PrimeOS For The Raspberry Pi4! An Awesome Android Desktop OS! Like DEX For Your Pi

[@michaelturk9625]

That brings back memories. In the mid '80s, I worked for Prime Computers, a multinational Minicomputer Vendor. By mini I mean smaller than a mainframe and before IBM x86 PCs were common. The Prime computer’s operating system was named PRIMOS. After successes in small to medium sized commercial and government environments, and in communications, they were eventually wiped out by a hostile takeover and the arrival of PCs. A great success when introduced, but rendered obsolete by the march of progress.

[@Max-sn2nr]

Sir , Prime OS and PRIMOS are different right ?

[@michaelturk9625]

@@Max-sn2nr Completely different! I was reminiscing about a fifty year old, outdated technology.

[@HashirEasa]

@@michaelturk9625 nice

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

If they were rendered obsolete, they did not innovate fast enough to keep up with the developments. A product is never finished, it just has sellable versions in between.

[@kevinb4713]

THIS! This is the style of Android that all of the thousands of "Android TV Box" units should be using. Looked like there may have been some UI animation glitches though. Like when you were going in and out of "full-screen" with the apps/windows it appeared like it was leaving trails. Of course I guess that could have just been a video capture issue. You should try installing this on a decent AndroidTV box

[@MrScottyTay]

it definitely looks like a graphics rendering issue

[@anicetomaldonado]

They might address the issue before the Alpha release.

[@priyanshupandey8420]

You can fix those by using the "Disable Hwui overlays" toggle from Primeos settings..

[@anicetomaldonado]

@@priyanshupandey8420 ah, thanks for the info

[@ramonandrajo6348]

This version of android is degoogled?

[@LazyPCRehab]

Once upon a time, I had a dream of putting this on an old Surface Pro. Glad to see they're still working on this.

This is exactly what I waiting for. Thank you!

[@danieldelgado9912]

Glad to be one of the first people to watch your videos!

[@ALex-qc4lf]

Performance as governor locks the cpu cores at maximum frequency. This obviously gives the best performance, but sacrifices the efficiency. Ondemand is generally the most common android governor as it ramps to max frequency instantly once there is load coming and slowly ramps down the frequency on idle. It gives you almost the same performance but keeps power saving intact.

[@roflBeck]

Yeah, performance governor is a waste of juice.

[@askdavidhow]

Great video ETA and as always thanks for posting. Hoot!

[@jhonedoe3734]

This OS looks awesome. I hope it gets more stable!

[@LelandHasGames]

Thank God there's a better an easier way to get an Android OS on pi. I also love that it is like a desktop UI sort of like Samsung Dex.

[@samuellp1146]

I have that case (2 of them)!! I love them and your videos!!

[@jaybee2609]

LineageOS far superior in performance which is a shame cause this is far superior in UI and function. I hope it gets improved over time. As is the screen flickers black when anything graphically intensive is launched. Even things down to the play store which was the big attraction for me and even on the initial setup it was losing the pic over hdmi. I may be a rare case, but I really hope they improve it over time. Cool OS in general though.

[@mrwoodcat]

this is what I've been waiting! android with desktop UI for ARM SBCS!

[@LazyPCRehab]

I just tried this on the Surface Laptop Go, it worked great.

[@anicetomaldonado]

Ooh, Prime OS.... Right after I get Ubuntu Mate tweaked just right. Jkjk Thanks for the video, now maybe the wife will use my raspberry pi with the PrimeOS running.

[@umgleekha]

That keymapping feature is game changer for pi, it will allow playing games which were not previously playable without touchscreen.

[@ericcook5745]

I have a question this one's a real deal breaker for me so please help you can I operated the system and everything worked out great as you said I only have one severe problem I don't have full access to my space doesn't matter what SD card I put into the thing it only leaves me with 8 gigs how do I unlock the rest?

[@IRWPD]

Cool to see Prime OS running a a Pi4

[@bondjames5249]

Any Linux or old windows like 7 works smoothly and much more performance than any version of un optimized android for sure

[@gabrielloos4509]

Ok so ive got a few issue that i wanna see if u can help resolve. Issue 1 :storage. Ive noiced in the program I have up to 5.5 gb to use when i have a nice 128gb that is in use. 2. Can u over clock it while using this os. I thought there was gonna be setting in the setting menu for it but there wasnt. Im really enjoyibg usung it almost every day trying every game i used to play on an old android i use to use. Oh also #3 howndo I update it when it comes to updating it. I do want to resolve any graphical issues that ive been having and i believe its just from it being an early build. I would love another and detailed video on this os

[@max_unch]

A great review!

