mnemoc changed the topic of #arm-netbook to: EOMA: Embedded Open Modular Architecture - Don't ask to ask. Just ask! - http://elinux.org/Embedded_Open_Modular_Architecture/EOMA-68 - ML arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk - Logs http://ibot.rikers.org/%23arm-netbook or http://irclog.whitequark.org/arm-netbook/ - http://rhombus-tech.net/
<danlench1> i knor specing its dinner time and i havw a 4mo old and a 4 yo running around
<danlench1> ;:
<danlench1> :)
<aholler> here it is 01:00 am
<specing> same here
<aholler> asthonishing how large the internet is ;)
<danlench1> daniel@nofolder.com
<danlench1> if i get disconnected
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<GeorgeIoak> Hoping you guys can let me know what I did wrong. Had a working SD card, decided to recompile kernel/modules, and am now stuck at "Waiting for root device /dev/mmcblk0p2..."
<GeorgeIoak> card looks fine on computer
<GeorgeIoak> if i plug/unplug mouse i can see it enumerate on the UART console
<rz2k> libv: awesome!
<aholler> be sure to not have the mmc/fs stuff as module.
<GeorgeIoak> i didn't touch mmc/fs in the kernel compile but what could i check
<GeorgeIoak> this has happened before so i think i'm doing something wrong but i need to save this card
<ZaEarl> libv, I love you, man.
<GeorgeIoak> i see these messages and i think on a good boot there are voltage readings from the axp209, regulator_init_complete: axp20_buck3: incomplete constraints, leaving on
<GeorgeIoak> i see this early in the UART console:[mmc]: sunxi mmc controller using config : 0xb
<GeorgeIoak> but then: pdev->id: 0
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<GeorgeIoak> [mmc]: sunxi-mmc.0: pdev->name: sunxi-mmc, pdev->id: 0
<GeorgeIoak> the line ends with: off !!
<GeorgeIoak> on some other boot tries i do see voltages on the AXP209 probe but I see mmc 3 power off !! (and MMC0 and MMC1 but nothing about MMC2)
<GeorgeIoak> nevermind, seems like i've got a flaky sd card slot, pushing down on it allowed it to boot now. just what i need to happen ...
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<torindel> GeorgeIoak: if you want i can give you my dmesg to compare
<GeorgeIoak> torindel: thanks but i didn't think it was the actual sd slot that could be bad. i thought somehow i was copying wrong files or something and the kernel was just throwing that message
<GeorgeIoak> i plugged/unplugged the card a bunch of times but just now i decided to press down and whn i did it booted
<torindel> ^^
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<danlench1> traeak: is this irc affiliated with rhombus?\
<danlench1> traeak: should i speak with lkcl ? can you please forward my info along? any info about rhombus will help
<traeak> danlench1: i don't know jack, have some patience
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<danlench1> i just know how channel scroll back can be sometimes
<danlench1> i will 'hang' for a while ;)
<fra79Wii> Hi.. I have a patch for a touchscreen driver but can't find the proper way to submit...
<fra79Wii> upps.. found the page...sorry :P
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<GeorgeIoak> working on compiling some touch screen drivers that i had working before and can't remember directory to use for X11 libraries on the .config --prefix line
<GeorgeIoak> is it /usr/lib/X11 or /usr/share/X11
<libv> andoma: no time for that today sorry.
<libv> have to go lie down and die now, FOSDEM still hasn't left my body.
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<fra79Wii> damn.. I sent the patch but I didn't specify that was for sunxi=3.4
<fra79Wii> sunxi-3.4
<fra79Wii> does someone is using cromiumOS on a tablet? I was wondering about an on screen keyboard on chromiumOS.. but I've never used/seen a chromeOS...
<fra79Wii> and on google search I can't tell where rumours ends and true starts...
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<aalonso> hello, i have a question, i want to add an additional device driver in fex file; sys_config in kernel parses the fex file; is there a guide on how to do this?
