It just works.
Plenty of Rockchip bargains out there but how long are they supported https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/popular-rockchip-sbc-...
Meanwhile the original Pi model only just went EoL https://endoflife.date/raspberry-pi
Plenty of Rockchip bargains out there but how long are they supported https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/popular-rockchip-sbc-...
Meanwhile the original Pi model only just went EoL https://endoflife.date/raspberry-pi
At about twice the price for just the pi, I got a n100 machine (with a case and power supply and 500mb ssd and 16gb ram). Draws about 10 watts, is faster on every axis, and once you setup the pi with a case/psu it’s very close to the same price.
Idling?
Energy consumption seems to be 2x-3x higher. The RPi5 idles at ~3.5w and the N100 at 10w. But yeah, the N100 is faster.
You need a power brick for the N100 box.
Depends on what you need. The N100 isn't always "better".
> You need a power brick for the N100 box.
Yes, but it was included (along with the case) for $106 USD, delivered.
Granted, that was on special, but AliExpress has sales that get them down to $115 USD pretty regularly.
That a distro's principal maintainer steps down is unfortunate for anyone who is downstream from them, but it is not the end of the world. As the article mentions, other distros for Rockchip continue to exist.
> the official Linux kernel is more based on SoC vendor's BSP (Board Support Package) that can utilise full SoC features. And Hardkernel is able to consult with Rockchip in case we found missing SoC features only when the issue is discovered in their BSP, otherwise it's very hard. Therefore, we are managing the Linux kernel with most similar OS with the version from Rockchip, even Ubuntu 20.04 is not from Rockchip.
https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=212&t=47522
> What are not working: USB 3.0 host ports
> The images with upstream kernel would not be stable enough and features are not fully supported, so please do not use this image for your important project or to store important data.
https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=217&t=44462
>The only thing missing is a firmware capable of booting the operating system.
Since late 2023, ODROID-M1 is supported by mainline u-boot (odroid-m1-rk3568 target) and you can also use a mainline kernel (6.4 or later) which provides working USB 3.0.
I think VPU (video encode/decode) support is still partial and NPU (AI acceleration) requires an out of tree driver (rknpu2).