So.. question for this moment in time. can we install Ubuntu on pipo x7 or not?

[refael65]

and if so, will kodi preform better in Ubuntu or in win?

Thanks for replaying.

Refael.

[oversx]

Ubuntu can be installed on the test to usb flashdisk.

Download bootia32.efi here https://github.com/jfwells/linux-asu...t/bootia32.efi and save to directory /EFI/boot/ on the installation disk (you create that using Rufus software https://rufus.akeo.ie/ from ISO). After installing to other flashdisk copy file /EFI/ubuntu/grubia32.efi to /EFI/boot/bootia32.efi (on EFI boot partition).

USB flashdisk split:
200MB EFI boot partition
200MB Reserved BIOS boot area
500MB Ext4 journaling file system /boot
xxxGB Ext4 journaling file system /
1GB swap area

I testing Lubuntu 14.04.2 (32-bit, kernel 3.16.0-31) that installed to 16GB flashdisk. I have compiling drivers LAN + WiFi and introduced modules dm9620.ko + r8723bs.ko (dm9601 put on blacklist).
Realtek RTL8723BS SDIO adapter http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2249936
Davicom DM9621A for Linux http://www.davicom.com.tw/page1.aspx?no=209814

[alwaysbless]

Currently the issues with booting it are no driver support after installed. Which means lack of wifi, Ethernet, bluetooth, hardware video decoding etc.

[Petee]

Ubuntu 14.10

I have Ubuntu 14.10 64 Bit running great right now. I built new network drivers for it and its doing well.

I am running it right now off an 8Gb Kingspec USB SSD drive. Purchased a fast 32Gb SD card to see how well it works there.

The new boot now shows grub with Ubuntu and Windows as choices.

Will post links here and new drivers for download.

Its very fast.

[oversx]

Drivers works without any problems.

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]root@pipo_x7:~# uname -a[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Linux pipo_x7 3.16.0-31-generic #43~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 10 20:14:11 UTC 2015 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]root@pipo_x7:~# ifconfig[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWadr 00:60:6e:a5:40:51  [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          inet adr:192.168.111.119  Všesměr:192.168.111.255  Maska:255.255.255.0[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          inet6-adr: fe80::260:6eff:fea5:4051/64 Rozsah:Linka[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          AKTIVOVÁNO VŠESMĚROVÉ_VYSÍLÁNÍ BĚŽÍ MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metrika:1[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          RX packets:649 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          TX packets:335 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          kolizí:0 délka odchozí fronty:1000 [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Přijato bajtů: 70585 (70.5 KB) Odesláno bajtů: 35340 (35.3 KB)[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]lo        Link encap:Místní smyčka  [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          inet adr:127.0.0.1  Maska:255.0.0.0[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          inet6-adr: ::1/128 Rozsah:Počítač[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          AKTIVOVÁNO SMYČKA BĚŽÍ  MTU:65536  Metrika:1[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          RX packets:539 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          TX packets:539 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          kolizí:0 délka odchozí fronty:0 [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Přijato bajtů: 80517 (80.5 KB) Odesláno bajtů: 80517 (80.5 KB)[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWadr 8c:18:d9:45:c2:b4  [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          inet adr:192.168.111.113  Všesměr:192.168.111.255  Maska:255.255.255.0[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          inet6-adr: fe80::8e18:d9ff:fe45:c2b4/64 Rozsah:Linka[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          AKTIVOVÁNO VŠESMĚROVÉ_VYSÍLÁNÍ BĚŽÍ MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metrika:1[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          RX packets:72 errors:0 dropped:75 overruns:0 frame:0[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          TX packets:21 errors:0 dropped:4 overruns:0 carrier:0[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          kolizí:0 délka odchozí fronty:1000 [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Přijato bajtů: 9057 (9.0 KB) Odesláno bajtů: 3051 (3.0 KB)[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]root@pipo_x7:~# iwconfig[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"bubuntu-wifi"  Nickname:"<WIFI@REALTEK>"[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.452 GHz  Access Point: 70:F1:A1:86:14:8D   [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Bit Rate:54 Mb/s   Sensitivity:0/0  [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Retry:off   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Encryption key:****-****-****-****-****-****-****-****   Security mode:open[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Power Management:off[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Link Quality=100/100  Signal level=84/100  Noise level=0/100[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]lo        no wireless extensions.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]eth0      no wireless extensions.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[Petee]

Thank-you oversx. Yup here doing 64bit Ubuntu 14.10. Having a hard time finding source files for Ubuntu 14.10/64 bit for this stuff specifically at this time.

