<br->
penguin42: is the point.. latency is the major factor at play
<penguin42>
br-: Yeh, although I have seen truly grim USB interfaces that are painful
<br->
turns out i've been calling this new caddy a pos all night because it wouldn't do more than 15mb/sec sequential
<br->
except the tar | tee /tmp/error-log | tar combo i was using was actually teeing an entire copy of the disk back on itself, ha
<penguin42>
hehe
<br->
tried truncating it, then gdb dup2'ing a /dev/null fd over it, which caused osx to desparsify the newly truncated error log, which kicked off an uninterruptible writing of 200gb worth of nulls
* br-
has just rebooted the machine
<bsdfox_>
libv, the problem I kept running into was libs in /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/mesa-egl taking priority over the mali libs
<bsdfox_>
just mv mesa-egl mesa-egl.bak works
<bsdfox_>
apt-get remove on all the packages providing want to get rid of lots of other stuff (ubuntu-desktop, unity etc)
<bsdfox_>
I do get somewhat poor performance it seems. 24fps in glmark2-es2
<penguin42>
that sounds exactly like it's vsync locked
<libv>
bsdfox_: yeah, now also in the pitfalls on the wiki
<bsdfox_>
thanks libv
<bsdfox_>
does anyone have a working udev rule for /dev/ump and /dev/mali yet? I'm not sure what's wrong with mine
<bsdfox_>
I should build a gentoo system on my A10.. it's the distro I normally use
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<ssvb>
about moving /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/mesa-egl out of the way, this did not seem to help GeorgeIoak earlier, but it's good to know that it generally works :)
<bsdfox_>
you still need to have mali setup right :)
<ssvb>
yes, sure
<ssvb>
bsdfox_: about 24fps, was it a fullscreen benchmark with 1920x1080 screen resolution?
<bsdfox_>
windowed default size with 1920x1080
<ssvb>
unity desktop?
<bsdfox_>
fluxbox
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<ssvb>
that's strange, the performance is a bit too low
<ssvb>
bsdfox_: that's because this driver avoids unnecessarily copying buffers around
<ssvb>
bsdfox_: by the way, have you noticed any image distortions like screen shaking?
<bsdfox_>
on one of the moon rock looking ones I did see some clipping I didn't notice with the mali driver
<bsdfox_>
other than that it looked the same
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<uMinded>
I am trying to setup timer 2 on my A13 (sun5i) but am a bit overwhelmed where to put it. i found timer_0 in /arch/arm/march-sun5i/clock/clock.c
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<rellla>
your issue i was discussing with someone else here. we had/ have similiar problems - even with 100Mbits. Iirc, first thing to make it better, was to set governor to performance. but i think, there was a send/receive - difference though.
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<rellla>
s/though/still/
<ibot>
rellla meant: your issue i was discussing with someone else here. we had/ have similiar problems - even with 100Mbits. Iirc, first thing to make it better, was to set governor to performance. but i think, there was a send/receive - difference still.
<rm>
does not help setting it to performance
<rellla>
you use cubie or mele?
<rm>
cb
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<rellla>
ok. so mine is up finally. perhaps i can do some iperf'ing this evening, reproduce this issue and log it somewhere. as said, i also had performance issues with wemac.
<fra79Wii>
vinifm: thanks but I want to compile it… I've already install it… I've put a local_manifest.xml to get some external resources… but it gets ignored and I also have plain Cyanogenmod things...
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<fra79Wii>
ok I've seen the ZaTab build instruction also.. I was wondering if the final result it better is better with the allwinner-dev-team repo or the various device_907 repos...
<fra79Wii>
I mean performance…
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<hramrach>
hmm, the odroid mali drivers are out
<hramrach>
as of yesterday
<ice_>
interesting
<ice_>
too bad what kills the odroid are the outrageous shipping fees..
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<hramrach>
obviously hardkernel is in for making some money
<hramrach>
you can't buy an X2 and remove the CPU module
<hramrach>
you need to buy X2 *and* CPU module if you want working platform and make your own board
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<xenoxaos>
actually, i dont think they make much money on the boards
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<mnemoc>
xenoxaos: tom said $35 go only to buy the components (in 1k)
<mnemoc>
xenoxaos: probably hardkernel has a similar issue
<mnemoc>
low qty, expensive board
<xenoxaos>
the profit margins aren't that good....
<ln2>
Which board is $35?
<mnemoc>
the pi?
<fra79Wii>
Ok it's official I can't set up a cm compile environment...
<mnemoc>
ln2: but the $35 i mentioned is the components of the cubie
<fra79Wii>
I can't get the device /allwinner/... to fetch… I've put the local_manifest.xml and sync but nothing...
