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Setting up the Mekotronics R58X-HDD as Armbian Build server.
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And to OC to 2.4Ghz on the big cores...
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How to build Armbian with Windows/WSL2.
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I3 on Armbian from a noobs point of view.
My full desktop setup with Monkablyat his RK3588 Armbian Jammy images. -
You do have a way to power your HDD do you? Or is it an SSD?
A sata adapter only powers 2.5" devices. If it's 3.5" HDD then you need 12V.
I would advice not to boot from HDD. If something goes wrong with the image on an sd-card then you just replace the sd-card without loosing anything from the HDD.
Do use a good sd-card. Hard drives also aren't super fast, so no real speed benifit in using that.
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@MinhIt is not GPU hw acc but VPU you need.
Are you using the @amazingfate multimedia ppa?
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:liujianfeng1994/panfork-mesa #Panfork GPU ppa sudo add-apt-repository ppa:liujianfeng1994/rockchip-multimedia #Multimedia ppa for VPU acceleration sudo apt update sudo apt dist-upgrade sudo apt install mali-g610-firmware rockchip-multimedia-config
I suspect you might need gstreamer. That's included. My knowledge ain't great in these things, so maybe amazingfate or someone else can add to it.
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GPU drivers have nothing to do with Armbian. Armbian can only show how to use them. We are not driver developers.
It is expected that the blob Rockchip driver runs way better than the open-source panfrost/panfork drivers. Panfrost might improve in time. N2/N2+/VIM3 at first also performed worse than RK3399 but after time it now outperforms RK3399 by a lot.
Both drivers are very useful to me.You can use the blob by running in x11 and run your program with "malirun programname"
Not everything will work, but for example PS2 emulation works perfect like that.
Video playback has nothing to do with GPU drivers but VPU drivers. For that there is the multimedia ppa from AmazingFate. -
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Hi all.
I just made a video where I show how to build your own Armbian images on Windows.
It used to be that you needed a virtualMachine running Linux but these days you can use WSL2.
Here the video :Greetings, NicoD
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Another update on armbian-gaming.
Now winetricks can also be installed and Malior-Droid Android emulator. -
Newly updated version of armbian-gaming V 0.5
- Updated the box86/64 installer so you can choose what SoC to build for
- Updated wineX86 version to 7.15
- Added install for winetricks
- Added build for Dolphin
https://github.com/NicoD-SBC/armbian-gaming
New video with changes on the way.
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15 minutes ago, Efe Çetin said:
@NicoD i think you should make a video after we get stable images. Currently something is broken
Ok. I'll wait till things are fixed.
I did just test install to NVMe and boot from sd and it indeed didn't work as it should. Couldn't boot into x anymore. Install to eMMC does work.
I'm already very happy to have this. I can have the same setup on my trip as I've got on my main desktop at home with the Mekotronics mini.
With a 1TB NVMe for movies. That's great
I was really let down by the FE images for it. Seems there's degression. The old R6S image was better than the new R6C Ubuntu. Big thank you! -
@Igor This made my day.
I needed an SBC for my trip next week. Haven't received my KEdge2 case. Now I can use the R6C with NVMe and the software I like/need. 👍
Installed on R6C, NVMe works and both ethernet ports work. All I need to do is make my 5Ghz wifi antenna work. I do have a 5Ghz dongle that works, but not good enough for camping internet.
Thank you! I'll see to make a video about it.
Will it be accessible in the default download page? -
Armbian Jammy Gnome on the Orange Pi 5A.
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What steps did you take? Do you have an sd-card with an OS installed? What image did you install?
You should be able to boot the board with a 2A 5V PSU. It doesn't consume much with nothing connected.
The board does not support PD power, but you can use a PD PSU. It will not negotiate to go to higher voltages.
Steps to take :
1. Download image : https://www.armbian.com/orangepi-5/2. Write onto sd-card with any image writer. On Linux I use gnome-disks. On Windows I use win32diskimager. Most people use balena etcher.
