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On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 3:27 AM, Tom Gall <tgall@g.o> wrote: |
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> So first, for those interested in cheap arm64 hardware, the first 96 board |
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> is going to start shipping in March for ~$129. The HiKey board is an 8 way |
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> 64 bit ARM board with 8 A53 cores. (No A57s bummer!) Only had a gig of |
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> memory on the board but it’s not a bad device. I’ve had one for about 2-3 |
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> weeks now. I’m basically running off a USB hard disk for the moment and |
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> thankfully the kernel continues to improve. |
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> The one downside is you really really need a 1.8v USB -> UART cable. You |
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> can get them from digikey and connect it on the board. If working with raw |
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> cables makes you squeamish take a breath, you’ll be fine. |
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> Info and links at: |
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> https://www.96boards.org |
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> Ok so hardware aside here’s the arm64 gentoo plan. |
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> 1) new stage3 put together and get that onto the mirrors for consumption. |
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> 2) Get the handbook extended to include arm64 |
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> 3) continued package stabilization |
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If devs don't mind working out of a chroot - I can potentially get access |
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to some hardware or possibly help test after things are a bit more "stable". |
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If possible I do really recommend getting something with an A57 core (vs |
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a53) - there is quite a bit of difference from the compiler side of how |
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they compare. |
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How much are the APM xgene1 systems selling for? Has anyone tried to |
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request hw from: APM, ARM, Cavium or AMD? |
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