So once the SD card with Bananian made ready, everything is connected and started. After a swift boot process then starts the configuration program and set things like time zone, etc.. Then looked even for updates and had finished the basic installation.
Next came the installation of NFS, AFP, MySQL Server (via apt-get) and Shairport (self-compiled). As on the Raspi already I now wanted to outsource the system to the external 2.5 "drive, as this all over again is a noticeable speed increase. In addition to the SD card is protected. To start up on the boot loader you need nothing more make.
Here now a few times naked Data lists. Speed over the Raspi.
Copying via scp with the cipher "arcfour":
Raspi = 4-6 MB / Sec
BananaPi = 11-13.5 MB / Sec
Copying via NFS:
Raspi = 9-10 MB / sec (here, however, takes the physical limit of 100Mbit network interface)
Bananapi = 28-30 MB / Sec
Copying via AFP:
Raspi = 8-10 MB / sec (see above)
Bananapi = 27-28 MB / Sec
It should be noted that the Speed. At Banana by ext. Hard drive could be slowed down by the USB 2.0. A test using a plate to a SATA port on the banana is still pending.
All in all I am very happy with the result and do not regret a second the 40 Euro to have paid for the move.
By the way ... if that led Geblinke gets on my nerves (the parts are really bright !!) they can completely switch off via software. Except for the red power LED. But you can live with, I think. One can not then yes to a piece of black tape over it Iso-stick. Or of course, pack the entire board in an opaque housing.
Those who want a little play with overclocking, the following command do via root do:
echo 1008000> / sys / devices / system / cpu / CPU0 / cpufreq / scaling_max_freq
1 GHz is the default value. A high overclock to 1.2GHz brought me the copy via scp around 0.5-1 MB / sec more. However, it is questionable whether you want to take an overclocking into account for such a small increase right (the CPU is at 1GHz also quite good warm). Whether overclocking accesses can be checked with "cpufreq-info".
UPDATE 03/12/2014
The banana is now running now nine days without any problem. Although not yet the big time but I think one can say that the yellow fruit at least. Just as reliable as their pink Sekundant.
UPDATE 13.04.2015
Still runs the Banana reliably and without crashes in front of him. I myself, although the speed at SATA port still can not measure but reportedly is here / sec be possible to speed (reading) of just over 100Mb. Just a pity that there is for the mail chipset still regarding no suitable driver. Hardware Acceleration. So you can video in HD area Forgot studiously via XBMC (Android supplies here probably the correct drivers but due to the fact that one video can not a no-go play with 23,976 FPS). You have to rely on the Pi. Or on the Pi2 I can only recommend to everyone warmly of XBMC would like to use. The part goes like Schmitt's cat. :) If for me now is the best combination:
NAS and div. Other services Banana =
XBMC and the like = Pi2
In the interplay of these two eigtl stay. Almost nothing to be desired. :)
UPDATE 04/14/2015
Now I came sometimes to a hard disk (3TB, Toshiba, 3.5 ") to slot in to the SATA port.
Writing:
dd if = / dev / zero of = testfile bs = 30M count = 10 oflag = direct
314572800 bytes (315 MB) copied, 7.49578 s, 42.0 MB / s
Read:
Timing buffered disk reads: 394 MB in 3:01 seconds = 130.88 MB / sec
Timing cached reads: 800 MB in 2:00 seconds = 399.23 MB / sec
Reading about the AFP protocol to reach a speed of 40-50 MB / sec in Gigabit network,
Not bad for the little ones.
