Draco AW80 - LINUX, let's talk about...

[no_spam_for_me]

Ian Morrison (Linuxium) -> A80 Optimusboard

https://plus.google.com/+IanMORRISON/posts/CqvucYM3ig4

but not tested jet (maybe also working via SD-Boot) and compiled for the A80 Optimusboard...

[Zone]

You think the Linux situations going to improve anytime soon? Considering about this device for the primary purpose of running Linux I'm a little bit concerned my investment might be down the hole by the purchase price.

It seems to me this can't be fixed by the community unless they're given access to the correct or optimized drivers.

[Zahir]

New Lubuntu image now available at the Tronsmart forum. It has the new h/w accelerated drivers! 1080p file streaming via NAS using VLC is very smooth. Youtube in Chrome browser not smooth enough, but improved.

A big step forward, nonetheless because it indicates that Allwinner has joined hands with Tronsmart to deliver much better video drivers. Also network performance - both Wi-Fi and Ethernet - is excellent.

Am unable to install Kodi from team-xbmc/ppa. Get the error "distribution template for Linaro/Trusty not found." Anyone who figures this out, please post your method.

Openelec is bound to follow next - and soon!

[cs918s]

I cannot get the correct screen size and do not know how to change it to fit my screen

so the desktop is not full, the bottom important bar is missing

I'll try to fix it if I can

[cs918s]

New Lubuntu image now available at the Tronsmart forum. It has the new h/w accelerated drivers! 1080p file streaming via NAS using VLC is very smooth. Youtube in Chrome browser not smooth enough, but improved.

A big step forward, nonetheless because it indicates that Allwinner has joined hands with Tronsmart to deliver much better video drivers. Also network performance - both Wi-Fi and Ethernet - is excellent.

Am unable to install Kodi from team-xbmc/ppa. Get the error "distribution template for Linaro/Trusty not found." Anyone who figures this out, please post your method.

Openelec is bound to follow next - and soon!

I have the same err for kodi

[choekstr]

Am unable to install Kodi from team-xbmc/ppa. Get the error "distribution template for Linaro/Trusty not found." Anyone who figures this out, please post your method.

Are you able to install from a .deb file with dpkg -i ? Meaning, is it a problem with the package or the repo?

[Zahir]

It may be an issue with the Sources.list entries, which don't include the Kodi ppa or dependencies.

[cs918s]

No kodi till now
I saw it at last
Just wait

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?22841-UBUNTU-14-04-PORTING-TO-TRONSMART-DRACO-AW80-WITH-HARDWARE-ACCELERATION&p=279576&viewfull=1#post279576

"and xbmc porting is already on the way"

[Zone]

Tronsmart has released a new Linux ROM with hardware acceleration but is still working on the 4K and h.265 video playback. also xbmc linux support is in the works.

If you visit the forums to say thanks for their hard work.

With their post to download don't let PhoenixSuit 1.06 update to 1.09. Error messages generated "cannot run on this PC"
I'm running Windows 8.1 64-bit Pro reference

[no_spam_for_me]

Congratulations!

But it's only the beginning

Tested a high bit rate 1080P mkv and it's, because of big stutters at vlc, unwatchable...
(e.g. have a look at 'Stutter-003(some).mkv' http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.p...l=1#post265444)

System at idle (System Monitor minimised)

(http://oi62.tinypic.com/mwfa69.jpg)

System at System Monitor at full screen

(http://oi60.tinypic.com/123nrrt.jpg)

BTW: Where is my RAM I'm missing 0.8 GB, but I think it's the same as at Android where I'm also missing 0.4 GB...

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System during using VPU

System at DivX (SM minimised during the monitoring)

(http://oi62.tinypic.com/2u74scj.jpg)

System at high bit rate 1080P mkv e.g. 'Stutter-003(some).mkv' (SM minimised ...)

(http://oi57.tinypic.com/2ro6c1d.jpg)

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System during using GPU


(http://oi58.tinypic.com/2mevm9x.jpg)


(http://oi60.tinypic.com/15o87wj.jpg)




(http://oi59.tinypic.com/29gd3ky.jpg)


(http://oi62.tinypic.com/jajt76.jpg)

[Zone]

I keep getting the error "distribution template for Linaro/Trusty not found." trying to add app source.

[ovidiu31]

@no_spam_for_me & @zahir
Guys i need few things from you if you can help me out

Can any of you create an excel spreadsheet that lists out each issue, date/firmware version, and the testing conditions for each issue?

I have a clear and open contact with Allwinner R&D Team and they will do their best to investigate and it will help if you guys can organize these issues in a clear list.

Thank you a lot.

