[hpsdr] OMAP3530 EVM with 2.6.27 Kernel

[Bob McGwier]

I STRONGLY recommend you use the http://rod.info link I gave to you before
and do cross compile.  Move the code over using ftp or scp.

You will be much happier with the development environment then.

I agree that the computer is quite usable doing X desktops.  It slows down
doing serious graphics because it is the basic frame buffer and not
accelerated support the hardware is capable of.

Bob


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-----Original Message-----
From: hpsdr-bounces at lists.hpsdr.org [mailto:hpsdr-bounces at lists.hpsdr.org]
On Behalf Of Alberto I2PHD
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 12:02 PM
To: hpsdr at hpsdr.org
Subject: Re: [hpsdr] OMAP3530 EVM with 2.6.27 Kernel

***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****

Bob McGwier wrote:
> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
> 
> As you can see, very late kernels run on the ARM Cortex-A8 but this is
very
> much an open source linux process where things get fixed incrementally.
> This is not for the end user who just wants to "use it" right this minute
as
> you can see from color patching questions.  For now, we do not have a
driver
> for the OpenGL-ES hardware so we will lose lots of speed for those wanting
> to hook it to a monitor.
> 
> Bob

FWIW, I have been able to run the latest Angstrom distribution (Dec, 5,
2008) on my BB Rev.B5 (waiting for Rev. C)
with X running at 1280 x 720, keyboard and mouse perfectly usable, and even
a USB WiFi dongle that allows me to browse 
the Internet with the special version of Firefox that comes with that
Angstrom release.

Today I am experimenting with a USB 2.5" external drive, 320GB, and
apparently it works. When the BB monitor program 
will be updated so to allow booting from an USB device that will be the way
to go.

But of course the very big next step would be that of installing a C
compiler, have it working, and compile something 
compatible with the X on the BB. The fact that my foray into the Linux
territory did start only a few weeks ago is of no 
help, however...

I followed the instructions on this page :
http://code.google.com/p/beagleboard/wiki/HowToGetAngstromRunning

And the Angstrom kernel loaded was this one :
<
http://www.angstrom-distribution.org/demo/beagleboard/Angstrom-Beagleboard-d
emo-image-glibc-ipk-2008.1-test-20081205-beagleboard.rootfs.tar.bz2
 >

73  Alberto  I2PHD

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