Re: [9front] FQA update

[Stanley Lieber <sl@stanleylieber.com>]

On April 3, 2023 2:09:39 PM EDT, adventures in9 <adventuresin9@gmail.com> wrote:
>There is now a kernel for the Mediatek mt7688 in 9Front.  It needs
>drivers for wifi and i2c and such, but it is a start.
>
>I do have a couple other work-in-progress kernels for Arm and Mips.
>https://github.com/adventuresin9?tab=repositories
>
>The Raspberry Pi gets downplayed because it is one of the more
>difficult chips to work with.  Much of the functionality is controlled
>by the GPU, and Broadcom isn't very open about how to work with it.
>Most Arm chips are going to have some kind of compromise because they
>are designed for some particular application.
>
>On Mon, Apr 3, 2023 at 4:54 AM <chris@chrisfroeschl.de> wrote:
>>
>> > I know this is very specific to my needs, but I seldom see much talk of
>> > other micro computers (desktop/server) (especially regarding 9) and would
>> > happily try out some alternatives.
>>
>> Although I know that one doesn't get specific platform support by means of
>> wishing for it.
>>
>> 9front is indeed mainly developed for specific (common) targets. If someone
>> requires more specific hardware to run reliable, he probably has to do some
>> patching himself.
>>
>> I was mainly asking for options/work-in-progress projects I didn't see advertised
>> in the well-known resources. (I doubt there are any)
>>
>> So excuse me for expecting some magic micro controller/computer support out of
>> thin air. I'm just not that educated when it comes to latest hardware products
>> and the like and probably just fell for the easy choice of going with something as
>> common as the pi (which is at least viable on 9front to some degree).
>>
>> The repeated critique of rpi's just got me curious if someone knows something that
>> I don't.
>>
>

damn dude