[arm-allstar] Banana Pi - BPI Single Board Computers Official Website

[Pete Fierro]

Hi Dave& Bill

  Thanks for the heads up.Im no way a Linux guru.Im learning as I go.My
experience with the RPI s have been outstanding to say the least.I just
happened upon this device when one of our tech committee guys brought it up
at our recent meeting.

    Shame this banana is not what it could be.Just another one to
experiment with but since reading your post,not interested now.

     Whoever though that these micro computers can be complete
repeater/simplex controllers.I have two Rpis running my simplex & my
repeater.Im still amazed.

73
Pete
KD2ARB
Node 41839 Simplex
Node 43315 Repeater

On Feb 10, 2018 18:56, "Mr. Possum (Bill)" <flatpossum1231 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> David - I had a similar experience...  I thought it had some impressive
> specs for what it was.  I got one on a lark, just for fun, diddled with it
> for a couple of weeks, had all sorts of nit picky issues.  It now resides
> in an old beat up "Amazon" box on a shelf we call "the bone yard of used
> computer junk"...
>
> Pete - Refer to the above comment.  I now have over 20 Pi's doing things
> in several counties...  I just moved all my static web page hosting duties
> to a little tower of 4 Pi's with external redundant storage and retired 5
> out of 6 of my old power hungry rack mounted windows servers...  The lights
> in the shack now seem a bit brighter now - for some strange reason, lol...
> :)
>
> So what's that tell ya...?  I gave it a fair shot and it didn't cut the
> mustard.  I like stuff that just simply works, reliably.  The Pi fit the
> bill and then some!  It's a shame the Banana Pi didn't work out...  It
> makes a cool looking paperweight though!
>
> Bill - N5MBM
> www.n5mbm.net
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* David McGough via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> *To:* Pete Fierro via arm-allstar <arm-allstar at hamvoip.org>
> *Cc:* David McGough <kb4fxc at inttek.net>; Pete Fierro <mrpjf150 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 10, 2018 4:37 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [arm-allstar] Banana Pi - BPI Single Board Computers
> Official Website
>
>
> Hi Pete,
>
> Take a look at the reviews for any of these boards. Most (all?) of the
> Banana Pi boards use AllWinner SoC chips which have ZERO manufacturer
> support and a tiny user support community as well; at least in the USA.
>
> After spending hours and hours trying to resolve USB problems with Odroid
> hardware and having the manufacturer NEVER release a solution, I'm rather
> uninterested in most of the clone boards which are trying to grab some of
> the glory, attempting to ride the Raspberry Pi 3 coat tails.
>
> For now, unless you're a Linux systems guru, have got man-weeks of time
> available and just want to experiment for heck of it, the RPi3 is without
> any doubt the small board of choice.
>
> Just my $0.02, your mileage may vary!
>
> 73, David KB4FXC
>
>
> On Sat, 10 Feb 2018, "Pete Fierro via arm-allstar" wrote:
>
> > Anyone have any experience with a banana pi? Wondering if it will work
> for
> > Allstar.I have yet to tinker with one
> >
> > Pete
> > KD2ARB
> >
> >
> > http://www.banana-pi.org/
> >
>
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