Server images for Orange PI PC2 not working out of box

[topilski]

Hi, i downloaded all available images(server) for Orange PI PC2 from this link: http://www.orangepi.org/downloadresources/ none of all booting, only red led light, i tried armbian and DietPi images booting successfully.

[BuddyZhang1]

hi friends:  I will download and try debian image again,   After test, I will feedback result. Buddy Zhang

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[topilski]

Hi @BuddyZhang1, thank you for reply, will wait your feedback.

[topilski]

Hi @BuddyZhang1 did you have any progress of this issue?

[whquddn55]

I have same issue. ubuntu server, debian server, rasian server.... all doesn't boot like you.
But i found that my keyboard is light on(if opi doesn't boot on, my key board also does not light on even though power in).
And when boot nicely with debian desktop and ubuntu desktop, led is red too!
So i think the problem is the 'server' can't his information to hdmi. just i think

[igorpecovnik]

This one works: https://www.armbian.com/orange-pi-pc2/

[whquddn55]

and dietpi also works. I stay on it. better than armbian i think

[topilski]

Hi @igorpecovnik did you found .ko modules for mali GPU?

[igorpecovnik]

@whquddn55 Better than Armbian? I assume you can prove this joke? Dietpi is a bad shallow copy of Armbian. They don't develop anything but script junk and security holes. All real work is done by 3rd party. Yes, they are definitely better in fooling people. @topilski There is no MALI in the modern kernel ...

[topilski]

Hi @igorpecovnik why you so critical to @whquddn55 ? He can chose which solution to use. According mali, http://linux-sunxi.org/H5 have GPU | Mali450 MP4 , but how i can understand Armbian and DietPi can't have this modules(because proprietary) , but OrangePi can have it, because have some licensing with ARM corp. Or i something mistake? I'am looking for GPU acceleration on this devices, thats all what i need, which OS it will be Armbian/DietPi or OrangePi i don't care.

[igorpecovnik]

Once Again. Dietpi downloads Armbian image, exchange title, adds his scripting junk - and put image for download. It's an one afternoon job. Not much if any value except countless install app list which I seriously doubt they work ... but that's not the case here. Image above is a hard work of many people for about 12 months. An image which you can find on Dietpi download page (and @whquddn55 claims it works better than Armbian :) was made from some Armbian development build and it's probably about 6 months old, contains lots of our bugs already and will not be updated ... until diet guy downloads armbian and repeat the process again. If you like shady business and bugs, go for it :) Well. We plan to add MALI but when we find the time and sponsors to cover expenses. The project is open - you can do it on your own as well. Armbian provides building tools: https://github.com/armbian/build ...

[whquddn55]

Why are you so sensitive?
I just told you what I felt. At least in my view, it was more stable than armbian.
And I also know that dietpi just copied armbian.

I do not know why you are so sensitive. Did I write a newspaper article saying dietpi is better? Did I write a doctoral thesis that dietpi is better?
I just gave my opinion. That's a 'comment'.

[igorpecovnik]

At least in my view, it was more stable than armbian.

You know this is bullshit too, don't you?

[yogiD]

@igorpecovnik ... I still remember the contribution of Armbian community making h3 board usable .. Thank you .

[igorpecovnik]

@yogiD Thank you!

This can happen when you are using (or reselling as a Dietpi does) unfinished development images for real. "Working stable until burned down", "Working stable until hacked". The first problem is present on all H3/H5 modern kernel Diet images and second on all since Diet security is severely squashed down compared to default Debian base. This later is a base "feature" of Dietpi and it seems nobody cares.