<ln2>
Ahh the pi. There is a $15 board with a comparable soc that you can diy. Let me get the link.
<fra79Wii>
do you know if I have to give some special permission to the xml or some magic typo that can make my xml be ignored?
<mnemoc>
fra79Wii: maybe on an android/cm centric channel? not many people here builds android
<fra79Wii>
:p.. ok sorry.. I've build linux on my tablets already, I'm not and android guy either… I just wanted to try the 3.4 kernel (so I might not build an full android)
<fra79Wii>
the 3.4 on android I mean...
<ln2>
You can do just about everything the pi can do on that board minus the hdmi.
<ln2>
The pi makes a bad media pc anyways. So really you pay 100% more for no benefit.
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<hramrach>
xenoxaos: not high profit margins and artifically crippled products are two different things
<xenoxaos>
i've seen some of their profit margins
<hramrach>
well, I have no access to their accounting and given the parts they use are not accessible to anybody else it's hard to tell
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<hramrach>
hmm, actually pandaboard which is comparable feature-wise sells for like $170 so price-wise they have very good offer
<hramrach>
it's just annoyance that they design a CPU board and baseboard and when you buy them as package you get them superglued together so you can't take them apart
<mnemoc>
hramrach: the panda is officially sold under-cost, funded by TI's marketing budget
<mnemoc>
but after the latest changes in TI it's future is pretty uncertain
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<hramrach>
I wonder how hardkernel is run. The driver license for the Odroid lists ST-Ericsson (=hardkernel) as the licensor
<mdp>
mnemoc: fwiw, beagle is run differently yet from panda...sold with a tiny margin..but also margin at the disty level. two different approaches from TI
<hramrach>
It also grants you the license to run the software on Snowball which is either an internal name for the odroids or an error in the license
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<Lachezar>
Both these (PCMCIA/CF) require manufactured ports. Probably better for commercial use, but I find it a tad bit hard to use.
* Lachezar
asks for some leniency since he's a total noob in the area.
<mnemoc>
the point of eoma is to be granny-exchangeable
<hramrach>
there are more recent connector designs than pin-socket like PCMCIA
<Lachezar>
mnemoc: You mean that I can swap two SOC borads easily: That's commendable, but I still have to make the other side of the hardware, that's what bothers me.
<hramrach>
and grannies tend to bend the pins on this particular one occasionally so not that great
<mnemoc>
hramrach: good point :)
<Lachezar>
Aaaaa... Granny-exchangable means: replacable by senior citizens...
<mnemoc>
yes
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<hramrach>
also the PCMCIA interface limits severely the amount of I/O on the standard boards
<hramrach>
too few pins
<Lachezar>
Well... Thats VERY commendable, but couldn't an ISA-style port be the same? Maybe I'm putting my noob nose in an area reserved for high-end corporate developers?
<hramrach>
ISA would do I guess. You caould have a case for the card with edge connector like those console cards do
<mnemoc>
Lachezar: but how many connections an ISA-style connector supports?
<hramrach>
but ISA is HUUUUGE
<mnemoc>
I mean, connect/disconnect the card
<Lachezar>
I was thinking of building a RACK-mountable MULTI-EOMA chasis with KVM integrated, and I still believe a bit more noob/amateur-friendly port could help.
<hramrach>
not sure about ISA but those console cartridge connectors are supposed to be replaceable
<Lachezar>
I do not mean ISA as in THE-ISA, just the same style: one end on the board is the connectors...
<hramrach>
PCMCIA is technically noob friendly
<hramrach>
just somewhat dated and it's showing
<Lachezar>
htamrach: I am failing badly in looking for PCMCIA male connectors (they need to be male on the host right?).
<mnemoc>
TVs here come with a pcmcia-ish port of decoding channels, so they still exist
<mnemoc>
s/of/for/
<ibot>
mnemoc meant: TVs here come with a pcmcia-ish port for decoding channels, so they still exist
<Lachezar>
mnemoc: My TVs have those too, but I'm not sure that's a PCMCIA.
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<mnemoc>
not the signals, but the connector
<Lachezar>
BTW. Has anyone considered a multi-EOMA board/chasis? Something with a common (redundant) power supply, and Keyboard/Video/Mouse switch? And probably with an integrated Ethernet switch...