<rz2k> redscorpio released new unpacker for allwinner a31 SoCs images
<rz2k> they moved from LiveSuit to something called phoenixsuit
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<wingrime> techn: ft5_ts comes with firmware that can be safety droped from source tree
<wingrime> techn: and more one, this firmware compatibly only with unknown ts impement
<wingrime> cat I make patch to drop it ?
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<oliv3r> hramrach: hmm, i bought an mpeg licence for my PI, so i can ask my money back?
<ccssnet> ..
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<oliv3r> lkcl is probably best talk with daniel lench then
<oliv3r> god i was stuck on a large scrollback :p
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<hramrach> oliv3r: technically sw patents are illegal in EU
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<hramrach> so if you are thre you can try to complain to mpeg-la, hire a lawyer, go to court, etc ;-)
<hramrach> but the fact is that while sw patents are illegal and everything you can license from mpeg-la is sw patent they are enforced and fees collected in EU
<hramrach> there is http://eupat.ffii.org/ with detailed info on the current status if you are interested
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<hramrach> also if you are in the US you are probably out of luck
<hramrach> because software is generally patentable there
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<oliv3r> hramrach: yeah so it costs ~3 euro's. Not worth a lawyer etc.
<oliv3r> what bothers me though, is that a UK firm is collecting those fee's even though it's illegal
<Turl> BBB-equivalent complaint?
<oliv3r> ?
<Turl> Better Business Bureau on the US
<Turl> you know, Consumer Defense stuff where you can complain
<hramrach> yes, you can complain
<hramrach> that's what you can do
<hramrach> ffii would be the place to look
<hramrach> they complain loud and for a long time
<bfree> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_patents_under_the_European_Patent_Convention#UK ... basically the courts (and patent office(s)) don't agree with the simple statement that "sw patents are illegal"
<hramrach> when it's written in the law and the courts just ignore it ..
<hramrach> there is lobbying to make it legal after the fact since so many nice but illegal patents are already granted
<oliv3r> well i'm a paying supporter of the EFF, they should complain too! :p
<bfree> hramrach: it's not that simple, those doing the interpretting of the law to apply it in the real world find that the words "as such" in the law open up a big can of worms and allow things "we" would deem as software patents
<oliv3r> or the eff-europe
<mnemoc> there is a nice quote from "killing me softly" (2012), "the US is not a community, it's a business"
<mnemoc> s/me/them/
<ibot> mnemoc meant: there is a nice quote from "killing them softly" (2012), "the US is not a community, it's a business"
<hramrach> bfree: if that 'as such' applied they could perhaps have some say over chips but never over sw codecs
<hramrach> but afaik they want royalties for those too which is clearly software as such
<hramrach> mnemoc: ofc EU is a businesss too
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<mnemoc> it's the german empire done right ;-)
<hramrach> and it's not the tax money what pays the officials. it's the benefits offered by the lobbyists
<mnemoc> "America is not a country it's a business" is the right quote :\
<oliv3r> i think my tablet somehow died (OS corrupted :( bah)
<oliv3r> if I plug in power, I get the bootloader screen (i see the backlight on, with a lighter square where an image is supposed to be (never saw that )) and after 3 or 4 seconds it goes off and does it again
<L84Supper> the same may be said for China, just don't tell anyone that lives there that, that's the important thing
<oliv3r> I'm guessing it can't load the kernel? but how in the world could that get corrupted
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<hramrach> don't bring out china
<L84Supper> it's safely behind the GFW anyway
<hramrach> or maybe do. it's not like there is much difference between there and US anymore
<L84Supper> the corruption has seeped in, now even opening up derivatives trading
<L84Supper> I'm not sure if it's a trojan horse by wall st or if they have the top in on the scam as well, never will know for sure anyway
<hramrach> the difference is that in the US they heard of the Bill of Human Rights and the government is trying everything to make people forget
<L84Supper> yeah
<hramrach> in China they never heard of that thing but people there slowly start to realize that something like that exists outside
<hramrach> so they pretty much in at the same point with local peculiarities
<L84Supper> most people in China are too busy just looking for a way to make a better life for themselves
<hramrach> yes. most are
<hramrach> not that it's much different in the US
<hramrach> or *any* life for that matter
<L84Supper> true, people in the US don't seem to see the big picture anymore and why there is a bill of rights
<oliv3r> the world is scammed anyway
<oliv3r> just look what happened in the cycling sport? we all got scammed
<L84Supper> light beer still flows, TV still works and you can drive though and get a 3K calorie meal for <$10
<oliv3r> now soccer appearantly is just a scam too
<L84Supper> 100 years ago in the US there scandals over baseball being fixed
<cheng> anyone can power up cubieboard with the supplied USB->power jack input?
