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I tried OpenSuse on my RockPro64 and it worked with one hitch. I can't choose to have full disk encryption enabled. if I do it doesn't recognize any keyboard I have plugged in and I can't type in my FDE password. If I choose to not use FDE then it boots into the user login screen by which time my keyboard works. It took a bit of getting used to OpenSuse in terms of their package manager and other bits but I could see this being my main choice of distro on my RockPro64. FDE may not work properly on it right now but many distros don't even give the option for FDE on ARM64 so it's a step in the right direction.

Can anyone just tell me in like a dozen simple steps or less how to install #Debian onto a SATA disk in a #RockPro64 without fucking hammering nails directly into my forehead or reading a 438 page forum thread please for the love of god

If your answer starts with “maybe” or “I think” or “Just™️” please directly fuck off into deep space, I only want to hear from people who have actually accomplished this and not vague reply guy guesses

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So far the and the MqPro have been a blast to tinker around with and to set up in their final forms/use case.

The Zero 2w has been a fine addition and has a promising future.

Both RPi zeros have steady and running well for their respective use cases (pi-hole and mini nas).

The has kind of been a disappointment since day one and not much has improved since then. Maybe it needs more time, but I just get more meh as it goes on.

Finally got time to do a clean install of NetBSD10_RC5 on my #RockPro64 with an eMMC module.
Previously I had RC1 running for several months.
I have a PCIe M.2 card and a 500gb SSD; hence a breeze to backup key config files from RC1 and then restore once RC5 was up and SSD mounted.
Everything looks great 👍