Re: [9front] FQA update

[adventures in9 <adventuresin9@gmail.com>]

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.
>