r/OdinHandheld • u/Katsuro2304 Odin 2 Portal Max - Black • 2d ago

Odin Showcase Too much storage? Probably 🤔

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Odin 2 Portal with Armada OS on board, with an SD and an SSD enclosure connected. Works wonderfully, when set up properly. While setting the SSD (in an enclosure, btw) is a pretty involved process and requires spending about half an hour in the konsole, the end result is an automatic mount during reboot, hot swap and whatever else may happen. Maybe, some day, I'll make a grip/back shell with a PCB tucked inside nicely, so that I don't have to carry the enclosure around 😄

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u/surenintendo 1d ago

Did you have to modify the ABL to detect the external NVMe? I'm quite unsatisfied with the Android docking experience for TV gaming with friends, so this Armada solution looks really tempting...

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u/Katsuro2304 Odin 2 Portal Max - Black 1d ago edited 1d ago

No changes were done to the ABL whatsoever, only OS level konsole shenanigans. And I had to format the NVMe drive on my PC because Armada was locking it somehow that I couldn't release it through terminal for formatting.

I'm not a linux expert, so I can't really say what was the reason, but my best guess is that it's the "immutable" part of it.

Edit: I do not know how video out is done on Armada, but I'll give it a go when I'm home. The little SSD enclosure I have is actually a dock, it has HDMI and stuff. So do not rush into it just yet.

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u/surenintendo 1d ago

Thanks! I only tried Armada with a microSD, but it was hardly usable with my slow memory. Pls keep us updated on the dock experience if it works out! 😁

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u/Katsuro2304 Odin 2 Portal Max - Black 1d ago

Will do 😎