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Raspberry Pi 4

Please note: this guide is for building your own Raspberry Pi from scratch with a BrooklynR OS. For those who have purchased a QORTector from www.crowetic.com please go to QORTector Walkthrough


BrooklynR Kernel Features

  1. OS based on Debian Linux, Raspbian 10 buster
  2. Fully open source
  3. Customized specifically for Qortal
  4. Optimized performance and a must-have!
  5. Hardened Kernel security. No more local exploits
  6. Locked the memory copy b/w internal and external memory devices
  7. Added Entropy hardware for maxed out entropy. Far more than an i7 Processor
  8. Thermal control. Yes you can add fans and they will auto start when the temp hits 51C
  9. SPH implementation of crypto functions
  10. Updated crypto algorithms
  11. Full SoC encryption enabled on board the CPU for UI and Core speedup
  12. Overclocking assist now supported on 4B rev 1.2 and above
  13. 32 is enabled by default. You will not need 64 bit

These releases can guarantee uptime of years without a single reboot or stall. No one will ever need to reboot a Pi 4 anymore, provided you use the recommended power bricks. Users have option of Headless releases or with a full featured accelerated Desktop GUI Release: QortalOS TitanMATE, QortalOS NXT LXQT, QortalOS NXT GNOME, Plasma, Plumbus, XFCE, Cinnamon, or Russcade.

Raspberry Pi 4 Configuration Recommendations

  • Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB (4GB will work but 8GB is recommended)
  • Power Supply
  • Case with fan (fan is important!)
  • USB 3.0 SSD 500GB or above (128GB microSD will work but SSD is recommended)

Note: a few of the releases below will run on Pi 3B+ models.

Preparations on your PC/Desktop computer

  1. If using SD card, download SD Memory card formatter: Select OS on site
  2. To flash image on SD and SSD, download Balenaetcher : Select OS on site / or for Windows only - another option - win32diskimager: https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/
  3. Download 7-zip (to unpack the image) : Windows (64bits) , Windows (32bits)
  4. For Mac users download Keka(to unpack the image) : macOS
  5. Download Remote desktop client to access PI from your MAC or Windows computer (used for Desktop GUI images): Select OS on site
  6. Download Brooklyn R kernel on your computer (Pick only ONE below):

* Brooklyn-NXT-titanPLUS-QORTector-32GB-5.12.2022 by Scare Crowe (newest QORTector image that will be used on all of the QORTectors at www.crowetic.com , optimized to make the most out of the hardware’s capabilities, hardware accelerated 4K video performance, and MATE desktop environment includes pre-installed bootstrap and core version 3.3.0, 32gb version): https://cloud.qortal.org/s/Pr6JQnb8k7gKbkr

How To Install QortalOS and Qortal Core

  1. Format SD card with FAT32/FATX using SD Memory Card Formatter on your computer (if using an SD card)
  2. Use 7-zip or Keka on your computer to extract the downloaded image, you will get a file with Disc icon (circling in picture)
  3. Connect your microSD card or SSD drive to your computer for flashing the unpacked image
  4. Open Balenaetcher on your computer, insert your microSD card or SSD drive, select the image you extracted and microSD card or SSD drive, click ‘flash’!
  5. Once it finishes flashing the image, disconnect from computer the microSD or SSD then plug into to Pi, connect Pi to router via ethernet cable (recommended) and power on the Pi. (It needs some time to start up.)
  6. Power on the Pi and wait a few minutes to start. In the mean time, log into your router to locate the IP address of your Pi to be able to RDP into PI via computer. Always good idea to check that your PI is now listed in your connected devices. This is even if you are using a monitor, keyboard, and mouse where RDP is not needed.
  7. If you are going headless (using a different computer to log into the Pi desktop) then on Windows/Mac/Linux open up Remote Desktop Connection (Microsoft Remote Desktop Client or Remmina for Linux)
  8. Enter the IP for your Pi and click ‘connect’. Click ‘yes’ when it asks about connecting and if you trust the certificates.
  9. Log in. Username: pi Password: dmax911e
  10. Once Desktop loads you will need to Expand the the filesystem: Open a terminal session, enter this command and press enter:
    sudo raspi-config 
  11. Raspi-config screens will pop up. Scroll down to advanced settings using arrow keys, hit enter, select expand file system and select it. When it is done select ‘exit’ and it will ask for you to reboot. Click ‘yes’.
  12. Log in again. Username: pi Password: dmax911e
  13. Open a terminal session and input the commands below (enter/return after each line wait for response):

Download latest version of Qortal core: (this is optional. Needed only if the image you chose was released/packaged more than 1 month ago and if the core was packaged.)

