[SOLVED] Support for NanoPC-T3 (very similar to NanoPi-M2)

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1

Hello Fourdee,

I have noticed that you seem to have just freshly added DietPi support for NanoPi-M2 (by FriendlyARM) today:
http://dietpi.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=620

The NanoPC-T3 is a very similar device, but based on octa-core S5P6818 instead of quad-core S5P4418 (which seem to be pin-compatible).

While S5P6818 is 64-bits ARMv8, the only existing kernel as provided by FriendlyARM is still 32 bits ARMv7 based on 3.4.y (3.4.39) and very similar if not identical to the NanoPi-M2 kernel (with some slight exceptions for kernel config/devices). A 64-bit kernel for S5P6818 is currently under development, but has only been announced for “end of 2016” by Samsung/Nexell, and FriendlyARM does not yet comment on their device-specific release. (Adding full 64-bits support for NanoPC-T3 will only be possible some time in 2017 based on Nexell’s new 64-bit kernel.)

As it seems to have been quite straightforward for you to support the NanoPi-M2, would it be possible for you to also - while just “at it” and familiar with FriendlyARM’s kernels and images - support NanoPC-T3 in its current 32-bit 3.4.y-based “state of the art” like you did for NanoPi-M2? :wink:

If there is anything that I can help with doing so, just let me know (unfortunately, the process of image creation seems not to be contained in the DietPi git?). I also volunteer as a tester for this image (but am only available for any tasks starting Sept 5th)…

Many thanks in advance for your kind help and the great job you are doing with DietPi! :smiley:

Best regards,
awl

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As it seems to have been quite straightforward for you to support the NanoPi-M2

Only because I’ve had to create images so many times lol :slight_smile:


support NanoPC-T3 in its current 32-bit 3.4.y-based “state of the art” like you did for NanoPi-M2?

if there is anything that I can help with doing so, just let me know (unfortunately, the process of image creation seems not to be contained in the DietPi git?). I also volunteer as a tester for this image (but am only available for any tasks starting Sept 5th)…

Its only possible for me to implement DietPi support and images, if I have the device. However, if your willing, I can guide you through the process?
We will do it in stages, ending up with a highly optimized image for DietPi to run on.

Firsts things first. Lets use the official Friendly ARM Debian image:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/6q7pvr03pb7pdoc/s5p6818-debian-sd4g-20160629.img.zip

Next its package removals and sources, Run the following commands:
Unified apt sources

cat << _EOF_ > /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie-updates main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org jessie/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free
_EOF_

Clean/update:

apt-get clean
apt-get update

Now its package removals:

apt-get purge cpp-* cpp ntpdate bluez bluetooth rsync dialog dhcpcd5 libsqlite* libxapian22 lua5.1 netcat-* make makedev ncdu plymouth openresolv shared-mime-in* tcpd strace tasksel* wireless-* xdg-user-dirs triggerhappy python* v4l-utils traceroute xz-utils ucf xauth zlib1g-dev xml-core aptitude* avahi-daemon rsyslog logrotate man-db manpages vim vim-common vim-runtime vim-tiny mc mc-data

NB: This is what I used for the M2 image, so should be the same results. If you get any “packages not found” or errors, post them here.

apt-get purge libpod-* libpeas-* isc-dhcp-server gnome-* fonts-dejavu* eject dnsmasq* dns-root-data colord-data libturbojpeg1 libjasper* libjson* libwbclient* libwayland* golang-* libavahi* libtext* libweb* libpcsclite1 libxau6* libvpx1 libxc* dictionaries-* libgtk* miscfiles minicom lrzsz lxmenu-* x11-* zenity* yelp-*




apt-get purge '\-dev$'




apt-get purge linux-headers*




apt-get autoremove --purge -y

Now I need to see the list of packages, so I can see if we need to remove any more:

dpkg -l
3

Hello again,

and thanks for your quick reply! :slight_smile:

Great! I will be more than happy to follow your instructions, but unfortunately only starting from Sept 5th… :smiley:

Fine. I have checked the instructions and list of commands you provided and think I will be able to successfully make it to the point where you expect the “dpkg -l” output from me :wink:

Looking forward to reporting back here the week after September 5th… :smiley:

Thanks again for your help & have a nice weekend!
awl

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Hi,

I have a NanoPI m3, and install s5p6818-debian-wifiap-sd4g-20160701.img from friendlyarm.com.

