http://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1218&p=5846&hilit=ASUS+tinker#p5175
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Fourdee
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Funded by donation (Thanks Ioan!):
On order, awaiting arrival.
Fourdee
on 16 Mar 2017
Arrived, time to crack on 😃
Fourdee
on 20 Mar 2017
Notes:
- WifI
8723bs - Xorg:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-modesetting.conf
Section "Device"
Identifier "Rockchip Graphics"
Driver "modesetting"
Option "AccelMethod" "glamor"
Option "DRI" "2"
EndSection
ii libva-rockchip1:armhf 0.13-2 armhf The VA-API library for the Rock-Chips RK3288.
#libmali-rk*
md5-f5688d8464f6601176cc92afcbb49a71
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Audio [USB Audio], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Audio [USB Audio], device 1: USB Audio [USB Audio #1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: Audio [USB Audio], device 2: USB Audio [USB Audio #2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: rockchipminiarm [rockchip,miniarm-codec], device 0: ff890000.i2s-i2s-hifi i2s-hifi-0 []
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
md5-3c6887afc396c471fb1eba00fd54a997
deb http://repo.linaro.org/ubuntu/linaro-overlay jessie main
md5-0d934c0f9c645614f36a7718dbedf7e5
deb http://cdn.debian.net/debian/ testing main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
Performance:
- HDMI Limited to 1080p. Not native 4K.
- Network throughput
Client connecting to 192.168.0.112, TCP port 5001
TCP window size: 91.9 KByte (default)
------------------------------------------------------------
[ 5] local 192.168.0.25 port 42764 connected with 192.168.0.112 port 5001
[ 4] local 192.168.0.25 port 5001 connected with 192.168.0.112 port 49883
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 5] 0.0-30.0 sec 1.49 GBytes 427 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 0.0-30.0 sec 3.05 GBytes 873 Mbits/sec
#2
Client connecting to 192.168.0.112, TCP port 5001
TCP window size: 127 KByte (default)
------------------------------------------------------------
[ 5] local 192.168.0.25 port 42766 connected with 192.168.0.112 port 5001
[ 4] local 192.168.0.25 port 5001 connected with 192.168.0.112 port 49884
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth
[ 5] 0.0-30.0 sec 1.74 GBytes 498 Mbits/sec
[ 4] 0.0-30.0 sec 3.01 GBytes 861 Mbits/sec
- Heat eff 70'c 1 min burn
- SD IO, Sandisk Extreme
Flash Storage : Write = 37.9 MB/s | Read = 56.2 MB/s - Dual channel DDR3 is awesome:
RAM : Write = 541 MB/s | Read = 714 MB/s - WiFi range/strength is poor with onboard antenna:
Signal level=-76 dBm
Fourdee
on 20 Mar 2017
GPU:
Not available via optional linaro/testing repos.
root@DietPi:~# apt-cache search libva-rockchip1
root@DietPi:~# apt-cache search libmali-rk
https://github.com/rockchip-linux/libvdpau-rockchip/blob/master/debian/control
Packages available on Official image /packages
Regardless, official image v1.4 GPU is buggy for me. Desktop loads, 5 seconds later black screen and no signal reported on HDMI output. No issues in /var/log/Xorg*.
We'll disable GPU for the time being, wait for improved drivers from Asus/RK.
Fourdee
on 20 Mar 2017
GPS installed by default on official image... interesting
dpkg -l | grep gpsd
ii gpsd 3.16-1~bpo8+1 armhf Global Positioning System - daemon
Completed:
http://dietpi.com/#download
Fourdee
on 21 Mar 2017
Well done. Impressive how fast you did it. Was it because the official blob for the GPU and the CPU distro already available from Rockchip?
Invictaz
on 21 Mar 2017
@Invictaz
Thanks 👍 We actually used the official ASUS v1.4 image, stripped it (and then some) then optimized for DietPi.
Once we had the info on WiFi/BT modules and various other things, DietPi is coded to allow for new boards fairly quickly. Just a case of adding new code and done.
Just bear in mind, GPU features are not support yet in DietPi for this image, due to:
https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/806#issuecomment-287760711
Fourdee
on 21 Mar 2017
@Fourdee 👍
receiving the board this week. how does the sdcard perform? the controller is UHS-I might speed things up?
Regards,
Magnetix
mmagnetix
on 21 Mar 2017
@Fourdee
Still too bad there is no Allwinner A10 build. I really could use it.
Some people said that the libvdpau and GPU support is now there partially.
See also my links on issue #824
Invictaz
on 22 Mar 2017
receiving the board this week. how does the sdcard perform? the controller is UHS-I might speed things up?
@mmagnetix
Oh yes it does, SDIO 3.0 is really nice, Sandisk Extreme 32GB 60MB/s write rated
May get better performance on higher speed card, although, I doubt it will touch Odroid's EMMC 150MB/s
Fourdee
on 22 Mar 2017
@Fourdee
Awesome. The goal of Asus is almost there (to be a Raspberry PI killer) Hopefully the GPU driver issue is corrected in the next couple of days. Then Odroid C2 has competition.
the heatsink in the package is it enough to keep the CPU <85c or is did the CPU throttle kicked in?
mmagnetix
on 22 Mar 2017
@mmagnetix
Hopefully the GPU driver issue is corrected in the next couple of days.
Yep, hopefully. I will test the board on another monitor, just incase its an EDID/auto detect issue.
the heatsink in the package is it enough to keep the CPU <85c or is did the CPU throttle kicked in?
