NicoD

I don't use android, after version 4 (after googl messed it up and turned it into shit).
 
I totally agree

I found the marking of the sound chip - this is es8388

I don't have a good camera. I did take some pictures of the top, not from the bottom. I did film the replacing of the thermal pad, but it isn't sharp enough to see anything. I'd need to disassemble the whole thing to be able to see the bottom. 

There are some pictures of it here. https://download.t-firefly.com/产品规格文档/开源主板/ROC-RK3399-PC Plus - Specification.pdf?


I'm using a normal 1080p pc display. No tv. I'll try again. I also tried the focal mainline from your folder and it also didn't boot. Also stuck at those stripes. I didn't know USB boot worked. I'll try that too. 

@NicoD  I uploaded new Legacy images 20210204 to the site with support for WiFi NVMe and analog audio for the P1.

Here my Linux review of the Odroid N2+.
It has a beastly CPU, but is lacking in I/O.
Here's my video.
 
 
Ubuntu 18.04 - No autofill in terminal. sudo apt install bash-completion Can't change keyboard layout to Belgian 5Ghz wifi adapters not working/No kernel headers to install + Good video playback with Firefox in 1440p res. up to 1440p video. But no VPU acceleration. Light screen tearing. sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade sudo apt autoremove sudo apt install exfat-fuse exfat-utils #for Ubuntu 18.04 sudo apt install bash-completion zram-config geany sudo geany /media/boot/config.ini #set cpu frequency and display resolution XFCE ArchLinux - Display resolution can't be set, not in OS or config.ini No on-board sound. USB audio adapter works Temperatures / Hottest day of the year ------------ Idle OC 43°C Max OC 77°C Heavy throttle at 75°C after 10 minutes from idle Idle default 40°C Max default 73°C Power consumption ----------------- N2 -- - IDLE : ≃ 1.9W (Performance governor) - CPU Stress : ≃ 5.5W - Power-off : ≃ 0.2W N2+ --- - IDLE : ≃ 2.2W (Performance governor) - CPU Stress : ≃ 5.9W (@2016/2208MHz), 6.2W (@2016/2400MHz) - Power-off : ≃ 0.2W SD card reader / sandisk extreme 128GB -------------- 77.8 MB/s read 28.3 MB/s write 0.51 msec access time USB3 with NVMe to USB3 ---------------------- 318.9 MB/s read 215.5 MB/s write The same NVMe on the M4V2 389 MB/s read 392.7 MB/s write eMMC 32GB read 166.1 MB/s - No on-board wifi. Interference with USB3 and 2.4Ghz wifi dongles. Better to use the OTG port for these. Can't change display resolution in OS Throttling at OC clocks + Most powerful ARM CPU in -100$ SBC. Very low consumption.  

@NicoD try this image, it's with a new kernel and DTB.
 
https://yadi.sk/d/1vS1NGwoYnQWVQ?w=1

@NicoD Can you try with the current version of Buster-legacy this DTB ? With it, you should have NVMe. There will also be a device for analog sound, but without patches in the core itself, the sound does not work (in the new image with patches, the sound and remote control work).
 
https://yadi.sk/d/VnNZwpT0Sfbf8Q

I meant the release of a new model P1 (if the manufacturer releases one), in which the M2 connector will be built into the main board (for example, as it is done on the Firefly rk3399 or on the NanoPC T4).
 
As for the photos, this is @NicoD, we have a specialist, I hope he can make them.
 
 
The good news is, I'm currently testing a new "old " kernel (legacy) that runs NVMe, analog audio, and remote control on the P1. I hope to upload a new Buster-legacy image with this core to the site soon. By the way, do I need to build more versions of Focal \ Bullseye, etc. with this kernel ?
 
https://yadi.sk/i/jICyz61XLYsoGw

It's looking better now. I removed the wire for the antenna from the frame, plugged it back in. And attached the frame.
 
They should have designed the case a bit higher so the hat would fit. But I like it like this. I'll try hirsute now. Been a while since I tried it. 

