Image | Orange Pi 3

[zarigata]

Creating an image request

Formal device information

• Device name | OrangePi3
• Official product URL | http://www.orangepi.org/Orange%20Pi%203%20LTS/
• GitHub resource URL (if available) | <!-- EG: https://github.com/orangepi-xunlong/orangepi-build -
• Image download URL | http://www.orangepi.org/downloadresources/Orange%20Pi%203%20LTS/2021-12-27/OrangePi3LTSda69936d96e08362e6c69443.html -

Is the SBC officially supported by the Debian installer?

• it is and i allready installed and made work with the DIETPI, just need help on the img creation so that i can send to you guys and be able to create for others devices i have like the orangepi PC and orangepi 4

If not, is a reliable 3rd party Debian image available for this SBC?

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If not, are there install instructions for Debian available?

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[MichaIng]

Many thanks for your request.

We btw will add new SBCs only when generated/integrated into our build script so that we have a clean and common basis and can trigger automated image upgrades: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/blob/dev/.build/images/dietpi-build

[zarigata]

cant i help with the devices i have here, in the guide it was said that if needed i can create an img after ive made the system, is there a way to make it and help?

[MichaIng]

You can use DietPi-Imager to create a minimised and compressed image file. But as said, we create official images from scratch via DietPi-Build now. So any new device would need to be added to this script, to be provided as official download.

Also we'd prefer the Armbian kernel, not the ones from Orange Pi: https://www.armbian.com/orange-pi-3/
You could try and compare the Armbian Bullseye image with the ones from Orange Pi. Adding the code to the script is actually a smaller step now. A bigger problem is the small free disk space we have on our server. I'll talk to our VPS provider 😄.

[MichaIng]

@zarigata We have Orange Pi 3 LTS images now: https://dietpi.com/downloads/images/testing/
To they work on non-LTS as well?

... They seem to have a different Ethernet chip, still worth to test.

[zarigata]

Will check brother! Give me 5 minutes

[zarigata]

after many tries the LTS works in all variations, the non LTS (the old one) seen to not have wifi on the booksworm, i do belive that both the controller and the wifi chip have something to do,

EDIT: the network controller seen to be the same, only the wifi chip changes

[MichaIng]

Indeed, AP6256 vs AW859A. Does it work when you define the non-LTS device tree?

G_CONFIG_INJECT 'fdtfile=' 'fdtfile=allwinner/sun50i-h6-orangepi-3.dtb' /boot/dietpiEnv.txt
reboot