[ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread Sharad Birmiwal
Hi folks I am looking for some embedded kit for hobby projects -- no special requirements (high ram, x86/PPC?), I just need something to tinker with. One which would not make me rely on any other OS for support software, and which I can preferably buy in Delhi. Input from anybody with experience

Re: [ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, On 7/25/07, Sharad Birmiwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking for some embedded kit for hobby projects -- no special requirements (high ram, x86/PPC?), So, why not use an Intel PII or PIII machine? SK -- Shakthi Kannan http://www.shakthimaan.com

Re: [ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread Sharad Birmiwal
As a matter of fact, I have a P1 - 133MHZ (16MB RAM). I was thinking of doing that but I can't carry it around to show off my latest projects :). Isn't small beautiful? I don't want to use an OS right now. I want to try writing dedicated applications (programming the board in C/Assembly). I have

Re: [ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread vivek khurana
--- Sharad Birmiwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a matter of fact, I have a P1 - 133MHZ (16MB RAM). I was thinking of doing that but I can't carry it around to show off my latest projects :). Isn't small beautiful? why not use mini itx board ? regards VK Engineers normally have problem

Re: [ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, On 7/25/07, Sharad Birmiwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a matter of fact, I have a P1 - 133MHZ (16MB RAM). I was thinking of doing that but I can't carry it around to show off my latest projects :). Isn't small beautiful? Not sure on the availability of mini-ITX boards in India. I don't

Re: [ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread Sharad Birmiwal
I probably didn't mention this but I was looking for a cheap board. I wasn't going to go out of the way to pay much for a board. Inline replies follow. On 7/25/07, Shakthi Kannan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, On 7/25/07, Sharad Birmiwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As a matter of fact, I have a

Re: [ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread vivek khurana
--- Sharad Birmiwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I would like to start with blinking lights, display drivers, any and all trivial things that got me (and you?) started with programming? I wanted to write dedicated applications, program the flash, and execute. It's hard to justify this

Re: [ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread mehul
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Re: [ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread Sharad Birmiwal
This might seem off-topic but please Indulge me for a moment while I talk about one my aspirations (now dead). I have a Sharp EL-6890 personal organizer, or rather had one. The gadget had 256kb of flash and a decent display screen and what set it apart from the Casio organizers was that it had a

Re: [ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread vivek khurana
Anyways, I open the thing only to find that the top of all chips (two big ones representing probably the processor and memory) had been fused (probably custom chips inside).. Thats the art of fabrication. Or may be an FPGA. Yeah probably its an overkill to do blinking lights.. Do one

Re: [ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, On 7/25/07, Sharad Birmiwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I probably didn't mention this but I was looking for a cheap board. I wasn't going to go out of the way to pay much for a board. Ok. I wanted to write dedicated applications, program the flash, and execute. If this is what you really

Re: [ilugd] Wi-fi card for Debian Linux

2007-07-25 Thread Shiv
Darshan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These pci wifi cards work out of the box? These are pcmcia cards (some are mini-pci) and yes they do work out of the box with Ubuntu 7.04 HTH Shiv - Get the free Yahoo! toolbar and rest assured with the added

Re: [ilugd] embedded kits

2007-07-25 Thread Shakthi Kannan
Hi, On 7/25/07, Sharad Birmiwal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let me read up a little on this and I will get back to you (off the list). I have fixed some minor bugs for SimpleOS with gcc 4.1.2. All 12 code examples (released under GPL) work from grub on Debian Etch. You can download them from:

[ilugd] Anyone with an experience of CDS invenio

2007-07-25 Thread Vikas Rawal
Does anyone here have an experience of installing/managing CDS invenio? CDS invenio is an interesting open source (gnu/gpl) software for building digital library collections. I have been trying to install cds invenio for last two days. I have managed to install the software but am not able to

Re: [ilugd] Silan NIC

2007-07-25 Thread Sharad Birmiwal
Install ndiswrapper again with the new kernel running. That would compile the ndiswrapper module for the new 2.6.22.1 kernel and ndiswrapper should work. Sharad Birmiwal On 25 Jul 2007 19:08:15 -, Darshan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A friend of mine installed Opensuse 10.2 for the first time

Re: [ilugd] Silan NIC

2007-07-25 Thread Shiv
In fact with the new kernel the ndiswrapper module has also disappeared through which I am using my wg311 wifi. So I have to boot from my previous 2.6.18 kernel to use the wifi. But Hi, Do you mean that the ndiswrapper did not compile at all or that it does not get loaded? Doing a

Re: [ilugd] Anyone with an experience of CDS invenio

2007-07-25 Thread Vikas Rawal
why did you choose invenio over dspace? My researches show that dspace is head and shoulders above all the other contenders, and am working on my allergy to java-based software to enable me to install it. I would like to know more on your comparative evaluation. My objectives are quite

[ilugd] [Commercial] Developers Required

2007-07-25 Thread michael gardner
Hi All, Karmine Consulting, an open source consulting and solutions firm, requires developers in our open source solutions/ website development practice. The skills we're looking are: Must have Linux operating system knowledge and an understanding of the open source philosophy. Working

[ilugd] Silan NIC

2007-07-25 Thread Darshan
A friend of mine installed Opensuse 10.2 for the first time with dual boot on his previously WinXp only PC (with my inducement and help). Everything went well with the exception of the LAN card which just does not get detected. So I swapped my Realtec card with his and his PC is working

Re: [ilugd] Anyone with an experience of CDS invenio

2007-07-25 Thread Kenneth Gonsalves
On 26-Jul-07, at 8:13 AM, Vikas Rawal wrote: I have been trying to install cds invenio for last two days. I have managed to install the software but am not able to setup apache properly to host it as a virtualhost. For anyone interested, there are also other free software packages (dspace