| 05:21 | _unreal_ | hello |
| 13:48 | MikeSeth | yay my cubox is getting shipped new week |
| 16:03 | cardiel | is it possible to install vanilla debian on cubox? |
| 16:05 | jnettlet | cardiel, no reason you shouldn't be able to |
| 16:29 | hste | jnettlet_ back from x-mas? |
| 16:29 | jnettlet | hste, yep back behind the keyboard |
| 16:29 | hste | jnettlet_I got back today too :) |
| 16:31 | jnettlet | welcome back |
| 16:31 | hste | jnettlet_how is it going with your vpu problem? |
| 16:32 | jnettlet | hste, I left that on the back burner to think about. Was hoping someone would have fixed it over the holidays but that hasn't happend :-) |
| 16:32 | cardiel | jnettlet: ok |
| 16:33 | cardiel | do i need usb keyboard to reinstall it or can i install via ethernet? |
| 16:34 | Coolgeek | http://www.solid-run.com/mw/index.php?title=Debian |
| 16:35 | jnettlet | cardiel, you will extract a rootfs to the sdhc card from another computer. |
| 16:48 | MarcusVinter | Hey, has anyone got a working linux based image for cubox-i2U please? |
| 16:52 | jnettlet | MarcusVinter, all the linux images should work on the various cubox-i devices. The only difference's would be u-boot, and the kernel if you are using an older 3.035 kernel, otherwise device-tree for newer kernels. |
| 16:58 | MarcusVinter | Thank you jnettlet. |
| 16:59 | jnettlet | MarcusVinter, if you run into problems or questions feel free to ask here or the forums. |
| 17:00 | MarcusVinter | I tested out geexbox to see if the device was working and its got great performance. I was shocked to see how little lag there was. Usually XBMC type window managers are really laggy but the device copes really well. |
| 17:00 | MarcusVinter | Thank you. |
| 17:03 | MarcusVinter | So asside from what I'm doing for my company, I'll be buying myself one to run as a cheap media centre. |
| 17:06 | MarcusVinter | I've been working on so many devices recently I get a bit confused, does the cubox install work for the new cuboxes? |
| 17:12 | jnettlet | I don't think so, but I am not up on the installer right now. Working more low level. |
| 17:14 | MarcusVinter | Ok, thanks :P |
| 17:31 | MarcusVinter | Happy Christmas by the way everyoe. |
| 17:31 | MarcusVinter | everyone* |
| 17:50 | MarcusVinter | I know a lot of you won't celebrate it but I hope you had a good one anyway. |
| 18:29 | MarcusVinter | I cant get this bloody thing working. |
| 18:29 | MarcusVinter | i dd the mbr, formatted as ext and copied linux kernel onto it. no signs of life. |
| 18:38 | jnettlet | MarcusVinter, what command and image did you use to dd u-boot onto the device? |
| 18:48 | MarcusVinter | dd if=mbr.img of=/dev/sdc bs=512 seek=2 |
| 18:48 | MarcusVinter | It was an image rebeeh sent me for the C1. |
| 18:53 | jnettlet | MarcusVinter, you can't use a C1 image on the cubox-i2U |
| 18:54 | MarcusVinter | That what I thought. But my boss seem'd to think that it will work... We had an arguement for an hour about it. |
| 18:54 | MarcusVinter | Damn it. |
| 18:55 | MarcusVinter | I feel like a plonker. |
| 18:55 | jnettlet | well you can tell your boss they are wrong. I am working on fixing that problem right now, but currently each SOC needs its own u-boot due to different DDR configurations. |
| 18:55 | jnettlet | SPL for the MX6 is still very new and we are just getting it working. |
| 18:57 | MarcusVinter | Haha thanks. I'd be sat here ripping my hair out if it wasn't for you. |
| 18:58 | MarcusVinter | I haven't worked with embedded devices for very long so sometimes I overlook the obvious stuff. |
| 18:59 | jnettlet | no problem. Plenty of the people in the community that can help you get up to speed. |
| 19:00 | MarcusVinter | Thank you. Back to square one now lol. |
| 19:01 | MarcusVinter | Would it be possible for you to point me to a good image if theres one kicking about? |
| 19:04 | jnettlet | ahhh, hmmm let me see if there are u-boot binaries separate from the images. |
| 19:05 | jnettlet | actually it is faster for me to build one. Be ready in just a sec |
| 19:07 | jnettlet | MarcusVinter, give this a run. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/736509/u-boot/u-boot-cubox-i2u.imx |
| 19:20 | MarcusVinter | Thank you. DL/in now |
| 19:20 | MarcusVinter | Got it! |
| 19:20 | MarcusVinter | Thanks. |
| 19:21 | MarcusVinter | And I should dd this onto the card? |