<L84Supper> anyone ever get a chance to test the IRQ latency on the cubieboards GPIO?
<hramrach> how woud you test it?
<L84Supper> best way is with a scope
<L84Supper> LinuxCNC has some routines for testing
<hramrach> you need somebody with a scope then ;-)
<L84Supper> the beaglebones SOC has a TI AM3358/9 with that PRU-ICSS block, so IRQ get serviced quickly with low jitter
<oliv3r> libv: where is the vid of your talk! :( video.fosdem.org/2013 still has nothing :(
<L84Supper> just wondering how they did the PIRQ block in the A10, ad how much interrupt latecy jitter there might be under video, memory and SATA load
<oliv3r> L84Supper: I havea scope, but no cubieboard :p
<oliv3r> only a A10 tablet
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<hramrach> should work the same
<L84Supper> I have to order a cubie, i probably should have picked one up when nearby last week :(
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<oliv3r> but atm it refuses to boot
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<bfree> oliv3r: http://grep.be/blog/en/life/fosdem/2013_video "What's left now is to do some transcoding and uploading; this will happen over the next few days and weeks." 05 February, 2013 01:06PM
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<oliv3r> oh, blog, :D
<oliv3r> but i wanna watch it now :p guess I have to keep refreshing video.fodsem.org
<oliv3r> watched a few lighteningtalks allready
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<mnemoc> Turl: any chance you can test on android hansg changes to cpufreq?
<Turl> mnemoc: remind me tomorrow @ early morning
<Turl> mnemoc: I don't understand part of it though, hansg says part of it is needed to OC 'without recompiling kernel' ?
<mnemoc> bfree: libv
<bfree> I know that, I meant who posted it to slashdot ;)
<traeak> hehe libv
<hansg> Turl, I've not actually tried overclocking, so maybe I'm wrong, but before my patch both the cpufreq_max as the scaling_max where 1008000000, and AFAIK you cannot set the cpu higher then cpufreq_max
<traeak> your 2 and 3% are statistically aboutmeaningless
<traeak> but it's cool anyways and thanks for all the hard work
<hansg> But maybe I'm wrong and people are already overclocking through sysfs ?
<hansg> Anyways I guess my patch should be split into 2, one to split cpufreq and scaling min_max defines, and change the scaing_min to 408
<hansg> And then maybe later another to make overclocking easier. Maybe ...
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<mnemoc> hansg: the main problem I see is that android doesn't sleep, it clocks down. so pushing the minimum higher will reduce battery life for them
<mnemoc> a CONFIG_ would solve that. as we have different defconfig for both
<hansg> mnemoc, there is sleep and there is sleep, unless android busyloops, or has very frequent wakeups when idle, the cpu will enter a deep powerstate, eliminating any power consumption differences from just clockfrequence changes, or so I expect
<mnemoc> but surely the split of that patch is welcomed
<hansg> mnemoc, so how about a patch to split cpufreq and scaling min-max into separate defines, and then a CONFIG_ option for setting scaling_min ?