I run your suggestion code.

At last i got this:

root@NanoPi3:~# dpkg -l
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
++±===================-==============-==============-===========================================
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ii base-files 8+deb8u1 armhf Debian base system miscellaneous files
ii base-passwd 3.5.37 armhf Debian base system master password and grou
ii bash 4.3-11+b1 armhf GNU Bourne Again SHell
ii bc 1.06.95-9 armhf GNU bc arbitrary precision calculator langu
ii bsdmainutils 9.0.6 armhf collection of more utilities from FreeBSD
ii bsdutils 1:2.25.2-6 armhf basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite
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ii libbz2-1.0:armhf 1.0.6-7+b3 armhf high-quality block-sorting file compressor
ii libc-bin 2.19-18 armhf GNU C Library: Binaries
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ii libtevent0:armhf 0.9.21-1 armhf talloc-based event loop library - shared li
ii libtiff5:armhf 4.0.3-12.3+deb armhf Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library
ii libtinfo5:armhf 5.9+20140913-1 armhf shared low-level terminfo library for termi
ii libudev1:armhf 215-17+deb8u1 armhf libudev shared library
ii libudisks2-0:armhf 2.1.3-5 armhf GObject based library to access udisks2
ii libusb-0.1-4:armhf 2:0.1.12-25 armhf userspace USB programming library
ii libusb-1.0-0:armhf 2:1.0.19-1 armhf userspace USB programming library
ii libustr-1.0-1:armhf 1.0.4-3+b2 armhf Micro string library: shared library
ii libuuid1:armhf 2.25.2-6 armhf Universally Unique ID library
ii libwind0-heimdal:ar 1.6~rc2+dfsg-9 armhf Heimdal Kerberos - stringprep implementatio
ii libwrap0:armhf 7.6.q-25 armhf Wietse Venema’s TCP wrappers library
ii locales 2.19-18+deb8u1 all GNU C Library: National Language (locale) d
ii locate 4.4.2-9+b1 armhf maintain and query an index of a directory
ii login 1:4.2-3 armhf system login tools
ii lsb-base 4.1+Debian13+n all Linux Standard Base 4.1 init script functio
ii mawk 1.3.3-17 armhf a pattern scanning and text processing lang
ii modemmanager 1.4.0-1 armhf D-Bus service for managing modems
ii mount 2.25.2-6 armhf Tools for mounting and manipulating filesys
ii multiarch-support 2.19-18 armhf Transitional package to ensure multiarch co
ii nano 2.2.6-3 armhf small, friendly text editor inspired by Pic
ii ncurses-base 5.9+20140913-1 all basic terminal type definitions
ii ncurses-bin 5.9+20140913-1 armhf terminal-related programs and man pages
ii net-tools 1.60-26+b1 armhf NET-3 networking toolkit
ii netbase 5.3 all Basic TCP/IP networking system
ii netpbm 2:10.0-15.2 armhf Graphics conversion tools between image for
ii nfacct 1.0.1-1.1 armhf netfilter accounting object tool
ii ntfs-3g 1:2014.2.15AR. armhf read/write NTFS driver for FUSE
ii ntp 1:4.2.6.p5+dfs armhf Network Time Protocol daemon and utility pr
ii openssh-client 1:6.7p1-5 armhf secure shell (SSH) client, for secure acces
ii openssh-server 1:6.7p1-5 armhf secure shell (SSH) server, for secure acces
ii openssh-sftp-server 1:6.7p1-5 armhf secure shell (SSH) sftp server module, for
ii openssl 1.0.1k-3 armhf Secure Sockets Layer toolkit - cryptographi
ii parted 3.2-7 armhf disk partition manipulator
ii passwd 1:4.2-3 armhf change and administer password and group da
ii pciutils 1:3.2.1-3 armhf Linux PCI Utilities
ii perl 5.20.2-3+deb8u armhf Larry Wall’s Practical Extraction and Repor
ii perl-base 5.20.2-3+deb8u armhf minimal Perl system
ii perl-modules 5.20.2-3+deb8u all Core Perl modules
ii policykit-1 0.105-8 armhf framework for managing administrative polic
ii procps 2:3.3.9-9 armhf /proc file system utilities
ii psmisc 22.21-2 armhf utilities that use the proc file system
ii readline-common 6.3-8 all GNU readline and history libraries, common
ii rename 0.20-3 all Perl extension for renaming multiple files
ii resolvconf 1.76.1 all name server information handler
ii rfkill 0.5-1 armhf tool for enabling and disabling wireless de
ii sed 4.2.2-4+b1 armhf The GNU sed stream editor
ii sensible-utils 0.0.9 all Utilities for sensible alternative selectio
ii startpar 0.59-3 armhf run processes in parallel and multiplex the
ii sudo 1.8.10p3-1+deb armhf Provide limited super user privileges to sp
ii systemd 215-17+deb8u2 armhf system and service manager
ii systemd-sysv 215-17+deb8u2 armhf system and service manager - SysV links
ii sysv-rc 2.88dsf-59 all System-V-like runlevel change mechanism
ii sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-59 armhf System-V-like utilities
ii tar 1.27.1-2+b1 armhf GNU version of the tar archiving utility
ii tzdata 2015d-0+deb8u1 all time zone and daylight-saving time data
ii udev 215-17+deb8u1 armhf /dev/ and hotplug management daemon
ii udhcpd 1:1.22.0-9+deb armhf Provides the busybox DHCP server implementa
ii util-linux 2.25.2-6 armhf Miscellaneous system utilities
ii wget 1.16-1 armhf retrieves files from the web
ii whiptail 0.52.17-1+b1 armhf Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from sh
ii xkb-data 2.12-1 all X Keyboard Extension (XKB) configuration da
ii zlib1g:armhf 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2 armhf compression library - runtime

