DietPi-System | Quirks noticed by v158 image update

[k-plan]

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General

• - a typo in dietpi.txt

# >> Misc Options -----------------------------------
#Size of dphys-swapfile to generate (MB)
#   0=Disabled | 1=auto (1GB-RAM = size) | 2+=manual

since v155 size is now set to "2048 - total memory"
so it have to be:

# >> Misc Options -----------------------------------
#Size of dphys-swapfile to generate (MB)
#   0=Disabled | 1=auto (2GB-RAM = size) | 2+=manual

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• - missing feature in dietpi-drive_manager : exfat support
  easy it fix, if you want:
  apt-get install exfat-fuse exfat-utils
  (tested and work on updated images)

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• - update finalize:
• automated delete of unwanted .xxxx files in /boot/dietpi/...
• delete all unessential logfiles in /var/log/ ..., especially if you have tested different software and/or have change over to Logrotate and Rsyslog
• delete all unessential files in /var/backup/ ...
• delete all unwanted directory by image editing from other operation system like: .Trashes , .fseventsd , System Volume Information , etc.

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• - dphys-swapfile generation during inital installation process:
• to speedup 2. boot process, I like to have only generated a fix dphys-swapfile of eg 100 MB (if we really need this?)
• after printing initial setup dialog and after (or before) auto-update dietpi system files, you can create the dphys-swapfile size define in dietpi.txt eg auto (2GB-RAM = size)

Why? Because of generating such a large default dphys-swapfile during second bootup before dietpi has started is a really P.I.T.A. Particularly with slow SD cards and devices without a monitor option, so you don't know, what's really going on ...
Possilble that's user will break initial setup process because of the long periode of time without reaction during dphys-swapfile generation.
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Dependent on devices

• - Patching 154 leave package which is no longer required: (OrangePi One, Odroide C1, PineA64, NanoPi Neo, RPi)

[Info] Patching 153 to 154
 
 The following packages will be REMOVED:
  pciutils*

apt-get upgrade

Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  libpci3
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.

• Fixed in updated images, but a patch will be helpfull

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• - dietpi-config green_led options make no sense for Allwinner H3 devices:
  see: https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/issues/1257#issuecomment-347012900

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• - can't change WiFi country code in dietpi-config
• Odroid C1 => not working with USB: Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter
• Odroid C1 => not working with USB: Edimax EW-7612UAn Realtek RTL8191SU
• OrangePi One => not working with USB: Realtek Semiconductor Corp RTL8188EUS
• NanoPi Neo => not working with USB:
  - ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
  - ID 1737:0079 Linksys WUSB600N v2 Dual-Band Wireless-N Network Adapter [Ralink RT3572]
  - ID 148f:2870 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870 Wireless Adapter
  - ID 0bda:8172 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8191SU 802.11n WLAN Adapter
  - ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter
• PineA64 => working with: Pine addon WiFi board

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• - updated ARMbian sources.list: (NanoPi Neo, OrangePi one)

root@DietPi:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/armbian.list
deb http://apt.armbian.com jessie main jessie-utils jessie-desktop

• Fixed in updated images

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Hints for special devices

oDroid C1:

• dietpi.txt :
  cpu_governor=ondemand make no sense with Kernel 3.x, where is no such CPU governor
  
  
  change it in dietpi.txt by hand to cpu_governor=interactive before image building

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oDroid C2:

• - messages during (kernel) update:

grep: /etc/ssh/sshd_config: No such file or directory
/var/lib/dpkg/info/setup-odroid.postinst: line 5: /etc/ssh/sshd_config: No such file or directory
Failed to restart ssh.service: Unit ssh.service failed to load: No such file or directory.
patching file boot.ini
Hunk #1 FAILED at 53.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file boot.ini.rej
patching file boot.ini
Hunk #1 FAILED at 49.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file boot.ini.rej
patching file boot.ini
Hunk #1 FAILED at 4.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file boot.ini.rej
patching file boot.ini
Hunk #1 succeeded at 37 with fuzz 2 (offset -60 lines).
patching file boot.ini
Hunk #1 succeeded at 37 (offset -60 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 70 (offset -60 lines).
patching file /boot/boot.ini
Hunk #1 succeeded at 87 (offset -60 lines).
patching file boot.ini
Hunk #1 FAILED at 49.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file boot.ini.rej
patching file boot.ini
Hunk #1 succeeded at 41 (offset -60 lines).
patching file boot.ini
Hunk #1 succeeded at 91 (offset -62 lines).
Hunk #2 succeeded at 122 (offset -62 lines).
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.120+deb8u3) ...

So please better have a look into generated files during update:
boot.ini.C2.zip
But finalize write back your boot_c2.ini from master.

• - removing setup-odroid (?)
  During first apt-get upgrade a new script setup-odroid was install:

Think, it is not needed and user can make with this any installation inconsistent.
Possible, it's as well included in other meveric based installations.

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PineA64:

• - dietpi-config => LED Control make no sense.
  It's only one red led on board and it can't be configured by dietpi-led_control.
  So it will be nice to remove this for PineA64 devices.

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Raspberry Pi:

• - dietpi-config => Advanced Options => Update firmware
  
• as long as if you want/will provide a custom kernel/firmware packet, I think, it's better to disable this option like it's done for other devices

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[Fourdee]

Thanks @k-plan,

I'll take a look at this after v159. Wrapping up v159 + Stretch currently.

[k-plan]

@Fourdee

Okay.
If you willing to work on it, you can hack down the task list. 👍

[MichaIng]

@k-plan @Fourdee
Started to go through the steps, as this goes often hand in hand with preparation script automation. Need some time with my wife now, will go on tomorrow.
https://github.com/Fourdee/DietPi/pull/1312

[Fourdee]

Started to go through the steps, as this goes often hand in hand with preparation script automation.

@MichaIng

Great work, legend 👍

Need some time with my wife now

Yep, same here, gotta keep the wife happy 😉 😉

[Fourdee]

@k-plan

dphys-swapfile generation during inital installation process:

👍 Moved: Fourdee@40c2a2f

[Fourdee]

I'll mark this as closed as it appears to apply to <v6.x. Please reopen if required.