Orange Pi PC

[@konigsberg8673]

This guy explains things nicely

[@AshtonCoolman]

hat hat he's a university professor! EDIT: AND he's British.

[@stryk187]

lol @ the edit

[@robprupe]

JohnnyNismo Which university?

[@Tangobaldy]

hat hat Mr Stanley

[@Tangobaldy]

JohnnyNismo yep British so he doesn't shout all! the time or lose focus every 10 seconds

[@KISSbestfan]

I do have Orange Pi Lite, which is a cheaper version, I believe the hardware is similiar, except I got only 512 RAM, two USB ports (in which one of them doesnt seem to work at all !), no LAN port, but with WiFi. I couldnt configure the Raspbian properly, it didnt seemed to cooperate with onboard WiFi, so you are not alone with the WiFi problems. So I installed Armbian, which runs perfectly, and Im planning to check out Android OS soon, but not the chinese one offered by the OrangePi site. I asked you previously about the power supply, because I was worried if the computer itself would power more connected devices, and yes, 5V 2A would be enough, but I got my hands on the 3A charger with the 3.9/1.7 DC output - it also fits, and was way cheaper than 4.0/1.7 DC. Thank you very much for the video it seems that all Orange Pi computers have similiar issues. The best thing about it is that it actually works fine with Armbian, and (in my country) it was cheaper than Raspberry Zero.

[@McRocket]

I am new to SBC's...and I find them fascinating. I had no idea they were SO capable at such incredibly cheap prices.

[@Tangobaldy]

i want a tiny 5" touchscreen pc with WiFi. what's best way to go ? i would like it to be in a nice sealed case too. with air vents

[@m1aws]

Tangobaldy try a mobile phone

[@joseywales6168]

Whenever Chris says "let's go and take...a closer look" you know the video's about to get GOOD

[@MarkTheMorose]

It just goes to show that it's not difficult to build a Pi-alike single board computer, but supporting it to the same high standard takes more effort. I am heartened to see Mr Scissors once again, however.

[@ericramos3589]

After writing the image file to micro SD card, please try this: Open the drive and create a .txt file. Then write network={ ssid="wifiname" psk="wifipassword" key-mgmt=WPA2-PSK } Then save it. Now change the file extension from .txt to .conf Thus making it a configuration file. I hope the WiFi will work.

[@jesuspangilinanjr.2269]

didn't work

[@Hypernerdwithcam]

Christoffer is the last remnant of the 80s humans.

[@deralmighty8011]

Ted Cruz is still alive...

[@RetroBerner]

Ted Cruz is the Zodiac Killer.

[@Hypernerdwithcam]

Snowflake Na he is just a wannabe. Christoffer here is the real deal

[@eLJaybud]

swedisch elite hacker system!!!!!! I suspect he is actually a remnant from the 60's

[@BladeRunner21577]

The 8bit guy is reliving the 80s This guy never came out of them

[@jaytrain5478]

His hair should be a national treasure, Chris has taught me more in the past 6 months than anyone in the past 6 years

[@gw2769]

I have watched several of your SBC (Raspberry Pi, LattePanda etc) videos. They are always informative and clearly articulated. I particularly appreciate the fact that you don't use the word 'awesome' in every other sentence :)

[@PaulBakewell]

I like the way Chris does not say "Hay what's up KZbin"

[@ibrahimdeniz7308]

You sound like a very calm and friendly person. That makes me happy :)

[@RetroBerner]

All the nice hardware in the world is useless without proper software for it. Best thing about this video is finding out disk imager is at v1.0, thanks mate!

[@Coxis67]

So happy you mentioned the SD slot has a spring this time. Can't wait for the Tinkerboard video.

[@CrazyCoupleDIY]

Did you end up buying and testing one with the WiFI?

[@ExplainingComputers]

I have an Orange Pi 3 waiting to feature in a review video fairly soon.

[@CrazyCoupleDIY]

@@ExplainingComputers Awesome, I will be eagerly waiting for that

[@RichardEricCollins]

Sounds to me they do what a lot of Android companies do, release a product and then walk away leaving customers without any software updates. My Samsung phone is stuck on 5.0...... As we all know, it's the software of the RPi that allowed it to win as people had confidence in supporting it as they knew it was not going to fade away any time soon. Thanks for the video Chris. :)

[@mCKENIC]

Very interesting Christopher - thank you! I also wanted to thank you. Based on a few of your old videos I bought two Rii K01X1s for two projects and I couldn't be happier with them. Thank you!

