Richard Armuelles Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Hello, I have an old PCduino 3 that I would like to return to a more dignified life. But I see that it is currently considered as EOS so it will not have an update to Bionic or Stretch. But is it possible to do it unofficially with Armbian build?, if not, can I at least update it from Xenial to Bionic without breaking everything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chwe Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 you would have to change the config: https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/1396d775a39176280734382a5ba434b4a72d8e12/config/boards/pcduino3.eos#L8-L10 to something like that: https://github.com/armbian/build/blob/1396d775a39176280734382a5ba434b4a72d8e12/config/boards/orangepizero.conf#L15-L17 and then test if it works... 4 minutes ago, Richard Armuelles said: if not, can I at least update it from Xenial to Bionic without breaking everything? you've to test it.. I would go for the first one.. which is likely with less pain.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 9 minutes ago, chwe said: you would have to change the config ... or you add an "override" parameter EXPERT="yes" and you unlock all options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Armuelles Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Build a Bionic image is possible and works (WiFi and HDMI works well), but only in Mainline so It is completely unusable on the web Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 10 minutes ago, Richard Armuelles said: so It is completely unusable on the web What is unusable? WEB browsing is at least on the same level as on older kernels. There is no acceleration whatsoever, not just on this board but on most. There are just optimisations, caching ... on 4.19.y (Debian Stretch only) there is web-gl/3D which is not very fast due to OSS implementation and it's still a bit buggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Armuelles Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 30 minutes ago, Igor said: What is unusable? WEB browsing is at least on the same level as on older kernels. There is no acceleration whatsoever, not just on this board but on most. There are just optimisations, caching ... on 4.19.y (Debian Stretch only) there is web-gl/3D which is not very fast due to OSS implementation and it's still a bit buggy. The consumption of the CPU goes up to 100% on any page, YT video player shows video (well rather just static images). Something else I saw is that glxgears remains stable at 12 fps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, Richard Armuelles said: The consumption of the CPU goes up to 100% on any page, YT video player shows video (well rather just static images). Something else I saw is that glxgears remains stable at 12 fps Consumption of CPU should be the same as on legacy kernel. Chromium is a bit too bulky & heavy for A20. Video acceleration might be implemented with 4.19.y and with external player of course. 3D GLES as well. But there is still a lot of work to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Armuelles Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 23 minutes ago, Igor said: Video acceleration might be implemented with 4.19.y and with external player of course. 3D GLES as well. But there is still a lot of work to get there. You mentioned an experimental support for webgl and 3D in Stretch. I will do a test, hopefully I can get at least a minimum performance improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titykouki Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I have an old PCduino 3 that I might want to come back to a more noble life. Yet, I see that it is right now considered as EOS so it won't have a refresh to Bionic or Stretch. However, is it conceivable to do it informally with Armbian manufacture?, if not, can I in any event refresh it from Xenial to Bionic without breaking everything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 46 minutes ago, titykouki said: from Xenial to Bionic without breaking No warranty for that. Its outside our power. Better to recreate a new image with our tools. That should work but you are on your own if it doesn't. You have to use a parameter EXPERT="yes" to get access on EOS boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Moved to Peer to peer technical support forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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