Got my hands on a #rock64 by #Pine64 - it's been fun playing around with an #sbc for the first time. #armbian works great, but I can't get #FreeBSD to output anything through hdmi, even though ssh and vnc works as expected.

Waiting for my uart adapter to arrive, I'll see if there is anything relevant coming up during boot. Worst case scenario, I still can use it as a server with ssh, but I'm still set on finding a cheap device for an #ARM desktop bsd setup.

So

I took a course this week on doing a Raspberry Pi program for work. I liked it, and it got me more interested in my own potential projects. Though this has led me to several questions.

First, I'd like to make a #NextCloud server. I thought I might use a #Rock64 instead of a #RaspberryPi 4 as I like #Pine64. But there isn't a ton of documentation? At least not like RP. Does anyone have a link to a good tutorial for a neophyte?

The next thing I thought about was a #PieHole. an RP Zero 2 W is suggested as it's cheap. Is there a way to connect via ethernet with one of these, or do I have to rely on wifi?

Lastly, I thought about setting up a #Sharkey #Mastodon or whatever server on the above Rock64/RP4. Any sugesstions?

Lastly lastly, could one device do all of this, or would that be too great of a strain?

Caveat: I need a GUI. Command line is too big of a pain to also figure out at the same time.

Thanks.

#TechHelp #AskFedi

To run dump1090 ADS-B tool on my #pine64 #rock64 device I gave #FreeBSD14 a try. I had good results with FreeBSD's better support for RTL-SDR USB devices. It involved creating a custom stable/14 kernel to boot from eMMC. Here are my notes:

https://www.idatum.net/ads-b-on-a-rock64-with-freebsd-stable14.html

#adsb #freebsd