[@wimwiddershins]

Retrorangepi is a great package for these boards, based on Armbian and getting more development effort than the OSs you tested. Also a 2.5Ah+ psu is a good idea with orangepi. Your USB device issues could be power based?

[@RetroBerner]

Good point on the PSU.

[@BrokeMansPC]

hey why dont you open a patreon account?

[@RichardEricCollins]

I agree, I pay a few you tubbers a couple bucks each, each month and for that I get excellent content without tons of adverts.

[@Piemanding]

DoubleBubble28 KZbin was always a business. Why would google buy it off if there was no way to make money. Also, how would we have so much great content if they never made money to pay the creators?

[@hellterminator]

+DoubleBubble28 Oh yeah, I miss those days so much! /s

[@BlommaBaumbart]

There actually is no way of making money so far. Since Google bought KZbin, they haven't made a single cent. It's basically a charity until further notice. (My info is a bit old, but I'd be surprised if it changed since then.)

[@jonkristinnharaldsson478]

Það er Ghetelen

[@MrT6bill]

The USB and wireless issues are dealbreakers. Thank you so much for the honest review.

[@JasonBarre]

You are my new favorite channel! Great content, informative and fun.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Many thanks. :)

[@BillyDhillon]

Mr Scissors!

[@ExplainingComputers]

:)

[@ThatFellowOnline]

Give the utensil a BAFTA!

[@maicod]

beware of the Daleks though :)

[@ExplainingComputers]

Yes, always beware of the Daleks!

[@macdonalds1972]

Scissors are obviously female.

[@basildza]

Have been going through your catalog of old videos and there are so many boards that you have covered. Would be very useful if you did a flashback of all of these SBCs that were comparable to a pi and seeing where they are now. Have most of them seem to have gone out of production or have stagnated, or have kept up with the raspberry Pi, etc. Not so much a spec comparison, but development pipeline comparison.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for this, which is a BRILLIANT suggestion for a video! :) I've just put a note in my "Video Slate" document, and I've even opened a script file. So this will happen, probably Jan 2022.

[@SalamatUK]

To change Android to English.... Look for the Android Settings icon, it looks like a grey wheel or gear. Click on it and open the settings menu. On the left of the screen scroll down to find the Language icon, it looks like a capital 'A' with a box around it or a letter 'A' keycap. Click on it then click on the top line of text on the right side, not the first check box but the line of test above it at the very top of the list. This will pop up a menu you can scroll to find your language.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks! :)

[@discovermetaldetecting]

Another great video Chris. The format and your delivery style is fab mate. Thanks for taking the time to make this. 👍🏻

[@ExplainingComputers]

Much appreciated!

[@ronronchau]

pls,pls use armbian and don't let this great board suicide its core... it's confirmed this H3 CPU's 1.6GHz is an overclocked value (1.3GHz is default) and heatsink is necessary(at least a small native cooling one), and also their provided OSs are mostly outdated and unstable...

[@TableWolfMusic]

It's really annoying that they won't put a PCI express on these things. I reckon they could squeeze a pci-e4x on it. With 1.6ghz, you'd be able to play blu-ray with even just 2cores. With just a gen2 pci-e running at 4x you'd be able to have a video encoder card (HDMI input) for it.

[@ronronchau]

+TableWolfMusic that's because its CPU(allwinner H3) can't support PCIe as well it's just a $20 cheapo ARM SBC, what can you expected for. Or buying a UHS1 micro SD could be better?

[@panko2848]

My Orange Pi PC died after a month, refused to get through booting, just froze part way through, tried different OS's and a different SD card but to no avail. I'd avoid these personally they are such a headache, may as well fork out the bit extra for a Raspberry.

[@MrSpecialR]

Squiggleblorg Have you tried using a different power supply? I've heard Orange Pi's are pretentious when it comes to those and not booting with cheap ones.

[@electrodeyt3491]

I have a RPi 3 and it boots from a 500 mA USB Port on a telly. So for those things Raspberry Pis are almost always better.

