Ubuntu 18.04 ARM64 compatibility enquiry on XU4

[frdyf]

Hi,

I recently just bought an odroid XU4 board and I need to run a software on it. It has an Ubuntu 18.04 ARM64 version but I am wondering if that is compatible with the XU4 board. From what I am aware of, the board runs on 32-bit ARM.

Alternatively, I could download the Windows version of the software but Exagear has been discontinued.

Thus, I would like to ask for advice on these 2 things:

1. Can I use the software version of Ubuntu 18.04 ARM64 on Odorid XU4?
2. Are there any alternative softwares similar to Exagear that we can use to run Windows apps(non-games) on Odroid XU4?

Thank you.
frdyf

[memeka]

1. no you need armhf version not arm64
2. wine

[frdyf]

Hi Memeka,

Thank you so much for your reply!

I see. The software that I want to install has Ubuntu 16.04 armhf option but the XU4 I am using runs on Ubuntu 18.04. Is that compatible?

And yes I will check on wine too!

Thanks again!

Best regards,
frdyf

[meveric]

2. wine

Wine does not work.
Wine is an API re-implementation Wine Is Not an Emulator!
It does not make your armhf Linux in a x86 Windows system.
armhf WINE, only runs ARMHF Windows code!

Since ExaGear has been discontinued, you might want to take a look into the box86 project from @ptitSeb it can already run may x86 Linux applications and games on armhf.

[frdyf]

Hi Meveric

Ahh I see. Thank you so much for pointing that out, really appreciate that. I will try the box86 as suggested. I take it that this will allow python codes to run on Windows when using box86?

[Verroso]

I'd love to hear if the box86 works out, frdyf. What version are you going to use?

[meveric]

I take it that this will allow python codes to run on Windows when using box86?

Box86 has nothing to do with python or Windows.
Python exists for Windows and can run natively on Windows.

[mad_ady]

Try to see if your code can run directly with python on linux (first on x86 pc) and then try with python on armhf. It may work directly if it was written in a portable way.
What are you trying to run, anyway?

[frdyf]

Hey everyone,

Thanks for all the feedbacks. I am trying to run Spinnaker SDK on the board as I need to take photos using a camera from FLIR through the Odroid XU4.

So far, I managed to download the package using the ARM file thanks to all your help! From this, I did not need to use a virtual machine and can run it directly. Once I've downloaded the package, I referred to their (FLIR) installation guide which can be found here: https://www.flir.com/support-center/iis ... d-systems/

However, I have got to say that there are some errors in the guide. From step 2 onwards, on the compiling the kernel, I faced some problems. Hence, for that step, I followed the codes that were given here instead: https://github.com/umiddelb/armhf/wiki/ ... ARM-device

I chose the codes for Odroid XU4 which I have pasted here:

"$ git clone --depth 1 --single-branch -b odroidxu4-v4.2 https://github.com/tobetter/linux
$ cd linux
$ make odroidxu4_defconfig
$ make -j 8 zImage dtbs modules
$ sudo cp arch/arm/boot/zImage arch/arm/boot/dts/*.dtb /media/boot
$ sudo make modules_install
$ sudo make firmware_install
$ sudo make headers_install INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/usr
$ kver=`make kernelrelease`
$ sudo cp .config /boot/config-${kver}
$ cd /boot
$ sudo update-initramfs -c -k ${kver}
$ sudo mkimage -A arm -O linux -T ramdisk -a 0x0 -e 0x0 -n initrd.img-${kver} -d initrd.img-${kver} uInitrd-${kver}
$ sudo cp uInitrd-${kver} /media/boot/uInitrd"

but after rebooting, my board did not power on. As in, the blue light remained lit up but it was not blinking. There was no connection to the SSH as well from my laptop. And when I connected it to the monitor, nothing was shown.

May I know what I have done wrong and how can I fix my board?

[odroid]

The solid blue LED means u-boot couldn't load the kernel.
You might make a mistake while compiling or installing your own kernel or initramfs.
Without UART console access, it is hard to know what was wrong.

[mad_ady]

Check that the commands you ran didn't generate any errors, otherwise boot would fail.