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raspberry_pi_4_qortector_gen_2

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Raspberry Pi 4 QORTector Gen 2

Brooklyn R kernel is now available (Update May 2021)

  • fully open source
  • customized specifically for Qortal
  • optimized performance, and a must-have!

Raspberry Pi 4 configuration recommendations:

  • Raspberry Pi 4B (8GB)
  • Power Supply
  • Case with fan
  • 128GB SD card or a usb 3.0 SSD 500 gb or above ( recommended )

Preparations:

  1. Download SD Memory card formatter: Select OS on site
  2. Download Balenaetcher : Select OS on site
  3. For Mac users download Keka: macOS
  4. If RDP to PI: Select OS on site
  5. Download Brooklyn R kernel (Pick only ONE ):

Details of each Brooklyn Releases: https://github.com/Qortal/Brooklyn/releases

Installation Instructions:

  1. Format SD card with FAT32/FATX using SD Memory Card Formatter
  2. Use 7-zip to extract the image, you will get a file with Disc icon (circling in picture)
  3. Open Balenaetcher, insert your SD card or SSD drive, select the image you extracted and SD card or SSD drive, click flash!
  4. Once it finish flashing the image. Plug the SD or SSD drive to pi4 and power on the Pi 4. (It needs some time to start up)
  5. Power on the Pi 4 and wait a few minutes to start. In the mean time log into your router to see what the IP address is of your Pi 4 if you plan on going headless (ask Qortal tech for help finding your IP if you do not have access to your router). If you are using a monitor, keyboard and mouse ignore last.
  6. If you are going headless (using a different computer to log into the pi 4 desktop) then on windows open up Remote Desktop Connection. If on Linux or Mac download your version of windows remote desktop.
  7. Enter the IP for your Pi 4 and click connect. Click yes when it asks about connecting and if you trust the certificates.
  8. Log in. Username: pi Password: dmax911e
  9. Open the terminal and enter the command line: sudo raspi-config. Scroll down to advanced settings 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.
  10. Open terminal and input the commands below:
  • Download qortal core:(some releases have qortal core included check the details on the git)
wget https://github.com/Qortal/qortal/releases/latest/download/qortal.zip
unzip qortal.zip
  • Download bootstrap:
cd qortal
chmod +x *.sh
wget https://qortal.tmgoxford.com/db.7z
7z x db.7z
  • Start the core: (If it looks like the image below, that means your core is running now!)
./start.sh

How to Run Qortal UI

Type in Terminal (Press Enter after each commands):

cd UI
cd qortal-ui
yarn run server & 

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

For Headless, the above UI web browser login instructions do not apply. You must set up a tunnel in putty and connect to your pi4. Then open UI on Windows or Mac and login.

See SSH tunneling: http://wiki.qortal.org/doku.php?id=ssh_tunneling

BrooklynR Kernel features:

  1. Hardened the Kernel security. No more local exploits.
  2. Locked the memory copy b/w internal and external memory devices
  3. Added Entropy hardware for maxed out entropy. Far more than an i7 Processor.
  4. Thermal control. Yes you can add fans and they will auto start when the temp hits 51C
  5. SPH implementation of crypto functions
  6. Updated crypto algorithms
  7. Full SoC encryption enabled on board the CPU for UI and Core speedup
  8. The Kernel version with this release is 5.12.6 hybrid.
  9. 32 is enabled by default. You will not need 64 bit.

QortalOS NXT Kernel features:

  1. more security features and networking performance improvements at Kernel level to address the needs for data centre requirements.
  2. excellent throughput on Qortal web hosting , sync & relay.
  3. can host your e-commerce or personal websites in data centre on the Qortector or DIY Pi4.

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. Able to mine Monero on it as well.

Users have option of Headless releases or with a full featured accelerated Desktop GUI Release : QortalOS NXT, Plasma, XFCE, Cinnamon, Russcade or Plumbus.

raspberry_pi_4_qortector_gen_2.1630157962.txt.gz · Last modified: 08/28/2021 09:39 by gisele_h