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Nearly there, run:

apt-get purge hicolor-icon-theme gedit-common gcc-4.8 glib-networking* gsettings-desktop* hostapd desktop-file-utils ftp gpsd modemmanager netpbm policykit-* libtiff5 libqmi-proxy libmtp*  libmenu-* libglapi-mesa libgles2-mesa

I’ve not converted the rest into a script yet. So you will need to do this manually: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/blob/dev/PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh

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Hello again,

this is just to inform you that I’m back and able to look into this myself now (in addition to alexecn’s work - thank you!). :slight_smile:
Will report back shortly about my progress…

Thanks & best regards,
awl

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Update:

Good news: I can confirm the package list output from “dpkg -l” that alexecn has provided after completing the steps from your first post is correct - on my NanoPC-T3, it’s 100% identical to his NanoPi-M3 :smiley:

I have now continued and purged the remaining packages as stated in your second post, then issued one more time

apt-get autoremove --purge -y

Now starting to find my way through the steps in PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh - first set of questions so far: :question:

  • Why does DietPi delete any non-root users? Do you propose to run everything as root on a DietPi system?
  • Why does DietPi delete /home directory (especially when non-root users exist)?
  • Why does DietPi delete /media? This is the default Linux standard directory to mount any media (i.e. not /mnt/usb_X)…
  • I think that the /boot filesystem on NanoPC-T3/NanoPi-M3 must be ext4 because the device specific u-boot expects it this way, while you seem to assume fat32: What can be done about this?
  • What about a ntp client to keep DietPi’s clock in sync? You seem to purge ntpdate?

Also, it looks like the apt-get purge process has even removed vi from the system. Which editor do you expect me to use?

Many thanks & best regards
awl

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Hi,

please read: http://fuzon.co.uk/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=38#p38

yes, see above

there is no non-root user, so no need for /home. Root has his own home directory /root

Because DietPi don*t use at the moment. But you can do whatever you like, you are root …
Using /mnt/… is the “classic variation” Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

compiling from scratch, if you can: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/482#issuecomment-242922843

Yes and no. DietPi does it by default in another way, to to save resources

but user can change the ntp mode any time: DietPi/dietpi.txt at master · Fourdee/DietPi · GitHub

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Hello Fourdee and k-plan,

thanks a million for your kind help and your replies to my first set of questions! Clearly helpful to understand some background! :smiley:

You mean, recompiling u-boot with different boot support? NanoPi3 kernel already supports VFAT, but indeed default boot parameters for NanoPi3 (from FriendlyARM git) seem to only load/boot from ext4:

#define CONFIG_BOOTCOMMAND "ext4load mmc 2:1 0x48000000 uImage;ext4load mmc 2:1 0x49000000 root.img.gz;bootm 0x48000000"

Unfortunately, no clues about what all this u-boot stuff might mean… :thinking:

One more current question from looking at PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh:

What is the difference between /boot/dietpi/… and /DietPi/dietpi/…?