Did you build the Realtek wireless drivers? Do you have Blue Tooth running?

Do you have the SD card recognized? Here purchased a fast (?) 32 Gb SD card to use. Currently OS is running on a USB SSD stick. It is fast and running at 64bit right now.

root@ICS-PipoX7:~# uname -a
Linux ICS-PipoX7 3.16.0-33-generic #44-Ubuntu SMP Thu Mar 12 12:19:35 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

root@ICS-PipoX7:~# lsusb -vv -s 2
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0a46:1269 Davicom Semiconductor, Inc.
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 2 Communications
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0a46 Davicom Semiconductor, Inc.
idProduct 0x1269
bcdDevice 1.01
iManufacturer 1 VICOM
iProduct 2 DM9621A USB To FastEther
iSerial 3 1F1F
bNumConfigurations 1

[alwaysbless]

When I tested previously it was just on a regular USB 2.0 flash drive - performance on an ssd is probably nice and got me interested in trying now lol. Would you guys mind sharing the steps you took to setup or the hardware drivers u built? Thx

[Petee]

Yup; here the USB SSD Kingspec USB sticks are old but they were always much faster than the standard USB memory stick. That said they are very large and look almost a bit smaller than the SSD mSATA drives. I play around with some other stuff and use them internally in capacitance tablet top touchscreens running Ubuntu. I had to remove the plastic shell casing to fit it into my test devices; even that was too big. I wrap them in paper to protect them inside of computers. They do get warm though. I have one today adjacent to a combo bare bone wireless bluetooth module and the two of them get really warm.



I do not think though the fastest SD will be faster than my USB SSD but it has a nicer footprint unless I hardware modify the Pipo X7 for an internally connected USB device.

Attached is the DEB file all ready for install on Ubuntu 14.10 64 bit.

Yeah the goal here to test is Kodi. I have now been using Kodi as a benchmark application (well too I have a KodiBuntu box by every LCD TV in the house). These boxes though are all Gb wired.

Here too we are looking at two implementations of Ubuntu on the PiPoX7. One 32bit Ubuntu 14.04 and one 64bit Ubuntu 14.10. 64bit Ubuntu (whatever flavor) will run much faster than 32bit Windows 8.1 such that a KodiBuntu build will runs circles around a Kodi Wintel build (well its just less fluff).

First link is to DIY your files. (make and make install). Second link is a plug n play deb driver for the NIC card for 64 bit Ubuntu.

Looking to do the same for the wireless, audio, bluetooth drivers. Will post results.

Make Linux NIC Driver files click here to download

Use DEB file NIC for 64bit Ubuntu 14.10 click here to download

[no_spam_for_me]

Because of your "KingSpec USB SSD 8GB", maybe you like to do the same tests I had done at the Samsung EVO 32GB microSD http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.p...l=1#post271151

[Petee]

@no_spam_for_me

BTW here started with linuxium's excellent Ubuntu 14.10 64bit image which you can find here on the forum and here. Truely plug n play installation.


Thank-you. Actually based on your link purchased a Samsung Evo 32Gb microSD from Amazon two days ago. I should hopefully have it by Saturday or sooner this week. Best test will be an apples (SSD stick) to oranges (microSD) RW testing thing.

What I liked too is when I updated / upgraded the Ubuntu 14.10 64bit base; it automatically saw the Windows EFI boot partition and included it in to the boot (grub2 menu) of Ubuntu; which for testing is easier than changing it in the bios en vivo or saving the order of the boot sequence.

