NicoD

Hey many sorry I had it written down to follow-up on this.   I did render one hires..a few weeks ago.   I'll try to get the images together and put a poll up soon-ish

I don't need another PineH64, I have one ... And since I´ve only one RockPro, I won't get rid of it ...
Do you have a spare "nvidia jetson nano", then, yes, I can take it ...

I ran it at 1.8 for about 30 minutes playing videos and keeping it clocked up, I never exceeded 65 C.  That is with the tiny Tinker heat sink, so I think it is ok.  

OK, OPi3 shows dcdca going to 1160000.  The datasheet on the AXP805 has a weird 2-stage step size, but more concerning to me is the fact it seems to suggest there are 72 steps in a  6-bit number...
 
I'll make it match Opi-3 and not mess with the opp other than to correct it's syntax to match the rest of the opps
 
@NicoD even sitting at 1.488 forever running youtube video it isn't even warming up with a Tinker factory heatsink on it.  I think we're probably in good shape heat wise, surprisingly.
 
Oh my goodness this is a nice little board...

I got a GPU RAM water block on mine...    It gets to the mid 60's even then.

Don't you have an XU4?  :-P
 
I saw written somewhere someone was mentioning it would only go to 1.488, I was just confirming, and found a good reason why.  my dmesg looks a lot cleaner, I eliminated some patches that were no longer needed but written a bit differently than the actual mainline code, so some of them half-applied.  . 

I have an original Duo for breadboard shenanigans, I just couldn't budget another one since I don't really "need" it

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Release WIP and CSC images from their own page with very specific limitations, including, but not limited to: no kernel or u-boot updates, ideally with the kernel and u-boot package names modified with -unsupported-
 
Explain these are demo snapshot images, potentially even package a different wallpaper that has -unofficial- or something similar watermarked across it.  Maybe even use the default WM theme.

RK3399 support is a total and utter mess.  When we finally fix it, it will break the upgrade path on very nearly every board, since our current patching/boot situation is impossibly convoluted.  Given the OP is not alone, and I completely understand his frustration, just imagine when that happens.  
 
Well, I did say "opinion".  I would guess it takes more than my automotive-engineering-minded release conservatism to shut down or change the direction of the entire project.  I will open a new thread on this topic, I may have a compromise in mind. 

Hi all.
I've made a new review video about the Orange Pi 3 with Linux.
I've used Armbian Stretch for this video.
Here is my video.

Here you can find all the data I've gathered.



Greetings,
NicoD

Do you use the Media Script from JMCC on it?
Did you try another browser? Armbian browser doesn't exist. You can try firefox or Vivaldi browser.
https://vivaldi.com/nl/blog/snapshots/vivaldi-2-3-rc-2-vivaldi-browser-snapshot-1440-37/
 
Or you using Stretch or Bionic? Did you try the other?

 

Thanks @NicoD Your videos are good, I subscribed and look forward to seeing more on the nanopi and the N2, I also must look if you have Asus Tinker board ones as I set up my DMZ on that and am about to set up a LEMP server with Nginx.
Also thanks for the info on RecalBox and I'll look at the RockPI videos
Thanks

Here you go ;)

I must have done something wrong, because after another trial, it works !!!
So, I will investigate to figure out "what are the differences between those 2 u-boots", because I didn't found any yet ...
 
EDIT : Bingo ! The missing thing is CONFIG_NR_DRAM_BANKS=1, although the documentation isn't explaining why, but it seems that diffs between OPis and PineH64 revealed this.
I will do full image for OPiLite2 and OPiOnePlus and see if this issue is definitively gone ...

I've committed stuff needed to fix those random MAC for both OPi3 and OPiOne+

Here you go ;)

Thanks heaps for this, I'll have a look this weekend (I'm at work)
 
Looking forward to moving on with it.
 

Just to recap for those that don't want to watch the video, here are my findings.
Using board - Rockchip 3328 4GB DD4 Renegade (ROC-RK3328-CM) by FireFly.
OS - Armbian_5.75_Renegade_Debian_stretch_default_4.4.174_desktop.7z
https://dl.armbian.com/renegade/Ubuntu_bionic_default_desktop.7z
 
Steps taken:
- Install default Armbian image as seen above.
- Download and extract JMCC's media Enhancement script ready for installation.
- Update Armbian 5.75 image with apt-get update and sudo apt-get upgrade
- Re-Ran media-script and firstly, only selected System and installed Glamor.
- Re-ran media-script again, selected ALL applications except System (because I did it in previous step)
- reboot the device
Results:
- Icon corruption has now been fixed. The desktop is still nice and snappy. (Compositing is ON)
- MVP player now plays 1080p sample video with CPU to spare. (acceleration seems to be working)
- MVP works well in window resized mode or full screen. Both seem fine with CPU to spare!
*- MVP 4k video is still not working properly in either Windowed or Full screen.
- Chromium seems smoother in 720p mode, still a bit flakey, however, instead of crashing a refresh can be done. (CPU usage too high.)
- Chromium is no good in 1080p or above in full screen or windowed. (CPU usage is too high, HW acceleration must be not working.)

Just a tip for something that has helped me from getting a heart-attack over the many years of online discourse....
 
Back in the day (ugh-really?) there were only TWO rules for participation in the store-and-forward Fidonet system:
 
1) Thou shalt not excessively annoy others.
2) Thou shalt not be too easily annoyed.
 
Breaking *either* rule, got you kicked out.   Strangely enough, rule #2 was broken more often than #1.   And it helps you grow a skin, no matter what is said.  Most importantly, it keeps you hacking, and not getting a heart-attack.
 
For Devs, maybe the OpenBSD philosophy can cut through some of the angst:
1) Here's what we're doing.  Hope you like it.
2) Shut up and hack.
 
Dunno - been through many Usenet and Fidonet flame-wars.  Not worth it.  DEC vs IBM vs Sun hardware yadda yadda.  Binary only distributions (talk about blobs!), with per-seat / per-cpu, and "bundled" apart so that you don't even get a compiler, (and your department won't pay for licensing - hence the glee over GCC) - don't want to break open the Unix-wars again...
 
The point is, these "disposable" SBC's aren't worth getting a heart attack about.  Do what you love, but unless you are actually part of making your OWN board, don't get a heart-attack over it.  Or over clueless users like me.  Or devs that shouldn't even be reading this!
 

Cool one! It is the first time I see myself quoted on a YouTube video LOL. Good job.

@JMCC The video is ready.
I don't think it will get too many views. But it can help other frustrated users
Thanks for the help.
 

I ordered it of amazon, so it will be easy to return. I will look into the Odriod C2. TY

I fear this is again not the best choice. I don't have a Le Potato. But I've heard there are some problems with it.
I've got the Odroid C2 which has got the same specs. I love it. Hardkernel is for me the best in software support for their boards.
I hope Le Potato will do you well.

Hi.. Le Potato is a great.. board.. but it's am Amlogic SoC, not AllWinner
 

The M4 is also a RockChip. But the company behind it, FriendlyElec is a lot better with support. And almost everything seems to work well. I use it daily, I use it for Blender rendering, for video editing, for gaming, programming, watching youtube... The Rock64 isn't good for those things. It's best to use as a NAS.
It was the first cheap one with USB3 + GigE. But Pine64 is just the worst company when it comes to software support.
So the Pine64 boards or best for Linux freaks who like to test and tinker a lot. I would not advice it for a normal user. I've just made a video about the Media Script on the Rock64, and how to overclock it to 1.5Ghz. Now rendering and in an hour it'll be online. I say it many times there are better boards for these things...

Good luck