DIY Banana Pi Fan Cooling System from PC Parts

Why Stay Cool? I know some of you would rather be hot, but lets face the fact, hotness breaks stuff, degrades the SoC, and lowers overall performance and stability. If you are running your Banana Pi 24/7/365 with some decent task load, then you should considering DIYing yourself a cooler. This...

Ubuntu 15.04 on Banana Pi BPI-M1 In-depth Review and Benchmark

Ubuntu Mate on BPI-M1 Ubuntu as we all know it is a very popular Linux distro that is full of features. Mate on the other hand is a graphic user interface that unlike the default Ubuntu gnome, does not have a task bar. You can easily install new themes to further customize your user experience.  On...

Spigot Minecraft Server on Banana Pi M1/M1+ Dual-core A20 Computer

Minecraft Server on BPI  We all know sometimes it is more fun to play Minecraft with friends and other people on a server instead of playing alone. That is exactly the reason why so many public Minecraft servers are set up; but have you ever wanted to make your own server? The BPI Banana...

OpenWrt on Banana Pi R1 Router with Shadowsocks, OpenVPN, Proxy, UPNP

OpenWrt on Banana Pi R1 Banana Pi R1 is a single-board computer that features WiFi capabilities as you probably know. It can run on several OSes and today we will explorer the feature packed OpenWrt image optimized for Banana Pi R1. Video Overview Installation Download img here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4PAo2nW2KfnSGUzR0RYWVNiZTg/view Open...

Banana Pi Opensource Router R1 Overview and Wireless Test

Banana Pi Router R1 Banana Pi M1 is the handy dandy development board that can handle anything from Apache server to OwnCloud. The Banana Pi R1 is a routerfied version of the M1 with the same SoC, Allwinner A20, but now with 5 Gigabit ports, and wireless support. This router offer good performance...

Mopidy Music Streaming Server on Banana Pi (Partial)

What is Mopidy? A music server capable of playing music on local storage, Spotify, Google Play, Sound Cloud, and more. It can be accessed through a web interface. So basically, it plays music and store music, but now with your Banana Pi. Visit Mopidy page to learn more. If you want to do more hacking,...

Project Banana Pie April 1st

Happy April Fools I know today is not April Fools yet, but I am posting this for tomorrow! Internet if of course another good place to show April fools enthusiasm! If you haven't noticed the flappy bird flash game on top, then you should take a look, and let's also take a look at other fools around...

BPI Banana Pi Products 101 All You Need to Know

BPI Banana Pi Products All You Need to Know Banana Pi has several product lines and two companies making a wide selection of opensource single board computer boards for DIY computer projects. This guide aims to clear up what every product does and what they are good for. Banana Pi M1 Classic The...

Meta-Pi Calculating Pi with Banana Pi

HAPPY PI DAY! I hope you ate a lot of pie on the century Pi day yesterday. <3/14/15 9:27>  Now lets give our micro computers a taste of  "pie" :) Today we are going to calculate pi on Banana Pi First we have to install a command line calculator  apt-get install bc Now...

Banana Jelly Pi : Android on Banana Pi Review and First Look Video

Banana Jelly Pi This blog never experimented with another OS other than Debian on the Banana Pi. Well that is about to change with the Banana Jelly Pi! An awesome name for sure, but is it delicious? Might very well be. Pros Android = more apps Great for movies, games, and YouTube Even better...
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