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== Software ==
 
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=== Booting ===
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{{Warning|1=The [[Orange Pi 4]] board is only usable with a '''strong and reliable power source'''!
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Forget about using a phone charger. Save yourself the headache and trouble. Weak or unreliable power source will result in unreliable boots and random crashing of the board.
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Really. Expect that most of the available USB power sources are crappy and hardly of any long-term use.
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=== Experimental Stage ===
 
=== Experimental Stage ===
 
# {{IconDone}} Try pre-built images
 
# {{IconDone}} Try pre-built images
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#* {{IconWip}} [[Armbian on Orange Pi 4]]: {{IconPlus}} generic build system, patch files applied to mainline repositories, {{IconMinus}} x86_64 [[Ubuntu]] build system not usable on the target device
 
#* {{IconWip}} [[Armbian on Orange Pi 4]]: {{IconPlus}} generic build system, patch files applied to mainline repositories, {{IconMinus}} x86_64 [[Ubuntu]] build system not usable on the target device
 
#** {{IconDone}} Legacy kernel (4.4.213), Ubuntu Bionic, standard console image: OK
 
#** {{IconDone}} Legacy kernel (4.4.213), Ubuntu Bionic, standard console image: OK
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#** {{IconFail}} Current kernel (5.4.32), Ubuntu Bionic, minimal console image: Kernel doesn't boot
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#** {{IconDone}} Current kernel (5.4.32), Ubuntu Bionic, minimal console image: OK
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#** {{IconFail}} Current kernel (5.4.32), Ubuntu Bionic, standard console image: Kernel doesn't boot
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#** {{IconDone}} Current kernel (5.4.32), Ubuntu Bionic, standard console image: OK
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#** {{IconFail}} Dev kernel (5.6.4), Ubuntu Bionic, minimal console image: Kernel boots only once after flashing
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#** {{IconDone}} Dev kernel (5.6.4), Ubuntu Bionic, minimal console image: OK
 
# {{IconTodo}} Design a custom image-building process
 
# {{IconTodo}} Design a custom image-building process
 
#* {{IconTodo}} U-Boot: [[U-Boot on Orange Pi 4]]
 
#* {{IconTodo}} U-Boot: [[U-Boot on Orange Pi 4]]

Revision as of 20:21, 22 April 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!

Forget about using a phone charger. Save yourself the headache and trouble. Weak or unreliable power source will result in unreliable boots and random crashing of the board.

Really. Expect that most of the available USB power sources are crappy and hardly of any long-term use.

Experimental Stage

  1. ☑ Try pre-built images
  2. ☆ 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
  3. ☐ Design a custom image-building process
  4. ☐ Build on the target device

Target Stage

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