Awesome. This performs better than my M4V2. M4V2 does 750MB/s max. This does 850MB/s.
@balbes150There seems to be an issue with Hirsute mainline. Some apps don't work right. Like gparted. It doesn't open when you click it in the applications menu. 
You can start it with 'sudo gparted'. 
For gnome-disks it doesn't as for a password to do a task, so it fails it. When you load it with 'sudo gnome-disks' it does work as expected.
Also when doing reboot it goes into AndroidTV instead of rebooting to hirsute. 
NVMe does work.
I'll try sid now. 

It's looking better now. I removed the wire for the antenna from the frame, plugged it back in. And attached the frame.
 
They should have designed the case a bit higher so the hat would fit. But I like it like this. I'll try hirsute now. Been a while since I tried it. 

If @JMCC adds a script for the main kernel, then any version can be used. 
Personally, I like the latest Hirsute. I am testing the latest versions (Hirsute and Sid) and see a significant improvement regarding Focal and Bullsey. As far as I know (when building LE with the main core), the main core now has all the components for HW.
I am quite satisfied with the main core, even without HW, it is enough for full-screen video in 1080p mode (this is the main mode I use, 4k is too small for the desktop).
 
I regularly update all the latest images on the site 
http://bbs.t-firefly.com/forum.php?mod=redirect&goto=findpost&ptid=2781&pid=13344&fromuid=636914
 
I don't have N2+. I try not to release versions for hardware that I don't have (this creates a lot of problems for me, users ask questions and describe problems, but I can't test and fix them, so I avoid creating such variants).

It works  I upped it a bit more and used the Focal mainline image. 465.76GiB of Samsung EVO 970 goodness. 
That's nice.  Happy.

Now what image should I use for the video? I wanted to use the media script for buster on it to have a great desktop image. 
I could also make a gaming image on it, but I'm not sure many people are interested in that. Could you please share your link again with Armbian TV images? 
Also for N2+ if you've got one. I'd like to use it as headless armbian build server. Thanks.

The old LEGACY kernel does not see NVMe. Need to understand the configuration and DTS. But there's no time for that yet.

I checked it again now. NVMe works with all ArmbianTV and Armbian images with the main core. I didn't check the legacy kernel. Here is a screenshot. Please note, the hat is very sensitive to the contact fit, if you put it on too tightly, NVMe does not work. You need to slightly raise the hat over the main board, so that there is no contact with other elements.
 
https://yadi.sk/i/cWmayDV-hH0D5Q
 
Disk /dev/mtdblock0: 16 MiB, 16777216 bytes, 32768 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

Disk /dev/mmcblk2: 29.12 GiB, 31268536320 bytes, 61071360 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x72dd71e9
Device         Boot   Start      End  Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/mmcblk2p1        30720  1038335  1007616  492M  c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/mmcblk2p2      1040384 61071359 60030976 28.6G 83 Linux

Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 232.91 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 sectors
Disk model: Samsung SSD 970 EVO 250GB               
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x95cda040
Device         Boot Start       End   Sectors   Size Id Type
/dev/nvme0n1p1       2048 488396799 488394752 232.9G 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sda: 14.73 GiB, 15795748864 bytes, 30851072 sectors
Disk model: Transcend 16GB  
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xd59e383c
Device     Boot   Start      End  Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/sda1         32768  1081343  1048576  512M  e W95 FAT16 (LBA)
/dev/sda2       1081344 30542559 29461216   14G 83 Linux
 
 
armbianmonitor
https://yadi.sk/d/iw5-pIbZWEucmQ
 
 

I received the NVMe hat last week. I tried it and it doesn't seem to be working.
The case also isn't made for it. You need to remove the case except for the bottom plate to be able to plug the hat in. 
The wifi antenna is also glued with hot glue to the board. I needed to remove that to have the space for the hat.


The spacers also were too high to be able to plug the hat.

So I replaced them with lower spacer.
 
Then I was able to plug in the hat. But using my 512GB Samsung EVO 970 I couldn't make it recognize it in either Buster Legacy and Focal Mainline. Neither in Android.
I also tried other NVMe's, and none did work. 

A bit a pity they didn't hold the NVMe hat into account when designing the case. 

