Orange Pi R1 Plus LTS - Bad performance

[Zookeeper1738]

Hello, I tested all versions and it always presents instabilities, making it impossible to access the internet.

I know it is not a stable version yet, but I would like to know if anyone else has the same problem.

Version: 23.05-r2

Version: 23.05-r3

[PaoloTiscali]

@Zookeeper1738

23.05-r2

Hi Zookeeper1738,
how you have installed version 23.05-r2?
I use version 19.x and sysupgrade don't work for me

Thanks
Paolo

[Zookeeper1738]

I tested 23.05-r2 and 23.05-r3.

openwrt-23.05.0-rc2-rockchip-armv8-xunlong_orangepi-r1-plus-lts-ext4-sysupgrade.img
openwrt-23.05.0-rc3-rockchip-armv8-xunlong_orangepi-r1-plus-lts-ext4-sysupgrade.img

You can download it from this link: https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org

I also tested version 21.02 (Offered by Orange Pi), performance is also not satisfactory.

Version 19.x works well? How can I test?

Thanks.

[PaoloTiscali]

Thanks for your reply.

No, don't try 19.x: there are many problems, for example eth0 don't works and I can use only eht1 for inside and outside networks.

Now, I need to flash my SD card with sysupgrade EXT4 or SQUASHFS?

[Zookeeper1738]

Perfect, were you able to test it?

[PaoloTiscali]

Hi,
Yes, it works very well!!
On the 23.05.rc3 version there is only a disk space problem.
With a 32GB SD, only 60MB is available.
root@OpenWrt-Roma:~# df -h
Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/root 3.5M 3.5M 0 100% /rom
tmpfs 494.1M 1020.0K 493.1M 0% /tmp
/dev/loop0 98.5M 38.6M 59.9M 39% /overlay
overlayfs:/overlay 98.5M 38.6M 59.9M 39% /
tmpfs 512.0K 0 512.0K 0% /dev

The procedure I found to extend the space doesn't work...
it gives me an error with resize2fs... "/dev/mmcblk0 bad magic number in super-block"

Do you have the same problem?

Paolo

[Zookeeper1738]

Could you share Fast.com result?

You can increase the partition space using GParted.

[PaoloTiscali]

[PaoloTiscali]

I tryed to expand with gparted, but there are some errors.

and the resize option in not enabled

Do you have idea how to extend partition /dev/sdb2?

[Zookeeper1738]

Here work

[Notsee]

Which model did you choose in the firmware selector?
I only see Xunlong Orange Pi R1 and not Xunlong Orange Pi R1 Plus LTS

[PaoloTiscali]

Where did you install gparted?
I installed it on the Raspberry Pi 4, maybe it can't manage the OpenWRT images...
On orange Pi R1 I can't install the gui and I can't even find gparted

[ascintra]

Do not use GParted to expand the ext4 partition as it can corrupt the partition and may cause read/write issues on the SD card.

1. Identify Storage Device:
   Use block info to list storage devices.
2. Create New Partition:
   Run fdisk /dev/mmcblk0 to create a new partition. Follow the on-screen instructions.
3. Format to ext4:
   Run mkfs.ext4 /dev/mmcblk0p2.
4. Temporarily Mount New Partition:
   Create a temp directory and mount the new partition with mount /dev/mmcblk0p2 /tmp/new_overlay.
5. Copy Data:
   Copy existing overlay data with cp -a /overlay/. /tmp/new_overlay/.
6. Unmount:
   Use umount /tmp/new_overlay.
7. Update fstab:
   Edit /etc/config/fstab to include the new partition.
8. Reboot:
   Use reboot to apply changes.

[Zookeeper1738]

[PaoloTiscali]

After several attempts, combining various posts, I managed to create this script to extend the disk space on my Orange Pi R1 Plus LTS. I think it might be useful to others too:

Install packages

opkg update
opkg install parted cfdisk f2fs-tools losetup

Identify disk name and partition number

echo -e "ok\nfix" | parted -l ---pretend-input-tty

Expand root partition

parted -s /dev/mmcblk0 resizepart 2 100%

Grow f2fs filesystem

LOOP="$(losetup -n -O NAME | sort | sed -n -e "1p")"
ROOT="$(losetup -n -O BACK-FILE ${LOOP} | sed -e "s|^|/dev|")"
OFFS="$(losetup -n -O OFFSET ${LOOP})"
LOOP="$(losetup -f)"

losetup -o ${OFFS} ${LOOP} ${ROOT}

fsck.f2fs -f ${LOOP}
mount ${LOOP} /mnt
umount ${LOOP}
resize.f2fs ${LOOP}

Apply changes

reboot

[Notsee]

Maybe there's something wrong with your ethernet cables
Can you test it by plugging it directly to your computer?

[Zookeeper1738]

I've never had any problems with Gparted.
It Works very well.
See the video I recorded.

Screencast from 19 09 2023 10:49:56

Result:

[PaoloTiscali]

Yes, I saw the video.
I am used to doing all the configuration via a script that starts from the original ISO.
With this system, should the new version be released, I am able to reconfigure the device in a few minutes.
I prefer to install and use LUCI only for the installation test phase.