[@hellterminator]

True for the middle class editions, but if you want something really powerful (gigabit ethernet, SATA, 2GB RAM…) Raspberry Pi won't cut it. And if you want something really cheap, Raspberry Pi is also not an option because the Zeros are constantly sold out everywhere. Orange Pi covers both of these areas.

[@NOTNOTJON]

I bought 2 and one stopped working when my kids tripped on the power cable. It wouldn't boot for weeks and then as if by magic it started working again. I looked it up and it turns out these things have a poly fuse that trips to protect the board on a power surge/spike and they say the fuse resets after a day or two. Well it took more than a few days, but I have both boards again. Hope you kept your board -might be worth trying again.

[@yuricherkasov]

Default kernel of official Linux distros tries to run the CPU on maximum possible speed, it may be the reason of the hardware death. I run Armbian, which cuts CPU speed not more than 1.3GHz, it works just smooth one year so far

[@webslinger2011]

Had problems with wifi previously running ubuntu on a laptop. Went down a few versions down till it got working. Did a selective update.

[@adityamall3020]

6:04 one does not simply get the usb cable fit correctly in the socket on first try!

[@macdonalds1972]

6:36 The microSD socket with the spring got removed from the RPi3 because it easily breaks.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Indeed. But I bet they put it back on the Raspberry Pi 4! :)

[@macdonalds1972]

Bet's on. It's counter intuitive to have to push on an SDcard to remove it. Many people pulled the card out and that broke the latching mechanism.

[@Magus12000BC]

The lack of a spring in the Raspberry Pi 3 makes it a bitch to get the Micro SD out when it is put into certain cases. I ended up getting a pair of tweezers and fashioned some little rubber sleeves on the ends so I don't fry anything pulling the card out.

[@maicod]

+magus12000BC exactly the problem I have. I bought a case saying its Pi3 compatible (while it was probably designed for the Pi2) but since the P3 MicroSD-card slot has no spring and my fingers are not thin as a sheet of paper, trying to pull the card out is impossible.

[@macdonalds1972]

Magus, I hope you switch off the RPi before you pull out the SDcard.

[@ritheshmanikandan6006]

on raspian why didn't you go to terminal and do a sudo halt or sudo shutdown?

[@kmhooibg7577]

Hi, thanks for your explanation. But I wonder could we make computer using orange pi zero? Because it is smaller and cheaper.

[@DocgWorldz]

There are way too many Orange Pi versions for me to figure out which one I need for projects. I would like to try some projects with Orange Pi but only really understand how RPi boards relate to each other not mentally capable of comparing them with boards developed by other companies and the Orange Pi documention on their site just makes my head hurt. I am still a no.Ob when it comes to microcontrollers and SMB's but I think maybe I could try these if I knew which one to use in place of the RPi boards I'm used to. Easiest way to express what I need in hopes of getting answers ... How do they all relate to Raspberry Pi versions? --- OR --- Which OPi is most like the RPi 1 A+? Which OPi is most like the RPi 1 B+? Which OPi is most like the RPi 2 B+? Which OPi is most like the RPi 3 B? Which OPi is most like the RPi 3 B+? Which OPi is most like the RPi Zero? Which OPi is most like the RPi Zero W? I presume that in some cases OPi and RPi can't be directly compared and there may be several OPi boards that equate well with one of the 7 RPi flavors since there are so many OPi versions. I also expect that since many of the boards are or started as open source designs that some of the OPi boards will more closely resemble boards from other companies I may be more familiar with from your channel so my final question would be ... Which OPi boards, if any, more closely resemble other boards that you have covered?

[@SuperHaunts]

Thanks SO MUCH for saving my time with this review. I hadn't heard about this device before, but if I had I am pretty sure I would've made the same assumptions about Wi-Fi as you. Additionally, with the drivers being so lacking in functionality, I would have felt totally taken!

[@Jeff121456]

On the Android setup page the switch just below the WLAN had two talk balloons next to it. Perhaps it switches languages?

[@siowjerhan]

Hey uh at 16:02 the left one actually says "No thanks" so I'm guessing if you were to click that one instead of the highlighted right option you could use Chrome without needing an account. Cheers.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Ah, now this I must try. Thanks for the translation. :)

[@martinkaspar5095]

by the way : Armbian runs on Orange Pi PC with newest Kernel - so the hardware-software-chaos seems to be solved - what do you say?!

