Let me try that again with fewer typos. Sometimes my typing outruns my brain. It should be possible. I'm not sure how well a Qemu x86 VM would perform on a mini ARM rig like a Raspberry Pi or Beaglebone. Qemu can only run on one core. That is, it can emulate multiple CPUs, but it does this in a single thread, IIRC. And I suspect getting it up and running would be a challenge. A better option might be Exagear Desktop. It is like Qemu but much faster. Like 4x faster. But it is not free ($30). Exagear Desktop on a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B should run 32-bit Linux x86 applications nicely (like the Elecraft Utilities). I figure Exagear is worth the money just for the performance advantage. It could be an awesome little system for around $75 (if you already have a HDMI monitor and a keyboard). I've been seriously considering ordering one just to play with.
David, W4SMT ----------------- This is just a thought, but it may be possible to use Qemu to create an i386 virtual machine and install a minimal desktop distro that you can use the Elecraft utilities with. I did nearly the same thing here using VirtualBox on my amd64 (x86_64) desktop machine running Debian. The VM is running Debian Stable with a lightweight desktop environment and it works just fine the few times I need it. 73, Nate, N0NB ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