Both seem to contain the same files, but instructions at the top of PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh instruct me to copy the content of copy the following files and folders to /boot: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi

  • /boot/dietpi.txt (file)
  • /boot/config.txt (file)
  • /boot/dietpi (folder)

On the other hand, at many places at the bottom of PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh, it looks like these files should rather end up at /DietPi/dietpi :question:
Or even in both locations? Please advise.

I’m about half way through PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh, so once I know why and where the dietpi script directory is located correctly, I might be able to run finalise (so maybe tomorrow)…

Thanks again & best regards,
awl

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  • /boot => is the first (FAT) partition for device booting

  • /boot/dietPi/ => folder with all spripts for DietPi
    if device boots up, it will be loaded into a file system in RAM => /DietPi
    will be sync when device will shutdown or reboot

root@NeoPi:~# df -h
Dateisystem    Größe Benutzt Verf. Verw% Eingehängt auf
/dev/mmcblk0p2  7,3G    1,4G  5,9G   19% /
udev             10M       0   10M    0% /dev
tmpfs            99M    4,5M   95M    5% /run
tmpfs           248M       0  248M    0% /dev/shm
tmpfs           5,0M       0  5,0M    0% /run/lock
tmpfs           248M       0  248M    0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs            10M    1,2M  8,9M   12% /DietPi
tmpfs            20M     84K   20M    1% /var/log
tmpfs           248M       0  248M    0% /tmp
/dev/mmcblk0p1   64M     19M   46M   29% /boot


root@NeoPi:~# lsblk
NAME        MAJ:MIN RM  SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
mmcblk0     179:0    0  7,4G  0 disk
├─mmcblk0p1 179:1    0   64M  0 part /boot
└─mmcblk0p2 179:2    0  7,4G  0 part /



root@NeoPi:~#  ls -la /
insgesamt 84
drwxr-xr-x  21 root root  4096 Sep  8 12:10 .
drwxr-xr-x  21 root root  4096 Sep  8 12:10 ..
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root  4096 Jun 17 14:44 bin
drwxr-xr-x   5 root root 16384 Jan  1  1970 boot
drwxr-xr-x  14 root root  3280 Sep  8 19:31 dev
drwxrwxrwt   3 root root   120 Sep  8 19:04 DietPi
drwxr-xr-x  78 root root  4096 Sep  8 19:00 etc
drwxr-xr-x  18 root root  4096 Jun 17 17:56 lib
drwxr-xr-x   4 root root  4096 Sep  8 18:26 logfile_storage
drwx------   2 root root 16384 Feb 26  2016 lost+found
drwxr-xr-x  10 root root  4096 Sep  8 18:40 mnt
drwxr-xr-x   3 root root  4096 Feb 26  2016 opt
dr-xr-xr-x 107 root root     0 Jan  1  1970 proc
drwx------   6 root root  4096 Sep  8 18:53 root
drwxr-xr-x  15 root root   520 Sep  8 19:05 run
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root  4096 Sep  8 14:04 sbin
drwxr-xr-x   3 root root  4096 Sep  8 12:07 srv
dr-xr-xr-x  12 root root     0 Jan  1  1970 sys
drwxrwxrwt   7 root root   140 Sep  8 19:17 tmp
drwxr-xr-x  10 root root  4096 Feb 26  2016 usr
drwxr-xr-x  11 root root  4096 Sep  7 14:27 var