<hramrach>
yes, it's male connector on the board. when you have full depth kit with rails all the way and no way to put in the card other than the right way and the card going fully in it's pretty much granny-proof
<mnemoc>
lkcl: any suggested source for buying the male pcmcia connector? Lachezar asking
<hramrach>
but those solutions with half the card sticking out or the short CF card bays are not so safe on the pins
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<hramrach>
oh, well
<hramrach>
the eoma goes for minimalistic interface so all parts are mandatory and pretty much any SoC can do that
<hramrach>
so all cards should be interchangeable
<hramrach>
but requires adaptation of the minimalistic interface in the eoma device making it needlessly more costly if a signal is converted from the minimalistic interface to something the SoC would support anyway but there is no room for it on the eoma interface
<hramrach>
on the other hand, if anything is allowed and everything is optional mixing and matching cards and devices becomes difficult
<Lachezar>
mramrach: Like a video signal that's HDMI-like, and not RGB-TTL (or whatever it's called)?
<L84Supper>
eoma is an incomplete standard with no shipping products, just about anyone with experience designing hardware has better suggestions for a standard
<hramrach>
the problem is if you design an interface with HDMI, e-DP, DP and LVDS as EDM has noc hip will do all
<hramrach>
so it must be optional to provide those
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<L84Supper>
or have enough pins to support them on the standard connector
<hramrach>
and then you have to check that your EDM module and EDM screen have some intersection in the subsets on EDM they support
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<L84Supper>
the RGB-TTL pins are a big waste of pins
<hramrach>
eno longer plug anything anywhere
<hramrach>
no, they aren't. they are the least common denominator
<hramrach>
maybe you whould choose a different one if you designed from scratch today but it's the single display interface EOMA has
<hramrach>
so that every card has to provide and every screen has to consume
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<L84Supper>
the eoma standard isn't well thought out, it a kludge of suggestions collected by an egomaniac with very little experience designing hardware
<Lachezar>
L84Supper: It's an attempt though... Are there any alternatives?
<hramrach>
and app people with engeneering expertise have better things to do than designing an open device standard ..
<hramrach>
s/app/all/
<ibot>
hramrach meant: and all people with engeneering expertise have better things to do than designing an open device standard ..
<L84Supper>
Lachezar: did you see the a10 COM card?
<Lachezar>
hramrach: Probably too true.
<Lachezar>
L84Supper: Sorry, no. I am *very* new at this.
<Lachezar>
L84Supper: I am attempting to find something similar to the Raspberry-Pi, or the Olimexino, to build computer-like devices for in-company use.
<mnemoc>
Lachezar: but still no specs, price or even a url to whoever is making it
<hramrach>
and your project requires that all scanners bought over the years are supported?
<Lachezar>
hramrach: I used to modplug the usb-kbd module with forced VID/PID, but after it switched to usb-hid I can no longer do that.
<xxiao>
don't we have sub-$100 tablets from china that is flooding the market already?
<xxiao>
is eetimes living in last century?
<Lachezar>
hramrach: Not really, but like half the scanners are not recognised out-of-the-box.
<mdp>
yes
<hramrach>
they are living outside china I guess
<hramrach>
Lachezar: then thow away half of the scanners, problem solved ;-)
<mdp>
hramrach: good point, probably for the unsubsidized semis
<xxiao>
Lachezar: sometimes if just need add those usb id to kernel
<xxiao>
s/if/you/
<ibot>
xxiao meant: Lachezar: sometimes you just need add those usb id to kernel
<hramrach>
yes, and the usb-kbd is not gone, just blacklisted
<Lachezar>
xxiao: Yes, but it's hard to put anything IN a production kernel of a third party device.
<hramrach>
but supporting old half-broken hardware is a pain
<hramrach>
when working alternative exists not much point
<hramrach>
Lachezar: if it's Linux kernel they ought to give you the source. It's GPL ;-)
<xxiao>
on the other hand, unless you have a warehouse of scanners, why not just throwing the old junkie away and buy new ones, it's not green but they're cheap
<Lachezar>
hramrach: Having the source is never enough.
<Lachezar>
xxiao: hundreds.
<Lachezar>
12-15 years of purchases. Some scanners work under Windows, and the managements expects me to run them on tablets.
<Lachezar>
or kiosks.
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<Lachezar>
Anyway. This was very entertaining and informative... Although the main theme seems to be that I'm doing everything wrong...
<mnemoc>
+1
<mnemoc>
:)
<Lachezar>
I'll stick to writing code...
<hramrach>
Lachezar: go to your manager and tell him/her that you either buy new scanners or need to allocate a few tens of technician man-months to make the old ones work ;-)
<Lachezar>
hramrach: This way I end up on the jobless list. :)
* Lachezar
is bidding everyone good night. He's going home.
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<hramrach>
oh, well
<hramrach>
you allocate the time from maintenance budget but no puchase so manager minimizes purchases and gets pay rise and even more money is sunk in the project :>
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