First check if the core is present and remove Qortal directory before downloading new version):

ls
rm -R qortal

Then download latest Qortal core:

wget https://github.com/Qortal/qortal/releases/latest/download/qortal.zip

unzip qortal.zip

Start the core from terminal : (Qortal core will auto-bootstrap then sync up. If it looks like the image below, that means your core is running now.)

cd qortal

chmod +x *.sh

./start.sh

OR Download Core launcher from Hfactor:

In terminal:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xspektrex/QORTectorScripts/master/launch_Core.sh 

(move to desktop via GUI file manager, Cut/paste Core launcher to desktop)

Launch the Qortal core via the Core launcher by double click on the icon on desktop

If you are running IPv4 only you will need this in your settings.json file:

"bindAddress":"0.0.0.0"

How to Install Qortal UI via scripts with associated UI launcher

Type in Terminal session (press return after each command):

cd

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xspektrex/QORTectorScripts/master/uninstall_ui.sh

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xspektrex/QORTectorScripts/master/update_install_ui.sh

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xspektrex/QORTectorScripts/master/launch_UI.sh ((move to desktop via GUI file manager)

Make the script/s executable:

via terminal, immediately after terminal load, with chmod +x *.sh

Via GUI with (Right-click -> Properties -> Permissions) and check the "make executable" box.

Cut/paste UI launcher from home to desktop( via GUI file Manager)

Now run the update_install or uninstall script/s via terminal:

sudo ./uninstall_ui.sh
(optional this will enable a clean install, recommended first time after flashing a new image)

sudo ./update_install_ui.sh
(when you see the line "Build Complete, You can use your new UI" its done)

How to Run Qortal UI via UI launcher

Launch the Qortal UI via the UI launcher, double click on the icon on desktop

How to Run Qortal UI via UI server locally

Type in Terminal session (press return after each command):

cd qortal-ui

yarn run server & 

Then go to web browser Chromium. Type in browser address: localhost:12388 (Qortal UI Login will pop up)

For more info on these scripts developed by Hfactor visit: https://github.com/xspektrex/QORTectorScripts

How to install and Run new Qortal UI app image

This is optional if you already have the Qortal-UI icon on the Pi Desktop ( newer images include it)

In terminal session, you will download the Raspberry Pi (QORTector) (armv71) (32bit) (.appimage) - Qortal UI:

cd

cd Desktop

wget https://github.com/Qortal/qortal-ui/releases/latest/download/Qortal-Setup-arm.AppImage

once completed in terminal, go to the Desktop and update the file called Qortal-Setup-arm.AppImage as follows:

Right Click on file called Qortal-Setup-arm.AppImage, choose Properties

First tab change name to Qortal-UI

Select Permissions tab, tick Allow executing file as program, then close

Double click on the Qortal-UI file and the Qortal UI login will appear.

Note: For Headless images, you will access your pi via ssh from your computer.

First set up an ssh tunnel as shown on this page SSH tunneling and keep it open : http://wiki.qortal.org/doku.php?id=ssh_tunneling.

Then in terminal on your computer enter: ssh pi@ip address assigned in your router. You will be prompted for Username: pi Password: dmax911e (password will not display when typing)

How To Access Your Pi Remotely via RDP

This walkthrough will illustrate using Microsoft Remote Desktop client on a Mac laptop (see in ‘Preparations’ section above where to download the client for your computer OS):

1. Click on 'Add PC' and define the connection for Pi TITAN, in this example shows connecting via ip address located earlier from the connected devices in our router/modem. Another option would be via hostname: titan.local (just replace the 'titan' portion with whatever version your device is - such as 'plumbus' for QORTector customers).

