Linux Distributions for Orange PI H3 boards

loboris · Published in 2015-10-20 15:07:21

Survive-Pi replied at 2015-10-20 01:19
Not sure what I'm doing wrong...can not get wifi in anything but Ubuntu 14.04 and Kali...using lates ...

Please do not use update_boot.sh script any more, use scriptbin_kernel.tar.gz for kernel/script.bin update.
Check if the wifi kernel module (8189es) is included in /etc/modules
If you use the same sd card on different boards, wifi will get different name each time you change the board.
You can delete all from /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules, and wifi names will start again with wlan0.

loboris · Published in 2015-10-20 15:37:16

I'll try to fix firmware loading problem. Please be patient.
No need to report every not working wifi adapter, Please report if you find some working.

lymon · Published in 2015-10-20 16:03:12

Edited by lymon at 2015-10-20 16:14

RTL8187 and ZD1211 wifi drivers are working (as modules).
Packet injection is also working on both (for use with eg. aircrack-ng package)

Solo761 · Published in 2015-10-20 17:24:12

I've bought Orange Pi PC few weeks ago and I tried to make it as small web server / torrent station.

I used mini debian image and all worked fine at first glance everything worked fine, apache2, rtorrent, I install samba so I could easily access home folder over network... But yesterday I've stumbled upon a problem. I had 7.5 GB file I wanted to transfer from OPiPC to my main computer and top speed I could get was around 900 kB/s (kilobytes). I tried smaller files (around 200 MB) and they transferred at about 10 MB/s. Tried this big file again and speed was again 900 kB/s.

At first I thought it might be something with samba share, so I installed proftpd and it was the same, that one file was again at 900 kB/s, smaller files are normal.

Does somebody know what could be the issue here? OPiPC is connected to gigabit network with cable, so that shouldn't be the issue.

loboris · Published in 2015-10-20 17:32:02

Solo761 replied at 2015-10-20 10:24
I've bought Orange Pi PC few weeks ago and I tried to make it as small web server / torrent station. ...

Debian-mini image is old, you should copy new uImage, script.bin and lib from scriptbin_kernel.tar.gz
OPI-PC has 100Mb ethernet, so the max transfer speed is ~10MB/sec

Solo761 · Published in 2015-10-20 18:11:53

OK, thanks, I'll try that. I've used scriptbin_kernel.tar.gz from 12th october (I think that was previous version). With original only one USB port worked.

I expected transfer speed to be around 10 MB/s, and it is, for smaller files. I'll have to experiment a bit to see what's the critical size. I guess it has something to do with it being one single file that's 7.5 GB in size...

I see that ubuntu image is the newest, so I'll probably try with that. I suppose there's an option to prevent X to load so it stays at terminal.

wbdan · Published in 2015-10-20 22:27:40

Edited by wbdan at 2015-10-20 22:29

Working USB Dongle:
RT5370

root@OrangePI:~# lsusb
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter
root@OrangePI:~# nmcli -a dev wifi list
* SSID MODE CHAN RATE SIGNAL BARS SECURITY
* SSID_01 Infra 11 54 Mbit/s 73 ▂▄▆_ WPA2

Copy code

Debian Mini Image with scriptbin_kernel from 2015/10/18.

jkrischt · Published in 2015-10-20 23:27:42

loboris replied at 2015-10-19 05:06
For those having trouble geting analog audio (via audio jack) working, please try this:
Run in termi ...

Worked like a charm. I had no idea I could enable/disable that in alsamixer. Thanks so much!!

Riconec · Published in 2015-10-20 23:27:56

loboris replied at 2015-10-20 17:32
Debian-mini image is old, you should copy new uImage, script.bin and lib from scriptbin_kernel.tar ...

Hi Loboris!

I`m using OPi-PC Ubuntu vivid mate and have problems with wifi-dongle on rtl8188cus chip.

lsusb detect it, but in dmesg I see that rtl8192cufw.bin not avaliable. But in lsmod that module is listed. I`ve tried to build module with firmware-realtek (and had an error) and replace rtl8192cufw.bin with another from internet.

What to do with this?

AbyssMoon · Published in 2015-10-20 23:33:01

@loboris:
1 wire support is amazing!

tested with 18DS20 TempSensor

[  84.108968] Driver for 1-wire Dallas network protocol.
[ 90.052218] W1_SUNXI: Added w1-gpio on GPIO-20
[  114.093276] W1_GPIO: added w1 master on GPIO20
[  114.126649] w1_master_driver w1_bus_master1: Family 28 for 28.021502f97fff.48

root@OrangePI:/sys/bus/w1/devices/28-021502f97fff# cat w1_slave
41 01 55 00 7f ff 0c 10 c2 : crc=c2 YES
41 01 55 00 7f ff 0c 10 c2 t=20062

very good AAA+++

Hello! Please tell me how you made it work?
just need to install a new kernel?
I also 18DS20, experimenting ...
Thx!