That's a good idea. I'll see what tool is best used in Android to burn the image. I've never used android for it, but since people with P1/M1 certainly have Android it is a great idea.
I've got a video planned where I show a full installation of Armbian Buster Legacy. I can start it in Android. I'll make the video when my NVMe hat arrives. Thanks for the idea. I wouldn't have thought about it. 

p.s. I've got a Mecool KM6 with S905X4 to review Android 10 on it. I don't suppose there will be Armbian for this? Just asking so I don't say anything wrong. 
I like the box, but I can't get used to Android. For watching video it's ok, but for productivity tasks it is bad.

Mostly because I was bored and for self-educational purpose I desigend a custom fan hat for the Nanopi R4S.
Planned to mill it from 2mm aluminum.
 
As reference I created a heavily simplified version of the board (4GB version) using the provided 2D drawing from Friendlyarm.
 
Fan: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B071JN6HKM?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Heat sink: https://www.aliexpress.com/i/4000107291369.html
Bolts and nuts: Whatever fits... M2
 
 


Baugr1.mkv

I checked the Renegade Elite hat on Station P1. 
Connected (with some additional steps), everything worked. NVMe is visible and can be used for system placement or other needs. But there is a nuance with the physical placement of the hat. I had to remove the WiFi antenna connector and add an insulator to the plane of the power connector, it touches the hat at the location of the POE elements. Also, because of this, it will not be possible to insert the hat contacts completely, to the full depth. And you need to replace the racks with lower ones, the regular ones are too high.

For TV boxes, there is no official Armbian, so there is no point in wasting time on this, on each TV box, the process will be different and users will be tormented by questions about why they do not find the elements that you will tell about.

That's a good idea. I'll see what tool is best used in Android to burn the image. I've never used android for it, but since people with P1/M1 certainly have Android it is a great idea.
I've got a video planned where I show a full installation of Armbian Buster Legacy. I can start it in Android. I'll make the video when my NVMe hat arrives. Thanks for the idea. I wouldn't have thought about it. 

p.s. I've got a Mecool KM6 with S905X4 to review Android 10 on it. I don't suppose there will be Armbian for this? Just asking so I don't say anything wrong. 
I like the box, but I can't get used to Android. For watching video it's ok, but for productivity tasks it is bad.

That's a good idea. I'll see what tool is best used in Android to burn the image. I've never used android for it, but since people with P1/M1 certainly have Android it is a great idea.
I've got a video planned where I show a full installation of Armbian Buster Legacy. I can start it in Android. I'll make the video when my NVMe hat arrives. Thanks for the idea. I wouldn't have thought about it. 

p.s. I've got a Mecool KM6 with S905X4 to review Android 10 on it. I don't suppose there will be Armbian for this? Just asking so I don't say anything wrong. 
I like the box, but I can't get used to Android. For watching video it's ok, but for productivity tasks it is bad.

@NicoD Can you shoot a video on how to download and burn an Armbian image to an SD card using only a regular Android on P1 ? I. e. I am interested in a video how to run Armbian with only P1. This instruction allows any user, without any additional devices (PC, laptop, etc.) to get a working Armbian on any supported device.

Hi all. In this video I show how to install Open Media Vault on your SBC with Armbian Buster.
I've used the Odroid HC4, this is the same for any board you'd like to use. 
Here my video.
Greetings.
NicoD

I would have loved to have the PBP. But it's a bit too expensive.
I've got my self made SBC "laptops". Either my first with a 7" 1024x600 display and Odroid C2 or RPi2b to save energy. All together -1A 5V.
And my 13.3" 1080p display either with M4V2 or Khadas VIM3. The display alone is 1.2A. I then clock my RK3399 to all cores 1Ghz for watching movies or internet. Uses less than 1A then. Still powerful enough.
Also got speakers in my display. So having this already I didn't see the sense in buying the PBP. Too bad they don't want to work with me. I'd love to have reviewed the PBP, the PinePhone, PineCube... 
I was the first to have a video about all those products since I filmed their stand at FOSDEM in 2019.
I now ordered a 60 000mAh power bank. I'll be able to use it for a week without charging. And it can charge with quickcharge. So in a rather short time I'll be able to charge it enough to last a long time. I can't wait for the lockdowns to be done so I can travel again. It's awesome to be able to use my desktop PC in my tent on solar power. 
Here a picture of my first box almost 5 years ago now. Doesn't look as good as PBP. But functions as I need it.