#mangopi — Public Fediverse posts

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.

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.

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.

Since I have had no luck with getting risc-y, I have dusted off the #MangoPi Quad to play with.

I have a #Debian sever iso installed and updated to #Trixie. #Xorg is installed and now I am compiling #CDE (Common Desktop Environment). Hopefully this turns out to be something fun.

Since I have had no luck with getting risc-y, I have dusted off the #MangoPi Quad to play with.

I have a #Debian sever iso installed and updated to #Trixie. #Xorg is installed and now I am compiling #CDE (Common Desktop Environment). Hopefully this turns out to be something fun.

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.

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.

Oh man! I should have jumped on the #POE bandwagon earlier.

This makes working with #SBC MUCH easier 🥳

Behold my #MangoPi tower of POE Doom ⚡️
*AI assisted alt text*

#Ubuntu server 24.04.1 is out, and new images for all supported #riscv platforms are also out!

The #MangoPI MQ Pro is not on that list, but the LicheeRV image can be used and boots well on it with working WiFi and HDMI text console (server; no GUI).

After that you can reconfigure flash-kernel to use the 'real' MQ Pro device tree and everything is working as intended.

I have a freshly re-written full-on guide to installing, (pre)configuring WiFi, changing the Device Tree and enabling Bluetooth here:

https://github.com/easytarget/MQ-Pro-IO

It also has some GPIO use info, and a guide + tooling + examples for generating and using your own device trees compiled against the correct headers etc.

As a bonus I show how to make the on-board status LED flash mesmerizingly.

#Ubuntu server 24.04.1 is out, and new images for all supported #riscv platforms are also out!

The #MangoPI MQ Pro is not on that list, but the LicheeRV image can be used and boots well on it with working WiFi and HDMI text console (server; no GUI).

After that you can reconfigure flash-kernel to use the 'real' MQ Pro device tree and everything is working as intended.

I have a freshly re-written full-on guide to installing, (pre)configuring WiFi, changing the Device Tree and enabling Bluetooth here:

https://github.com/easytarget/MQ-Pro-IO

It also has some GPIO use info, and a guide + tooling + examples for generating and using your own device trees compiled against the correct headers etc.

As a bonus I show how to make the on-board status LED flash mesmerizingly.

Programación bare metal (sin sistema operativo) de un RISC-V de 64 bits: prueba de concepto de un boot loader.

#riscv #d1 #baremetal #cpp #mangopi

http://avelinoherrera.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry240424-175753

ive ordered this #MangoPi on aliexpress for 34$. never had #sbc before. it has 1ghz #riscv cpu with 2d acceleration and 1gb of ram. thats not much but okay for its price. i hope to install #archlinux on it, have seen some page on github. i dont even have microhdmi and usbc-usba cables yet, hope theyre not very expensive

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!

https://habr.com/ru/companies/timeweb/articles/777502/

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

#Hardware « #MangoPi #RISCV #router will support dual GbE, dual USB 2.0, CAN bus, RS485, and more » https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/07/04/risc-v-router-dual-gbe-dual-usb-2-0-can-bus-rs485/

MangoPi présente une carte routeur double Ethernet sous RISC-V
Elle n'a pour le moment pas de nom mais cette carte MangoPi se veut être un minuscule routeur sous architecture RISC-V.... #minimachines #mangopi #riscv
https://www.minimachines.net/actu/mangopi-presente-une-carte-routeur-double-ethernet-sous-risc-v-120255

MangoPi présente une carte routeur double Ethernet sous RISC-V
Elle n'a pour le moment pas de nom mais cette carte MangoPi se veut être un minuscule routeur sous architecture RISC-V.... #minimachines #mangopi #riscv
https://www.minimachines.net/actu/mangopi-presente-une-carte-routeur-double-ethernet-sous-risc-v-120255

This 2 inch square board is a dual-port Ethernet router with a RISC-V processor https://liliputing.com/this-2-inch-square-board-is-a-dual-port-ethernet-router-with-a-risc-v-processor/

#RISCV #Router #MangoPi #SBC #SingleBoardComputer #Liliputing

This 2 inch square board is a dual-port Ethernet router with a RISC-V processor https://liliputing.com/this-2-inch-square-board-is-a-dual-port-ethernet-router-with-a-risc-v-processor/

#RISCV #Router #MangoPi #SBC #SingleBoardComputer #Liliputing

Just like the #RaspberryPi Zero, the #MangoPi uses the horrible mini HDMI connector... 🤦🏻

Just like the #RaspberryPi Zero, the #MangoPi uses the horrible mini HDMI connector... 🤦🏻

Just got my #MangoPi MQ-Pro! This will be my RISC-V testbed for the foreseeable future.

Just got my #MangoPi MQ-Pro! This will be my RISC-V testbed for the foreseeable future.

@JLW_the_Jobber @postmarketOS Thanks for letting me know about the existence of #MangoPi. I had never heard of this SBC before. Looks very promising. I'll definitely buy one to try RISC-V out.

@JLW_the_Jobber @postmarketOS Thanks for letting me know about the existence of #MangoPi. I had never heard of this SBC before. Looks very promising. I'll definitely buy one to try RISC-V out.

#riscv #sbc #mangopi #armbian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g18PMjjlcc

#riscv #sbc #mangopi #armbian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g18PMjjlcc

#MangoPi #RISCV machine now in a protective transparent case 😀

"Where did that board go?"

*looks around, shifting chair slightly, catches something pink on the carpet and hears the crunch of surface-mount components being run over by a chair wheel*

Now I have 9 small computers.

#nervesproject #mangopi #riscv #elixir #chairs

"Where did that board go?"

*looks around, shifting chair slightly, catches something pink on the carpet and hears the crunch of surface-mount components being run over by a chair wheel*

Now I have 9 small computers.

#nervesproject #mangopi #riscv #elixir #chairs

I did a quick recording of my 10-pack of new computers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcjG-Sm8NVk

#nerves #elixir #riscv #mangopi

I'd like to get my feet wet with #riscv - any SBC opinions?

I saw this #MangoPi in a Pi Zero form factor but it seems pretty low spec. I don't know if I need more headroom to experiment.

I imagine that you're compiling a lot from source on RISC-V, which sounds uncomfortable at 1gb of ram.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005004157984532.html

I'd like to get my feet wet with #riscv - any SBC opinions?

I saw this #MangoPi in a Pi Zero form factor but it seems pretty low spec. I don't know if I need more headroom to experiment.

I imagine that you're compiling a lot from source on RISC-V, which sounds uncomfortable at 1gb of ram.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005004157984532.html

as it turns out there are a LOT of them! I'll link a few here in case anyone else is looking

this one is available in both arm and risc-v forms! #mangopi https://mangopi.org/mqpro

#bananapi m2 zero https://banana-pi.org/en/banana-pi-sbcs/1.html

also this yuzuki chameleon thing looks taller but is similarly flat and has onboard emmc! https://hackaday.io/project/187166-yuzuki-chameleon

Seeing #raspberrypi is showing their colors today, I'll remind everyone about #MangoPi - a Pi Zero pinout compatible #RISC-V SBC. They're a lot of fun, cheap, and pink to boot. $30ish shipped from AliExpress.

Seeing #raspberrypi is showing their colors today, I'll remind everyone about #MangoPi - a Pi Zero pinout compatible #RISC-V SBC. They're a lot of fun, cheap, and pink to boot. $30ish shipped from AliExpress.