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1. @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 02:29:08 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

   • Chris
   @csaurus  I also have 2 BananaPis running as mere vpn gateways w/ no issues. And 1 BananaPi as a Wifi VNC thinclient, also no issues.
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 01:09:45 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     • Chris
     @csaurus Does the !Raspberry Nano no longer depend on proprietary boot files (binary blob) by Broadcom? 
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 01:12:26 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     • Debian
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     • Chris
     @csaurus Some time I want to do sth similar: install vanilla !Debian on the !BananaPi (http://qttr.at/1jvv). AFAIK it doesnt need a BLOB.
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 01:37:46 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

     • Chris
     @csaurus just noticed the BananaPi's been tested & confirmed by Debian, along with some others, but they all need a "device tree blob"
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 01:40:22 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     • Chris
     @csaurus …at least the BananaPi seems to use the stock UBoot bootloader. Regarding the Raspberry Nano I fear you'll have a hard time
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 01:49:47 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

     • Chris
     @csaurus ah ok, I thought of the Raspberry #Zero all the time. (Zero... Nano... )
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 02:10:51 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

     • Chris
     I use the Banana as a vpn gateway& offsite backup server w/ 4x4TB USB disks.System is very stable,apart from occasional issues w/the usb hub
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 02:15:52 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

     • Chris
     @csaurus I think the "classic" M1 BananaPi can do the job for you. Maybe it's not good at video playing but decent for server purposes.
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 02:20:02 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

     • Chris
     @csaurus probably usb connection problems. Disks have their own powersupply . If I don't touch anything→ok. The Banana runs stable but…
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 02:22:21 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     • Chris
     @csaurus …sometimes (after I've touched cables) one or more disks fall back to USB 1.1 speed.Reconnecting sometimes gets them back to USB2.0
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 02:26:21 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

     • Chris
     @csaurus fortunately we're talking about "mean time between USB problems" of about 100-200 days & the BananaPi itself rarely needs rebooting
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 02:31:40 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     • Chris
     @csaurus that being said there are more modern alternatives. The BananaPi M1 model I use has been there for 2 or so years now.
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 02:35:22 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     • Chris
     @csaurus the current #Odroid are also interesting w/ 2 GB RAM and octocore.
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx@quitter.se)'s status on Monday, 07-Nov-2016 02:36:39 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     • Chris
     @csaurus I'm unsure about the newer BananaPi models, there's a quarrel btwn the LeMaker & SinoVOIP manufacturers.