Gaming

Building RetroArch

If you are looking for a frontend to game emulators, you can try RetroArch. It has been ported to the ODROID-XU4 family of Single Board Computers (SBC’s). You can follow the steps below to install and use it on your system.  ▶

Linux

Introducing NEMS Linux - Part 5

In the January issue of ODROID Magazine, I introduced you to some of the new features of NEMS Linux 1.5 and how to upgrade from 1.4.1 to 1.5 using the NEMS Migrator tool. NEMS Linux 1.5 has since been gaining momentum on the XU4 platform. This little single board computer from Hardkernel has proven itself as a stable platform for a Nagios Enterprise Monitoring Server.  ▶

ODROID-XU4

PiHole

Since Docker added support for the Raspberry Pi, many other ARM boards got supported as well. The ODROID-XU4 is predestined for Docker because it has much more power and RAM than a Raspberry Pi. My first project, that I wrote about  some weeks ago on my blog, was PiHole in  ▶

ODROID-XU4

Liquid Cooling Part 1 - Cluster

After finding some small 15x15x5mm heatsinks, I decided to create an ODROID cluster using water cooling in order to reduce its temperature and noise. I started with a single ODROID-XU4 to see if the small heatsinks were powerful enough to distribute heat away from the board.  ▶