wornish Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 Anyone running KStars on the RockPi4 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Ju_ju Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 As I replied to your other post, I'd recommend running Mate, which will allow everything to run, but I have to admit I'm having some issues getting LinGuider to work.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimvb Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) I have been running INDI/Kstars on a Rock64 (Rockchip RK3328) for several years, and also have a RockPro64 (Rockchip RK3399). Because the RockPro64 is larger, I haven't mounted it on my telescope yet. (I bought it because it uses 12V instead of 5V, so one less cable.) I use Armbian as OS, and have the stable pre-compiled version of INDI/Kstars installed, which runs without any issues. I think I must have been one of the earliest users of 64 bit systems, because I had to ask the developer of linux phd2 to add 64 bit to the repository. Anyhow, early problems were mostly related to instabilities in the OS, and (un-)availability of 64 bit software. I used to have Ubuntu/Mate installed, but switched to Armbian a little more than a year ago, and haven't had a problem since. Edited June 23, 2021 by wimvb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wornish Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, wimvb said: I have been running INDI/Kstars on a Rock64 (Rockchip RK3328) for several years, and also have a RockPro64 (Rockchip RK3399). Because the RockPro64 is larger, I haven't mounted it on my telescope yet. (I bought it because it uses 12V instead of 5V, so one less cable.) I use Armbian as OS, and have the stable pre-compiled version of INDI/Kstars installed, which runs without any issues. I think I must have been one of the earliest users of 64 bit systems, because I had to ask the developer of linux phd2 to add 64 bit to the repository. Anyhow, early problems were mostly related to instabilities in the OS, and (un-)availability of 64 bit software. I used to have Ubuntu/Mate installed, but switched to Armbian a little more than a year ago, and haven't had a problem since. I have just got Armbian running on RockPi4B (RK3399), did you compile KStars/Indi from source? Edited June 23, 2021 by wornish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimvb Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 No, I just added the repository and installed indi/kstars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wornish Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 (edited) I decided to use TwisterOS which is Armbian based on Ubuntu. I added the repository as suggested and it worked like a dream. Now running Kstars 3.5.3 stable. The Rockpi4B with the Western Digital NVME Black M.2 memory simply flies. Its way faster than the my RPi4 with an external SSD. Now I just got to figure out how to get vnc working and I will be very happy. Edited June 23, 2021 by wornish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimvb Posted June 23, 2021 Share Posted June 23, 2021 6 hours ago, wornish said: Now I just got to figure out how to get vnc working and I will be very happy. I installed xrdp and use windows remote desktop. I never got to grips with nor really liked vnc. Rdp is also available for mac and android, although using it on a tablet without a proper keyboard or mouse is a pain. I only use it on my tablet when I need to polar align at the start of astro season, so I can have a screen close by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieDvd Posted June 24, 2021 Share Posted June 24, 2021 Is there a good UK seller for the RockPi4? I like the fact it has a proper wifi connector on the pcb amongst other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wornish Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 (edited) I got mine from ALLNET China. Couldn't find a uk supplier. It arrived in 6 days. The Rockpi4b is supposed to have the wifi connector on it but the one I got does not! The internal wifi works reasonably well even in the ECOPi aluminium case. (UPDATE) Just discovered that they do offer a UFL antenna connector for $0.60. as an option and will even fit it for you. Wish I had known that before. One thing worth mentioning is that it does get warm. The rk3399 chip certainly needs a heatsink, the case I got has a built in large heatsink and came with thermal paste to ensure you get a good connection. I have now got vnc working using tightvncserver on the rockpi and open vnc on my Mac. I am impressed with how this little thing runs. Edited June 25, 2021 by wornish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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