Gaming

Playing Modern FNA Games on the ODROID Platform

FNA is an open source re-implementation of XNA. XNA is a game framework created by Microsoft Corp., and is quite popular. A few notable games have been written with XNA (wich is for MS Windows only) and later ported to Linux and MacOS using FNA and/or MonoGames. Let's make it work on our ODROID.  ▶

Android

Running Linux Under Android

The ODROID-N2 seems like a perfect Android TV system - everything runs smoothly and converts a regular TV into a valuable smart TV. All is well if that is the only thing you want to do with your ODROID-N2, but for me, it is not enough. I wanted to use  ▶

Linux

Introducing NEMS Linux: Part 1 - The Nagios Enterprise Monitoring Server for ODROID Devices

NEMS Linux has evolved to be what I feel is the best out-of-the-box Nagios experience available. As a Nagios user myself, this is the Nagios server I have longed for. As NEMS has continued to grow, I set out to find a more powerful platform than the Raspberry Pi. That’s when I found the ODROID-XU4. Just over a year ago (September 13, 2017 to be exact) I began my quest to port NEMS Linux to the ODROID-XU4. After nearly a year of development, I am extremely proud and excited to share: NEMS Linux is now available for ODROID boards.  ▶

Linux

Kernel Modules

If you’ve been around the Hardkernel Forum long enough the word ‘kernel module’ should sound familiar to you. However, if you’re new to the Linux world the details about what exactly Kernel Modules are might be unclear. This article is intended to not only make you aware of what exactly a Kernel Module but how to interact and build your own.  ▶

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.  ▶

Linux

The Yocto Project: Up and running on the ODROID-C2

This article describes the fundamental building blocks and process for building a custom ODROID-C2 Linux image. The same steps can be used for other ODROID machines. Yocto is the industry standard tool for building custom, complex Embedded Linux systems using the latest Open Source technologies such as Qt5, QtWebEngine, and Grafana.  ▶