root@NeoPi:~# ls -la /boot/
insgesamt 17448
drwxr-xr-x  3 root root   16384 Jan  1  1970 .
drwxr-xr-x 24 root root    4096 Aug 28 13:04 ..
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    2527 Aug  6 20:34 boot.cmd
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    2617 Sep  3 16:38 boot.cmd.led
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    2689 Sep  3 16:40 boot.scr
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    2599 Sep  3 16:39 boot.scr.bac
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root   94652 Aug  6 20:08 config-3.4.112-sun8i
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    2026 Sep  8 09:39 config.txt
drwxr-xr-x  5 root root    4096 Sep  8 09:39 dietpi
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    7244 Sep  8 09:39 dietpi.txt
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 2450551 Aug  6 20:30 initrd.img-3.4.112-sun8i
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root    5958 Aug  7 14:16 README.md
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root   35300 Sep  3 18:24 script.bin
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root   35300 Aug 28 17:57 script.bin.bac
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root   35300 Aug 28 15:49 script.bin.bak
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root   35300 Sep  3 17:10 script.bin.led
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 2109989 Aug  6 20:08 System.map-3.4.112-sun8i
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 2876710 Aug  6 20:28 uInitrd
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 5061776 Aug  6 20:08 vmlinuz-3.4.112-sun8i
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 5061776 Aug  6 20:08 zImage
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Hello again,

Hmm…

So am I correct in that this means all commands in the script PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh MUST NOT reference /DietPi (as this filesystem is not yet created)?

On the other hand, many commands at the bottom of PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh do indeed reference DietPi scripts from the tmpfs location /DietPi/dietpi…

After digging in a little further, am I correctly assuming that the workflow is as follows:

  • PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh copies DietPI’s fstab to /etc/fstab (which includes a mount point for /DietPi as tmpfs)
  • The DietPi Service (dietpi-service) is started
  • The service startup calls dietpi-ramdisk, which takes care of copying /boot/dietpi/… to the ramdisk for the very first time

Correct? Pretty hard to figure out - there should at least be some additional hints on how this is supposed to work… :wink:

Will have to stop now and call it a day for today, and report back late tomorrow night on my progress… :smiley:

Thanks,
awl

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This is correct. The RAMDISK isn’t created until you run the dietpi-service section.

The script is designed as a start to finish script. Basically, you can follow the script, line by line. The order of the script has been designed as such.

The only things you should look out for are

cat << _EOF_ /location
#Some kind of wacky commands and stuff
_EOF_

Make sure you copy and paste everything, in one paste, from the the starting cat << EOF to the end EOF

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Hello again, Fourdee (and/or k-plan),

so I’ve now indeed successfully arrived at the bottom of PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh, where it states

“A Unique HW_MODEL index will need to be assigned and coded into the DietPi sourcecode.”

So here is my Unique HW_MODEL Index Request for NanoPi3:

I would assume that a HW_MODEL id of 62 would be appropriate, and HW_MODEL_DESCRIPTION should probably be ‘NanoPi3’ being kind of the “generic term” used by FriendlyARM themselves for NanoPC-T3 and NanoPi-M3. (Note that you might want to change ‘NanoPi M2’ for model 61 into ‘NanoPi2’ as well, as there also are NanoPC-T2 and NanoPi-M2 subsumed under this name.)

Am I correct in that I also need the following as well (in addition to the changes in dietpi-obtain_hw_model):

echo 62 > /etc/.dietpi_hw_model_identifier

For IMAGE_ADDITIONAL_CREDITS, I’d propose ‘FriendlyARM’.

Also, I have noticed that In finalise, you seem to disable serial console - which I think might not be such a good idea, as serial console might be needed in the very beginning to interact with the freshly installed system (e.g. in a no screen, no keyboard, no [or misconfigured] network scenario). When users want to save the last bits and bytes of memory, IMO it would be sufficient to be able to disable it via the config tool.

OK, once I have the HW_MODEL confirmed, I’ll then run the finalise script and finally shut down the device in a clean way (shutdown -h now).

Next question is about the next step: “Read image”. How do you want me to do this? The whole SD card (8GB in my case) at once, e.g. using Win32DiskImager? Or rather by partition, and from a Linux installation using other tools? And finally, how do you expect me to “Resize 2nd parition to mininum size +50MB”?

Please advise! :wink:

So it looks like we might end up with an alpha build (SD card image(s)) once the above questions have been answered. Great!
I myself would finally need to determine in addition how to migrate DietPi from the SD card to the eMMC contained in my NanoPC-T3 (NanoPi-M3 has no such thing), but that’s another story…

Thanks a lot for all your work and your kind help! :smiley:

Best regards & have a nice weekend,
awl

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Oh, and I nearly forgot:

finalise also needs to be patched to post-process fstab to make /boot an ext4 filesystem for model 62, too (in the same way as for $HW_MODEL == 61).

