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date = 2014-08-24T00:00:00+00:00
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title = "Mini Xplus as a Server"
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tags = ["devtools"]
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Random, incomplete notes on using a [Miniand
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Tech](https://www.miniand.com/) [Mini Xplus
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H24](https://www.miniand.com/products/Mini%C2%A0Xplus%20TV%20Box%20H24)
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as a server machine.
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## v2
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I've soldered up a serial port so doing things from scratch is much
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easier.
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$ sudo cp -a hwpack/rootfs/* /media/removable/rootfs/
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sun4i# set extraargs init=/bin/sh
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sun4i# run bootcmd
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# rm -rf /var/run
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# ./debootstrap/debootstrap --second-stage
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# passwd
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## v1
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Start with the Lubuntu image:
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https://www.miniand.com/forums/forums/2/topics/1
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I used
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http://dl.miniand.com/allwinnera10/ubuntu/lubuntu-desktop-12.04-4-720p-512MB-miniand.com.img.7z
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Turns out my board has 1 GB and the board probed for it just fine.
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2017-03-12 20:56:19 +01:00
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Writing the image to an SD card gives a boot and rootfs partition
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similar to the OMAP series. The bootfs has a binary file and kernel
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image.
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2017-03-12 20:56:19 +01:00
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I don't have a keyboard. Fix the wifi interface by editing
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`/etc/network/interfaces`:
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auto wlan0
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iface wlan0 inet dhcp
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wpa-ssid "your network name"
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wpa-psk your-network-key
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2017-03-12 20:56:19 +01:00
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The board doesn't seem to register the hostname with the DHCP server.
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mDNS works though.
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The Lubuntu image is armel based. The hard float armhf Precise image
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should be much faster for floating point workloads as the A8 takes some
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time to shift values back and forth between the core and VFP unit.
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2017-03-12 20:56:19 +01:00
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Grab the modules from `/lib/modules`. kpartx is your friend.
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2017-03-12 20:56:19 +01:00
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Grab the most recent Precise release. I used
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http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/release/ubuntu-12.04-preinstalled-server-armhf+omap4.img.gz
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gunzip, `mkfs.ext4 -L rootfs -m 0.5 /dev/sdc2`, and tar across to the SD
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card.
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Set a password for root by editing `/etc/shadow`.
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2017-03-12 20:56:19 +01:00
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Use QEMU to boot and `apt-get install wireless-tools wpasupplicant
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openssh-server`. `adduser your-name`. `adduser your-name sudo`.
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You can now boot and login.
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Set the default locale in `/etc/default/locale`
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LANG=C
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LANGUAGE=C
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2017-03-12 20:56:19 +01:00
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Add universe to `/etc/apt/sources.list`. Toast
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/var/lib/preinstalled-pool/.
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