[@adithyasunil8809]

neat little LineageOS derivative OS for the RPi, great start for a beta version.

[@ramonandrajo6348]

This version of android is degoogled?

[@ramonandrajo6348]

@@KINGofKEROSIN Oh

[@saabnico]

Will try this on my pi400! :)

[@MrScottyTay]

for emulation would there ever be a reason to use this over an emu focussed OS?

[@PTKira]

@ETA PRIME: Hi. Thanks for the great video. I've installed Prime OS on my raspberry Pi 4b 8GB, but the OS is very slow and the status light (green light) is always on. It's nowhere near the performance that you showed on the video... Can you help with some tips?

[@stevenbell7634]

Can you use Disney+ and Netflix on this? As I've had trouble in the past installing these apps on sideloaded android

[@MegaManNeo]

That is cool and all but the lack of hardware acceleration on AOSP based systems for the RPi stinks as it'd really help with Netflix and Prime Video.

[@totalgaara]

not at all, it's not HW Acceleration the issue,i it's about certified device by google + whitelisted from netflix + Widevine DRM L1 for HD content, otherwise even if you have both but widevine L3 it's going to be 360p

[@ramonandrajo6348]

@@totalgaara This version of android is degoogled?

[@bryancalle7352]

Love this 😀 ❤️

[@104d_3rr0r_vince]

2022 and still no HW decoder...

[@everett8140]

What was the keyboard used in the thumbnail?

[@kamoteos]

If PrimeOS would get full video decoding and maybe with widevine L1 I would like to see a AndroidTV version!

[@BilisNegra]

This is cool if you have a (modern) Pi already. Such a pity they are crazy expensive ATM, though.

[@anthonypimentel7218]

Maybe emulation is a possibility, I can't find any info on it tho. I just bought a rock pi which uses the rk3399 CPU and can run Twister OS, they're priced reasonably and have a raspberry pi 3 style form factor, quite a bit more powerful than a pi 4 tho

[@gregornu]

Due to inflation everything seems to be expensive these days.

[@tstcikhthys]

@@gregornu No; it's because of the chip shortage. Practically all the certified resellers are out of stock of basically all the models of the RPi.

[@madskristensen3508]

Great video. I am gonna install it. Can you show how to install emulators and Pokémon Unite??? I like your videos, keep quality up :-)

[@gaming-zombie1392]

PrimeOS for PC and play Android Games is FN Awesome....

[@mr.picc0108]

I really like the front end feel of launch box/big box over retro-pie. I wonder if it would be worth running launchbox on this LineageOS on the pi 4 I have in my arcade cabinet, or would the OS overhead slow down the system too much?

[@BenLJackson]

I was curious of that too, I think the extra threads used by the OS will be 5-10% off the top. This OS is lineage-based and should show you some of the limitations. Maybe an overclock will make up for it, seeing as the Pi's real limit it the GPU bottleneck.

[@deleted72636]

You should do a S22 emulation and dex test. We know you did the 21 last year. But I'm interested in the new SD 8 Gen 1 chip performance.

[@Dnizzle25]

Nothing will be different with that phone simply cause the processor is the same only difference is the stylus can now be put away like the Note

[@end3rbr0]

@@Dnizzle25 S21 ran the SD 888. The S22 runs the SD 8 Gen 1. Different processors. Eta already showed us performance gains over the previous generation SnapDragons. There's absolutely a difference I can personally attest to.

[@Dnizzle25]

@@end3rbr0 okay well we know the phone powerful and if the S21 can do all that powerful emulation then its obvious that the s22 will be no different in performance IE it would be a waste of time

[@end3rbr0]

@@Dnizzle25 its already NOT a waste of time. The new phone is more powerful because of the new chipset. It can emulate more things at higher resolutions, with higher frame rates. Why wouldn't people want to see that? Why wouldn't we want to know how much more performance we are getting? The real question is "why you being a hater?"

[@Dnizzle25]

@@end3rbr0 just do it yourself and post the video for all to see at least you can make some money in the process right?

[@adinchandra1797]

The Alternative OS if WSA on Windows 11 felt heavy

[@PascalLeytens]

Hi ETA. No USB/SSD boot? only SD card?

[@everett8140]

What keyboard was in the thumbnail?

[@neo_xdan129]

Hii mr etaprime, do you boot USB hdd?

[@MarvinV180]

This is awesome!! Can it run all the video streaming services?

