Re: [gentoo-embedded] Gentoo on a Arietta G25

Hi John,

*thank you for your kind words* ! :)

I am be no means someone who has anything done more with webstuff than
BROWSING it. 
If there is any knowledge needed to "create a page simmiliar to..."
beyond some *VERY* basic html commands...I am not your man ;)
...which does NOT mean, that I dont want to provide further
informations and such...
What is needed (technically) to create such pages? I did not
do anything like that before...is it difficult?
And I am no native English speaker...

If "strips" are the "thingies' to be soldered on the board to
connect the wifi adapter to the board (and make it detachable 
later to get an USB port free again) ... then your order is missing
a female 7x1 (or is it 1x7?) strip with pitch 2mm (!not 2.54 mm).

You felt in love with this little board too, John? :)

Imagine: The first UNIX versions were written by Ken Thompson and
Dennis Ritchie on a PDP10/11 which were used WITHOUT a monitor.
Only a keyboard and a teletype were available. These "really big irons"
filled a wall of a room up to its ceiling.

Today we get board of the size of a chewing gum, runnnig Linux (an
UNIX) which in turn runs SIMH to emulate a ...PDP10/11 and this
combo runs the old tapes with the original login of....DMR (Dennis
Ritchie). The tapes are free for personal use.

UNIX...what a milestone of an invention! 
Ok, next worship on Friday 4 pm next week ;)

Best regards
Meino








John L. Poole <jlpoole56@×××××.com> [14-12-06 20:28]:
> Very nice Meino!  Congratulations.
>
> Two Points:
>
> 1) Just for kicks, here's an ordering list I prepared (but am not
> submitting as I'm behind)
> at http://www.acmesystems.it/catalog_arietta
>
> For propriety, to ship a base system to the United States, I prepared
> the following order:
> WIFI-2    OEM WiFi USB module    ¤ 7,00        ¤ 7,00
> ARIETTA-G25-256    ARM9 Linux Embedded Module (256MB)    ¤ 30,00
> ¤ 30,00
> AN-WIFI-02    WiFi antenna and SMA clable    ¤ 7,00        ¤ 7,00
> DPI    Debug Port Interface    ¤ 8,00        ¤ 8,00
> PS5V1A-USB2    Switching power supply 5V 1A - 2 USB out    ¤ 8,00
> ¤ 8,00
> STRIP-002    Female strip 20x2 pin pitch 2.54mm    ¤ 0,80        ¤
> 0,80
> STRIP-001    Male strip 20x2 pin pitch 2.54mm    ¤ 0,60        ¤
> 0,60
> STRIP-005    Male strip 20x2 pin 90 degree pitch 2.54mm    ¤ 0,80
> ¤ 0,80
> STRIP-006    Female strip 20x2 pin 90 degree pitch 2.54mm    ¤ 1,40
>      ¤ 1,40
>     Sub-total    ¤ 63,60
>     Select your country:
> If your country is not listed, please read shipping FAQ
>     Freight charges    28,00
>         Total amount    ¤ 91,60
>
> I thought others might appreciate what the out-the-door cost would be.
>
> 2) I recommend Meino try to create a page similar to
> http://dev.gentoo.org/~armin76/arm/beagleboneblack/install.xml
> (I still have my Beaglebone black in its unused condition, despite my
> having scrutinized the install documentation and making suggestions to
> Raul.)
>
> On 12/6/2014 11:09 AM, wireless wrote:
> >On 12/06/14 13:38, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote:
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>recently I bought a great little Linux board: Arietta G25
> >>(http://www.acmesystems.it/arietta)
> >>
> >>Since I like Gentoo I installed it instead of the provided Debian
> >>system.  The system I used to compile the kernel is -- of course -- a
> >>Gentoo -- Linux PC.
> >
> >
> >Fantastic effort there Meino!
> >
> >Ok, so looking here:
> >
> >http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/embedded/
> >
> >I cannot determine who is the one to contact to
> >get this offering of current information, correctly
> >formatted to be included in the "boards" section
> >of the gentoo embedded handbook?
> >
> >Next point, Meino has offered up a great bit of information
> >that surely does not belong in the Gentoo embedded handbook,
> >but is a great resource to encourage others how to go about
> >hacking away at a gentoo embedded project. So I think the
> >original email can be listed somewhere for others newer to
> >embedded gentoo hacking, as an example. Where would this
> >be placed? Linked to the handbook as "references" or "notes" or
> >"appendix 1"  or such?
> >
> >
> >Also, if there is a format we want folks to follow should the
> >gentoo embedded project page have a suggested format to follow?
> >
> >Many of those listing in the board section merely contain:
> >
> >1. Board specifications
> >2. /proc/cpuinfo
> >
> >Maybe the full possible format (optional for the contributor)
> >could have these additional categories:
> >
> >make.conf
> >
> >bootstrap/init details
> >
> >installed packages
> >
> >cross compiling details
> >
> >Native compiling details
> >
> >Special code/hacks included
> >(such as netconsole.c)
> >
> >Libraries
> >ulibC, musl, bionic, glibc
> >
> >languages
> >
> >Added hardware, such as a relay board to
> >power up and down other electronics as an example.
> >
> >So, being a long time reader of gentoo embedded, I understand that
> >most folks in the gentoo-embedded-project space, are busy and have
> >a very deep and strong background in embedded linux. I also understand
> >that they do not need a robustly maintained gentoo-embedded-handbook.
> >But, if we are to encourage others to learn and develop into strong
> >gentoo-embedded hackers, then we should provide a pathway for their
> >needs. Expanding the scope of the gentoo-embedded-manual or creating
> >an ancillary document, with many more simplified steps, would be
> >an excellent first step to revitalizing gentoo-embedded, imho.
> >
> >Personally, I'd like to see what the 64Bit arm devs have in mind for
> >the Gentoo embedded handbook, or as a minimized full (stage?)
> >offering?
> >I've just been waiting for 64Bit arm boards to come down a bit in
> >price; ymmv.
> >
> >I will defer to the leadership decision of the gentoo-embedded-project
> >team.
> >
> >sincerely,
> >James Horton
> >
>
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