Linux Distributions for Orange PI H3 boards

Niarbagem · Published in 2015-9-3 23:48:27

Vladimir55 replied at 2015-9-3 23:34
Hi!
I got the result:

It must be cmdline.txt

file on boot partition (eMMC or SD card) contains

root=/dev/sdXn, where /dev/sdXn is the USB drive partition (as visible from OPI) to which to boot

(for example root=/dev/sdb1)

Vladimir55 · Published in 2015-9-3 23:52:02

Edited by Vladimir55 at 2015-9-4 00:04

Hi !
USB booting without the SD possible?
how to use the backup to USBFlash ?
I do not have eMMC. (mini2)

loboris · Published in 2015-9-4 00:06:25

Edited by loboris at 2015-9-3 17:19

Vladimir55 replied at 2015-9-3 16:52
Hi !
USB booting without the SD possible?

The script creates cmdline.txt in /media/boot directory (the directory where the 1st sd card partition is mounted).
Just reboot your OPI with USB drive connected, it should boot to USB drive.
It will look the same (you cloned your cd card), but if you run mount command in terminal, it should show that the / is mounted on USB drive (probably /dev/sda1).

Booting from USB without sd card (or emmc) is not possible (on the sd card is bootloader and u-boot, you can's see them, they are writen to the space before the 1st partition).
I will create the script for restoring the USB backup to sdcard/emmc next week.

Niarbagem · Published in 2015-9-4 00:11:58

Vladimir55 replied at 2015-9-3 23:52
Hi !
USB booting without the SD possible?
how to use the backup to USBFlash ?

Without SD, only if board is booting from eMMC )
May be loboris will tell exactly.

Backup to USB - tha same install_to_ USB noformat.

Niarbagem · Published in 2015-9-4 00:20:13

Dear loboris, can you tell me please, wi-fi module on OrangePi + has 5GHz range or only 2.4?

loboris · Published in 2015-9-4 01:53:36

Niarbagem replied at 2015-9-3 17:20
Dear loboris, can you tell me please, wi-fi module on OrangePi + has 5GHz range or only 2.4?

Only 2.4, Realtek RTL8198ETV, specification

blindpet · Published in 2015-9-4 02:11:52

Niarbagem replied at 2015-9-3 19:50
So i must to have 3x2T HDD to get speed up to 90 Mb/s ? And configure program RAID0 to get it?! Ve ...

The gigabit port is limited to 480 Mbit so you won't get those 90MB/s you want over the gigabit just so you know. I use the LeMaker Banana Pi and the original Orange Pi (both Allwinner A20)

blindpet · Published in 2015-9-4 02:13:16

Edited by blindpet at 2015-9-4 04:09

loboris replied at 2015-9-3 15:52
The Orange PI-PLUS has SATA connector only which is connected to the SATA2USB bridge. Quote from s ...

I don't deal with ODROID, they stole my content and published it in their magazine without my consent. Even when I confronted them to make it right they just ignored me so I don't associate with their products. There will be better boards from other companies who have USB 3 and gigabit. ODROID have old kernels as well (3.10) and that is just not good enough for me.

loboris · Published in 2015-9-4 02:47:33

blindpet replied at 2015-9-3 19:13
I don't deal with ODROID, they stole my content and published it in their magazine without my cons ...

You have the right to be angry at someone who did something wrong to you, but I don't think this is the right place to express that anger, especially using that kind of language.
It only tells something about yourself.

blindpet · Published in 2015-9-4 04:08:27

loboris replied at 2015-9-4 02:47
You have the right to be angry at someone who did something wrong to you, but I don't think this is ...

Point taken and post edited, clearly I'm still (understandably) angry about it ;)

Here is the Orange Pi Plus Media Server Image (full credit given to you loboris and this thread is referenced).