[@anicetomaldonado]

Not yet, he mentioned that. That's why we didn't see Big Buck Bunny

[@MarvinV180]

@@anicetomaldonado oh ok must of missed when he said that. Thanks

[@anicetomaldonado]

@@MarvinV180 yeah he talks fast. Anytime I'm working on my pi using his videos I keep pausing and backing up and listening again before hitting enter when I'm doing terminal commands.

[@BilisNegra]

No video acceleration equals: no way.

[@itsTouEasy]

What keyboard is that? Would love to have it just to use on my tv

[@erickcervantes4349]

I would like to know too please! 😁

[@robert_5974]

Check 5he links in the description. He usually links everything he uses in the video

[@itsTouEasy]

@robert crowley wouldn't have asked if it was there lol but appreciate it

[@robert_5974]

@@itsTouEasy No worries. Honestly I thought you meant a physical keyboard but I skimmed through and never saw one so I was a little embarrassed 😳

[@suck2die]

@@itsTouEasy Nuphy Air75 Keyboard

[@22oreos]

7:32 69 degrees F, nice.

[@gordonshumway8252]

What screen are you using? Is a Samsung one?

[@TrollKilla660]

We need ETAPRME OS

[@Raghu155_]

Which keyboard is that?

[@jonathonmunn4895]

Im curious to to see how steamlink performs on this OS. I would assume your internet connection would have to be pretty fast. I have dsl so i bet it is gonna be prtty bad.

[@floppa9415]

I really hope with Googles new Android for Tablets Initiative we get more powerful Desktop like Android Apps!

[@contrast8469]

Could you include your keyboard in the description? And other common peripherals you use.

[@slave288]

Downloaded and installed this today. Seams broken. Won't allow one to type, sometimes it will one letter only. Can't launch the apps menu, etc.

[@ericcook5745]

Is there a version of this for pie 3

[@dreamybull1509]

@etaprime what is your favorite android os for pc? chrome os? bliss? x86? primeos? im curious

[@microtasker]

So is this like a Chromebook? Can you port ChromeOS to this or is this just native Android?

[@albertoyague11]

Would you able to run google stadia? Could you install the apk? Awesome work, thanks!

[@ganeshnextg7481]

Is video conferencing working?? Skype or zoom or any??

[@StarlancerAstro]

I've tried twice with this image on both a Pi4 and a Pi400 and all I get is a flashing black HDMI screen.

[@MzuMzu-nx1em]

I gave to me a samsung galaxy tab s8 + for my birthday. The tab s8+ is a areal android powerhouse Could even run pc AAA if compatible.

[@ericgene]

can you run android auto? will this work as an infotainment?

[@MAGA_Patriot2024]

Trying this on a pi400 l8r today! 🙂

[@GmoLargey]

Can't get this to usb boot

[@Frigid_Kev]

Considering it's Android, does that mean you will be able to install Microsoft Edge from Google Play? How well would it perform and is this OS safe overall when it comes to security for accounts, credentials etc?

[@LONELY.DAMIAN]

Hi eta love your keep going

[@raphsing]

They could release an android os for raspiberry like an ouya dashboard that is pointed to games and easy joystick navigation with friendly setup. Both this system and lineage os have wrong mapping for all playstation gamepads, doesn't pair wii mote..etc.. They could do an android gamestation OS to use with raspberry :)

[@TempoLOOKING]

Ouyaeverywhere.

[@mufefi1829]

Hi may i ask what keyboard on the thumbnail?

[@suck2die]

Nuphy Air75 Keyboard

[@Kiahona]

What recovery does it ship with? Is it easily rooted?

[@Luis_Aceytuno]

Hello, in this system the GPIO pins can be accessed through the serial port or some python ide

[@Scylithen]

>The LAN Before Time I saw what you did there ETA Prime UwU.

[@zweiwing4435]

There are not Raspberry Pi4 as Laptop version?

[@cringebunny5886]

can you make video about capture card for raspberry pi screen capturing. what capture card do you use? i bought capture card dongle they doesn't seem work longer only 10 to 20 min. heats up and not working after.

[@HOTINKPEN]

Sir I'd etched image on 32gb USB but prime is failed to boot. Once a rainbow screen appears later nothing,what to do? Plz help.

[@VenelinUstabashiev]

i got the same problem

[@HuyTran-zy9sv]

should this be available for chromebox? it would run alot smoother on i7 chromebox

[@arcticpilotshow4440]

I have been using this setup for few week on my Pi 4 but for some reason my ethernet connection is no longer available and I can only use wi-fi. I can´t find any information how to enable ethernet connection. Can someone advice?

