NUC 14 essential
Successful install after some configuration
Nuc 14 essential barebones
N150
Crucial DDR5 16gb
Samsung Evo 990 2tb
-Nonfree version
-HDMI and monitor disconnected
Ethernet to usb converter was needed. I believe to bypass Realtek ethernet drivers, i used TP-link UE306
-Secure boot i beleive was disabled
-Bypass driver option ticked
I have successfully run StartOS 0.3.5.1 on the following devices:
Minisforum:
Kodlix:
Lenovo:
Beelink:
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Successfully installed StartOS and syncing almost over :
Dell Optiplex 7040
CPU Core i7-6700 3.4 GHz |
SSD Samsung 870 EVO 4 TiB
32 GiB of RAM
Refer to my post for fixing the boot issue where it doesn’t recognize the bootloader after installation : SOS = just can't install StartOS on Optiplex 7040 - systematic "No Bootable Devices found" error - #8 by BlissHodl
Just done setup on Beelink Mini PC SER5 AMD Risen 5500U. All went very well indeed.
Got it working on Acemagic Vista Mini V1 ( ACEMAGIC Vista Mini V1 Mini PC, Twin Lake N150(up to 3.6GHz), 16GB DDR4 RAM). I replaced the 500MB SSD with a new Crucial P3 NVMe 2T SSD formatted to ext4.
It won’t boot with the monitor so you need to go headless. Then look for the IP address in your router and use that to access it from the browser.
Once Start OS was installed the V! hums along nicely.
Is a Dell Inspiron 3847 or Vostro 220 capable of running Start9?
Give it a try, and let us know!
Succesfully installed StartOS 0.3.5.1-nonfree on a chinese MiniPc:
FIREBAT AK2 PLUS MiniPC
Intel N150
16GB RAM
2TB SATA SSD GOLDENFIR (purchased separately - main hd)
512GB NVME SSD (removed during the installation, but it should not be a problem if you set the desired hard drive as the main one - in this case the 2TB SSD - in the BIOS, instead of removing the other hard drive).
The installation was carried entirely from other computer, since the setup would only run if the MiniPC’s only connections were the power supply, and the RJ45 internet connector. Installation does not work with any other peripherical connected. Also, secure boot was disabled in the BIOS.
Successful installed Start9 on Dell Vostro 7620
Got start 9 working on g3 plus gmktec barebones.
Used crucial 16 gig ram and crucial 2tb drive.
Only thing is no sound via the non free iso.
Not a huge issue but no sound for the normal people might be an issue.
AOOSTAR N1 Pro N150 mini PC. I had to use paulscode’s process (on the Start9 community forum) to get it to boot after the installation. All good after that.
Mini PC LIVA Z2 with N4100, 4 GB, eMMC 64 GB, SSD 7 TB.
Installed & successfully runs Start9OS 0.3.5.1 with Knots for 5 weeks to sync.
The sync was rather slow with swappiness=60 (default), a bit better with swappiness=10 but still slower than under Umbrel 1.4.2 the same HW (full 100% sync was finished within 6 days).
Why? No idea !? (Tor?)
After upgrading RAM to 8GB Knots sync became seemingly faster and runs for 3 weeks, but still rather slow at 83% and many time outs (direct LAN cable to router, 600/63 mbps).
Look forward to Start9OS 0.4 with great hope !!!
Thanks to the Start9OS team !
Bosgame Mini PC E3, Intel Twin Lake N150 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD - Upgraded SSD to new 4TB for more storage, then booted from USB stick flashed w/StartOS. Installed StartOS with no issue. Installed Bitcoin Knots and IBD completed in 33.5 hours.
Reporting a successful install of v0.3.5~1 on this hardware combination because I searched and did not see it mentioned so far:
Running in a little cube SFF case from Silverstone with a 450W SFF power supply.
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I setup a Lenovo M70q tiny PC, Intel i3 model with 16GB RAM. Added a Kingston NV3 2TB NVMe PCIe SSD in place of the original drive. Setup StartOS v0.3.5~1 with Bitcoin Knots. Took 19 hours to sync the blockchain on a very modest 100Mbps ISP connection.
Reporting a successful install of 0.3.5~1 on a HP Chromebox G2 with an Intel Celeron CPU 3865U @ 1.80GHz.
I had to install a normal bios on it via mrchromebox but after that I was able to install start9 without issues, everything seems to work fine.
The device is definitely under-powered but it was also only $25 and can be powered by a USB-C PD power supply. Just keep in mind to make a change to the bios to get USB-C PD to work after you flash the bios, more info here.
That’s awesome! For about another $30 you can boost that guy to 16GB of RAM. Should make a fine little, dirt cheap server. Do you know a guide for replacing the BIOS?
Docs for how to replace the BIOS are here: Getting Started | MrChromebox.tech
There are also many other Chromebox devices (such as the Acer Chromebox CXI3) that are based on the same hardware architecture that have i3, i5, and even i7. I’m downloading the blockchain now and both cores are pegged at 100% so having more cores will help with running the bitcoin client. I imagine running electrs will take even longer.