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Zima board

Unlike many other single-board computers, Zima is x86 based rather than ARM. So it can run TruNAS.

Its specs say it has a Intel Celeron “Apollo Lake” processor N3450 with 4 cores at 1.1GHz base frequency and 2.2GHz Burst mode. There is a 2MB L2 cache.

It is rated with 12V 5.5x2 5mm plugs that consumes 6W TDP, with no fan (passive cooling).

CAUTION: You’ll probably need a fan blowing on it if you make use of Zima’s PCIe x4 card slot for SATA control cards, etc.

Memory

The 832 model has that name for its 8GB LPDDR4 memory.

PCIe for USB

An alternative the extra cables is the $14.90 PCIe x4 (4 Channel) USB Adapter from Zima.

PROTIP: 3D print a bracket mountig plate to hold the card so it doesn’t break off. https://www.printables.com/model/215289-zimaboard-wall-mount-for-generic-pcie-cards

USB

It has only 2 USB 3.0 ports, so an external USB is needed for the mouse, keyboard, USB stick, USB drive, Yubikey, and WiFi.

PROTIP: I plug the USB drive to the 2nd USB port.

CAUTION: A USB wifi device is needed since the Zima doesn’t have wifi built-in.

More data

You can use that SDD as a NAS from casaos to copy movies from main PC to the Zima SSD and make plex or jellyfin use it as the media folder.

CAUTION: You need to buy a cable that supports both drives. The cable that comes with the board supports only one drive.

LAN

Although the Realtek 8111H does not have a stellar reputation, it enables 2 GbE LAN ports for use as a router.

Monitor

It Intel HD Graphics 500 board supports 4k@60Hz 1080p at 200MHz-700MHz.

CAUTION: It requires a mini HDMI DisplayPort 1.2 cable.

Data storage

The Zima boards have 2 ports to support SATA 3.0 6Gb/s data transfer.

The 832 model has 32GB eMMC 5.1 data storage, which comes with CasaOS.

CasaOS

CasaOS comes with a Zima board.

CasaOS can be installed on top of Debian. It has Files and App Store app.

ZimaOS is installed on bare-metal hardware. Its GUI has a black background. It also comes with a Docker ready-to-go ZVM (Virtual Machine) and PeerDrop apps.

Meant to be used as a ZumaCube, ZimaOS can be configured to use RAID5 (butr FS) but not ZFS.

IceWhale

https://wiki.casaos.io/en/get-started

Default Bootup

  1. BLAH: The Zima board doesn’t have a reset/powerup button, so get a power strip with a switch.

  2. Plug everything except USB drives in and power up off the built-in CasaOS. I see

    Debian GNU/Linux 11 casaos tty1
casaos login:

    BLAH: What’s the response? I’m stuck here.

    https://github.com/IceWhaleTech/CasaOS/issues/1849

    If you do get through, switch from tty1 to GUI:

  3. Press Ctrl+Alt+F2 to switch to another terminal.

  4. Type startx to start the graphical user interface.

    You can also switch from tty1 to GUI by a CLI command to set the default boot when the system boots up:

    sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target

    https://wiki.debian.org/GDM

Bootup to GRUB

  1. To boot up using the GRUB GUI menu, press Ctrl+Alt+F1 all at once which you press power up. ???

  2. When the blue menu appears (for less than a second), use the arrow keys to select “Advanced options for Debian” to bring up a list of all the available boot options.

  3. Press Enter to select the Graphical Interface option.

Bootup from USB chip

  1. Hold down F11 when powering up.

Videos

CasaOS

CasaOS supports amd64 / x86-64 arm64 armv7 running on ZimaBoard, Intel NUC, and Raspberry Pi SoC micro servers.

CasaOS fully compatible with Ubuntu, Debian, Raspberry Pi OS, and CentOS with one-liner installation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIMYGvVmclE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk6LJPcYhcE How to install CasaOS on Debian https://community.bigbeartechworld.com/t/step-by-step-guide-installing-casaos-on-ubuntu-debian-and-proxmox/201

Remote Access

VIDEO: Remote Access to CasaOS (and Apps) via Cloudflare Tunnels