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Revision as of 17:54, 13 May 2020
Project: Workstation computer built using Orange Pi 4 running Linux fulfilling Goal:Technology.
Requirements
- open source software
- ability to build all of the components and utilities from source
- standalone and independent
- ability to build on the target hardware in order to be independent
- up-to-date software
- mainline kernel (with only a few necessary patches)
- actively maintained distribution
- NO binary blobs
Hardware
Details: Orange Pi 4 Hardware
- multiple 64-bit ARM cores which provides enough horsepower for common tasks
- 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM is sufficient for common tasks given it will run Linux
- 1 Gbps Ethernet & WiFi & Bluetooth for solid connectivity
- tiny form factor frees up lots of space (compared to a standard desktop tower PC)
- low power consumption makes this cheap to run
- low noise levels thanks to a single slow running fan
Software
Booting
(!) The Orange Pi 4 board is only usable with a strong and reliable power source!
USB-C and the barrel DC connector behave differently. When powering the board through USB-C the system booted. Using the barrel connector did not boot the board.
Using a USB power meter (current and voltage monitor) in between the Orange Pi 4 and the power source also resulted in booting to hang.
Experimental Stage
- ☑ Try pre-built images
- BSP Linux on Orange Pi 4: [+] everything mostly works, [–] old kernel with missing components
- Armbian on Orange Pi 4: [+] new kernel, [–] high power usage, incomplete HW support (e.g. graphics)
- ☆ Try custom-built images
- ☓ BSP Linux on Orange Pi 4: [+] collection of shell scripts useful for studying, [–] couldn't get it to boot, not very robust.
- ☆ Armbian on Orange Pi 4: [+] generic build system, patch files applied to mainline repositories, [–] x86_64 Ubuntu build system not usable on the target device
- ☑ Legacy kernel (4.4.213), Ubuntu Bionic, standard console image: OK
- ☑ Current kernel (5.4.32), Ubuntu Bionic, minimal console image: OK
- ☑ Current kernel (5.4.32), Ubuntu Bionic, standard console image: OK
- ☑ Dev kernel (5.6.4), Ubuntu Bionic, minimal console image: OK
- ☑ Dev kernel (5.6.12), Ubuntu Focal, desktop image: OK
./compile.sh BOARD=orangepi4 BRANCH=dev RELEASE=focal BUILD_MINIMAL=no BUILD_DESKTOP=yes KERNEL_ONLY=no KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no COMPRESS_OUTPUTIMAGE=sha,gpg,img
- ☆ Test drive of Armbian: Dev kernel, Ubuntu Focal, desktop image
- ☆ Observations
- [+] Newest kernel. Built from mainline source with several patches.
- [+] Stable; no restarts or failures (so far).
- [+] Supports CIFS (as opposed to BSP Linux on Orange Pi 4)
- [–] Desktop resolution limited to 1080p.
- [–] Sound is not working. No sound devices found.
- ☆ Define Usage Processes
- ☑ Initial setup - create a bootable SD Card: Armbian on Orange Pi 4#Building an Image
- ☐ System update Armbian on Orange Pi 4#Kernel + U-Boot Only
- ☆ Observations
- ☐ Design a custom image-building process for continued usage
- ☐ U-Boot: U-Boot on Orange Pi 4
- ☐ Linux: Mainline Linux on Orange Pi 4
- ☐ Image & flash an SD card
- ☐ Flash updates
- ☐ Build on the target device