| 19:28 | jnettlet | MarcusVinter, sorry was starting dinner. Yep using the same command your wrote earlier. |
| 19:29 | jnettlet | _rmk_, did you get a chance to chase down that lag happening during the mapping of userspace memory in the vivante driver? |
| 19:29 | _rmk_ | no, I've been too busy trying to sort out bt/fttc/adsl/networking |
| 19:30 | jnettlet | I was thinking it probably goes mostly unnoticed because usually that function is only called for framebuffers and maybe 15-20 regions of memory for decoding video |
| 19:31 | jnettlet | _rmk_, saw that is an ongoing mess. I went through a similar mess when we moved to the new place. |
| 19:31 | _rmk_ | I'm about to set stuff up to move back to using the ADSL as the primary and FTTC as the backup... because FTTC is utter shite |
| 19:32 | jnettlet | thought about a colo, with local as a backup? |
| 19:36 | MarcusVinter | Thanks jnettlet! I'm really hungry now. haha. |
| 19:36 | jnettlet | MarcusVinter, I am not making enough for you though :-P |
| 19:37 | jnettlet | well there may be enough, but the weather in Denmark is crap, not worth the trip |
| 19:37 | Bluerise | _rmk_: FTTC is utter shite? |
| 19:37 | Bluerise | I thought it was the shit nowadays? |
| 19:37 | MarcusVinter | Awww :( |
| 19:37 | MarcusVinter | The weather here sucks too. haha. |
| 19:38 | _rmk_ | bluerise: not when ADSL on a line length of 1.3 miles does better than FTTC on a line length of 0.8 miles |
| 19:39 | Bluerise | ouch |
| 19:39 | Bluerise | How is that even possible? |
| 19:39 | _rmk_ | god knows, but I've reached the end of trying to get FTTC sorted |
| 19:39 | Bluerise | I'm connected via VDSL to some fibre-connected DSLAM |
| 19:39 | jnettlet | I thought you had determined it was a crap modem |
| 19:39 | Bluerise | just got that a month ago |
| 19:40 | _rmk_ | jnettlet: yea, but I can't get them to change the modem |
| 19:40 | jnettlet | _rmk_, bummer. My DSL company is pretty lenient about the modem. They offer a couple of versions |
| 19:41 | _rmk_ | I'm just trying to get the old linksys setup to do pppoe bridging for the adsl line so I don't lose the ipv6 I now have on that connection |
| 19:41 | jnettlet | _rmk_, will they provision a third party modem? |
| 19:41 | _rmk_ | I can put the draytek on it but the draytek ip stack is utter shite too |
| 19:42 | _rmk_ | but the draytek gets almost 10mbps |
| 19:45 | jnettlet | I have a zyxel dsl modem, which is very limited but the provider allows me to put it it n bridge mode with my own router behind it. |
| 19:45 | jnettlet | basically the modem is just doing the vdsl encapsulation and nothing else. When I was using it as a router it was crapping out on high throughput traffic. |
| 19:47 | jnettle | 19:47 * jnettlet has heard the ASUS vdsl routers are best bang for the buck now. |
| 19:49 | jnettlet | If I upgrade it will be this guy. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-DSL-N66U-Wireless-Modem-Router/dp/B00GORC5WO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388170137&sr=8-1&keywords=asus+vdsl#productDetails |
| 19:49 | MarcusVinter | Gotta run, Thanks for all the help. I'll be back sunday. Cheers! |
| 20:01 | Bluerise | _rmk_: Any news on BSD-licensed DTS? :/ |
| 20:02 | Bluerise | rabeeh: I have been hitting an issue regarding _reading_ from the SD card. It's probably an issue in my sd card driver code... |
| 20:14 | jnettlet | Bluerise, why not just fork the kernel's in tree dts files into an external repo? Why do the dts files need to be relicensed? They don't need to exist within the kernel. |
| 20:14 | jnettlet | specifically they don't need to live within the source of the BSD kernel |
| 20:15 | Bluerise | well,... what license is a dtb then? GPL, because it was a GPL'd DTS? |
| 20:15 | Bluerise | Hm |
| 20:16 | Bluerise | brb |
| 20:16 | jnettlet | it would be GPL, but does that matter? |
| 20:18 | jnettlet | Bluerise, specifically I believe a GPL license on the DTS files makes more sense, as it forces manufacturers to release the representation of their hardware. If DTS files were BSD licensed it could be complete mayhem as all manufacturers had zero incentive to make their changes visible |
| 20:19 | jnettlet | I understand where the BSD group stands with their licensing, but in this case I think they should bend a bit. |
| 20:19 | jnettle | 20:19 * jnettlet has to eat now. |