I flashed synclound for cubieboard and connected hdmi and doesn’t see any output on monitor
is it supposed?
It may not work, is sah working to the IP? Do you see new local IP on your router?
what is sah? i don’t have ip because didn’t connected ethernet cable (don’t have available ports) but have wifi stick
Sorry I meant ssh.
You will need to connect it, it will not work without the ethernet.
It is like a headless server, all the controls are on the web.
I planned use keyboard to connect wifi
Well seems better way is armbian + manual execute install.sh script
You can do that.
It is just having WiFi on server is not great but if that is what you need, should be fine, install should work on any debian hopefully.
Upgraded the image to use latest armbian, can you try?
https://github.com/syncloud/image/releases/download/26.03.1/syncloud-cubieboard-26.03.1.img.xz
this image are working, thanks (also i tried using armbian imager instead of rufus, maybe because of this)
Upd: can you say the password please?
By default password is syncloud, then after device activation (https://IP) it will be the password of the main admin user.
okay thank you, now i tried to call armbian-config but noticed that it doesn’t exists, which service are used for manage network?
Upd: nevermind, my dongle not available in the system (works for vanilla armbian)
Syncloud image uses its own rootfs, so armbian-config is not available.
Network is configured via /etc/network/interfaces.
For WiFi you would need wpasupplicant package which is not included in the current image. I am also adding wpasupplicant to the next rootfs build so it will be included out of the box.
I will let you know when new image is ready asap.
The new image (26.03.2) now includes wpasupplicant out of the box, you can re-flash with it:
https://github.com/syncloud/image/releases/download/26.03.2/syncloud-cubieboard-26.03.2.img.xz
After flashing configure WiFi:
Edit /etc/network/interfaces and add:
auto wlan0
iface wlan0 inet dhcp
wpa-ssid "YOUR_NETWORK_NAME"
wpa-psk "YOUR_PASSWORD"
Then run:
ifup wlan0
If WiFi does not work, please run these commands and post the output so I can help:
lsusb
ip link
dmesg | grep -i wifi
dmesg | grep -i wlan
dmesg | grep -i firmware
Your WiFi dongle is recognized (Realtek RTL8821CU, driver rtw88_8821cu, firmware loaded).
The problem is the interface was renamed from wlan0 to wlx40a5ef2e37ea. Update /etc/network/interfaces to use the actual interface name:
auto wlx40a5ef2e37ea
iface wlx40a5ef2e37ea inet dhcp
wpa-ssid "YOUR_NETWORK_NAME"
wpa-psk "YOUR_PASSWORD"
Then run:
ifup wlx40a5ef2e37ea
For the text from the screenshot:
root@syncloud:~# ifup wlan0
wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant daemon failed to start
run-parts: /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant exited with return code 1
ifup: failed to bring up wlan0
root@syncloud:~# lsusb
-bash: lsusb: command not found
root@syncloud:~# ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: end0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 02:17:0a:81:4c:74 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
altname enx02170a814c74
3: wlx40a5ef2e37ea: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 40:a5:ef:2e:37:ea brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
root@syncloud:~# dmesg | grep -i wifi
root@syncloud:~# dmesg | grep -i wlan
[ 17.698940] rtw88_8821cu 2-1:1.0 wlx40a5ef2e37ea: renamed from wlan0
root@syncloud:~# dmesg | grep -i firmware
[ 0.024123] CPU0: Spectre v2: firmware did not set auxiliary control register IBE bit, system vulnerable
[ 16.844512] rtw88_8821cu 2-1:1.0: Firmware version 24.11.0, H2C version 12
thank you i connected to wifi (can’t type interface name by hand)
just noticed one thing: seems i need syncloud account and subscription for activation even if i don’t need syncloud.it domain 
Glad WiFi is working!
The subscription covers the cost of running the infrastructure - user accounts, device registration, app store, automatic HTTPS certificates, build infrastructure and automated testing on real devices (which is how you got the new images so quickly today), and support like you are getting right now in this thread. All of this runs 24/7 and costs money to maintain.
That said, I understand you just want to try it out first. I can give you a few months free so you can see if Syncloud is useful for you. After that it is 5 pounds a month.
There is a reasons why i don’t want/can’t pay
- due sactions and SWIFT disabled
- Due governement blocks (so relying on some service is not a good idea for me)
I understand the situation with sanctions and banking.
We do accept cryptocurrency payments, so that could be an option if you have access to that.
Regarding government blocking - Syncloud runs on your local device, your data stays at home. The only external dependency is the initial activation and domain/certificate management. Once activated, your apps and data work locally even if our servers are unreachable.
As for blocking external services - almost everything depends on external servers controlled by US companies. Windows Update connects to Microsoft servers, Apple devices connect to Apple servers for App Store and updates, Android phones connect to Google Play, ChatGPT processes data on US-based Microsoft Azure servers. If your government blocks US services you would have much bigger problems than Syncloud. We are not any different from these services in that regard.
but it’s optional, i even don’t have google account and just download software from FDroid or Aurora Store. The only thing i may use is FCM and Google DNS (but it’s solvable)
I have Windows 8.1 which do not receive updates anymore (just some problems with new software)
I respect the choice to use F-Droid and privacy-focused tools.
If blocking is a real concern for you, we could potentially run a regional instance of the app store and DNS API closer to your region. Which country or region would work for you? AWS has global coverage so we have options.