Libre Computer Board AML-S905X-CC (Le Potato) Works! #642
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Thanks for information. I am going to give this a try :) |
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bcardi0427 - Did you get your WiFi hub working? I have mine running on ethernet but need to to be wifi. If you have any tips it would be appreciated. |
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Yes I got it working very good with a Panda 150, it was plug and play. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00762YNMG?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details |
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I am up and running with the Libre AML-S905X-CC (Le Potato). A big thank to all who provided info and guidance. No more pops or snaps, just clean data. Same power supply BTW, so I suspect my Rpi was the issue, it has been repurposed to ADS-B work for FlightAware |
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I also found that using the new model (3.5K) is far better than the 6K one. On the 6K one I was slowing down and had to reboot about halfway through the day but the 3K one never seems to slow down and temps stay lower. |
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I'm getting about 400-800 detections a day with the new model and was getting 200-400 on the other model. |
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So, no config, it just worked? Sounds too goo to be true ;-) |
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It also works on the Renegade board. You can download the adjusted Bullseye OS directly from the Libre distro download server without having to use the Portability utility and then just directly install birdnetpi using the link on the site. It just works - both potatoe and renegade using the specific distros on |
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The Renegade board is quite a bit faster and not much more in price. It also can be had with 4gb ram. Both my potato and renegade have been running birdnetpi just fine. |
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I will order it from the US, it is still cheaper than buying it from France. Do you use the 1GB or 2GB version? |
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I have the 2gb version and have not seen any performance problems, check out my installation at FallenBirdNet.sytes.net |
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I'm looking for a board that will run Raspbian like the LePotato but has an M.2 slot for a SSD. I'm just a bit worried my LePotato will kill the SD card after a bit and I want this running a long time. If I could I'd love to run it on my x86 server with a VM. Does anyone know how long the SD Cards will last running BirdNetPi? It seems to do a lot of disk writing according to the logs. See my site at https://birdnetpi.bcardi.org |
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Thank you. I will order the 2gb version then. Nice to hear your birds! |
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Amazon.
…On Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 9:42 AM blogdemoi ***@***.***> wrote:
The Renegade board is quite a bit faster and not much more in price. It
also can be had with 4gb ram. Both my potato and renegade have been running
birdnetpi just fine.
Where can I find the Renegade? I can't find it. Thank you.
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4gb
…On Tue, Feb 28, 2023, 9:43 AM blogdemoi ***@***.***> wrote:
I did, and couldn't he happier. The 3B and 3B+ have issues, going to the
Potato solved many problems I was having. Plus, you can't beat the price.
I will order it from the US, it is still cheaper than buying it from
France. Do you use the 1GB or 2GB version?
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Has anyone tried James Chamber's USB SSD mod? https://jamesachambers.com/libre-le-potato-ssd-boot-guide/ I'm thinking of picking up a Renegade and I already have a couple SSD drives and a usb adapter. I'll see if BirdNETPi will work on that, I also want something to run Caddy from and it all might just tie together. |
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Hi, I have just received my Lepotato, downloaded the .img 2022-09-22-raspbian-bullseye-arm64-lite+aml-s905x-cc.img.xz file from https://distro.libre.computer/ci/raspbian/11/ , burnt the image using the Rpi imager (setting ssh, user, ssid, pswd, etc.) booted the Lepotato. I attached a usb wifi dongle. Unfortunately the Lepotato doesn't appear on my wifi network. Do I have to install any driver for a usb wifi dongle? Am I missing something? Thank you. |
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Some USB dongles work automatically, like the one libre packages with their
board on amazon. Some don't without messing with drivers.
…On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 11:07 AM blogdemoi ***@***.***> wrote:
Hi,
I have just received my Lepotato, downloaded the .img
2022-09-22-raspbian-bullseye-arm64-lite+aml-s905x-cc.img.xz
<https://distro.libre.computer/ci/raspbian/11/2022-09-22-raspbian-bullseye-arm64-lite%2Baml-s905x-cc.img.xz>
file from https://distro.libre.computer/ci/raspbian/11/ , burnt the image
using the Rpi imager (setting ssh, user, ssid, pswd, etc.) booted the
Lepotato.
I attached a usb wifi dongle. Unfortunately the Lepotato doesn't appear on
my wifi network.
Do I have to install any driver for a usb wifi dongle? Am I missing
something?
Thank you.
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Finally I got it working. It seems that when flashing the sd card with the official RPI Imager, entering the right infos to enable ssh and ssid/psswd, didn't work, I don't know why. So I manually added a ssh file, wpa_supplicant.conf and userconf files in the boot partition (sd card plugged in another Linux computer), plugged in my wifi dongle and booted and my Lepotato is on my wifi network. I am currently installing Birdnet-Pi now on it. |
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Excellent. Some USB dongles will work out of the box with potatoe but not
with renegade also BTW. Like the Panda model pau03. Libre seems to package
and support "Gen basic WiFi USB nano wireless network dongle for Linux"
which is running birdnet pi for me on both a renegade and a potatoe Board.
…On Wed, Mar 8, 2023, 3:47 PM blogdemoi ***@***.***> wrote:
Finally I got it working. It seems that when flashing the sd card with the
official RPI Imager, entering the right infos to enable ssh and ssid/psswd,
didn't work, I don't know why.
