Why does armbian not run on the Mango PI MQ quat?

Last Updated on April 12, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

gounthar in the armbian forum tried to install armian on the device but failed:

  • He wrote in the armbian forum:
  1. He tried to install two armbian images but both did not start:

Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Orangepizero2_sid_edge_6.1.6.img/Armbian_23.02.0-trunk_Orangepizero2_sid_edge_6.1.6_minimal.img

and the second image

Armbian_22.11.3_Orangepizero2_bullseye_edge_6.1.4_minimal.img

  1. The Debian image of the manufacturer booted, but a USB-C hub and aWaveShare hat with USB and Ethernet where not recognized
  • The Debian image of the manufacturer boots and starts an X session
  • but my USB-C hub (with Ethernet) is not recognized (it works with the RISC-V Nezha build from @balbes150)
  • and my WaveShare hat (with USB and Ethernet) neither
  • I’m kind of stuck, as I would like to add an existing WiFi network and get rid of all cables but the power.

https://forum.armbian.com/topic/23201-cnx-software-mangopi-mq-quad-sbc-%E2%80%93-allwinner-h616-meets-raspberry-pi-zero-w-form-factor/

other users reported with Debian an usb2 hub worked with keyboard and mouse:

https://forum.mangopi.org/t/debian-image-available/1979

Mango Pi shows a demo of the Mango PI MQ quatt:

  • But although they write in the sub-script it runs armbian, we cannot see armbian running in this demo.