Just going to utilize GParted on another Linux box to mirror/expand the image from the 8Gb SSD USB stick to the microSD card. I stuck in an older 16Gb MicroSD card in the PipoX7 and it is seen fine. After updating the 8Gb SSD stick is almost full. (7.5Gb)

That said I have previously purchased these a couple of years back for rom cooking stuff.

Looking here too to test out my home automation stuff with the use of the Microsoft Kinect. The PiPoX7 will be autonmously connecting to the automation mothership. While I currently utilize text to speech and mostly Microsoft SAPI stuff (even in Linux wine today) want to check out the Kinect relating to automation control. With the PipoX7 also purchased a 17" dual touch capacitance for in wall flush mounted touch screen. Currently large touchscreens here are 4:3 and resistive or capacitance. I have smaller 16:9 touchscreens and want to try something bigger. The PipoX7/Kinect/17" on the wall screen really make up a small footprint.

BTW also utilize ZIF SSD 16/32 Gb cards connected to USB devices which are also really fast.

Did the doo of a quickie test. I am running out of space though.

Kingspec USB 2.0 8 Gb SSD stick

Writing speedtest

root@ICS-PipoX7:~# sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=speedtest bs=1M count=500
500+0 records in
500+0 records out
524288000 bytes (524 MB) copied, 20.0423 s, 26.2 MB/s

Reading speedtest

root@ICS-PipoX7:~# sudo dd if=speedtest of=/dev/zero bs=4k
128000+0 records in
128000+0 records out
524288000 bytes (524 MB) copied, 0.974368 s, 538 MB/s

root@ICS-PipoX7:~# sudo dd if=speedtest of=/dev/zero bs=1M
500+0 records in
500+0 records out
524288000 bytes (524 MB) copied, 0.272357 s, 1.9 GB/s

root@ICS-PipoX7:~# sh -c "sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches"
root@ICS-PipoX7:~# sudo dd if=speedtest of=/dev/zero bs=4k
128000+0 records in
128000+0 records out
524288000 bytes (524 MB) copied, 14.9297 s, 35.1 MB/s

root@ICS-PipoX7:~# sh -c "sync && echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches"
root@ICS-PipoX7:~# sudo dd if=speedtest of=/dev/zero bs=1M
500+0 records in
500+0 records out
524288000 bytes (524 MB) copied, 15.5745 s, 33.7 MB/s

You can purchase USB DOM's today which are described as SSD but are more expensive than USB 2.0 sticks.

Many years ago here using a Seagate Dockstar / Dockstar Debian went originally to using two USB sticks. One backed up to another every night. The set up was irrigation automation using internet weather, weather station, sql-db to calculate E.T. (evapotransporation). After about 6 months the frequent RWing trashed the USB sticks. I switched the two to USB SSD drives (well one USB SSD stick and one USB to ZIF SSD drive). It's been on now 24/7 for over 2 years. The Dockstar is connected to two 8 port solenoid switches for outdoor irrigation solenoids (well they are all together on a manifold). Also tested my automation system running on an RPi with an SD card. Trashed the SD card with constant RWing in about 5 months.

With a bit of hardware modifcations you can install a USB port inside of the PiPoX7 and just put a 16/32/64 Gb SSD card inside. Lots of room for it. I have done this with my tabletop capacitance touch screens using a 15cm ZIF cable, folded and a covered ZIF SSD to protect it from the tabletop tablet motherboard electronics. The motherboard though has a ZIF pata connector right on it. The device typically is sold in a small mini drive case. You could use this too with the PiPoX7.

[slackstick]

Drivers works without any problems.