2. Double click on RDP connection for TITAN PLasma just created and enter Username: pi Password: dmax911e

3. Pi desktop GUI is now fully available:

Brooklyn Release Details (by release dates):

Brooklyn-NXT-titanPLUS-QORTector-32GB-5.12.2022

(Release Date: May 12, 2022)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1.3 · Released by: Crowetic

Hello again Qortians, it's time for another release of the TITAN!

It is my pleasure to take over the releases of this amazing development while Scare Crowe is in Ukraine. (He is of course the one still doing the development, I wish I was that good…heh. But I will be handling the releases.)

This is the newest QORTector image that will be used on all of the QORTectors sold by Crowetic Hardware Development LLC (https://crowetic.com) including the new 'QORTector-KB' that will be going up on the website shortly.

This image still uses MATE desktop environement as it has been continually proven to be the best performing desktop environment for the pi4. We will likely continue using MATE desktop for the foreseeable future.

This image is setup to start Qortal Core automatically upon boot, and run in the background, this means you will NOT see the Qortal icon on the taskbar unless you stop and start Qortal, or change it to use a .desktop startup file.

The image also comes with a pre-installed bootstrap and version 3.3.0 of the Qortal Core. This makes the image 32GB minimum size, so you will need at least 40GB of free space on the computer you plan to image from, and you'll need at least a 32GB disk to image to.

I will also release a 16GB version of this image soon. Hope you enjoy the new titanPLUS image!

This one includes the following improvements, and more…

1. Real-time page scan and allocation

2. Cache compression

3. Real-time IRQ checks

4. Dynamic I/O allocation for Java heap

5. Java page migration

6. Contiguous memory allocation

7. Idle pages tracking

8. Per CPU RAM usage tracking

9. ARM NEON scalar multiplication library

10. NEON/ARMv8 crypto extensions

11. NEON SHA, Blake, RIPEMD crypto extensions

12. Parallel NEON crypto engine for multi-algo based CPU stress reduction

Grab it from https://cloud.qortal.org/s/Pr6JQnb8k7gKbkr9

QortalOS NXT TitanMATE Desktop

(Release Date: Mar 24, 2022)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 2.0 · Released by: Crowetic

This is the 16gb image of QortalOS NXT titanMATE by Scare Crowe. Due to a few complaints about video performance on titan-plasma… he took titan to a whole new level!

Introducing… titanMATE! This one has hardware accelerated video performance, and MATE desktop environment, which is much less resource intensive, and performs a lot better.

This image is totally suitable as a 'desktop replacement' as it can stream HD video full screen with no issues. (Just don't expect to be able to play new games on a pi 4.)

There will be another version released shortly, the 'QORTector' version, which has only a couple differences… Qortal core starts automatically (which you can make this image do by adding @reboot ./start-qortal-at-boot.sh into crontab -e) and has a copy of the Qortal db on the image.

This image does not have the Qortal db, and the auto-start is currently disabled. Feel free to enable it if you like. This image has a start script on the desktop for the Qortal Core, as well as the UI appimage pre-installed. Enjoy!

Grab it from https://cloud.qortal.org/s/yEFxMpnJmSSJw39

QortalOS NXT TITAN Plasma Desktop

(Release Date: Mar 17, 2022)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1.2.8 · Released by: Crowetic

This is the 32GB QORTector image of QortalOS NXT TITAN by Scare Crowe. An update to the 1.2.7 image to fix audio and bluetooth issues.

Also has updated Qortal and Qortal UI versions, and a new bootstrap.

Grab it from https://cloud.qortal.org/s/ZyyRGRXPBM2xg86

(Release Date: Mar 8, 2022)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1.2.7 · Released by: Crowetic

This is the 32GB QORTector image of QortalOS NXT TITAN by Scare Crowe.

This image is built specifically for the QORTector devices, the only differences are that this image has a copy of the newest db for Qortal, and is setup to start the Qortal Core automatically.