<mnemoc> sounds good
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<hansg> mnemoc, TBH I don't care about overclocking (at least not atm), that part of the patch was just a matter of "while I'm at it"
<hansg> mnemoc, ok I'll put fixing that patch to your liking on my todo
<hansg> mnemoc, feel free to merge the 2 display patches in the mean time :)
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<Turl> hansg: check scaling_avail_freqs or such
<Turl> you can set them to any freq there
<mnemoc> hansg: both? I haven't read them but 3/3 seems controversial
<hansg> mnemoc, 3/3 has been discussed a bit and it seems that after explaining why I went that route everyone agrees. And this does fix a quite popular samsung series of lcd monitors not working at their native resolution (and stretching sucks)
<hansg> mnemoc, but as always it is your call in the end :)
<hansg> Also note that the sole purpose of 2/3 is preparation for 3/3
<mnemoc> hansg: nah, I'm just the ape, you are the devs. you agree, I apply.
<hansg> I think there is agreement, at least: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/linux-sunxi/TNkma1ZVm0U/uN9XtoBj4fUJ sounds like agreement, but if you want to let it stew a bit more, that is fine too
<mnemoc> i hardly find time to follow the mailing, and can't let my time constrains limit the progress of the project
<mnemoc> will apply them (and the other outstanding patches I have marked) tonight
<hansg> cool, thanks
<hansg> Dinner time for me, so you all again tomorrow
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<mnemoc> o.o
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<mnemoc> Turl: space elevators first, then building a death star will be cheaper :)
<Turl> :p
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<Welsh> evening
<provel__> hi all! I compiled lima driver (limare) but it seems there aren't any gles function in the so file.... is there a way to use it?
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<Welsh> Just come across this project and I am really interested. Have a few questions though, if someone could throw out answers or where i'd find more info.
<Welsh> What hardware and cards are currently being worked on? Would a keyboard with a passthrough card simply have a usb hub inside it?
<provel__> wait.... lots of project here
<Welsh> EOMA
<provel__> ok
<Welsh> Sorry, should have stated that, but the topic said it so i was unsure
<provel__> I suppose that keybord has a little hub, yes
<provel__> linux kernel likely supports hubs, anyway
<Welsh> Just thinking that the keyboard would be the simplest to produce as a proof of concept
<provel__> removing the hub and inserting the eoma? I doubt there's space enough
<Welsh> I mean the keyboard could contain a hub. The EOMA would be a simple usb passthorugh with an single port on it
<Welsh> I don't seem to be able to spell today
<provel__> hum... you want to connect eoma between a keyboard and a PC? I can't imagine nothing but bad things of that ^^'
<Welsh> the EOMA wiki lists keyboard as one of the proposed form factors
<mnemoc> Welsh: but those all-in-one keyboard things iirc
<Welsh> It's simply a keyboard with a few extra usb's, but pull out the default card and put in a cpu card and you just have to connect a monitor
<mnemoc> Welsh: so a computer without display on a single brick
<Welsh> mnemoc: Yes
<mnemoc> so your keyboard should also have rj45, sata and dvi/vga output
<Welsh> It doesn't have to provide visual if that's on the cpu card?
<Welsh> Sata is easy to do, with a sata to usb on the pasthrough card
<mnemoc> the connectors on the external side of the eoma68 card are all optional
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<mnemoc> so your device (keyboard) has to assume the card does not provide video output
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<mnemoc> and so turn the lvds from the pins into dvi or similar
<Welsh> I see what you're saying, but those ports will have no use without the cpu card.
<mnemoc> eoma-based devices are no use without the cpu card
<mnemoc> the passthrough is mostly a debugging tool
<Welsh> Except as tv's, screens, etc
<Welsh> I thought that was the idea
<Welsh> Say you buy a screen, it just passes hdmi through to the lcd
<Welsh> Has usb and a sata port too
<Welsh> but then you can drop in a cpu card, and have an all in one pc?
