Linux Distributions for Orange PI H3 boards

fritz

confirm:

gmac0 gmac0: eth0: Initialize hardware error

@loboris can I have your kernel-config please for check?
are you sure you have patched it?
can you check:

matteobp

loboris replied at 2015-6-20 07:14
Does OrangePI-PLUS ethernet works with any of the availabe linux images? I could extract fex from  ...

I tried both your distribution for OrangePiPlus.
"OrangePI-PLUS_Debian_Jessie_minimal" starts without network support, while "OrangePI-PLUS_Ubuntu_Vivid_minimal" doesn't start, it block with an error message related to ethernet (I don't remember the exact message).
As already said by "john0815", lubuntu, debian server and raspian available in download area network is ok.
Thanks

john0815

OrangePI-PLUS_Ubuntu_Vivid_minimal is starting too but without network and prompt

Put in root or orangepi and password orangepi without seeing a prompt

loboris

UPDATE
for testing OPI-PLUS, please download OPI_boot_kernels.tar.gz from Mega.
unpack and read update_boot_kernel.txt about how to update.

@fritz , all relevant files are in OPI_boot_kernels.tar.gz(fex, kernel config, compiled files)

@john0815  it is "normal" (expected) that there is no cursor on console login screen. After login, cursor apears.

zhao_steven

@lobotis I have tested your image file. Ubuntu Mate for OPI Plus don't work. Ubuntu LXDE for OPI Plus ethernet don't work. I have used my kernel  with your firmware. It can work well.  But sound has interval.

john0815

Because of coursor

THE Error Text (3 lines) was over the coursor position
It looked so as the machine has stopped

matteobp

loboris replied at 2015-6-21 00:29
UPDATE
for testing OPI-PLUS, please download OPI_boot_kernels.tar.gz from Mega.
unpack and read upda ...

Now the network is working!!! Great work.
I cannot test audio now. I'll let you know later.

Thanks

loboris

zhao_steven replied at 2015-6-21 01:04
@lobotis I have tested your image file. Ubuntu Mate for OPI Plus don't work. Ubuntu LXDE for OPI Plu ...

The sound is not working good with pulse audio. I'm testing for solution.
In SMPlayer, if I set audio output to alsa (1.0 - sndhdmi) the sound is perfect.

john0815

Loboris -

Ethernet is running - perfect job
I get this message: nm-dispatcher: Dispatching action 'up' for eth0

Is this a serious message.

AND:

Please can you teach me for what is this:

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To update boot0 & u-boot run:
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sudo dd if=boot0_sdcard_OPI-2.fex of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1k seek=8
sudo dd if=u-boot_OPI-2.fex of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1k seek=16400

or

sudo dd if=boot0_sdcard_OPI-PLUS.fex of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1k seek=8
sudo dd if=u-boot_OPI-PLUS.fex of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=1k seek=16400

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loboris

john0815 replied at 2015-6-21 17:42
Loboris -

Ethernet is running - perfect job

nm-dispatcher: Dispatching action 'up' for eth0  is "good message", it means that the ethernet is up...

dd commands copies  boot files (initial boot & u-boot) to thair fixed possitions on SD Card. To learn more go to this article.