Ovi

[no_spam_for_me]

I'm using the image which deadhp1 created

http://www.armtvtech.com/armtvtechforum/viewtopic.php?f=578&t=79729

but because it needs a 16GB SD card I modified it a little bit so you are also able to burn it at every >= 8GB SD card (because the RFS is 5GB)...

Please, to avoid spam, use the at the download link

http://www.file-upload.net/download-10298316/AW80_Ubuntu_20150204_sd_startup.zip.html

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@ deadhp1

I modify it this way (changing the partition table):

sudo fdisk /dev/sda
 
Befehl (m für Hilfe): [B]p[/B]
 
Disk /dev/sda: 31.4 GB, 31440502784 bytes
1 Köpfe, 32 Sektoren/Spur, 1918976 Zylinder, zusammen 61407232 Sektoren
Einheiten = Sektoren von 1 × 512 = 512 Bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Festplattenidentifikation: 0x00000000
 
[I]/dev/sda1        10657792    31114238    10228223+   b  W95 FAT32[/I]
/dev/sda2   *       73728      106495       16384    6  FAT16
/dev/sda3               1    10657792     5328896   85  Linux erweitert
/dev/sda5          106496      139263       16384   83  Linux
/dev/sda6          139264      172031       16384   83  Linux
/dev/sda7          172032    10657791     5242880   83  Linux
 
Befehl (m für Hilfe): [B]d[/B]
Partitionsnummer (1-7): [B]1[/B]
 
Befehl (m für Hilfe): [B]p[/B]
 
Disk /dev/sda: 31.4 GB, 31440502784 bytes
1 Köpfe, 32 Sektoren/Spur, 1918976 Zylinder, zusammen 61407232 Sektoren
Einheiten = Sektoren von 1 × 512 = 512 Bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Festplattenidentifikation: 0x00000000
 
    Gerät  boot.     Anfang        Ende     Blöcke   Id  System
/dev/sda2   *       73728      106495       16384    6  FAT16
/dev/sda3               1    10657792     5328896   85  Linux erweitert
/dev/sda5          106496      139263       16384   83  Linux
/dev/sda6          139264      172031       16384   83  Linux
/dev/sda7          172032    10657791     5242880   83  Linux
 
Partitionstabelleneinträge sind nicht in Platten-Reihenfolge
 
Befehl (m für Hilfe): [B]n[/B]
Partition type:
   p   primary (1 primary, 1 extended, 2 free)
   l   logical (numbered from 5)
Select (default p): [B]<return>[/B]
Using default response p
Partitionsnummer (1-4, Vorgabe: 1): [B]<return>[/B]
Benutze den Standardwert 1
Erster Sektor (10657793-61407231, Vorgabe: 10657793): [B]<return>[/B]
Benutze den Standardwert 10657793
Last Sektor, +Sektoren or +size{K,M,G} (10657793-61407231, Vorgabe: 61407231): [B]10657800[/B]
 
Befehl (m für Hilfe): [B]p[/B]
 
Disk /dev/sda: 31.4 GB, 31440502784 bytes
1 Köpfe, 32 Sektoren/Spur, 1918976 Zylinder, zusammen 61407232 Sektoren
Einheiten = Sektoren von 1 × 512 = 512 Bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Festplattenidentifikation: 0x00000000
 
    Gerät  boot.     Anfang        Ende     Blöcke   Id  System
[I]/dev/sda1        10657793    10657800           4   83  Linux[/I]
/dev/sda2   *       73728      106495       16384    6  FAT16
/dev/sda3               1    10657792     5328896   85  Linux erweitert
/dev/sda5          106496      139263       16384   83  Linux
/dev/sda6          139264      172031       16384   83  Linux
/dev/sda7          172032    10657791     5242880   83  Linux
 
Partitionstabelleneinträge sind nicht in Platten-Reihenfolge
 
Befehl (m für Hilfe): [B]w[/B]
Die Partitionstabelle wurde verändert!
 
Rufe ioctl() um Partitionstabelle neu einzulesen.
Synchronisiere Platten.

then I tried
sudo mkfs.vfat /dev/sda1
but got an error
mkfs.vfat 3.0.12 (29 Oct 2011)
mkfs.vfat: Attempting to create a too large file system
so I also changed the partition type

sudo fdisk /dev/sda
 
Befehl (m für Hilfe): [B]p[/B]
 
Disk /dev/sda: 31.4 GB, 31440502784 bytes
64 Köpfe, 32 Sektoren/Spur, 29984 Zylinder, zusammen 61407232 Sektoren
Einheiten = Sektoren von 1 × 512 = 512 Bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Festplattenidentifikation: 0x00000000
 