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]root@pipo_x7:~# uname -a[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]Linux pipo_x7 3.16.0-31-generic #43~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Tue Mar 10 20:14:11 UTC 2015 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]root@pipo_x7:~# ifconfig[/FONT][/COLOR]
[FONT=Arial][COLOR=#000000]...[/COLOR][/FONT]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]root@pipo_x7:~# iwconfig[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:"bubuntu-wifi"  Nickname:"<WIFI@REALTEK>"[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Mode:Managed  Frequency:2.452 GHz  Access Point: 70:F1:A1:86:14:8D   [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Bit Rate:54 Mb/s   Sensitivity:0/0  [/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Retry:off   RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Encryption key:****-****-****-****-****-****-****-****   Security mode:open[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Power Management:off[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Link Quality=100/100  Signal level=84/100  Noise level=0/100[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]lo        no wireless extensions.[/FONT][/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial]eth0      no wireless extensions.[/FONT][/COLOR]

What WLAN driver are you using? The one from "git clone https://github.com/hadess/rtl8723as" has stability issues for me (freeze after several minutes).

[alwaysbless]

Yup; here the USB SSD Kingspec USB sticks are old but they were always much faster than the standard USB memory stick. That said they are very large and look almost a bit smaller than the SSD mSATA drives. I play around with some other stuff and use them internally in capacitance tablet top touchscreens running Ubuntu. I had to remove the plastic shell casing to fit it into my test devices; even that was too big. I wrap them in paper to protect them inside of computers. They do get warm though. I have one today adjacent to a combo bare bone wireless bluetooth module and the two of them get really warm.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]10980[/ATTACH]

I do not think though the fastest SD will be faster than my USB SSD but it has a nicer footprint unless I hardware modify the Pipo X7 for an internally connected USB device.

Attached is the DEB file all ready for install on Ubuntu 14.10 64 bit.

Yeah the goal here to test is Kodi. I have now been using Kodi as a benchmark application (well too I have a KodiBuntu box by every LCD TV in the house). These boxes though are all Gb wired.

Here too we are looking at two implementations of Ubuntu on the PiPoX7. One 32bit Ubuntu 14.04 and one 64bit Ubuntu 14.10. 64bit Ubuntu (whatever flavor) will run much faster than 32bit Windows 8.1 such that a KodiBuntu build will runs circles around a Kodi Wintel build (well its just less fluff).

First link is to DIY your files. (make and make install). Second link is a plug n play deb driver for the NIC card for 64 bit Ubuntu.

Looking to do the same for the wireless, audio, bluetooth drivers. Will post results.

Make Linux NIC Driver files click here to download

Use DEB file NIC for 64bit Ubuntu 14.10 click here to download

Thx for the nic driver, do you have any for wlan or Bluetooth working also?

Has anyone currently running Linux on one of these tested video to see how that plays?

[no_spam_for_me]

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]10985[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]10986[/ATTACH]

You are right, "mSATA to USB adapter" is also a nice idea

[Petee]

Thx for the nic driver, do you have any for wlan or Bluetooth working also?

Has anyone currently running Linux on one of these tested video to see how that plays?

Tried here on Ubuntu 14.10 64 bit with no luck. 64bit Ubuntu runs much faster than 32bit Ubuntu whatever flavor.

Trying a new install today on the USB SSD of Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit. (such that I have one of each to play with).

I might have a better chance creating Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit drivers with 14.04 64 bit using documented methods above for Ubuntu 14.04 32 bit.

- made new live Ubuntu 14.04 64bit USB stick and it booted fine
1 - burn a new USB boot stick with Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit ISO using Rufus
2 - copy bootia32.efi to the live USB stick directory /EFI/boot/
3 - boot up with live Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit installation USB



4 - using new 8 Gb Kingspec SSD stick for this build write new Ubuntu 14.02 64 bit build to USB stick
5 - copy file /EFI/ubuntu/grubia32.efi to /EFI/boot/bootia32.efi
6 - boot up with new USB stick running Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit
7 - update / upgrade build (looks that the Davicom NIC card came up right away with live ISO)

Started all over again this afternoon. I received my Samsung 32 bit SD card. Direction here will be to split the card in to two partitions; one running Ubuntu 14.10 and one running Ubuntu 14.04 64bit. Easier than switching USB sticks.

[oversx]

What WLAN driver are you using? The one from "git clone https://github.com/hadess/rtl8723as" has stability issues for me (freeze after several minutes).

I do not use wifi, but the test and let you know.

Edit: I played two movies (over WiFi) and all O.K.