Linux Distributions for Orange PI H3 boards

loboris

Bunyu replied at 2015-7-20 20:55
Is this any way to use this image on older boards like Orange Pi mini?
I know it's a totally differe ...

You can't use the image on any other board because it contains specific bootloader, u-boot and kernel.
But, it should be easy to adapt the build scripts for another board. I've used similar scripts to build linux system on many boards (amlogic, exynos, rockchip).
You must know the boot process, partition structure, and have the means to build kernel and u-boot...

derrickyee81

Dear All,

Anyone have the hostapd for OPI 2???
I tried compiling from RTL link but still doesnt work.

Hope someone can post the working hostapd. Thanks.

blindpet

Bunyu replied at 2015-7-20 20:55
Is this any way to use this image on older boards like Orange Pi mini?
I know it's a totally differe ...

Can't you just use Igor's build scripts?

goldenfenix

Good day. How can i enable wireless usb dongle Ralink rt5370 after plug in  Debian Jessie. Has i now i must insmod rt2800usb.ko but not such mod in /lib/modules/3.4.39/kernel/drivers/net/wireless. (firmware-ralink_0.43_all.deb already installed)

loboris

goldenfenix replied at 2015-7-22 02:18
Good day. How can i enable wireless usb dongle Ralink rt5370 after plug in  Debian Jessie. Has i now ...

the rt2800usb drivers were not included in kernel modules.
I've built them for you, download OPI_kernel_lib(rt2800usb).tar.gz, unpack and replace /lib/modules/ in your instalation with /lib/modules from that file.

goldenfenix

thanks for help but, not loaded

root@OrangePI:~# insmod /lib/modules/3.4.39/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.ko
insmod: ERROR: could not insert module /lib/modules/3.4.39/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800usb.ko: Unknown symbol in module

loboris

goldenfenix replied at 2015-7-22 07:03
thanks for help but, not loaded

root@OrangePI:~# insmod /lib/modules/3.4.39/kernel/drivers/net/wire ...

sorry, I forgot that you must also replace the kernel. Please download OPI_kernel_lib(rt2800usb).tar.gz again, it now contains also uImage.

orangepi@OrangePI:~$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
8189es                887631  0
orangepi@OrangePI:~$ sudo modprobe rt2800usb
[sudo] password for orangepi:
orangepi@OrangePI:~$ lsmod
Module                  Size  Used by
rt2800usb              13648  0
rt2x00usb               8311  1 rt2800usb
rt2800lib              42390  1 rt2800usb
rt2x00lib              32107  3 rt2x00usb,rt2800lib,rt2800usb
mac80211              331125  3 rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb,rt2800lib
8189es                887631  0
orangepi@OrangePI:~$

goldenfenix

loboris replied at 2015-7-22 07:39
sorry, I forgot that you must also replace the kernel. Please download OPI_kernel_lib(rt2800usb).t ...

Big thanks with rt5370 everything is fine.

Buytheway how i win overheating in debian.
echo 408000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq
echo 1108000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq
echo ondemand > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
system become more slowly but no heat.

loboris

goldenfenix replied at 2015-7-22 12:24
Big thanks with rt5370 everything is fine.

Buytheway how i win overheating in debian.

Best way for cooling heatsink or heatsink + fun
You can run at full 1.53GHz without any problem (with kernel compiled without BUDGET_COOLING), no heating at all.

goldenfenix

loboris replied at 2015-7-22 15:48
Best way for cooling heatsink or heatsink + fun
You can run at full 1.53GHz without any problem (wi ...

I made heatsink from copper money. "Heatsink from money all will be fine."