3. Put sd-card in the sd-reader of the board
4. Connect HDMI, keyboard and mouse, network cable and then connect USB-C power to the correct USB-C port(The one in the corner)
That should boot the board and show the Armbian initial setup where you need to set a root password, username and user password...
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Hi all.
Here my review of the Mekotronics R58-Mini and R58X-4G.
These are my favorite RK3588 devices. Easiest to work with on a desk. Been my main-desktop for the last months.
I've been using MonkaBlyat his Armbian images.
It is stable, fun to work with, has GPU drivers and VPU. But it is using the dirty rockchip kernel.
So once armbian can be build for these devices, and mainline has matured these should be the best RK3588 devices for me at home. For on the road I've got the Kadas Edge2Pro.
Here's my video.Mekotronics download page :
https://www.mekotronics.com/h-msgBoard.htmlArmbian from MonkaBlyat for R58-Mini :
https://monka.systemonachip.net/r58-mini/Armbian_23.05.0-trunk_r58-mini_jammy_legacy_5.10.110.AFM.img.xzArmbian from MonkaBlyat for R58X (4G/Pro) :
https://monka.systemonachip.net/r58x/Armbian_23.05.0-trunk_r58x_jammy_legacy_5.10.110.AFM.img.xzRKDevTool and SPI boot loader for Armbian :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Gg9So9nuVax_AC82UQJOq1mHBea3sQ4q/view?usp=share_link
Here all my gathered info :SpoilerMekotronics R58X-4G Armbian Jammy Gnome kernel 5.10.110-rockchip Video flow Intro Open devices Go over specs Show how to install new image Benchmarks Termperatures Transfer rates remarks pros/cons closing Benchmarks 7z decompression all cores : 16854 7z decompression small core : 1768 (core 0) 7z decompression big core : 2986 (core 1) NicoD blender benchmark pro : 3m23s NicoD blender benchmark 4G : 3m28s Temperatures R58-mini Idle : 45C Maxed out : 81C R58X-4G Idle : 41C Maxed out : 65C R58X-Pro Idle : 47C Maxed out : 80C Transfer rates eMMC 64GB read R58X-4G : 272.9 MB/s eMMC 64GB write R58X-4G : 80-140 MB/s eMMC 64GB read R58X-Pro/Mini : 325.8 MB/s eMMC 64GB write R58X-Pro : 280-240 MB/s eMMC 64GB write R58-Mini write : 320-280 MB/s 4G Samsung 980 NVMe read : 3.1 GB/s 4G Samsung 980 NVMe write : 623.2 MB/s Pro Samsung 970 QVO USB3 -> SSD read : 395.5 MB/s Pro Samsung 970 QVO USB3 -> SSD write : 374.9 MB/s Pro USB-C with hub -> USB3 to SSD read : 391.3 MB/s Pro USB-C with hub -> USB3 to SSD write : 375.6 MB/s Mini SATA with ribbon read : 468.8 MB/s Mini SATA with ribbon write : 521.3 MB/s Power consumption Remarks !!! Core 0 is small, 1 - 4 big and 5 - 7 small | Other RK3588 devices have 0 - 3 small and 4 - 7 big !!! HDMI ports can be buggy when waking up the device. Then need to replug the connector. The same switching with my HDMI switch. Using Armbian Jammy on R58X-4G !!! External sound device needs to be selected every boot/reboot. Armbian Jammy R58X-4G Instructions Start with Armbian Jammy CLI/server To install the wayland blob GPU driver wget https://github.com/numbqq/mali-debs/blob/master/jammy/arm64/Edge2/wayland/linux-gpu-mali-wayland_1.0-g610-20220510_arm64.deb and install it into the system with the command : sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite linux-gpu-mali-wayland_1.0-g610-20220510_arm64.deb For panfork and VPU sudo add-apt-repository ppa:liujianfeng1994/panfork-mesa sudo add-apt-repository ppa:liujianfeng1994/rockchip-multimedia