So I manually added a ssh file, wpa_supplicant.conf ans userconf files in
the boot partition (sd card plugged in another Linux computer), plugged in
my wifi dongle and booted the Pi and my Lepotato is on my wifi network. I
am currently installing Birdnet-Pi now on it.
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Installation complete on my Lepotato. However when on the "System Info" page I have a warning sign with errors (no idea what it is about):
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I've had that since I started with it and it doesn't seem to matter. The
only place I see that is the Sysinfo command in tools.
Jerry
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…On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 5:57 PM blogdemoi ***@***.***> wrote:
Installation complete on my Lepotato. However when on the "System Info"
page I have a warning sign with errors (no idea what it is about):
Errors
/usr/local/bin/extra_info.sh - sudo: vcgencmd: command not found
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So, after a few hours of running the Lepotato I am quite happy with it. Much faster than my old Pi 3B, setting it is easy, all good: https://birdnetpi.arnauld.org/, my Internet connection is slow, I just have an old ADSL Internet. I am using the new Birdnet-Pi model. |
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Well, almost fine, my "No detections for today" issue is back...
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It's back to normal, the "No detections for Today" issue seems to happen only for a short time, maybe when Lepotato is too busy... |
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I have again my "No detections for Today" issue. As it is a fresh install I wonder what can cause this issue. I have free RAM, free swap... |
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Try playing a cardinal sound directly into the mic with your cell phone
while watching the terminal window messages and make sure all the services
are running from the gui.
…On Thu, Mar 9, 2023, 9:11 AM blogdemoi ***@***.***> wrote:
Well, almost fine, my "No detections for today" issue is back...
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Now it is working fine. I guess it is related with the Lepotato being overwhelmed sometimes... But I will try to follow your suggestion when I have the "No detections for Today" issue again. |
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For a bit I had some heating problems on my LePotato and it would take it
hours to catch up. Look at the date and time in the logs of what is now
going on and see if it's behind real time. I used to have to restart the
analyzer and that would help. I finally resolved that with a new fan.
Bcardi
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…On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 11:52 AM blogdemoi ***@***.***> wrote:
Now it is working fine. I guess it is related with the Lepotato being
overwhelmed sometimes... But I will try to follow your suggestion when I
have the "No detections for Today" issue again.
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By experience, how would you compare LePatato to Raspberry-Pi ? |
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Running birdnet it feels a bit faster than a B+, the Libre Renegade feels a
lot faster.
…On Sat, Apr 8, 2023, 12:02 PM croisez ***@***.***> wrote:
By experience, how would you compare LePatato to Raspberry-Pi ?
Is it comparable to RPI3, or RPI4 ?
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By B+, you mean a RPI3-B+ ? Or a RPI4 |
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3-B+
…On Sat, Apr 8, 2023, 12:10 PM croisez ***@***.***> wrote:
By B+, you mean a RPI3-B+ ? Or a RPI4
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ah ok. |
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I am running a LePotato to replace a Pi 3B. It is faster than a Pi 3B but if you have a Pi 3B+ I think you should keep the Pi 3B+ as I don't think the LePoatato is better the than the Pi 3B+. |
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My B+ would occasionally hang and get behind processing. My potatoe does
not. I like the renegade better because the birdnet web page is snappier
when also doing processing in the background. The only possible downside of
the renegade is it natively supports less USB WiFi sticks so use the
suggested ones by the company.
…On Sat, Apr 8, 2023, 12:15 PM croisez ***@***.***> wrote:
ah ok.
I currently run birdnet-pi on a PI3-B+, and I experiment slow responses.
If it is the same with LePotato or Renegade, I don't see any advantages to
give-up with my PI3-B+, then
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Just to add my experience: I transitioned from a raspberry pi 4 to an AML-S905X-CC (Le Potato). It worked flawlessly with the portability tool, wifi with the included USB card and everything. So far, I encountered no problems with performance, compatibility or otherwise. |
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Great news! I have successfully installed Birdnet Pi onto a Libre Computer Board AML-S905X-CC (Le Potato)!
It takes a few more steps, but much cheaper than current Raspberry Pi boards, IF you can find one.
What you need:
• A working Raspberry Pi (borrowed from a friend)
• MicroSD card
• Rasbian 64bit OS
• Imager (Raspberry Pi Imager)
• Libre Computer Board (Amazon link)
• Power supply
• USB sound card
• Microphone (soldered up electret mic onto an aux cable)
Github link: https://github.com/libre-computer-project/libretech-raspbian-portability
The Libre Computer board is functioning well and is currently $40 on Amazon! I have added screenshots of the boards stats while analyzing.
The board has comparable specs to a Raspberry Pi, but lacks onboard WiFi and Bluetooth. I am using mine on a wired network, so it isn’t an issue. I have read that USB WiFi dongles work well with the board. There are GPIO connections, but you have to map them with a wiretools app. There is no plan to connect anything to the GPIO pins, so I haven’t tested that option.
I will be ordering the heatsink from Amazon to get the temps down a bit, but the board will always be in an air conditioned room.
Anyone else messing with Le Potato?
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