On Sb, 05 iun 21, 01:16:44, Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside wrote: > Hi ! > I'm looking for a ARM platform that can easily run Linux. > Support using terminal over serial port for booting (no need of a GPU). > > I know about the Raspberry PI but the GPU drivers are not open source. > I don't really need a GPU, if I do need graphics then I could always go > with a X over Ethernet. > > Something like a modern board with possibility to use USB. > > Someone got idea ? > > Not too expensive...
Any of the boards from pine64.org should do and as far as I know have quite good support (i.e. there are Debian Installer images for them) and all are 64 bit ;) The PINE A64+ (2 GB RAM) is very stable for me, unless I put significant load on the USB connection (specifically *heavy* writing to an external HDD in a powered enclosure), but it could also be a power issue. Because of this experience I'd avoid anything using micro USB for power (persons who know much more than me about that generally recommend 12V barrel connector, though Type-C is probably fine as well). For a cheap board now I'd probably go for a ROCK64 (USB3 instead of USB2), or even a RockPro64 (better CPU, PCIe, unfortunately limited to 4 GB RAM). Heating could also be an issue under load, so you should consider getting at least a passive heat sink as well, just in case. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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