[@stryk187]

I love this guy. He's like the exact British equivalent to Stewart Cheifet from The Computer Chronicles on PBS (my fellow American geeks who were 1980's kids will no doubt remember Mr. Cheifet from the show -- he's very much still around today)

[@forest3064]

wow it is not even orange

[@erkubee]

what is the raspberry pi red then

[@theengineer-dellconagher]

why is the latte panda not black and white?

[@theengineer-dellconagher]

or latte colored?

[@PeterGriffin-be5nc]

not orange the colour, its the fruit. rasberry, orange, get it?

[@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit]

Peter Griffin I don't get it. My Raspberry Pi is Raspberry colored, I expect my Blueberry Pi to be blue, and my Orange Pi had better be orange, dammit.

[@Davegbuf]

Looks like you got a lemon disguised as an orange. The lesson learned here ... Don't mix raspberries with oranges or you will end up with bananas. :)

[@smitw1]

As always, great video!!

[@2namtaB]

Just a quick tip, I would not display the front of the box with the QR code showing as you can scan it with a mobile phone barcode scanner app and your address shows up.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Good tip. I've just applied a very large blur filter. Will implement fairly soon. Arrgghh! Important learning point for me here. Thanks. I never even considered scanning of an onscreen QR code.

[@2namtaB]

ExplainingComputers I only know as I'm a postie and it's something I discovered by accident when we first started using those QR codes, so don't beat yourself up to much. I learn enough from you so it's nice to return the favour.

[@RickJohnson]

Because they're square and use dot patterns, most people assume that square 2D codes are all "QR" codes. If you want to be absolutely correct, the codes on this box are actually Data Matrix codes, not QR Codes. Same result (your address info), but different symbology. Most postal services don't use QR as they're often printed on many consumer items for information URLs and could be mistaken or misscanned. Barcode scanners can be easily configured to ignore QR and focus on the Aztec, Datamatrix, or MaxiCode (UPS) symbologies most shippers use.

Strange, even though I know off almost everything you make videos about (wrote a thesis on various uses of Raspberry Pi), I still find them very enjoyable. Also, you look like Vincent Valtieri

[@adriaans9243]

9:25 the issue was also notable on our Raspberry Pi 1 B(yes we own one of those) but I think it's just because of the older version of Raspbian as Ethernet worked just fine though it wasn't cutting edge to any extent

[@UndernetSystems]

Hello, I have an orange pi pc and I have gotten wifi to work on the board. Basically all the images that they provide are crap, they have issues with overheating and usb drivers. In order to get them to work perfectly you will have to use the Armbian images of Ubuntu and Debian. They worked perfectly for me and I can confirm that wifi and usb works. I used that same image to make a small "nas" with the orange pi that I kept running for months with a usb hdd connected to it.

[@dineshcool1651]

Can u show how you connected lcd display to board ?? And can we connect it with out hdmi cable???

[@anchorbait6662]

I can't wait for the Asus tinkerboard video. I hope it comes soon :)

[@Swarfega79]

Chris, do you happen to live or regularly walk past a train station in a town that starts with B and ends in N in a county that starts with N and ends in M? I've seen someone that looks like yourself on two occasions, one being yesterday.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Indeed, it sounds like you have seen me. I regularly use that station and was there yesterday -- and today!

[@EdAgers110]

Great video, as always Chris. I will pay more and get an SBC with better support for now as it appears that this one is not a great choice if you want WIFI connectivity, as I would. Sorry for all of the immaturity that seems to always make its way into comment sections! These childish little trolls seem to have nothing better to do in the basement of their parents homes. You always make very professional, informative videos that help the rest of us save time and money when it comes to tech decisions. Thank you

[@ice010]

I find myself skipping parts of your videos at the start, but I do like how much detail you go into. Can you review the GPD Win? It's awesome, but very gaming centric, which might not suit you. It has many uses, but you may prefer the GPD Pocket.

[@ice010]

I'd love to see one your week long test videos on one of those.

[@matts_rantz4982]

I've heard of Orange Pi having software issues. You definitely proved that it dose. Even though it's a bit cheaper than a Raspberry Pi 3. I'll buy a R.Pi 3 first.