Seems fine, I did a quick 1min CPU burn (8 threads) and only reached 70'c. So in terms of real-world server usage, should never hit thermal throttling unless at full load for 10+ mins.
Then Odroid C2 has competition.
For me, the C2 is still a much better board. Especially for Kodi usage:
- C2: 4K resolution
- Asus: 1080p resolution (not 4K)
- C2: 990MB/s network bandwidth
- Asus: 500MB/s network bandwidth (in send direction i believe): https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/806#issuecomment-287755120
- C2: 150MB/s R/W with EMMC module
- C2: Cheaper
- C2: Available hi-end audio DAC HATS (HiFi Shield)
- C2: Better comminuty and support by Odroid
Asus doesn't even have an official forum for the tinkerboard (that Google can find). There is no comminuty.
Hopefully things will improve, Asus have the global resources and funds. Lets wait and see :)
Fourdee
on 23 Mar 2017
Official v1.4 Asus TB image:
- 🈺 Interesting, on another TV, i still get the same screen blank after 5 seconds in desktop, however, it does return signal after another 5 seconds.
- 🈺 Chromium + Youtube performance under
eglis dreadful, 720p@30fps = 5-10fps - 🈺 Kodi Playback (Bunny 1080p@60fps) is jittery, possible vsync issue (tearing), 100% CPU usage @ 1.5GHz
Yep, think we'll have to wait for improved driver from Asus/Rk on this one. Not worth the current experience.
Fourdee
on 23 Mar 2017
Looks like a hdmi resolution mode issueDid you tried all resolutions to check if it stablized on say 720p.Op 23 mrt. 2017 14:24 schreef Dan notifications@github.com:Interesting, on another TV, i still get the same screen blank after 5 seconds in desktop, however, it does return signal after another 5 seconds.
Chromium + Youtube performance is dreadful, 720p@30fps = 5-10fps
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mmagnetix
on 23 Mar 2017
I heard some rumors that the Tinker Board works OK (desktop/Kodi) with mainline Kernel 4.11.
mmagnetix
on 26 Mar 2017
Recreate image with latest kernel (based on official v1.8 beta image):
- 🈯️ http://dietpi.com/downloads/images/DietPi_AsusTinkerBoard-armv7-(Jessie).7z
- Debian Stretch
- test updated GPU drivers
Known issues
- NTPD may fail to update in time on first run.
Fourdee
on 11 May 2017
Is there any update on this?
v1.8 stable and v1.9 beta is out since may:
https://www.asus.com/us/Single-Board-Computer/Tinker-Board/HelpDesk_Download/
bpatrik
on 30 Jul 2017
I found a strange bug with Dietpi, Tiner os (1.8 stable, 19, beta) but not with armbian.
If I server some files over http, the tcp connection stops sometimes and the files won't get transferred.
I've also reported this error here too, with more details:
https://tinkerboarding.co.uk/forum/thread-493.html
p.s.: after trying out most of the OS for tinker board, this is my favorite so far. Great job! :)
bpatrik
on 7 Aug 2017
Image updated (based on TinkerOS 2.0.1 beta):
http://dietpi.com/downloads/images/DietPi_AsusTinkerBoard-armv7-(Stretch).7z
Fourdee
on 7 Sep 2017
do you have any update on this? Is there any hope that the GPU issue is going to be fixed?
al3xfar0s
on 22 Mar 2018
Can you update the image based on lastest version v2.0.7 - Debian stretch based. 2018/06/22 ?
Thanks.
adamotte
on 18 Aug 2018
@adamotte
Hi thanks for the request, the current DietPi image uses 2.0.5. I'll flag this for update.
Fourdee
on 18 Aug 2018
@Fourdee, Simple question : Does DietPi support the S version (so with the eMMC) or do we need to install it on SD card ?
adamotte
on 20 Aug 2018
@adamotte
Yes it supports S version 👍
Marking as closed in favor of:
https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2026
Fourdee
on 20 Aug 2018
@adamotte
TinkerOS 2.0.7:
https://dietpi.com/downloads/testing/DietPi_ASUSTB-ARMv7-Stretch.7z
Although, this release breaks WiFi. Will leave under testing.
https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2026#issuecomment-414431922
Fourdee
on 21 Aug 2018
Hum i still need WiFi (remote work :beach_umbrella: :tropical_drink: :sun_with_face:) so i will wait before upgrade. Anyway thanks for the update.
adamotte
on 21 Aug 2018
The test link for v2.0.7 doens't work anymore. It there any update on this topic?
ravaz
on 13 Sep 2018
@ravaz
2.0.7 image on its way, see https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/2070 for link when its completed.
Fourdee
on 13 Sep 2018
@Fourdee
Just found: https://tinkerboarding.co.uk/forum/thread-69.html
Beneath DietPi is listed with the still correct note that GPU features are disabled. But since this is not a note on the official TinkerOS, perhaps something has changed there or it does work on fresh TinkerOS and we break something with DietPi preparation, perhaps accidentally auto purge some required firmware package?
MichaIng
on 21 Oct 2018
@MichaIng
break something with DietPi preparation, perhaps accidentally auto purge some required firmware package?
Possibly. I also believe the install has a custom version of xserver packages, to support the GPU. However, I was unsuccessful in getting the provided packages to work, after PREP.
When i'am able, i'll take another look. But low priority for the moment due to other tickets.
Fourdee
on 21 Oct 2018
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@adamotte
Hi thanks for the request, the current DietPi image uses 2.0.5. I'll flag this for update.