Best,
awl

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I’ve create a ticket for this. Hopefully get round to it in the next day or two: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/506

I would assume that a HW_MODEL id of 62 would be appropriate, and HW_MODEL_DESCRIPTION should probably be ‘NanoPi3’ being kind of the “generic term” used by FriendlyARM themselves for NanoPC-T3 and NanoPi-M3.

Pretty much spot on :slight_smile:

HW_MODEL_DESCRIPTION will be NanoPC-T3 as per product webpage: http://www.friendlyarm.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=123

Am I correct in that I also need the following as well (in addition to the changes in dietpi-obtain_hw_model):echo 62 > /etc/.dietpi_hw_model_identifier

Yep, spot on.

For IMAGE_ADDITIONAL_CREDITS, I’d propose ‘FriendlyARM’.

We generally don’t give credit for official images by manufacture (they should be always be available), but i’ll have a think about it.

Next question is about the next step: “Read image”. How do you want me to do this? The whole SD card (8GB in my case) at once, e.g. using Win32DiskImager? Or rather by partition, and from a Linux installation using other tools? And finally, how do you expect me to “Resize 2nd parition to mininum size +50MB”?

Read from win32diskimage and zip + upload will be fine.
Or your welcome to try my image resize script:

#!/bin/bash
{

	#check packages are installed
	if (( ! $(dpkg -l | grep -ci -m1 'gparted') )); then
		apt-get install gparted zerofree -y
	fi

	#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	#MUST LEAVE 40MB+ space or automation autologin may fail due to 0 free space!!!
	#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

	#XU4
	IMAGE_FP="/mnt/samba/#Backups/_Daniel/Projects/DietPi"

	IMAGE_NAME="DietPi-AmiBerry_v130_RPi-armv6-(Jessie)"
	IMAGE_NAME+=".img"

	modprobe loop
	losetup -f
	losetup /dev/loop2 "$IMAGE_FP/$IMAGE_NAME"
	partprobe /dev/loop2

	e2fsck -f /dev/loop2p1
	e2fsck -f /dev/loop2p2

	gparted /dev/loop2

	read -p "If failed press CTRL+C to exit and prevent further action, else, press any key to continue."

	zerofree -v /dev/loop2p1
	zerofree -v /dev/loop2p2

	losetup -d /dev/loop2

	END_PARTITION=$(( $(fdisk -l "$IMAGE_FP/$IMAGE_NAME" | grep ".img2" | awk '{print $3}') + 1 ))
	END_PARTITION=$(( $END_PARTITION * 512 ))

	truncate --size=$END_PARTITION "$IMAGE_FP/$IMAGE_NAME"

	read -p "Done, press any key to continue..."

	exit

}

Either way, i need to update the sourcecode to support this device before hand. I’ll let you know when its ready.

finalise also needs to be patched to post-process fstab to make /boot an ext4 filesystem for model 62, too (in the same way as for $HW_MODEL == 61).

Noted, i’ll code a FS type check into the script.

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Hi again,

hey - you are faster than a speeding bullet indeed… :sunglasses:

No worries - take your time. I’m already about to proceed based on what I assume the change in dietpi-obtain_hw_model will look like… :wink:

I’m not sure whether you got the point I was trying to make about why I proposed “NanoPi3”:

Basically, FriendlyARM has created two very similar types of devices (each type consists of two devices) that can share the exact same image: NanoPC-T2/NanoPi-M2 is the first (both quad-core 32-bits Samsung S5P4418), and NanoPC-T3/NanoPi-M3 (both octa-core 64-bits Samsung S5P6818, currently still with a 32-bits kernel) the second type.

In other words, HW_MODEL 61 already works fine for for both NanoPC-T2 and NanoPi-M2. As a “hypernym” (generic term), FriendlyARM themselves use the term “NanoPi2” when they mean both NanoPC-T2 and NanoPi-M2, and NanoPi2 is also the hostname in the stock Debian images for these two devices.

HW_MODEL 62 will work fine for for both NanoPC-T3 and NanoPi-M3. Hypernym/generic term here used by FriendlyARM is NanoPi3 when they mean both NanoPC-T2 and NanoPi-M3, and NanoPi3 is also the hostname in the stock Debian images for these devices.

