From: geoff@plan9.bell-labs.com
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] Preferred ARM platform?
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:05:47 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <b7357189556decc9fb12eb1063a43549@plan9.bell-labs.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimgyq3=_2X+OOggcWoKAmwR8OvLn6FPHgb0B-jf@mail.gmail.com>
As far as I know, there isn't yet a good, inexpensive, well-documented
ARM system. I tend to prefer the Marvell Kirkwood systems (the plugs)
because they have faster processors, faster and smarter Ethernet
controllers, and somewhat simpler SoCs than the TI OMAP3 systems
(beagle, igep, gumstix). On the other hand, the video controller on
the openrd is effectively undocumented and the guruplug display isn't
yet available.
The beagleboard is a mistake: its lack of real Ethernet is a major
failing, plus we haven't been able to get OMAP USB (EHCI) to work yet,
so one can't even use the kludge of USB Ethernet.
We have video working on the gumstix, but without working USB, there's
no way to attach a local keyboard or mouse.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-11-02 18:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-11-02 14:51 David Leimbach
2010-11-02 15:42 ` Jacob Todd
2010-11-02 17:26 ` Nick LaForge
2010-11-02 18:05 ` geoff [this message]
2010-11-02 18:11 ` erik quanstrom
2010-11-02 19:19 ` Nick LaForge
2010-11-02 19:31 ` geoff
2011-02-14 20:04 ` Yaroslav
2011-02-14 20:25 ` ron minnich
2011-02-15 0:06 ` geoff
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