Just wanted to add that I am still excited about this project. I don’t understand how anyone can contribute without access to the hardware. Is there some extra sitting around that I could get ahold of (at my expense) to test and help out?
On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 14:25 Richard Wilbur <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 1:30 PM Pablo Rath <[email protected]> wrote: > > As we have discussed in January (2023) on this list I have a working > > boot-image fullfilling the minimal requierements (U-Boot, Linux Kernel, > > Debian root image on UART console) somewhere on my hard drives. > > Andreas Grapentin and I have broken hardware. I don't know if Andreas > > made any progress at repairing his hardware. > > Sorry about your busted hardware. > > > So my question is: "Can anyone with working hardware test and varify my > > boot-image before we send it to Crowdsupply?" > > This is the crucial step right now. We can ice the cake later once 100 > > cards get released into the world. > > > > Richard, am I correct that you have a working computer card and a > > microdesktop in you possession. Are you willing to set it all up and > > test my boot-image? > > I have an untested computer card (v1.7.4) and microdesktop (v1.?, I've > got to lay eyes on it to verify the version). I am interested in > setting it up and would be happy to test your boot-image. > > (I'm also interested in being able to generate a boot image from > source. Do you have notes on how you built it?) > > I'm a few days away from being able to set things up, I believe. Then > I can try things out, verify that my computer card works and try out > your boot image. > After that we can send the boot image to CrowdSupply. > > When I can lay my hands on an oscilloscope, I intend to > carefully/gingerly test my microdesktop board. I get the impression > from what others have written, there's a pathology with either the pcb > layout or the assembly around one of the regulator chips. So I'd like > to observe it misbehaving without burning anything up. > > Richard > > _______________________________________________ > arm-netbook mailing list [email protected] > Configuration, options, subscribe and unsubscribe at: > http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook > Send large attachments to: [email protected] _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list [email protected] Configuration, options, subscribe and unsubscribe at: http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to: [email protected]
