EndeavourOS on the Quartz64

Has anyone tried to run EnOS or ALARM on the Quartz64? Is it possible at the moment? If so, can you boot from an M.2 SSD on it?

Here is the Arch Linux ARM web page on how to install to a ROCK64. These instructions are specifically for the Rockchip RK3328 1.5GHz while your Quartz64 has a Rockchip RK3566 quad-core ARM Cortex A55 64-Bit Processor with a Mali G-52 GPU.

https://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv8/rockchip/rock64

Then click on the installation tab.

@Shjim and @lxnauta both have EndeavourOS running on Pinebook Pro devices. Again probably a different SOC with possibly different CPUs.

So I would guess it is possible, but only one way to find out.

Pudge

EDIT:
The biggest problem may be video. Here is a listing of mali video drivers.
https://archlinuxarm.org/packages
type mali in the search entry box. Look specifically at the first seven listings.

EDIT 2:
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=install+arch+linux+arm+on+a+Quartz+64&ia=web

Look at the first two listings.

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Thanks @Pudge, appreciate the reply.

According to this article from last February

The Quartz 64 has a SATA port on it, so I would say that a SSD device would be possible.

If you want something more plug and play, Manjaro has a stable Update which includes the Quartz64.

Pudge

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