sudo apt update sudo apt dist-upgrade sudo apt install mali-g610-firmware rockchip-multimedia-config libv4l-rkmpp Install Gnome desktop sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop And additional packages from multimedia repo : https://forum.radxa.com/t/introduction-to-rockchip-multimedia-ppa-for-ubuntu-jammy/14537 sudo apt install chromium-browser gstreamer1.0-rockchip clapper ffmpeg kodi moonlight-embedded moonlight-qt obs-gstreamer obs-studio Build Box86/64, install Wine/PPSSPP and build Xonotic https://github.com/NicoD-SBC/armbian-gaming Pros/Cons +++ My favorite RK3588 devices by far. Easy to work with. I love the layout and metal case. +++ 4G has good I/O with fast NVMe + SATA + 2 x USB3(USB3+USB-C) +++ Armbian progress is going well. Will be in armbian-build to build your own images. Pro it’s new devices will take some time. 10GbE doesn’t work yet. +++ Has GPU and VPU drivers — Still in development. Not yet for a novice Linux user. — Only GbE. The Pro comes with 10GbE but uses the M.2 slot, so it’s a choice in having fast NVMe or 10GbE — Has to use dirty Rockchip kernel — No forum or good wiki Board | OS | Kernel | Clockspeeds | 7z b all cores | 7z b core small core | 7z b big core | NicoD Blender | Supertuxkart Khadas VIM2 Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome 5.18.0 1.4Ghz A53/1Ghz A53 7728 900 (core 7) 1235 (core 0) 18m26s 2.79b 5fps Khadas VIM2 Armbian Kinetic server 6.1.0-meson64 1.4Ghz A53/1Ghz A53 7867 1252 (core 0) Khadas VIM3 Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome 5.18.0 1.8Ghz A53/2.2Ghz A73 10300 1636 (core 0) 2417 (core 5) 9m38s 2.79b 19fps Khadas VIM4 Ubuntu 22.04 Gnome 5.4.125 2.2Ghz A73/2Ghz A53 14138 1775 (core 7) 2299 (core 0) 5m46s 52fps Khadas VIM4 Debian 10 xfce4 5.4.125 2.2Ghz A73/2Ghz A53 15113 1830 (core 7) 2334 (core 0) 7m15s 2.79b Station P1 Armbian Jammy xfce4 5.18.19 1.4Ghz A53/1.8Ghz A72 7607 1248 (core 0) 1843 (core 5) 10m10s 7fps Odroid N2+ Armbian Jammy xfce4 5.10.139 2Ghz A53/2.4Ghz A73 11755 1761 (core 0) 2518 (core 5) 5m53s 18fps Odroid N2+ Armbian Kinetic server 6.1.0-meson64 2Ghz A53/2.4Ghz A73 11807 1764 (core 0) 2520 (core 5) xxx 18fps Odroid C2 Armbian kinetic server 6.1.0-meson64 1.5Ghz 5173 1320 (core 0) Khadas Edge2 Ubuntu 22.04 Gnome 5.10.66 1.8Ghz A55/2.35Ghz*** A76 16901 1766 (core 0) 2930 (core 7) 3m25s 110fps (wayland) NanoPi R6S Ubuntu 22.04 Gnome Headless 5.10.110 1.8Ghz A55/2.3Ghz *** A76 16385 1449 (core 0) 2493 (core 7) 3m27s 110fps (wayland) Mekotronics R58 mini Debian Bullseye x11 xfce4 5.10.110 1.8Ghz A55/2.2Ghz A76 16241 1758 (core 0) 2839 (core 1) 4m50s V2.83.5 Mekotronics R58 mini Debian Bullseye wayland 5.10.110 1.8Ghz A55/2.2Ghz A76 16803 1777 (core 0) 2879 (core 1) 4m35s 110fps (wayland) Mekotronics R58 mini Ubuntu 20.04 x11 5.10.66 1.8Ghz A55/2.2Ghz A76 16477 1765 (core 0) 2897 (core 1) 5m53s V2.82 4fps (llvmpipe) Mekotronics R58 mini Manjaro Gnome 5.10.66-28rk 1.8Ghz A55/2.2Ghz A76 16153 1572 (core 0) 2568 (core 1) Mekotronics R58X-Pro Armbian Jammy Gnome 5.10.110-rk 1.8Ghz A55/2.3Ghz A76 16854 1768 (core 0) 2986 (core 1) 3m23s 110fps (wayland) Mekotronics R58X-4G Armbian Jammy Gnome 5.10.110-rk 1.8Ghz A55/2.2Ghz A76 16497 1767 (core 0) 2874 (core 1) 3m28s 79fps (panfork) -
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@BasThere are user built images from @monkaBlyat for the Mekotronics boards.
