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  1. For those that have been following my #SBC shenanigans for awhile, here is the current status:
    1) #Pine64 RockPi Pro is still running strong as a file server
    2) Both #MangoPi (quad and pro) have been recycled
    3) #RPi zero has been set up to be a CLI sandbox to play around with
    4) #OrangePi Zero2w & #MilkV mars both have #Debian installed but are currently collecting dust. I need to find something to do with them.

    Unless something really neat comes out WITH robust support, I think my little foray into SBC will come to end; or more likely be way more sporadic.

  2. After dusting off the #sbc this weekend and tinkering with them, I have some sad news. Both of my #MangoPi (pro and quad) are being put out to the pasture. The MP pro (D1 Allwinner risc) wont post regardless the supported OS I put on it. The quad is no longer supported and I cannot find an image to flash on it; scubbing the internet has not been fortuitous.

    As for the rest the jury is out. The #OrangePi Zero 2W and RV are working fine; they are just not exciting anymore.  The #MilkVMars seems too limited and lacks support from the maker but is up and running. The #RPi Z2W is chugging along just fine.

    Unless I find something exciting and well supported, I think I’m kind of done with SBCs at this time.

  3. Took all of 5 minutes to “clean up” my #SBC set-up. I have downsized the SBC that I currently use. Now I am down to the following:

    1) @PINE64 Rockpro64 which is my mini #Debian file server (black box with stickers)

    2) #MangoPi Pro a D1 #riscv sbc for tinkering (small black box)

    3) #RPipico emulating a 128K Macintosh (grey box)

    4) #OrangePiRV2 (clear box) an 8core K1 riscv sbc also for tinkering.

    All my other sbc are collecting dust in a box until I find a use or they end up in the e-recycling bin.

  4. Maybe I am just a glutton for punishment, but I dusted off the #MangoPi quad to learn a new(to me) DE.

    To fill my tinkering needs, I am going to learn #JWM. I like the idea of a simple desktop/window manager; let’s see if I like it in practice.

  5. 1/13/26 Update 1: the #Debian Bullseye server iso I used had a bunch of odd problems compared to the previous #XFCE Debian iso I have used on the #MangoPi Quad.

    Did a reinstall of the XFCE iso, updated the repos to Bookworm, and installed a few #flatpaks. I thought to do #Snaps but those got #borked on a prior installation on the Mango Pi.

    Shortwave and Dillo run great. Firefox is slow but functional. Using @ActionRetro Frog Find made both browsers way more enjoyable.

  6. This screenshot was taken and posted by the Quad (the top pi)! Gotta love a lil

  7. Welp, that was a thing. It took 45 minutes to get live running, then another 30 to do a full install just to crash and not work.

    My expectations were low, but this fell even lower than that.

    I then attempted to install LXLE on the bare metal. After boot I just kept getting a black screen.

    I booted up with . It’s fine; it’s just not as exciting as getting Trinity running on my

  8. I love when I am toying around on my MQ-pro that when I add “-r” to the cunning command the cpu instantly jumps to 100% utilization 🤣

  9. I love when I am toying around on my #mangopi MQ-pro that when I add “-r” to the #cmatrix cunning command the cpu instantly jumps to 100% utilization 🤣

    #sbc #cli

  10. I love when I am toying around on my #mangopi MQ-pro that when I add “-r” to the #cmatrix cunning command the cpu instantly jumps to 100% utilization 🤣

    #sbc #cli

  11. I love when I am toying around on my #mangopi MQ-pro that when I add “-r” to the #cmatrix cunning command the cpu instantly jumps to 100% utilization 🤣

    #sbc #cli

  12. I love when I am toying around on my #mangopi MQ-pro that when I add “-r” to the #cmatrix cunning command the cpu instantly jumps to 100% utilization 🤣

    #sbc #cli

  13. I am having too much fun at the #cli

    This #MangoPi #riscv #SBC is a cli gaming powerhouse!! 🤣

    I even won my hand at #Klondike #Solitaire :partyparrot:

  14. I am having too much fun at the

    This is a cli gaming powerhouse!! 🤣

    I even won my hand at :partyparrot:

  15. I am having too much fun at the #cli

    This #MangoPi #riscv #SBC is a cli gaming powerhouse!! 🤣

    I even won my hand at #Klondike #Solitaire :partyparrot:

  16. I am having too much fun at the #cli

    This #MangoPi #riscv #SBC is a cli gaming powerhouse!! 🤣

    I even won my hand at #Klondike #Solitaire :partyparrot:

  17. I am having too much fun at the #cli

    This #MangoPi #riscv #SBC is a cli gaming powerhouse!! 🤣

    I even won my hand at #Klondike #Solitaire :partyparrot:

  18. Update 3:

    I ran on the DE and was able to get the idle ram use on the Quad to 32%!

    BleachBit took awhile to run; I will get to finishing up the set-up tomorrow.

    Preliminary results on Openbox is mid to upper 30s for ram use. This was before running Bleachbit and with using the .

  19. I was not able to get a plug and play solution like , , or to boot on the MQ-Quad

    So for the time being, I was able to install janky official iso and upgrade it to with the official repos.

    I will probably have to install all the emulators individually. Holler at your boy if you know some good emulators for the following:
    1) /GBC/GBA
    2) Pocket
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  20. So far the and the MqPro have been a blast to tinker around with and to set up in their final forms/use case.

    The Zero 2w has been a fine addition and has a promising future.

    Both RPi zeros have steady and running well for their respective use cases (pi-hole and mini nas).

    The has kind of been a disappointment since day one and not much has improved since then. Maybe it needs more time, but I just get more meh as it goes on.