[@samtaylor7216]

I'm not sure if you knew or not but when you mentioned there was no way to shutdown Raspbian aside from pulling the power it is possible to shutdown from a terminal using the command "sudo shutdown -h now"

[@dr.zippymcscoots8725]

By the Mr. Scissors now has his own KZbin channel and guest hosts here occasionally.

[@kaisamleoy3474]

you could switch the language in settings in Android...

[@matthewcain1485]

I really like watching your videos, it's nice how you take the time to explain and showcase everything.

[@TheKetsa]

Did you ever install Armbian on it and do a follow up ?

[@ExplainingComputers]

Not yet!

[@tradermonk9403]

Hello, Can you do an update on the Orange Pi please ... whats new ... any cool new features or options? Any easier to work with ?

[@ExplainingComputers]

Noted.

[@DarrynJones]

I wonder if there is something about the vertical slot that prevents the wifi from working

[@2003z440]

You made the comment that you liked the spring-loaded SD card slot, but I believe that the rPi uses a friction fit now because people had issues where they accidentally bumped their card and ejected it pre-maturely.

[@danielleesposito5487]

do you have the raspbian download still? i think they deleted it...

[@ExplainingComputers]

Almost certainly the file is gone! This is rather an old video.

[@slicedpage]

Easter Sunday,hands covered in chocolate yet he uploads another infotastic video.

[@amnottabs]

that censorship during the scene where Ms. Cutter murdered the box

[@Fifury161]

Is that single vertical USB socket "special" - isn't it OTG or something? Did you try plugging into twin USB sockets? I need to know!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Not special, aside from being vertical to fit on the board! Not OTG.

[@Fifury161]

@@ExplainingComputers Really appreciate the quick feedback! I thought it might be something to do with that port - did you manage to get WiFi working?

[@ExplainingComputers]

@@Fifury161 On WiFi I cannot remember, it was some time back I made this video, and I've made many since! :)

[@Fifury161]

@@ExplainingComputers I appreciate your feedback - thank you! I'm trying to reverse engineer a Fing box and I have discovered it's a customised Xunlong Orange Pi Plus 2E, I'm trying to familiarise myself with the hardware.

[@jakereason8095]

Classic hardware-vendor syndrome: good hardware. bad software. The folks behind the orange pi should design their hardware to run stock images directly from os vendors (canonical, debian, etc) if they aren't going to put in the effort beyond providing the bare minimum, just leave the software to those who are.

[@azbesthu]

The SoC in those boards are absolutely not supported by mainline kernel when the hardware arrives. It needs years and lot of community work to get basic things work. The SoC manufacturer provides an old, custom hacked kernel that works with the hardware. This is why all distros and android based on the same shitty 3.4 modified kernel. Also the boot flow is various SoC-by-Soc. There is no universal standard for arm devices. So these hardware will never be able to run stock linux distributions out of the box.

[@jakereason8095]

While the boot process does currently very from one SoC to another, there is nothing that prevents SoC firms from agreeing to a single boot process and a standard peripheral layout (like how intel and AMD have done for both x86 and x86_64). It doesn't even have to be the default behavior as long as it can be enabled by pulling up some pin or something. If such an agreement is made, then distros will include basic support for these chips out of the box (even new hardware). I think ARM should mandate a compatibility mode for ARM chips. These firms are too selfish and shortsighted to do the right thing on their own.

[@billfusionenterprise]

I have to agree, I has someone push this guy over the regular pi, then watch this video and say hmm. i might play with one one day, it just comes down to a proven piece of hardware or try to save a buck

[@Przemek2010]

billfusionenterprise I don't agree. I wanted to buy Raspberry Pi. Instead of it I have just ordered Orange PI PC Plus. Better specs (1gb, 8gb storage, 4 USB without internal hub like in RPI) and lower price. Of course I first checked if it is supported by Debian (because I am it's fan). Great community support (Armbian and dedicated RetroPI version).

[@GeorgeOu]

Armbian support is really good for Orange Pi and you get an up-to-date Linux mainline kernel 4.14.y with Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS. It has worked flawlessly for me though it's command line only which is all I use. Network commands are a little different with Ubuntu 18.04 since you use nmcli instead of the old method of editing config text files. Just use this command to connect to WiFi. nmcli device wifi connect SSID-Name password wireless-password

[@w.rustylane5650]

Nice video tutorial, mate. I love all your videos. Yes, he is a British university professor; University of Cambridge, I think. If you view some of his previous videos, he tells what university he is at.

