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content/posts/2025-06-08-armbian-on-odroid-n2l.md: mark as published, minor wording updates. mostly complete conclusion
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---
Last week I installed [Armbian][] on an [Odroid N2L][]. The
-installation steps, installation results, and fixes for the problems I
-encountered are documented below.
+installation steps, installation results, and fixes for some problems
+are documented below.
### Installation
@@ -31,24 +31,24 @@ encountered are documented below.
`gpg --verify Armbian_community_25.8.0-trunk.8_Odroidn2l_bookworm_current_6.12.28_minimal.img.xz{.asc,}`
4. Uncompress the image: \
`unxz Armbian_community_25.8.0-trunk.8_Odroidn2l_bookworm_current_6.12.28_minimal.img.xz`
-5. Flash the uncompressed image to a MicroSD card: \
+5. Flash the uncompressed image to a [microSD][] card: \
`sudo dd if=Armbian_community_25.8.0-trunk.8_Odroidn2l_bookworm_current_6.12.28_minimal.img of=/dev/sda bs=1M status=progress`
-6. Mount the second partition of the MicroSD card on `/mnt/tmp`: \
+6. Mount the second partition of the [microSD][] card on `/mnt/tmp`: \
`sudo mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/tmp`
7. Use the instructions and template from [Automatic first boot
configuration][armbian-autoconfig] to populate
`/mnt/tmp/root/.not_logged_in_yet`. My populated autoconfig is
[here][populated-autoconfig], but **it did not work as expected**;
see below.
-8. Unmount the second partition of the MicroSD card.
-9. Insert the MicroSD card into the [Odroid N2L][] and power it on.
+8. Unmount the second partition of the [microSD][] card.
+9. Insert the [microSD][] card into the [Odroid N2L][] and power it on.
### Installation Results
Worked as expected:
- Successfully booted.
-- Successfully connected to WiFi on first boot.
+- Successfully connected to [WiFi][] on first boot.
Did not work as expected:
@@ -79,24 +79,26 @@ network:
After fixing networking, I did the following:
-1. Copied over my SSH key.
+1. Copied my SSH key.
2. Edited `/etc/ssh/sshd_config` to disable root logins and password
logins.
3. Ran `apt-get update && apt-get upgrade`.
4. Installed `unattended-upgrades`.
-5. Rebooted to pick up the latest kernel.
+5. Rebooted to pick up the latest updates.
<!--
-TODO: conclusion
-The problem with most non-[Pi][] [SBCs][sbc] is the manufacturers
-invariably stop providing software updates shortly after the hardware is
-released and leave you with unsupported hardware running out-of-date
-software.
+### Conclusion
-Case in point: The newest image on the [Odroid N2L wiki][] is Ubuntu
+Many non-[Pi][] [SBCs][sbc] manufacturers stop providing software
+shortly after the hardware is released. Owners are stuck with
+unsupported hardware running out-of-date software.
+
+Case in point: The latest download on the [Odroid N2L wiki][] is Ubuntu
22.04.
+I'm thrilled that [Armbian][]
+
original unused blather ...
[Armbian][] now supports the [Odroid N2L][] as a [community maintained
@@ -138,3 +140,7 @@ that it did when first got the hardware: Ubuntu 22.04.
"Armbian PGP signing key"
[populated-autoconfig]: /files/posts/armbian-on-odroid-n2l/odroid-n2l-root_not_logged_in_yet.txt
"Populated automatic first boot configuration file"
+[microsd]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SD_card#microSD
+ "microSD memory card"
+[wifi]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi
+ "Wireless networking"