Linux Distributions for Orange PI H3 boards

loboris

NEWS:

• added script to build xfce (XUbuntu) image, ( desktop_scripts.tar.gz on Mega )
• all build scripts updated, some changes, improvements, bug fixes  (make_linux.tar.gz)
• Ubuntu Vivid XFCE desktop image uploaded.
  

Added experimental kernel compiled with disabled SUNXI_BUDGET_COOLING, CPU3 is no longer killed, and all CPUs run at 1.54 GHz max
You can get it from make_linux.tar.gz ( uImage_OPI-[2|PLUS]_NO_BUDGET_COOLING )
I've been using it for more then 24h without problem (with small heatsink)
Try at your own risk.

loboris

markwinger replied at 2015-6-23 19:48
I'm finally back from a trip and tried it.  Ethernet now works from me.  I ran the script om an the  ...

I haven't changed anything about USB audio. I'll check which drivers can be enabled and I'll recompile the kernel.
USB bluetooth is enabled in kernel, if it is of any use for you.

roblad

Hi,

Did you see that, is it possible to do it for emmc burning  on your distribution ?
"Edited by zhao_steven at 2015-6-21 23:55


I have findished burning image to emmc flash.
You can use Lubuntu_1404_For_OrangePiplus_v0_9_0_.img for burning image to emmc flash.
First you have burned  Lubuntu_1404_For_OrangePiplus_v0_9_0_.img to microSD card.
After you boot Lubuntu system,you can execute command.
Important: after first boot run sudo fs_resize and reboot, to resize linux partition to fit sd card size
You can copy your burning firmware image into /home/orangepi/burn-image-to-emmc/
sudo dd bs=4M if=xxx.img of=/dev/mmcblk1
xxx.img is your burning firmware image,This need to wait 30 minutes.
sudo dd if=u-boot-sun8iw7p1.bin of=/dev/mmcblk1 bs=1024 seek=16400"

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByY8XEZNqRsTQ0FXVkxaNDA5c3M/view

loboris

roblad replied at 2015-6-24 00:34
Hi,

Did you see that, is it possible to do it for emmc burning  on your distribution ?

Installing on emmc should not be difficult. Unfortunately, I cannot test it, I don't have OPI with emmc ...

roblad

Hi,

But which  files dd as a u-boot do you have any idea haw to do it for yours img ?

I can test it, but for that toolchain I am noob, there is a time neede to recognise and to build myselves.

roblad

Hi,

the xface ubunto does not work on opiplus hangs during boot

john0815

HI!
Sorry for my report:

XFCE hangs a while - 1 min - and goes into xcfe login Menu .

Chromium do not start

It is not possible to change the language - not with the app and not with command version

this is what OPIPlus is writing

root@OrangePI:~# sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales
perl: warning: Setting locale failed.
perl: warning: Please check that your locale settings:
        LANGUAGE = (unset),
        LC_ALL = "de_DE.UTF-8",
        LANG = "de_DE.UTF-8"
    are supported and installed on your system.
perl: warning: Falling back to the standard locale ("C").
locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory
locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
/bin/bash: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (de_DE.UTF-8)
Generating locales...
  de_AT.UTF-8... /usr/sbin/locale-gen: line 177: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (de_DE.UTF-8)
cannot open locale definition file `de_AT': No such file or directory
failed
  de_BE.UTF-8... /usr/sbin/locale-gen: line 177: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (de_DE.UTF-8)
cannot open locale definition file `de_BE': No such file or directory
failed
  de_CH.UTF-8... /usr/sbin/locale-gen: line 177: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (de_DE.UTF-8)
cannot open locale definition file `de_CH': No such file or directory
failed
  de_DE.ISO-8859-1... /usr/sbin/locale-gen: line 177: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (de_DE.UTF-8)
cannot open locale definition file `de_DE': No such file or directory
failed
  de_DE.UTF-8... /usr/sbin/locale-gen: line 177: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (de_DE.UTF-8)
cannot open locale definition file `de_DE': No such file or directory
failed
  de_LI.UTF-8... /usr/sbin/locale-gen: line 177: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (de_DE.UTF-8)
cannot open locale definition file `de_LI': No such file or directory
failed
  de_LU.UTF-8... /usr/sbin/locale-gen: line 177: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (de_DE.UTF-8)
cannot open locale definition file `de_LU': No such file or directory
failed
  en_US.UTF-8... /usr/sbin/locale-gen: line 177: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (de_DE.UTF-8)
done
Generation complete.

matteobp

I tried Ubuntu with XFCE, it hangs for about 1 min, like Ubuntu with MATE, then it starts.
Chromium works with orangepi user, it doesn't start with root user, but it is seems to be normal.
Network and audio are ok. Video codec missing (no hardware support). I didn't try to change language.

john0815

with "uImage_OPI-PLUS_NO_BUDGET_COOLING" after 1-2 min he is falling out of xfce desktop, i get a black screen but it seems if the board is working without video output - leds are blinking

loboris

About locales
please try to run:

1. sudo apt-get install --reinstall locales

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After that, run Language support from settings and select your locale, if already selected, deselect (uninstall), then select it again (instal). You can safely uninstal English locale.
Logout, then log in.
If you still don't have your locale, manualy edit /etc/default/locale (as root) and set all to your language, so that il looks like this (of course replace hr_HR with your locale)

1. LANG="hr_HR.UTF-8"
   
2. LANGUAGE="hr"
   
3. LC_NUMERIC="hr_HR.UTF-8"
   
4. LC_TIME="hr_HR.UTF-8"
   
5. LC_MONETARY="hr_HR.UTF-8"
   
6. LC_PAPER="hr_HR.UTF-8"
   
7. LC_IDENTIFICATION="hr_HR.UTF-8"
   
8. LC_NAME="hr_HR.UTF-8"
   
9. LC_ADDRESS="hr_HR.UTF-8"
   
10. LC_TELEPHONE="hr_HR.UTF-8"
    
11. LC_MEASUREMENT="hr_HR.UTF-8"
    

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If you want your home directories in your language, remove user-dirs.dirs and user-dirs.locale from .config directory (/home/orangepi/.config), then logout -> login. Delete English named directories.
I've successfully installed the locales for Croatian language.

About 1 min start delay:
I've never had it on OPI-2.

About uImage_OPI-PLUS_NO_BUDGET_COOLING kernel
It has no termal management, so if the CPU overheats, it halts independently of the kernel. You have to have real good cooling.