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Intro

DevTerm A06 os image based on Armbian with current kernel branch, XFCE desktop
and it is better to run a Ubuntu 21.04 in a VirtualBox with a good bandwidth network to do all the jobs
If the condition of the network is not so well, the Armbian build process will fail on some packages downloading or mirrors connecting

The entire operation requires a certain experience in linux
be careful

This wiki maybe outdated since armbian build system is always updating , so don't panic

Build armbian image for A06

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/armbian/build.git
git clone https://github.com/clockworkpi/DevTerm.git

cd build
git reset --hard 43d179914ae9e1ebb5d72315d9f9f68f5fb3e330

mkdir -p userpatches/kernel/rockchip64-current/
mkdir -p userpatches/u-boot/u-boot-rockchip64-mainline/

git apply ~/DevTerm/Code/patch/armbian_build_a06/patch/armbian.patch
cp ~/DevTerm/Code/patch/armbian_build_a06/patch/kernel*.patch userpatches/kernel/rockchip64-current/
cp ~/DevTerm/Code/patch/armbian_build_a06/patch/uboot*.patch userpatches/u-boot/u-boot-rockchip64-mainline/
cp -f ~/DevTerm/Code/patch/armbian_build_a06/patch/lib.config userpatches/
cp ~/DevTerm/Code/patch/armbian_build_a06/patch/clockworkpi-a06.conf config/boards/

#Then exec ./compile.sh under armbian build
cd ~/build && sudo ./compile.sh  BOARD=clockworkpi-a06 BRANCH=current BUILD_MINIMAL=no BUILD_DESKTOP=no KERNEL_ONLY=yes KERNEL_CONFIGURE=no

after image done
uncompress the
linux-dtb-current-rockchip64_21.08.0-trunk_arm64.deb
linux-image-current-rockchip64_21.08.0-trunk_arm64.deb

and then combine all files ,all the postinst, preinst,prerm,postrm
to be one devterm-kernel-current-cpi-a06.deb
the reason is if not doing this , apt-get upgrade will replace the linux-dto,linux-image* in future, which will cause boot failed
so to keep a06 linux kernel in safe , I made devterm-kernel-current-cpi-a06

Chroot image

sudo losetup -P /dev/loop0  Armbian_21.08.0-trunk_Clockworkpi-a06_focal_current_5.10.55_xfce_desktop.img
sudo mount /dev/loop0p1 /mnt/p1

cd /mnt/p1
sudo mount --bind /dev dev/
sudo mount --bind /sys sys/
sudo mount --bind /proc proc/
sudo mount --bind /dev/pts dev/pts
sudo mv etc/ld.so.preload etc/ld_so_preload
sudo chroot .

Inside Chroot

Run password wizard

sh /etc/profile.d/armbian-check-first-login.sh

set root password,create default user cpi with password cpi

touch /home/cpi/.first_start
chown cpi:cpi /home/cpi/.first_start

Install devterm software

sudo apt update
sudo apt install curl wget -y

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clockworkpi/apt/main/debian/KEY.gpg | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/clockworkpi.asc
echo "deb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/clockworkpi/apt/main/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee  /etc/apt/sources.list.d/clockworkpi.list  

sudo apt update
sudo apt remove linux-image*
sudo apt install devterm-kernel-current-cpi-a06 devterm-fan-daemon-cpi-a06 devterm-thermal-printer devterm-thermal-printer-cups devterm-wiringpi-cpi  devterm-first-start-a06 devterm-audio-patch

/boot/ArmbianEnv.txt

bootlogo=false
extraargs= fbcon=rotate:1
...

autologin

sudo bash -c 'cat <<EOF > /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/12-autologin.conf

