On Fri, Sep 03, 2021 at 08:30:52PM +0000, oregano+deb...@disroot.org wrote: > At $45 with 3GB RAM, optional eMMC (35 for 64 GB), WiFi, etc., it seems interesting, but why is there almost zero coverage on Debian sites? >
Maybe we haven't got the hardware: maybe we haven't seen it to test? [See also later replies in this thread]. > The Debian testing installer seemed to work, but initial boot didn't, or > gave a blank HDMI display. At this point I don't recall spending any time > trying to ssh onto it remotely, or examine the sdcard afterwards. > What is the best way to get useful info and report it? > SSH in might have been useful. The most useful thing would be to report a bug against the "installation-reports" package using reportbug, if feasible. > ("Offtopic" but FYI) Dietpi worked fine. > > These instructions took a long time, but resulted in a (more or less) > working Debian system (on SD card). > https://github.com/as365n4/Debian_on_Pine64_H64B > Could someone point me to a better/cheaper/faster recipe? > Derivatives definitely do things differently and may be more prepared to use vendor kernels / U-boot or whatever. Because of this, we may not be able to advise directly. > Why isn't this SBC listed here > https://wiki.debian.org/CheapServerBoxHardware > or here > https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Hardware ? > Maybe because the wiki is not always up to date / because the FreedomBox folk haven't seen one to try? > Thanks for any answers or suggestions! All the very best, as ever, Andy Cater