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Nanopi R2s Alpine

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Hi,


I recently got a Nanopi R2S which I would like to run Alpine on. I've already see this guide here<https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/DIY_Fully_working_Alpine_Linux_for_Allwinner_and_Other_ARM_SOCs>. It's very informative but over the top (for me). I'm also not sure if it reflects the current state of things?


For example, it explains how to compile u-boot, but if I download the generic arm64 image, I can see u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin already created. I've also had a look at Armbian and DietPi (both officially support the R2S) to see how they set things up. Based on their images, can I not simply do the following:

  *   Flash u-boot-sunxi-with-spl.bin to the sdcard with dd
  *   Create a single ext4 partition on the SD card in the available space
  *   Extract the contents of Alpine aarch64 to the ext4 partition
  *   Plug in the sdcard and boot into Alpine?

I'd also like to install in sys mode, which should be possible, it's just a matter of knowing how - which I sadly don't.

Thanks

David

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