It has wayland GPU blob + panfork GPU driver + VPU acceleration + box64/86 and wine preïnstalled.
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All depends on your budget.
The HC4 is a good option. I've got 2 of them that I use a NAS.
Just no bt or wifi. That can be fixed with a bt dongle.
It is a nice device for gaming too. Not very powerful, but has good software.
I also use a NanoPi R6S (RK3588) with USB3 to SATA adapter with a 2TB SSD. That has 2.5GbE. So can do up to 280MB/s over my network. But software support ain't great (yet) for it.
The NanoPi R5S has a bit better I/O with NVMe. But is way less powerful.
There are also older SBCs with SATA like the Orange Pi + and OPi+2. Totally not powerful. But does the job of slow NAS. OPi+2 has gigabit ethernet while OPi+ only has 100Mbit. I used to use the OPi+2 for many years as NAS. Now happy to have replaced it with R6S.
Any SBC can do what you want with a USB3 to SATA adapter. Just see if it's got USB3.
I would probably look for an RK3399 since it's the best supported SoC with the best I/O.
NanoPi M4B for example has PCIe over GPIO on which you can put a 4 x SATA hat.
It does cost a bit more, but you get what you pay for. I used to use it with a NVMe hat as main desktop.
Now I use RK3588 for that goal. Mekotronics R58X-4G/RK58X-Pro. It has everything. NVMe, SATA, HDMI-out, DP-out, USB-C with DP, HDMI-in, wifi, bt, GPU drivers and VPU drivers. Great for gaming. It's is powerful, has great software. But doesn't have mainline support yet.
It is the most future proof. Rock5B I can't advice since there are a few design flaws on it.
I'm not sure about the Rock3A. I don't have it and am not sure if the software is good. I kind of lost my trust in Radxa for that. They make too many variations what makes supporting their boards near impossible.
Odroid's always have great software.
Check my youtube channel for more info. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpv7NFr0-9AB5xoklh3Snhg
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3 hours ago, balbes150 said:
@NicoDVersion 202303 for EDG2. Updated the kernel. If you decide to build your own version, use my GIT, the official git is broken. p.s. there is a little surprise for you in Test.mp4.
Ha. I'll check it out. I'm waiting for them to sell the case. I hope it's soon.
I'm now working on the Mekotronics devices. Got the R58X-Pro now. The same as R58X-4G but added sd-cardreader, 10GbE (that doesn't work yet), front display, 2 extra USB2 ports and a programmable volume knob. I like it a lot.
Tho M.2 is used for 10GbE NIC, bit a shame since now no storage device can get the 1GB/S speed of the 10GbE. Still an amazing board to play with. -
Hi all. I've done an interview with Igor from Armbian.
We talked about the new release that's coming this weekend. And about armbian-next, the new updated build framework. -
Lakka is not Armbian, go to Lakka/LibRetro forum for this.
Did you at least try an Armbian image? -
I haven't updated to use the latest wine version. You can use whatever version you want.
There is a reason why to use wine 5. It does the old 32-bit programs better since it can emulate win 95/98
Version 6.x can only do from winxp.
Good luck with it.
Installing on vim 3, is it possible? Are there working instructions somewhere?
in Khadas VIM3 / VIM3L
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I was able to recreate the problem when having Android on the eMMC.
The new way Igor used didn't work for me. Used krescue to format eMMC and SPI. But then it didn't boot at all with the latest Armbian image.
The boot loop.
I then used OOWOW to install Ubuntu to the eMMC. And with Ubuntu on eMMC you can boot the latest Armbian image from SD and install to eMMC.