu4 3.10.102-odroidxu4 #2 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jun 21 18:55:10 CEST 2016 armv7l GNU/Linux
Module Size Used by
fuse 74906 1
bonding 101352 0
cdc_ether 5022 0
usbnet 23026 1 cdc_ether
r8152 60184 0
spidev 5907 0
spi_s3c64xx 14774 0
s3c2410_wdt 7601 0
init(1)-+-cron(1568)
|-dbus-daemon(1697)
|-dhclient(1624)
|-getty(1890)
|-getty(1891)
|-getty(1892)
|-getty(1893)
|-getty(1894)
|-getty(1895)
|-haveged(1515)
|-nmbd(1729)
|-ntpd(1585)
|-rsyslogd(1396)-+-{in:imklog}(1400)
| |-{in:imuxsock}(1399)
| `-{rs:main Q:Reg}(1401)
|-smbd(1864)---smbd(1889)
|-sshd(1816)---sshd(1907)---bash(1994)---pstree(2004)
`-udevd(246)
Ubuntu 16 LTS
=============
Linux odroid 3.10.96-117 #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jul 28 18:28:12 UTC 2016 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux
Module Size Used by
cdc_ether 4675 0
usbnet 22817 1 cdc_ether
r8152 53542 0
ina231_sensor 9048 0
i2c_s3c2410 9423 0
Section "Device"
Identifier "Mali-Fbdev"
Driver "armsoc"
Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb0"
Option "Debug" "false"
Option "DPMS" "false"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Mali-Fbdev"
DefaultDepth 24
EndSection
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Option "BlankTime" "0"
Option "StandbyTime" "0"
Option "SuspendTime" "0"
Option "OffTime" "0"
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
systemd(1)─┬─ModemManager(2781)─┬─{gdbus}(2818)
│ └─{gmain}(2815)
├─NetworkManager(2788)─┬─dhclient(4790)
│ ├─dnsmasq(2965)
│ ├─{gdbus}(2840)
│ └─{gmain}(2838)
├─accounts-daemon(2780)─┬─{gdbus}(2811)
│ └─{gmain}(2808)
├─agetty(3156)
├─agetty(3157)
├─avahi-daemon(2810)───avahi-daemon(2858)
├─avahi-dnsconfd(2798)
├─cron(2793)
├─cups-browsed(2879)─┬─{gdbus}(2919)
│ └─{gmain}(2918)
├─cupsd(6892)
├─dbus-daemon(2776)
├─dbus-daemon(3006)
├─dbus-launch(3005)
├─nmbd(3232)
├─ntpd(3159)
├─polkitd(2834)─┬─{gdbus}(2855)
│ └─{gmain}(2850)
├─rsyslogd(2782)─┬─{in:imklog}(2813)
│ ├─{in:imuxsock}(2812)
│ └─{rs:main Q:Reg}(2814)
├─rtkit-daemon(3017)─┬─{rtkit-daemon}(3027)
│ └─{rtkit-daemon}(3028)
├─smbd(3246)─┬─smbd(3247)
│ └─smbd(3255)
├─snapd(2819)─┬─{snapd}(2857)
│ ├─{snapd}(2859)
│ ├─{snapd}(2864)
│ ├─{snapd}(2866)
│ ├─{snapd}(2923)
│ ├─{snapd}(2925)
│ └─{snapd}(2924)
├─sshd(4660)───sshd(5214)───bash(5277)───pstree(6904)
├─systemd(5221)───(sd-pam)(5226)
├─systemd-journal(1241)
├─systemd-logind(2774)
├─systemd-udevd(1304)
├─upowerd(3170)─┬─{gdbus}(3172)
│ └─{gmain}(3171)
├─whoopsie(2775)─┬─{gdbus}(2874)
│ └─{gmain}(2870)
├─xinit(2876)─┬─Xorg(2892)─┬─{llvmpipe-0}(2948)
│ │ ├─{llvmpipe-1}(2949)
│ │ ├─{llvmpipe-2}(2950)
│ │ ├─{llvmpipe-3}(2951)
│ │ ├─{llvmpipe-4}(2952)
│ │ ├─{llvmpipe-5}(2953)
│ │ ├─{llvmpipe-6}(2954)
│ │ └─{llvmpipe-7}(2955)
│ └─kodi-standalone(3002)───kodi(3114)───kodi.bin(3116)─┬─{AESink}(3209)
│ ├─{ActiveAE}(3208)
│ ├─{CECAdapter}(3260)
│ ├─{CECAdapter}(3262)
│ ├─{CECAdapter}(3263)
│ ├─{CECAdapter}(3264)
│ ├─{CECAdapter}(3265)
│ ├─{EventServer}(3280)
│ ├─{PeripBusCEC}(3261)
│ ├─{PeripBusUSBUdev}(3266)
│ ├─{TCPServer}(3281)
│ ├─{Timer}(3296)
│ ├─{kodi.bin}(3243)
│ ├─{kodi.bin}(3259)
│ ├─{kodi.bin}(3273)
│ ├─{kodi.bin}(3276)
│ ├─{kodi.bin}(3277)
│ ├─{kodi.bin}(3278)
│ ├─{kodi.bin}(3279)
│ ├─{kodi.bin}(3286)
│ ├─{kodi.bin}(6879)
│ ├─{mali-event-hnd}(3216)
│ ├─{mali-hist-dump}(3226)
│ ├─{mali-mem-purge}(3215)
│ ├─{mali-renderer}(3225)
│ ├─{mali-utility-wo}(3217)
│ ├─{mali-utility-wo}(3218)
│ ├─{mali-utility-wo}(3219)
│ ├─{mali-utility-wo}(3220)
│ ├─{mali-utility-wo}(3221)
│ ├─{mali-utility-wo}(3222)
│ ├─{mali-utility-wo}(3223)
│ └─{mali-utility-wo}(3224)
└─zabbix_agentd(2929)─┬─zabbix_agentd(2930)
├─zabbix_agentd(2931)
├─zabbix_agentd(2932)
├─zabbix_agentd(2933)
└─zabbix_agentd(2934)
Udev
KERNEL=="mali",SUBSYSTEM=="misc",MODE="0777"
KERNEL=="mali0",SUBSYSTEM=="misc",MODE="0777"
KERNEL=="ump",SUBSYSTEM=="ump",MODE="0777"
KERNEL=="ttySAC0", SYMLINK+="ttyACM99"
KERNEL=="event*", SUBSYSTEM=="input", MODE="0777"
KERNEL=="CEC", MODE="0777"
KERNEL=="amvideo", MODE="0666"
KERNEL=="amstream*", MODE="0666"
ii kodi 16.1+hk3-exynosmfc5422 armhf Open Source Home Theatre (executable binaries)
ii kodi-bin:armhf 16.1+hk3-exynosmfc5422 armhf Open Source Home Theatre (architecture-dependent files)
ii kodi-data 16.1+hk3-exynosmfc5422 all Open Source Home Theatre (arch-independent data package)
Using meveric repos:
ii kodi-odroid 16.1-1+deb8 armhf Kodi - award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub (ODROID build)
ii linux-dtb-odroidxu4 5.16 armhf Linux DTB, version 3.10.102-odroidxu4
ii linux-headers-odroidxu4 5.16 armhf Linux kernel headers for 3.10.102-odroidxu4 on armhf
ii linux-image-odroidxu4 5.16 armhf Linux kernel, version 3.10.102-odroidxu4
ii linux-jessie-root-odroidxu4 5.16 armhf Armbian tweaks for jessie on odroidxu4 (default branch)
ii linux-u-boot-odroidxu4-default 5.16 armhf Uboot loader 2012.07
Debian Jessie 8.5
=================
Linux odroid-jessie 3.10.92+ #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Nov 17 11:14:11 CET 2015 armv7l GNU/Linux
Module Size Used by
cdc_ether 4507 0