<Welsh> at least, that was the direction i got from the material I can find on it
<Turl> your screen would have to be EOMA-enabled
<Turl> ie have a EOMA slot where you can put your card in
<Welsh> Turl: Yes
<mnemoc> same with the keyboard, the brain is in the card, even if the card is a dummy
<Welsh> I get that the brains are in the card
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<Welsh> mnemoc: but you said that without a cpu card the device is useless
<Turl> it is
<Welsh> the card does not need a cpu for you to use the device say, as a normal keyboard or screen
<Turl> you'd need a special card
<Turl> but what's the point then
<mnemoc> a passthrough card counts as a dummy cpu card
<mnemoc> but still a "cpu card"
<mnemoc> without embedded cpu
<Welsh> so it's more the terminology i've been using?
<Welsh> I'd say it was an EOMA card
<Welsh> especially if it didn't have a cpu
<Welsh> hmm
<Turl> the point of EOMA cards is that they can be replaced so you can upgrade the "brain"
<Welsh> it's called a "passthrough card" here
<mnemoc> Welsh: but for the eoma-enabled device it's just another eoma card
<mnemoc> no hdmi, but lvds
<mnemoc> even if it originally comes from hdmi
<Welsh> I'm confused as to what we're confused about now
<mnemoc> :)
<Welsh> I was specifically checking on the point: A keyboard with a passthrough card is a plain keyboard, perhaps with extra USB ports. Removal of the passthrough card and insertion of a CPU card turns the keyboard into a fully-functioning computer.
<Welsh> As this would be a simple proof of concept build for me and would give me something to put a pcu card in when one is produced
<mnemoc> yes, have the usb connected you'll get all the usb functionally in the usb of the passthrough
<mnemoc> even if you "forget" to connect the other cables
<mnemoc> in which case it's a fat keyboard with hub
<Welsh> And from all the pictures of what the first cpu card will look like, i had assumed that they would provide a mini-hdmi out
<Welsh> I get that you're saying this might not always be the case
<mnemoc> the eoma68-a10 card is only one example of card
<mnemoc> and all those "external" connectors are outside the scope of eoma68
<mnemoc> so the keyboard itself needs a dvi/vga connector
<Welsh> which would require a chip inside the keyboard to convert the signals?
<mnemoc> and do the corresponding magic over lvds
<mnemoc> yes
<Welsh> The wiki entry says devices are free to implement only some of the interfaces
<Welsh> CPU cards must implement all though
<Welsh> So a keyboard with no display output would be within EOMA
<mnemoc> yes, you can. but it would be pretty pointless to make an "all-in-one"ish eoma keyboard which won't have display unless the card provides that "out of the standard"
<mnemoc> because you can't assume the card will have any other video output beside the lvds on the eoma68 connector
<mnemoc> even if some (like the a10-based one) has it
<mnemoc> have*
<aesok> ++
<Welsh> Maybe to start i could break out the pins for lvds inside the keyboard, and leave space for an addon that would provide video out
<Welsh> to reduce initial cost
<mnemoc> will it really make a $diff$?
<Welsh> on a student budget, probably
<mnemoc> people expects to be able to plug a display on an smart keyboard
<Welsh> But including it as standard when there will be no output?
<mnemoc> who would buy an eoma keyboard to only use it as standard usb keyboard?
<mnemoc> by definition the "smart" keyboard will be more expensive than a normal dumb keyboard
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<Welsh> besides, wouldn't an lvds -> hdmi converter require hdmi membership?
<Welsh> mnemoc: And this would just be a slightly better than dumb keyboard
<Welsh> If i wanted to go for full price smart keyboard then yes, i could add those things. But i was going for base price proof of concept
<mnemoc> make it dvi in hdmi connector (i.e. hdmi without audio) and not license is needed
<mnemoc> student can carry something like http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?LegacyDocID=MIGR-73183 with the card and sata drive inside, and plug it to any display (vga, dvi, hdmi) and enjoy :)
<Welsh> That would be the final idea, yea.
