Gentoo Archives: gentoo-embedded

From: solar <solar@g.o>
To: gentoo-embedded@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-embedded] OSWALD
Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:07:25
Message-Id: 1280809658.5302.9.camel@here
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-embedded] OSWALD by wireless
1 On Mon, 2010-08-02 at 23:23 -0400, wireless wrote:
2 > > James,
3 > > When I google for "OSWALD development kit", and click the first link I
4 > > get the following.
5 > > https://admtn.ucsadm.oregonstate.edu/ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=369
6 > >
7 > > The non devkit looks about $100 cheaper.
8 >
9 >
10 > Interesting..... The are using a OMAP 3530 (Cortex A8) core
11 > Neon SIMD coprocessor, TMS320C64 DSP and a SGX 530 2d/3d
12 > video chip. with a 3.5 inch resistive touch LCD (QVGA).
13 >
14 > Here's a few links... $500 is a bit steep..... but interesting.
15 >
16 > It looks as though they are Porting Gentoo as we speak,
17 > in lieu of continuing down the Open Embedded path:
18 >
19 > http://beaversource.oregonstate.edu/projects/cspfl/wiki/CSPFL_Gentoo
20 >
21 >
22 > Hardware
23 > http://beaversource.oregonstate.edu/projects/cspfl
24 >
25 >
26 > Somebody should approach these folks and do some serious
27 > 'birds of a feather' type of sales pitch. It'd sure be
28 > very cool to get a big university hooked on embedded Gentoo,
29 > ARM style, methinks.........
30 >
31 >
32 > James
33
34 Sorry was reading on other things related. I'll check those links in a
35 bit. I found this as an easy way to get started now
36 http://beaversource.oregonstate.edu/projects/cspfl/wiki/CSPFL_GentooQemuChroot
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40 solar <solar@g.o>
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