  21. The fun just won't stop! Now @thelinuxcast & @amin are joining in on the shenanigans!

  22. update:

    I installed and customized . Installed . Now I can easily move between panes with a mouse or with a keyboard.

    has been a fun way to surf the web. I can confirm that @geerlingguy & @thelinuxcast sites look good on Lynx

    Running and give it that “hacker” feel. Now I just need to find a reader.

  23. #MangoPi update:

    I installed and customized #Tmux. Installed #GPM. Now I can easily move between panes with a mouse or with a keyboard.

    #Lynx has been a fun way to surf the web. I can confirm that @geerlingguy & @thelinuxcast sites look good on Lynx

    Running #Btop and #Cmatrix give it that “hacker” feel. Now I just need to find a #RSS reader.

  24. #MangoPi update:

    I installed and customized #Tmux. Installed #GPM. Now I can easily move between panes with a mouse or with a keyboard.

    #Lynx has been a fun way to surf the web. I can confirm that @geerlingguy & @thelinuxcast sites look good on Lynx

    Running #Btop and #Cmatrix give it that “hacker” feel. Now I just need to find a #RSS reader.

  25. #MangoPi update:

    I installed and customized #Tmux. Installed #GPM. Now I can easily move between panes with a mouse or with a keyboard.

    #Lynx has been a fun way to surf the web. I can confirm that @geerlingguy & @thelinuxcast sites look good on Lynx

    Running #Btop and #Cmatrix give it that “hacker” feel. Now I just need to find a #RSS reader.

  26. #MangoPi update:

    I installed and customized #Tmux. Installed #GPM. Now I can easily move between panes with a mouse or with a keyboard.

    #Lynx has been a fun way to surf the web. I can confirm that @geerlingguy & @thelinuxcast sites look good on Lynx

    Running #Btop and #Cmatrix give it that “hacker” feel. Now I just need to find a #RSS reader.

  27. Outside of not having Newsboat (for the time being), I think I have my set up how I want it.

    I think it looks pretty snazzy. Gotta give a shout out to @thelinuxcast for having a Lynx friendly website

    Btop RiscV

  28. Outside of not having Newsboat (for the time being), I think I have my #MangoPi set up how I want it.

    I think it looks pretty snazzy. Gotta give a shout out to @thelinuxcast for having a Lynx friendly website

    #Tmux #Neofetch #Cmatrix #Lynx Btop RiscV

  29. Outside of not having Newsboat (for the time being), I think I have my #MangoPi set up how I want it.

    I think it looks pretty snazzy. Gotta give a shout out to @thelinuxcast for having a Lynx friendly website

    #Tmux #Neofetch #Cmatrix #Lynx Btop RiscV

  30. Outside of not having Newsboat (for the time being), I think I have my #MangoPi set up how I want it.

    I think it looks pretty snazzy. Gotta give a shout out to @thelinuxcast for having a Lynx friendly website

    #Tmux #Neofetch #Cmatrix #Lynx Btop RiscV

  31. Outside of not having Newsboat (for the time being), I think I have my #MangoPi set up how I want it.

    I think it looks pretty snazzy. Gotta give a shout out to @thelinuxcast for having a Lynx friendly website

    #Tmux #Neofetch #Cmatrix #Lynx Btop RiscV

  32. Beholden thy abomination of jank. A MqPro plugged into a Zero W2 that controls 2 (W & 2W) and a .

    So much janky awesomeness in one place, it’s almost too much to handle! I now “offically” feel like a SBC enthusiast

  33. DongShan Pi Pico-W: крошечный одноплатник с современным чипсетом за 600 рублей

    Китайские производители не перестают удивлять: многие видят явные перспективы рынка одноплатных компьютеров и стараются представить целую линейку девайсов на самых разных чипсетах, а разработчики стараются использовать уже привычное и поддерживаемое долгие годы железо. К ним относятся решения на чипсетах AllWinner, RockChip, Tegra. Другие же стараются взять малоизвестный, но дешевый чип для иного круга применений, развести на нем компактную плату и продавать по цене пачки сухарей, подобные решения появляются регулярно. Один из таких одноплатников я недавно купил на AliExpress — некий DongShan Pi Pico W, на базе экзотического чипсета SigmaStar SSD210, всего за 600 рублей. И тут действительно есть на что посмотреть: два ядра Cortex-A7, контроллер TTL матриц, 2D GPU, Wi-Fi, 64Мб ОЗУ и Embedded Linux на борту. Более того, девайс поставляется в виде System on Module с переходной Evaluation-платой, что позволяет использовать это устройство в составе других гаджетов! Что это за красавец и на что он способен? Читайте под катом!

    habr.com/ru/companies/timeweb/

    #timeweb_статьи #bodyawm_ништячки #чипсет #AllWinner #RockChip #Tegra #TTL #DongShan_Pi_PicoW #DIY #RPi #MangoPi #SSD210 #SigmStar #одноплатники #одноплатник #девайсы #гаджеты #устройства

  34. For now I have switched back to on the . Since hopping around some new packages are available and I was able to install and .

    I'm very much diggin' the theming I put in place :ferrisdance:

  35. Woot woot! All is up and running well! Even though the case was designed for a Raspberry Pi, all the ports are accessible. I added some foam feet and placed a Mango Pi sticker on it for a little fun. At the moment Im not sure if I want to adhere the wifi/bluetooth antenna.

  36. New pads and heat sink installed. Had to modify a bit; the usb-c ports are slightly bigger than the Raspberry Pi’s micro usb ports. I dont plan to use the GPIO so I just turned the heat sink around and it works like a charm.

  37. Woooooo hoooo! I got it up and running! Now what to do with it…..