So that’s why I’d suggest to go with the generic names. As an alternative, you might of course create four HW_MODEL IDs with the exact product names (as found on their website) and handle two pairs of them in the exact same way.

I rather think it should be sufficient if some text on the DietPi download page states that NanoPi2 is fine for NanoPC-T2 and NanoPi-M2, and NanoPi3 is fine for NanoPC-T3 and NanoPi-M3…

Fine with me, they don’t really deserve additional credit, as their image indeed is 99.5% nothing but plain Debian… :wink:

Will do so for the final image once device support is official :slight_smile:

Thanks, great!

Best,
awl

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Also, I have noticed that In finalise, you seem to disable serial console - which I think might not be such a good idea, as serial console might be needed in the very beginning to interact with the freshly installed system (e.g. in a no screen, no keyboard, no [or misconfigured] network scenario).

If you neeed it, you can switch it on by editing /boot/dietpi.txt after burning image on sd card: DietPi/dietpi.txt at master · Fourdee/DietPi · GitHub
(btw: - one reason, why first partition /boot better have to be FAT partition )

When users want to save the last bits and bytes of memory, IMO it would be sufficient to be able to disable it via the config tool.

If you will need it forever, you can switch it on via dietpi-config
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Hello Fourdee,

just wanted to let you know that I have just successfully completed an alpha build of DietPi v130 for NanoPi3 (NanoPC-T3/NanoPi-M3). :smiley:

Note that I ran into a hidden pitfall when I stumbled over the fact that there is a MAX_HW_MODEL in dietpi-software that I also needed to increase to 62. :open_mouth:

There were some error messages about trying to remove DietPi files that were not yet existing, but otherwise, things seemed pretty straightforward. :slight_smile:

I have fully scripted the whole process (in a quick-and-dirty manner) based on PREP_SYSTEM_FOR_DIETPI.sh such that it can run unattended (takes several hours!), provided that the appropriate changes in finalise (fstab: ext4 boot partition!) as well as dietpi-obtain_hw_model and dietpi-software (HW_MODEL) are available from an official release (the git master branch):

  • Start by booting a from an SD card containing a fresh FriendlyARM Debian image
  • Change into a non-X11 virtual console (e.g. with Alt-F2), as X11 will be uninstalled during the process
  • log into the system as user root (password: fa)
  • download the script: PREP_NANOPI3_FOR_DIETPI.sh onto the NanoPi3 and start it from the root shell

Once the script has completed, it shuts down the NanoPi3 properly (e.g. shutdown -h now). Then take the SD card out, put it into a Windows or Linux PC and create an SD card image using e.g. Win32DiskImager (or Linux dd).

The current version of the script (quick and dirty - no warranties/liabilities for any damage!) is attached here:
PREP_NANOPI3_FOR_DIETPI.zip (5.79 KB)
I’m happy to repeat these actions to create an official image once the HW_MODEL changes have been published in git, and then provide the resulting image file.

That’s it for now - note that I’ll only be able to continue to work on this on Wednesday (Sept 14th) at the earliest.

Best regards & have a nice Sunday,
awl

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Excellent work, looks good. Sept 14th is good, gives me some extra time :slight_smile:

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I’m happy to repeat these actions to create an official image once the HW_MODEL changes have been published in git, and then provide the resulting image file.

Would be great if you could. Who am I giving credit to in changelog (eg: name you want me to use)?

Looks like your right, T2 vs M2 main differences I can see are:

  • T2 + EMMC
  • T2 + Bluetooth

Aside from that same boards. I’ve updated M2 references to include M2/T2.

HW_MODEL code is done: v131 · Fourdee/DietPi@8ad8172 · GitHub
You’ll need to download: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Fourdee/DietPi/testing/dietpi/dietpi-obtain_hw_model and overwrite it on your image /boot/dietpi/dietpi-obtain_hw_model

Note that I ran into a hidden pitfall when I stumbled over the fact that there is a MAX_HW_MODEL in dietpi-software that I also needed to increase to 62.

Yep, good spot :slight_smile:

DietPi-Software uses arrays to store its data. One of those arrays is what software is available for each HW_MODEL.