On Sb, 11 ian 20, 19:42:24, David Pottage wrote: > > The RockPro64, is a bit larger and more expensive. It has a full size PCIe > x4 socket, so I can fit an NVMe drive using a simple adapter. I can’t find > any pre-built cases, so I would have to make something myself, though I have > done that before. https://store.pine64.org/?product=rockpro64-metal-desktopnas-casing https://wiki.pine64.org/index.php/NASCase > There is an installation guide on the Debian Wiki, though > it is not clear if the process is easy. > https://wiki.debian.org/InstallingDebianOn/PINE64/PINEA64 The guide is for this board: https://store.pine64.org/?product=pine-a64-board-2gb I've been planning to replace it with the RockPro64 + the tall passive heat sink (30 mm) + eMMC module + SATA card (I already have two 3,5 HDDs). You probably want the NVMe card instead. https://store.pine64.org/?product=rockpro64-pci-e-x4-to-m-2ngff-nvme-ssd-interface-card As far as I can tell support for the RockPro64 in mainline Linux (which is what Debian uses) is reasonably good. It might be necessary to use a more recent kernel than the 4.19 in stable (e.g. 5.3 currently in backports) and/or recompile the kernel with some additional options enabled. https://kernel-team.pages.debian.net/kernel-handbook/ch-common-tasks.html#s4.2.3 For (de)bootstraping Debian you can always use the images provided by PINE64. Having a serial adapter could make your like significantly easier (I didn't and wasted a lot of time because of it). Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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