[@ExplainingComputers]

I was at the University of Nottingham. Well, I am still teaching there freelance for a little bit longer . .

[@w.rustylane5650]

Oops! Sorry about that, mate. I knew you were at some British university and I thought it was Cambridge. Now I remember that you said Nottingham. Am glad you posted so quickly to correct me. I was reading some of the posts (which I do on all your videos) and some posters were inquiring at where you were a professor. Your friend from across the ¨pond¨. :-) Rusty

[@ShinigamiScope]

it says it cannot gain data from wpa_supplicant which may mean it is missing the package. I know this video is several months old. just thought i might say.

[@SenninJeiter]

your Pi Zero W link is broken

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for letting me know -- now fixed. :)

[@PacLevkov]

I like your videos. Your explanation is very clear with focus on topic. Good job and keep going.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Many thanks.

[@allluckyseven]

That's disappointing... I had heard of the Orange Pi not having the proper support, but that was quite a while ago. I see it's lingering problem, then. Which one SBC do you think is the best one to buy right now, Chris?

[@dant5464]

Are the dongles not even showing up if you do lsusb at a terminal? Perhaps they're the sort with firmware blobs which are uploaded to the adapter each time it's used and these aren't available in the OS. I had a similar issue with Mint, an old Dell Inspiron laptop and its Broadcom adapter. As of often the case with SBCs, the spec can be nicer than a RPi but the software and community backing barely exists.

[@orangepi5692]

Hi! Can I share this video on our Official socail media account? Thanks in advance!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Yes, providing that you embed from KZbin, or share a link to the video. I've also got another Orange Pi video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqPMYaecotl1hKs

[@orangepi5692]

@@ExplainingComputers okay! thanks!

[@am7-p]

Thanks for the great video. How did you record the PI PC's screen?

[@domcaixote]

Have you tried to use the wireless dongle on the otg input?

[@adamaussie18]

I love this channel, you sir have earned a sub

[@ExplainingComputers]

Many thanks -- and welcome aboard! :)

[@qzorn4440]

Hello, I am having USB2 WiFi problems with the Rock64 DietPi and Armbian. The WiFi connects however it cannot find things in google or do a wget. thanks.

[@ExplainingComputers]

I can only report that I never solved WiFi issues with my Orange Pi.

[@adriaans9243]

so... does the android OS work with raspberry pi 3 cuz if so then I don't have to use a evaluation version of RTandroid(don't get it the build I have has outdated Google Play Services and that is a living nightmare to deal with as most apps and even youtube close on its own if you don't have the latest version and yes updating it removes the whole functionality of the Google Play Store)

[@ExplainingComputers]

You will need a Pi image of Android for the Pi - they are out there . . .

[@adriaans9243]

I tried it and yes you are correct though it is quite a shame because it's hard to find an image of android for the Raspberry Pi that actually has the Google Play Store let alone fully updated Google Play Services and stable enough to be updated without the Google Play Store becoming unusable in its whole entirety. Guess I'll have to get RaspAnd(you should really try it's only $9 and by the appearance of things you can get crisp full 1080p and a majority of apps such as Clash of Clans, Angry Birds, and even Minecraft: Pocket Edition run well with the latest version supporting the official Raspberry Pi Touchscreen though the youtube app doesn't so there is a workaround but either way use this information and try RaspAnd if you want )

[@konstantinsc]

stopped to work after few months without any visible reason. just drain 3A from power supply and became abnormally hot even with heatsink. sure no warranty. no support, nothing. replaced with raspberry pi 3.

[@qzorn4440]

Hi, do you have a video on the 1st pie: American Pie, "I drove my Chevy to the levy...the day the music died"? :-)

[@Willielikesmonkeys]

Possibly try connecting the USB devices that didn't work through a powered USB hub? What current can that power supply output? Could be there just isn't enough to power all of those devices.

[@МихаилСидорчук-у2ы]

Does it have an on / off button?

[@ExplainingComputers]

No.