    Gerät  boot.     Anfang        Ende     Blöcke   Id  System
/dev/sda1        10657793    10657800           4   83  Linux
/dev/sda2   *       73728      106495       16384    6  FAT16
/dev/sda3               1    10657792     5328896   85  Linux erweitert
/dev/sda5          106496      139263       16384   83  Linux
/dev/sda6          139264      172031       16384   83  Linux
/dev/sda7          172032    10657791     5242880   83  Linux
 
Partitionstabelleneinträge sind nicht in Platten-Reihenfolge
 
Befehl (m für Hilfe): [B]t[/B]
Partitionsnummer (1-7): [B]1[/B]
 
Hex code (L um eine Liste anzuzeigen): [B]b[/B]
Der Dateisystemtyp der Partition 1 ist nun b (W95 FAT32)
 
Befehl (m für Hilfe): [B]p[/B]
 
Disk /dev/sda: 31.4 GB, 31440502784 bytes
64 Köpfe, 32 Sektoren/Spur, 29984 Zylinder, zusammen 61407232 Sektoren
Einheiten = Sektoren von 1 × 512 = 512 Bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Festplattenidentifikation: 0x00000000
 
    Gerät  boot.     Anfang        Ende     Blöcke   Id  System
/dev/sda1        10657793    10657800           4    b  W95 FAT32
/dev/sda2   *       73728      106495       16384    6  FAT16
/dev/sda3               1    10657792     5328896   85  Linux erweitert
/dev/sda5          106496      139263       16384   83  Linux
/dev/sda6          139264      172031       16384   83  Linux
/dev/sda7          172032    10657791     5242880   83  Linux
 
Partitionstabelleneinträge sind nicht in Platten-Reihenfolge
 
Befehl (m für Hilfe): [B]w[/B]
Die Partitionstabelle wurde verändert!
 
Rufe ioctl() um Partitionstabelle neu einzulesen.
 
WARNUNG: Wenn Sie eine DOS 6.x Partition angelegt
oder verändert haben, dann schauen Sie bitte in die
fdisk-manual-Seite nach weiteren Informationen
Synchronisiere Platten.

but got the same error (maybe partition to small?)
But it seems not to be important because the PC tool at windows seems to use the rest of the SD card at that partition which the "system" doesn't need and windows isn't able to access ...


At last I dumped the part of the SD which is corresponding with the partition-table (End at 1 (here 10657800)) + 1 sector as reserve...

sync
sync
sync
 
dd if=/dev/sda of=AW80_Ubuntu_20150204_sd_startup.img count=10657801

[raubtier]

Thank you deadhp1 for the linux-sd-version,

today I got my allwinner-a80-box (it's an "InstaBox Fantasy A8"). Your linux-version runs out of the box from the sd-card.
My only problem: I got no sound (from AV). I don't think it's a compatibilty problem with this box, because the draco aw80
- Finless 1.1 - ROM works great with this device (including sound).

Has someone an idea, how to configure sound?

Thanks in advance

Wolfgang

[Shariff]

RKM MK80 Plus recognizes only 2.7 GB RAM

Hi,

I have got my RKM MK80 Plus box couple of days back which I ordered in Aliexpress.
I thought of using this box with Ubuntu and Installing Asterisk PBX Server on it which I have done in Radxa Rock and is working as expected.
Since this box contains much higher processing power and greater RAM I would like to install Ubuntu on it.
I tried installing Ubiuntu on this box as well as installed version on SD card. Below are my few observation


when booting Ubuntu it shows me some error wrt CPU
CPU4: failed to boot: -22
CPU5: failed to boot: -22
CPU6: failed to boot: -22
CPU7: failed to boot: -22


linaro@allwinner:~$ uname -a
Linux allwinner 3.4.39+ #99 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 30 14:18:34 CST 2015 armv7l armv7l armv7l GNU/Linux
linaro@allwinner:~$ df -k
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 5160576 1557116 3376712 32% /
devtmpfs 1395148 4 1395144 1% /dev
none 4 0 4 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
none 279068 340 278728 1% /run
none 5120 0 5120 0% /run/lock
none 1395328 0 1395328 0% /run/shm
none 102400 4 102396 1% /run/user
/dev/mmcblk0p2 130798 7278 123520 6% /media/linaro/Volumn
linaro@allwinner:~$ free -g
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 2 0 2 0 0 0
-/+ buffers/cache: 0 2
Swap: 0 0 0
linaro@allwinner:~$ getconf LONG_BIT
32
linaro@allwinner:~$

do we have any version of Ubuntu for this box which supports 4 GB RAM and also uses all the available memory present in the SD / EMMC Card in the box