You can remove the auto-start if you like by simply running crontab -e and commenting out the @reboot line there.

There will be another release done shortly that will be a 16GB+ version without the Qortal db.

Grab it from https://cloud.qortal.org/s/C4EPbk4dLzykjD2

Brooklyn Titan LTS 5.60.12 nextgen uses ARM Turbo Clocks Optimised for Plasma(KDE) on Titan with line replication and interpolation.

TLS, AES, UI's Ripemd 128/160/320 NEON accelerated crypto functions are built inside kernel and not as loadable modules separately.

QortalOS NXT Sinclair Mate-V2 Desktop (Release Date: V1 Dec 28, 2021, V2 Jan 16, 2022 )

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1.2.5 · Released by: HFactor

OS: Raspbian 10 buster with BrooklynR NXT Sinclair+ kernel GUI: Mate 1.20.2 desktop customized, optimized and configured by HFactor

Suitable for all Raspberry Pi 3B+ and 4 models. Designed and aimed for novice to expert users as it can be run headless or via GUI. Qortal Core 3.0.1 and UI 1.7.0 prebuilt and included. Tools updated with apikey required. This release is no longer available. Been replaced with new version QortalOS NXT TitanMATE Desktop.

Includes all the goodies/optimizations of the previous QortalOS NXT Sinclair Headless release with fully implemented GUI.

Built for plug and play use with the below attractions:

Custom theme and icons (Qogir - dark mode).

Metacity window manager and no compositor to increase visual response times over VLC and RDP. Ease of use panel applets on desktop environment (CPU temp/usage, bluetooth/wifi, clipboard, audio, network and date/time)

Customized Chromium with custom privacy features and hardware acceleration for for latency free videos/streaming

Customized VLC player with hardware acceleration for for latency free videos/streaming. Auto detection/scaling of HDMI0 and HDMI1 with functioning audio on 3.5mm and HDMI0. Functioning Bluetooth/Wifi disabled with rfkill by default. Daily use software for productivity and communication.

Complete specs and details available within the "Includes" and "Readme" of downloaded zip.

This release is dedicated to my good friends Gisele, Sean, Raz, Russell, Iam Buzz, Godfree, bigchill2k, SolemnPaladin and a few of the men behind the Qortal vision (Jason, CAL, CAT and GFactor).

QortalOS NXT Sinclair Headless

(Release Date: Oct 27, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1.2.4 · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

Suitable for all Raspberry Pi 4 models and 3B+ as well. Aimed towards medium to expert Linux users as this release has no GUI. Grab it from https://cloud.qortal.org/s/HzyASe4fJbLTQsm

Countless changes under the hood. Its faster. Its better. ARM crypto accelerator improvements. (stays in beta for now) GPU time delay fixes and optimisations for QortalOS Desktop. Dynamic NVRAM allocation for two generation of boards.

Massive DTB update. JAVA SPH updates. True mempow implementation for lag free crunching. Overclocking assist now supported on 4B rev 1.2 and above. Better undervolt detection to assure Qortal core stability.

This release is dedicated to my brother Jason, my moose Sean, my mate Russell and my good friend Gisele.

QortalOS NXT Beluga GNOME Desktop

(Release Date: Sep 10, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1.2.3 · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

Suitable for 8GB Raspberry Pi. Grab it from https://cloud.qortal.org/s/6XFN2oe7nReCNZ3

With GNOME Desktop Environment. Qortal UI 1.4.2 pre-built inside. Includes daily use software for productivity and communication. Built for plug and play use.

WiFi & Bluetooth disabled. Only accessible via SSH and RDP for hassle free use. SSD highly recommended.

This release removes proximity threats of WiFi and Bluetooth and focuses on physical and internet privacy in a different manner. You can set Tor as system wide proxy under network settings. Qortal core has been left out intentionally.

This image is dedicated to whiteside5x for his support. Also known as Beluga.