<jelly-home> incidentally, that keyboard does not work with MK802 or cubie's android images properly
<Welsh> I was going to use the initial keyboard with a raspberry pi or cubieboard, thus the display would be external
<Welsh> My keyboard design without display out would also be useful for somewhere with chin clients or EOMA card screens, as you could still keep the storage in the keyboard, even wifi
<Welsh> But i can see your point about adding a display out if not all cards are going to supply an external one
<mnemoc> adding a battery would be nice too
<mnemoc> a lipo is easy to make optional
<Welsh> I had considered the option, as well as a EOMA card that made it into a blue tooth keyboard
<Welsh> not sure i could do usb over bluetooth though
<Welsh> are there any standards for wireless usb connections?
<Welsh> There do seem to be some wireless usb hubs... looking expencive though
<mnemoc> you'll probably have to export the different components as BT profiles
<mnemoc> not usb as such
<mnemoc> which doesn't really sound... fun
<Welsh> I'd need a cheaper way to do exactly this
<Welsh> Ah, there's a standard!
<Welsh> Hoorah!
<Welsh> Yea, that's the one i managed to find :3
<mnemoc> very obscure name :p
<Welsh> Googling wireless usb just brings up wifi adapters :P
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<mnemoc> google is sadly "popularity based" :<
<Welsh> My chance of finding devices or even chips with it is quite low :P I shall trawl through the pages.
<Welsh> Any info on adding lipo batteries, since you mentioned it?
<mnemoc> will help to feed the display signals conversion, the card and also usb devices... like the cubieboard or r-pi
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<mnemoc> and reduce cable mess
<Welsh> Also, adding wireless video as well as usb would be cheaper than just usb
<Welsh> would probably use more power though.
<mnemoc> if you can run the smart keyboard from battery and plugged to the wall you can offer pretty nice flexibility
<mnemoc> even if you have a display available, finding a free outlet isn't normally easy
<mnemoc> i mean, when using it on the go
<Welsh> Yea. I was thinking about making it take 5v anyway, so it could be charged via usb
<Welsh> It will basically be the laptop style dock without a screen with all these add ons
<mnemoc> what about a more flexible input range and common dc connector? like 5.5/2.5mm 5-19V ? :)
<Welsh> maybe i shall do a small one with less features for version one.
<jelly-home> 5-19V?? :-)
<Welsh> mnemoc: was going to have a second connector anyway. But i like 5v, it's so nice :P
<Welsh> Especially if i'm using it with a cubie / pi, i can just use the same plug that normally runs that
<mnemoc> jelly-home: good and inexpensive 5.5/2.5mm 12V/19V power adapters are very easy to find
<mnemoc> and can charge your battery faster than 5V :p
<mnemoc> while 5V power adapters tend of be crap unless they are absurdly expensive
<Welsh> all extra price for the circuitry :P
<mnemoc> true :<
<Welsh> I've got a 5v 2a for my pi
<mnemoc> real 2A?
<Welsh> Yea, i think so. Not tested it
<Welsh> though it seems to pull the pi + hard drive + dvd drive
<lkcl> oliv3r: who's daniel lench?
<mnemoc> Welsh: there you have the eoma master, lkcl
* Welsh bows down in wonder
<mnemoc> Welsh: you can ask him about existing and planned cards/devices
<lkcl> ahh allo. wassup?
<lkcl> i have a conference call in 5 mins. what do you need to know, mr Welsh?
<mnemoc> lkcl: Welsh is designing an eoma "smart keyboard"
<lkcl> ooooOoo
<Welsh> Nothing right now
<lkcl> excellent!
<Welsh> Just some interest in the EOMA after finding it at work today
<Welsh> mnemoc: starting with a dumb keyboard :P
<lkcl> i've found a non-$3.50 PCMCIA assembly, btw, from... from.... who is it... amphenol. 6mm height, and about $1.50
<Welsh> I have to clock out anyway
<lkcl> ok sah
<Welsh> but will be back with more questions some time :P
<mnemoc> :)
<lkcl> all right. between 6 and 7 is good for me, evenings.
