Orange Pi A64 Ubuntu Xenial Xerus 16.04 LXDE OS Image (firmware)

LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) is a desktop environment which is lightweight and fast and uses less RAM and less CPU while being a feature rich desktop environment. This is a bare minimum Desktop OS Image where you can learn and build/install new features.

THIS IS a WiP

Disclaimer: Use at own risk

OPi Win A64 Booting linux

OPi Win A64 with MATE 1.12.1

This is a LXDE OS image for the Orange Pi Win A64

Tested on OPi Win A64 board

Camera (GC2035) - status: working
Wifi (ap6212 A) - status: working
HDMI 1080P - status: working (a64-2GB.dtb)
GbE (Gigabit Ethernet) - status: working
Kernel 3.10.105 - status: working
Leds (Green) - status: working - "heartbeat"
Firefox 64bit - stable
HW decoding H264 (1080P) - https://github.com/avafinger/cedrusH264_vdpau_A64 (installed)

Improved GC2035

Improved gc2035 driver is included in the OS Image, for more infor read: https://github.com/avafinger/gc2035

hres=0 => 640x480|1280x720|1600x1200 and 15 fps (good light condition), 640x480 good quality
hres=1 => 800x600|1600x1200 and 10 fps (good light condition), 800x600 good quality
hres=2 => 320x240|640x480|800x600 and 20 fps (good light condition), 640x480 medium quality
hres=3 => 320x240|352x288|640x480 and 15 fps (good light condition), low quality, cropped to this window sizes

Instructions to Install

You will need a linux box to create the OS Image.

Get a good (brand new and trusted SD CARD) 8GB SD card or any other size >= 4 GB, failing to get a good SD card you get a lot of troubles booting the board
Get a good PSU to power the board with the barrel conector, ensure your PSU is rated 2.5A and 5v
Get a good USB card reader/writer, this is really important!
Don't use HDMI to DVI converter if you can

Requirements

Install md5sum and git on your host PC
Your HOST PC must be running linux
check-list the items above about SD CARD, PSU and USB card reader/writer
Image is default to 1080P, HDMI so you need a 1080P monitor. HW decoding already installed

Manual installation

Download the files entirely with git

a. In shell type (host PC):

    git clone https://github.com/avafinger/opi-win-a64-firmware
    cd opi-win-a64-firmware

    Click on the green button [Clone or download] and choose *Download Zip*
    Unzip it with your preferred tool
    cd opi-win-a64-firmware-master

b. Rebuild boot and rootfs and check MD5 for integrity (must match)

     cat rootfs_opi-a64_rc1.tar.gz.* > rootfs_opi-a64_rc1.tar.gz
     md5sum rootfs_opi-a64_rc1.tar.gz 
     ded1dc1f262923e41140002a6ae618d9  rootfs_opi-a64_rc1.tar.gz

     md5sum boot_opi-a64_rc1.tar.gz 
     3a67fd14cbd1943868d2fd222fd02495  boot_opi-a64_rc1.tar.gz

c. Insert a new SD card (get a good one, 8 GB or > )

d. Find your SD card

    dmesg|tail
    [33082.449482]  sdc: sdc1
    [33084.897979] EXT4-fs (sdc1): mounted filesystem with writeback data mode. Opts: (null)

in this example our sd card is /dev/sdc if we use an SD CARD reader (USB), it could be /dev/sdb if you have only one HDD on your host PC
so the format is something like /dev/sdX where X is [b,c,d..,g]

e. Start flashing... (Warning, make sure you get the correct device or you may WIPE your HDD)

Run with sudo or root

    sudo chmod +x *.sh
    sudo ./format_sd.sh /dev/sdc
    sudo ./flash_sd.sh /dev/sdc

f. Now you have SD card with OS Image in it, you can now boot up your OPi Win A64 with this SD card

    user: ubuntu
    pass: ubuntu

On the first boot type in the command line:

a. For update

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
   sync

b. Shutdown and do a cold boot.

   sudo shutdwon -h now (wait....)
   unplug the power cord from the board

c. Boot again

   Enjoy!

Issues:

None at the moment

Credits:

@lex, longsleep, Armbian, BananaPi, FriendlyArm and all those nice people who really cares to answer questions. :)

If you want to play with mainline kernel (4.1x), go to Armbian and check the work done by @martinayotte.

Enjoy it!

History Log:

initial commit
added video
image built with gcc 6.3
ssh
initial work on GC2035 driver
Improved GC2035 support
OS Image released and built with gcc 7.1

avafinger / opi-win-a64-firmware

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