QortalOS NXT Vermouth LXQT Desktop

(Release Date: Aug 27, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1.2.1 · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

Suitable for both 4GB and 8GB Raspberry Pi variants. Grab it from https://cloud.qortal.org/s/QNNGyy98HKTeNBb

With LXQT Desktop Environment. Qortal UI 1.4.2 pre-built inside. Qortal Core latest bundled as downloaded zip file. Includes daily use software for productivity and communication. Built for plug and play use.

QortalOS NXT Headless

(Release Date: Aug 24, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1.2 · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

For Advanced users without the Desktop environment Grab it from https://cloud.qortal.org/s/gzLtPGaRNBNeeJB

This release brings more security features and networking performance improvements address the needs for data centre requirement excellent throughput on Qortal web hosting sync & relay.

Special thanks to Moose, Hfactor, CalDescent, Crowetic, Gisele, Cat, Rylieh and Russell

BrooklynR Jaymen Headless

(Release Date: July 14, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1 · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

For Advanced users without the Desktop environment Grab it from https://cloud.qortal.org/s/2f86Zt5kBbwnco3

Kernel 5.13.10 Suitable for medium to expert level users. Kernel is optimized for server and background processing.

BrooklynR Plumbus Desktop

(Release Date: July 3, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: Plumbus · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

Suitable for both 4GB and 8GB Raspberry Pi variants. Grab it from : https://cloud.crowetic.com/s/9BPBQn92r2zz9nf

The most responsive Desktop Environment yet. With MATE and LXDE integration

BrooklynR Jackwagon XFCE Desktop

(Release Date: July 1, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1.1 · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

Suitable for both 4GB and 8GB Raspberry Pi variants. Grab it from https://cloud.crowetic.com/s/7nJkZrEGJTjXW2K

Qortal UI 1.4.2 pre-built inside Updated Kernel core to 5.10.12 (ton of updates) Updated VC4 with more stability Updated Mesa3D Fixed the annoying "no internet" issue for some users Kernel preemptive model changed to desktop performance from balanced …. too many other enhancements to add.

BrooklynR Russcade Edition

(Release Date: June 16, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: Russcade · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

Suitable for both 4GB and 8GB Raspberry Pi variants Grab it from https://cloud.qortal.org/s/WAwsyqT7gBXnDML

VP4 DRM and latest MESA 3D acceleration for VideoCore4 GPU Hardened settings and tweaks of BrooklynR - The Moose Kernel All Bluetooth pods and USB controllers are now supported All input devices supported

HDMI0 set for Arcade gaming while HDMI1 port for Xterminal sessions to manage your Qortal Core and UI Without UI bundle. You need to build UI from source from official UI git. Without Qortal Core. Grab official releases only from Qortal git.

Russcade is optimized for gaming and Qortal Core + UI server only. It is not meant for a GUI replacement. Use RetroPi official documentation for transferring ROMS and MODS. https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Transferring-Roms/ Standard microSD card resize procedure applies for cards above 32GB. Look at Qortal Wiki on HOWTO. You will need SSH client to setup Qortal Core and UI and create a Putty/SSH tunnel.

BrooklynR Cinnamon Desktop

(Release Date: June 1, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1 · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

Suitable for 8GB Raspberry Pi. Grab it from https://cloud.crowetic.com/s/HgnZt8KDATm8q35

BrooklynR Headless

(Release Date: May 27, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1 · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

Suitable for both 4GB and 8GB Raspberry Pi variants. Grab it from ( was replaced by Jaymen Headless July 14, 2021 see above)

BrooklynR Plasma Desktop

(Release Date: May 27, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1 · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

Suitable for 8GB Raspberry Pi. will run on 4GB Pi variants with a bit of lag. Grab it from https://cloud.crowetic.com/s/6Rq9DcSWfeeLwgG

aka KDE - image with a perfect blend of beauty and performance. Recommended for 8GB Pi model with USB3 boot enabled

BrooklynR XFCE Desktop

(Release Date: May 27, 2021)

Repository: Qortal/Brooklyn · Tag: 1 · Released by: CWDSYSTEMS

Suitable for both 4GB and 8GB Raspberry Pi variants. Grab it from (was replaced by XFCE of July 1, 2021 see above)

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