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<lkcl> thanks mnemoc.
<mnemoc> yw
<sspiff> are allwinner chips the best choice for open source hacking? are there better alternatives?
<techn_> sspiff: depend what you want to do?
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<mnemoc> there are more open/better documented chips, but not in the same price range
<sspiff> techn_: linux/android platform development
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<techn_> with platform you mean userspace?
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<sspiff> techn_: both user and kernel space
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<sspiff> mnemoc: I'm looking in the same price range, so things like Rockchip and AMLogic etc are options
<techn_> I think A10 is great for atleast kernel space hacking.. everything depends on community.. and there is a lot to do
<sspiff> but OMAP is not, for instance
<sspiff> what is the state of the A10 kernel, techn_?
<techn_> but for user space.. a10 is good if you want to debug problems also in kernel level (since problem could also there) :p
<sspiff> has anyone gotten their hands on an Q31?
<sspiff> A31**
<mnemoc> sspiff: no sources for A31 yet
<techn_> sspiff: dont expect broadcom/freescale/ti quality.. but could be better than rockchip.. dunno :)
<sspiff> how different are they?
<mnemoc> no one knows :)
<sspiff> I'm considering ordering a device based on them
<sspiff> not necessarily to develop with/against
<mnemoc> L84Supper: libv lives here :)
<L84Supper> thank you Capt. Obvious :)
<mnemoc> :)
<techn_> slashdot seems to be full of trolls :p
<L84Supper> heh, pretty much the net since 97 or so
<mnemoc> at least irc got rid of the "warez" channels since then
<L84Supper> it's sad there is so little cooperation
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<drachensun> Has anyone seen a devkit for sale for the A31 like they had for the A10?
<drachensun> I'm contacting wits about it but they don't have anything on their site.
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<mnemoc> drachensun: they don't seem to have one yet. all designs are still inhouse
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<techn_> WarheadsSE: one request.. could you enable nfs boot on default ALARM kernel? :)
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<radix_> hello, how i set up external interrupt in A13?
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<radix_> something like 'request_irq( EINT16, irq_handler, 0, "GPIO IRQ 81", NULL);' make sense?
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<Turl> there was someone working with irqs and gpio on A10 yesterday in here
<Turl> radix_: might be worth reading, http://irclog.whitequark.org/arm-netbook/2013-02-05
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<radix_> sunxi_gpio.c was accept?
<radix_> sunxi_gpio.c was submmit?
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<Welsh> o/
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<Welsh> simple EOMA question. Could a low cost android phone be converted to a "franken-CPU-card" for testing? Since there are no CPU cards currently?
<mnemoc> maybe you can build/sell the first passthrough cards? ;-)
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<Welsh> That would require me to know about psb design. :P Which i don't yet. I shall look into it though XD
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<Welsh> books on pcb design look expensive D:
<mnemoc> around kicad you can probably find good free documentation to get started
<mnemoc> and after all, the passthrough card is quite dumb
<Welsh> It's simply mapping the pins to the outputs right?
<mnemoc> + hdmi/lvds conversion, and the connectors
<Welsh> yea
<mnemoc> so it sounds like the perfect first pcb project ;-)
<Welsh> Trying to find a pcb designer now :P
<specing> haha
<Welsh> eagle freeware allows me a large enough design for PCMCIA cards
<Welsh> :)
<mnemoc> Welsh: kicad?
<Welsh> the kicad site doesn't seem to want to load for me
<Welsh> but eagles 4" x 3" and 2 layers should be plenty for a passthrough, no?
<mnemoc> `apt-get install kicad`
<Welsh> Windows user :P
* Welsh gets into fire proof suit
<mnemoc> not incredibly new, but should do the work until their site is back