[Seat:*]
autologin-user=cpi
autologin-user-timeout=0
EOF'

config lightdm

sudo bash -c 'cat << EOF > /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf.d/13-rotate-dsi.conf
[Seat:*]
greeter-setup-script=/etc/lightdm/setup.sh
EOF'

sudo bash -c 'cat <<EOF >/etc/lightdm/setup.sh
#!/bin/bash
xrandr --output DSI-1 --rotate right
exit 0
EOF'

sudo chmod +x /etc/lightdm/setup.sh

config xrandr

sudo bash -c 'cat << EOF > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/100custom_xrandr
xrandr --output DSI-1 --rotate right
EOF'

additional software

sudo apt remove celluloid mpv 
sudo apt install -y arandr chromium-browser vlc cpupower-gui xfce4-power-manager

/etc/default/apport

enable=0

ssh banner fix

/etc/update-motd.d/10-armbian-header

.... sed 's/Banana Pi/BPi/' | sed 's/Clockworkpi A06/Clockworkpi/')

Disable Display power management in xfce4 power manager

display power management must be disabled ,once the display turn off, you need to reboot to get it back ~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-power-manager.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<channel name="xfce4-power-manager" version="1.0">
  <property name="xfce4-power-manager" type="empty">
    <property name="power-button-action" type="empty"/>
    <property name="brightness-switch-restore-on-exit" type="int" value="0"/>
    <property name="brightness-switch" type="int" value="0"/>
    <property name="show-tray-icon" type="int" value="1"/>
    <property name="lid-action-on-battery" type="uint" value="1"/>
    <property name="logind-handle-lid-switch" type="bool" value="false"/>
    <property name="lid-action-on-ac" type="uint" value="0"/>
    <property name="inactivity-sleep-mode-on-battery" type="uint" value="1"/>
    <property name="sleep-button-action" type="uint" value="1"/>
    <property name="hibernate-button-action" type="uint" value="1"/>
    <property name="lock-screen-suspend-hibernate" type="bool" value="false"/>
    <property name="critical-power-action" type="uint" value="4"/>
    <property name="critical-power-level" type="uint" value="5"/>
    <property name="dpms-enabled" type="bool" value="false"/>
    <property name="blank-on-ac" type="int" value="0"/>
    <property name="brightness-on-battery" type="uint" value="120"/>
    <property name="blank-on-battery" type="int" value="0"/>
    <property name="brightness-on-ac" type="uint" value="120"/>
    <property name="brightness-level-on-battery" type="uint" value="40"/>
    <property name="brightness-level-on-ac" type="uint" value="42"/>
  </property>
</channel>

Default wallpaper

/usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-verticals.png

Quit Chroot

exit
sudo mv etc/ld_so_preload etc/ld.so.preload

sudo umount /mnt/p1/dev/pts
sudo umount /mnt/p1/dev
sudo umount /mnt/p1/proc
sudo umount /mnt/p1/sys
##clear bash 
sudo rm -rf root/.bash_history
sudo rm usr/bin/qemu-arm-static

cd -
sudo umount /mnt/p1

umount may failed at /mnt/p1/dev
just use ps aux | grep cupsd to see if there a process named like /usr/bin/qemu-aarch64-static /usr/sbin/cupsd -C /etc/cups/cupsd.conf -s /etc/cups/cups-files.conf

find the pid ,use sudo kill -9 ${pid} with that pid
then umount again

Flash the image to SD card

  • Linux
    sudo dd if=Armbian_21.08.0-trunk_Clockworkpi-a06_focal_current_5.10.55_xfce_desktop.img of=/dev/sdX bs=8M status=progress

Ubuntu 2104 Hirsute went offline

fix: https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/hirsute-went-offline-late-july-2022-how-to-manage/8770/3

new os image: 26f52bfde573479960d8696f407d19b9 http://dl.clockworkpi.com/DevTerm_A06_v0.2h.img.bz2
switched to ubuntu jammy ,LTS up to 2037

2023 06 30 new kernel patch:

https://github.com/clockworkpi/uConsole/tree/master/Code/patch/a06/20230630

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