[@DanielJurcichHeyou]

Thanks

[@Nobe_Oddy]

Prime OS looks lie it's got some nice potential...BUT I just learned about Twister OS and I'm thinking of putting it on my PI4 8GB - I'm not sure if you've done a video about it Twister OS, but I'm gonna have a look for it now. If you haven't could you do one and tell us what you think? I only got a short glimpse of what it can do and it had nothing to do with gaming, and that is the main reason I would switch from Retro Pi... it looks like you have a little bit of everything with Twister.... :)

[@Nobe_Oddy]

oh wow, over a year ago.... hrmmm maybe there are some updates that you might wanna cover... I'm gonna go check out your vids :)

[@Werososa05]

Hi ETA PRIME, do you have issues to configure the wifi? I can't connect it, "failed to connect network" is the message that appears when click on the connect button

[@SilenceGProd]

Xda post says you can change the resolution

[@Apollo-71]

I'm "trying" to try this on my Pi 400. I have switched it on and have the LED light flashing, roughly how long does it take to first boot? After a while I have noticed no light(s) flashing and nothing happens.

[@latanyamoerat4971]

Hey ETA PRIME I need your help pls My display on prime os is skew and I do not know how to fix it I downloaded the prime os beta and I tried everything to fix it but I still did not get it right. My display is rotated 45 to the left from the left corner to the right bottom corner

[@leeshaw7784]

Thanks, really like this os, just 1 problem, I've flashed image to a 64gb card but in the storage it's only showing 8gb storage, is they away I can use the full 64gb? I'm using a raspberry pi 4 8gb I would appreciate any help, thank you

[@mike_purple]

Have the same problem, when i try to recise the storage from twrp i get stuck in a boot loop. Pls help!

[@leeshaw7784]

@@mike_purple I've sorted it now, I put my sd card into a USB adapter and used gparted on a different os , you can find videos on here how to use gparted, hope this helps?

[@mike_purple]

@@leeshaw7784 yeah, thanks. Used gparted myself already

[@matteobruni7301]

hello how I active root access with magisk and how to enter in recovery mode in twrp?

[@thegrandreaperx1213]

Anyone know how to install it into AIO Lenovo? Because I had several problems.

[@gabrielloos4509]

I NEED HEEEEEELPPOPP. EVERYTHING IS NEEDED. IDK GOW THE KEYMAPPING WORKS AND I WANNA PLAY MY STICKMAN GAME. THERE IS NO STORAGE. IM USING A 128GB SD CARD. NEED MORE ROOM PLSSSS. AND ALSO UPDATES. IDK WHEN OR HOW TO UPDATE IT. ANOTHER VIDEO VERY MUCH NEEDED. KEEP UP THE AWSOME VIDEOSS!!!!!. Oh also. Show us how the keymapping works i cant get it to work with my controler

[@Yanimo_Games]

Can I install this to handheld pc's?

[@andrewkalar9605]

Any android build that works well with Xbox app? Been trying to find a way to use pi4 to remote play Xbox series s within same home network.

[@hassam363]

How well does this work with 4GB models?

[@rbh2na]

PUBG Mobile , Call of Duty Mobile on Pi4 using primeos?

[@luigiprovencher]

Is it available for the pi 5?

[@ZuRqi]

How can we move back to windows afterwards?

[@marcelcarstens2261]

what about superuser access?

[@spillsndebris]

Resolution can't be set from the config.txt?

[@MK-ey7ns]

It will be more interesting if this OS able to install on arm based laptop

[@mathalinotayo924]

I install it on my RPI4 2GB, and the system ui is always crashing. What should i do?

[@ay7pre]

So this will not work with video rendering, like KZbin or Netflix?!

[@JustinFrost302]

what about Raspberry Pi 3B+

[@sharongeyer827]

how do you only have 2 downloads it's impossible

[@eddie_Za]

Why does my the videoplayback is not playing smoothly.

[@GameON5501-z2b]

Prime os for raspberry pi 4 is very good

[@RicardoCerveraBlanco]

Can this be install and boot from a usb hdd?, does it have root access?. Thanks.

[@AraceaeFanatics]

Why didn't Amazon think to create PrimeOS?

[@sallyhaj]

How is the video playback on it?

[@daups-old-player]

hi y try play with roblox but the gameis slow and crash ? i have raspberry pi 4 4GB can you help me?

[@debnathmriganka2010]

Can you help me how to add a remote control on it.

[@TempoLOOKING]

Button mapper and get a chromecast remote.