[@mariuszzawierucha1310]

Hi Christopher! I'd like to refresh a topic regarding Orange Pi vs. Banana Pi. Currently there are a newer versions of each boards. Orange Pi seems to improved software (according to buyers opinions). I'd like to know is it worth it to get either of this minicomputer (as alternative to Raspberry Pi 3 which I already have)? Purpose is installing OctoPrint on it, record video during 3d printing procces using some nice -not dedicated usb cam like ELP, store that video files on attached 2,5'' HDD and maybe play around from time to time. Best would be to get high resolution (let's say 4k, or at least HD in the worst case scenario). But as always there some cons. Some people are convinced it cannot be done, while others believe it should work :) What is the right answer? :) There isn't any instruction how to install Octoprint on BPi (while for RPi there is planty, and just a few for OPi). I'm searching solutions but in case of Orange or Banana it's not so obviouse. What about different boards (like Asus Tinker boards, Odroid or Rock)? In yours videos I've found something great about each one! Would love to have them all :) but geting just for testing it's crazy idea :P Could you maybe do test comparison about running octoprint on that devices, please? Another one -Latte Panda , is also sweet! But in that case it's to pricy to use it for a such purpose, and it's pure Windows.. Another question: is it possible to install Octoprint on system like Android or even Rasbian for not Raspberry devices?

[@TottyRops]

If you wanted to shut it down, you could type sudo shutdown now into a terminal.

[@nunziologallo9130]

what do you think about cluster hat?

[@meocats]

how do i get this to boot through SSH without needing to use a screen? So far all online guides have failed. Would like to install gentoo on it.

[@Daimaah]

Armbian is definitely worth taking a look at if you have this board. With the nightly builds you can even run Docker images, which makes this thing a beast of a server.

[@mikebain5037]

Hello- Very good review, Thanks! Did you try to do a 'shutdown -h now' in the Root screen on the Raspian image?

[@lkkl6158]

Can any newer Windows version be installed on the "Orange PI" PC ?

[@techtruth9077]

@explaining computers please can you try to get an Udoo x86 Ultra for demonstration. It's got a 2.56GHz intel quad core CPU and 8GB RAM. Also features Micro SD, EMMC slots and SATA port plus USB and HDMI ports. Accessories include WIFI, a case, fan, and various cables. It promises to be the most powerful board of them all!

[@jlewwis1995]

Tech Truth How much does it cost?

[@mohdfaizal6773]

229 bux. An arm n a leg.

[@saumilsunilshah5663]

Is it compatible with rpi screens

[@ExplainingComputers]

I don't think so.

[@timothybaxter9993]

Great video Christopher!

[@7martinsk7]

You should try Realtek RTL8188eu wifi dongle, I have OPi PC too, and this dongle works.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for this. Noted. :)

[@saumilsunilshah5663]

Will it support rpi compatible displays

[@ExplainingComputers]

I don't think so.

[@saumilsunilshah5663]

@@ExplainingComputers could u giv me link to banana pi screen 5inch

[@briangooden1498]

can you make one that will read the phone book on my sim cards

[@GamingKing2015]

Can it run 24/7

[@karlmorrison2713]

Is there anyway of installing the OS without having to connect an external screen?

[@corombb]

Wait so the penguins/raspberries are for core counts? Is that why my Pi3 shows 4 raspberries and my Pi Zero only shows 1 even though they're booting from the same SD card?

[@ExplainingComputers]

Exactly right.

[@mrWeevil1]

re: usb not working. Perhaps the board does not supply enough power over usb. Have you tried using a powered usb hub?

[@thomascott7425]

Hi. I think your review was fair and open minded as well as being informative and entertaining. Like you I feel that if a product such as this one is to be offered for sale in a English speaking countries, it should have a Working English language distro. I cannot speak for all other manufacturers but this one seems to be offered a little too early in its development cycle. Clearly this sbc is unacceptable as is. I hope that this will be remedied in the near futrure.

[@superblondmale]

Looking forward for armbian which seems to be the best fitting os for the orange pi. Not an os but exceptional good working is the openelec port. Thanks for another enjoyable video.

[@SuperHamsterGaming]

Are there no language options on Android to change it to English?

[@PeterGriffin-be5nc]

chris, did you try seeing if a newer kernel is available for update? may fix the wifi issue.

[@ExplainingComputers]

I did try an update. Sadly it did not work -- at all! :)