Mike, The 3d3 will work with the 'alix' image but only with serial output. It should also work with the geni586 image, but won't have as many of the extra features such as led light control on the front panel.
If you're just starting now, I'd grab the svn build images I put up the other day: http://mirror.astlinux.org/beta-firmware Darrick mancyb...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi All, first post here. > > Any news on that topic ? > > Can someone confirm astlinux on the Alix 3d3 ? > > I am willing to test / support also a beta / trunk version. > > > Thanks and have a nice day, > Mike > > > >>> The ALIX image was not and probably will not support VGA output. > > > > David Kerr wrote: >> Can you boot into the Alix bios and look for a setting for something >> called MFGPT. Change that setting and try again. I know that this >> setting exists on a 2C3 and does affect booting of Astlinux trunk >> versions, but don't know about 2D3. >> >> Also, Darrick is promising Astlinux 0.7 "real soon now". It might be >> worthwhile waiting for this as there have been many changes. >> >> As you must use VGA display then you should probably stick with the >> geni586 version.... unless you want to build your own from source, in >> which case you could customize the Alix version to point console to VGA >> instead of Serial port, or just use the Alix version with a >> Serial-attached console. >> >> David >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:01 AM, binary dreamer >> <dreamer.bin...@gm... <mailto:dreamer.bin...@gm...>> wrote: >> >> Hi. >> thanks a lot for your reply. >> i am using the vga output. >> it hangs the boot for ever. >> is there an image for alix 3d3? >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 12:26 AM, Darrick Hartman >> <dhart...@dj... <mailto:dhart...@dj...>> wrote: >> >> I'm not familiar with the 3d3. Are you connected to the serial >> port or >> is there a VGA output? The net5501 image will work on the ALIX >> boards, >> but requires you to change the serial port speed to 19200. If >> you wait >> a little longer, ALIX images are available in trunk which will >> support >> the correct serial port speed for the ALIX boards. >> >> Darrick >> >> binary dreamer wrote: >>> hi. i do have an Alix 3d3 from pc engines and i would like to >> try astlinux. >>> i have downloaded the geni586 version image and the net4801 >> and net5501. >>> all of them failed to start anything at all, apart from the >> net5501 >>> which starts and says runnix OK booting the kernel and hangs >> over there. >>> any ideas what do i have to do to have a working version of >> astlinux in >>> my machine? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Astlinux-users mailing list > Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users > > Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to > pay...@krisk.org. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to pay...@krisk.org.