usbnet 22193 1 cdc_ether
r8152 49758 0
spi_s3c64xx 13713 0
ina231_sensor 8388 0
s3c2410_wdt 7016 0
dpkg --list |grep -i kodi
ii kodi-odroid 16.1-1+deb8 armhf Kodi - award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub (ODROID build)
root@odroid-jessie:~# dpkg --list |grep -i systemd
ii libsystemd0:armhf 215-17+deb8u4 armhf systemd utility library
# X.Org X server configuration file for xfree86-video-mali
Section "Device"
Identifier "Mali-Fbdev"
Driver "armsoc"
Option "fbdev" "/dev/fb0"
Option "Debug" "false"
Option "DPMS" "false"
Option "Fimg2DExa" "true"
Option "DRI2" "true"
Option "DRI2_PAGE_FLIP" "false"
# Option "Fimg2DExaSolid" "false"
# Option "Fimg2DExaCopy" "false"
Option "Fimg2DExaComposite" "true"
Option "SWcursorLCD" "false"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Device "Mali-Fbdev"
DefaultDepth 24
EndSection
Section "DRI"
Mode 0666
EndSection
init(1)─┬─avahi-daemon(1498)───avahi-daemon(1504)
├─console-kit-dae(1628)─┬─{console-kit-dae}(1629)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1630)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1631)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1632)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1633)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1634)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1635)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1637)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1638)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1639)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1640)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1641)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1642)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1643)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1644)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1645)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1646)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1647)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1648)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1649)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1650)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1651)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1652)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1653)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1654)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1655)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1656)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1657)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1658)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1659)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1660)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1661)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1662)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1663)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1664)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1665)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1666)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1667)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1668)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1669)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1670)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1671)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1672)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1673)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1674)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1675)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1676)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1677)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1678)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1679)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1680)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1681)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1682)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1683)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1684)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1685)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1686)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1687)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1688)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1689)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(1690)
│ ├─{console-kit-dae}(3494)
│ ├─{gdbus}(1693)
│ └─{gmain}(1692)
├─cron(1328)
├─dbus-daemon(1365)
├─dhclient(1810)
├─getty(1597)
├─getty(1598)
├─getty(1599)
├─getty(1600)
├─getty(1601)
├─getty(1602)
├─nmbd(1395)
├─ntpd(1809)
├─rsyslogd(1240)─┬─{in:imklog}(1242)
│ ├─{in:imuxsock}(1241)
│ └─{rs:main Q:Reg}(1244)
├─rtkit-daemon(3434)─┬─{rtkit-daemon}(3435)
│ └─{rtkit-daemon}(3436)
├─smbd(1566)───smbd(1607)
├─sshd(1864)─┬─sshd(1876)───bash(1884)───apt-get(3587)───dpkg(3620)───dpkg-deb(3753)─┬─dpkg-deb(3754)
│ │ └─dpkg-deb(3755)
│ └─sshd(3690)───bash(3698)───pstree(3790)
└─udevd(345)