| 09:12 | dtroy | Hi guys does any one know if SPDIF meant to be working in XBMC android ? Or android at all ? |
| 09:12 | dtroy | Or should I try it on Geebox ? |
| 09:16 | jnettlet | dtroy, I haven't tested yet. It definitely works in Geexbox. |
| 09:19 | dtroy | So far isn't working for me on Android. I'll try Geebox on tonight. Couldn't get the latest openelec to boot |
| 09:19 | dtroy | also 720p playback is not great |
| 09:19 | dtroy | Hardware acceleration is meant to be working |
| 09:20 | dtroy | All I could find on the forum (or anywhere else for that matter) was this: http://imx.solid-run.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=210 |
| 09:21 | dtroy | and I've set the value in audio_pass_through_pref to 2000 |
| 09:24 | dtroy | @jnettlet, Thanks for always being here to answer questions btw |
| 09:30 | jnettlet | dtroy, 720p playback on Android isn't working? |
| 09:30 | jnettlet | dtroy, np |
| 09:31 | jnettlet | dtroy, well we are working on getting Android 4.4 images ready made for testing. I just need to find a bit more time to finish tracking down a memory leak |
| 09:33 | dtroy_ | @jnettlet, Sorry, My browser crashed. I think I've missed your last msg |
| 09:34 | jnettlet | dtroy, well we are working on getting Android 4.4 images ready made for testing. I just need to find a bit more time to finish tracking down a memory leak |
| 09:36 | dtroy_ | Great, I'll be happy to help test them |
| 10:34 | CBotulinum | I am looking for a cheap computer that I can connect to the web and that I can connnect an HDD to it (I'll host a small IRC and FTP server on it), I've seen the cubox-i, it's good but just overkill for what I'm going to use it, and on the wiki I've read about the HummingBoard, though info about it is scarce, so I thought that I should ask here, maybe someone can help? |
| 10:36 | jnettlet | CBotulinum, HummingBoard has not officially been announced yet. It will be soon. The lower end Cubox-i's are overkill as well? You can get single and dual-core versions |
| 10:36 | jnettlet | or are you looking for eSata? |
| 10:37 | jnettle | 10:37 * jnettlet & |
| 10:40 | CBotulinum | I know, so that's why I'm asking, BTW eSATA would be good (I can get an adapter to SATA from eSATA, right?), and when you say soon how much do you think it'll take? |
| 10:42 | CBotulinum | and part of why I don't want to get the cubox is that I feel that the whole cover and professional look is useless for me since I just want to run a server, I don't care how it looks. |
| 10:43 | dz0ny | CBotulinum: you can use hdd dock adapter |
| 10:43 | dz0ny | for esata you need to provide power |
| 10:43 | dz0ny | the tech is the same, only plugs are little different |
| 10:45 | CBotulinum | OK, so I guess it is a good choice, BTW does anyone have an idea if the company ships to Israel, specifically Nazareth? |
| 10:46 | Coolgeek | I think Solid-run, the company behind cobux are from Israel IIRC |
| 10:46 | Coolgeek | cubox* |
| 10:47 | CBotulinum | I'll check they're website |
| 10:48 | CBotulinum | yes they are |
| 10:49 | CBotulinum | cool, I won't have to pay a fortune to Israeli customs to buy what I want!! (seriously customs here rip us off) |
| 11:16 | jnettlet | CBotulinum, the case is also designed to help with heat management and dissipation. |
| 11:17 | CBotulinum | jnettlet, I haven't thought about that, but again I still don't think that I need that much cooling for the whole thing since it won't be under heavy load, but I'll check more about eh cubox, maybe it is a better choice at the end. |
| 11:18 | CBotulinum | *the not eh |
| 11:18 | jnettlet | sure |
| 11:19 | jnettlet | just mentioning the other positives about the case. The most obvious being if it is a server it gives some level of protection to the electronics |
| 11:20 | CBotulinum | protection isn't a problem, worst case cenario I'll put the heap of LEGO bricks that I have into good use |
| 11:22 | jnettlet | random note. I wrote into Lego and proposed they make a line of bricks dedicated to building cases for single board computers. Ended up exchanging emails and having a call with them. |
| 11:22 | jnettlet | would be great if they picked up the idea and actually released them. |
| 11:23 | CBotulinum | that would just be epic, since LEGOs are just the toughest things to build cases from in a reasonable price, though I wish they made PBT bricks (most are ABS and although it's good, it has some issues) |
| 11:24 | Coolgeek | single board computers are not so widely use, so this will not sell that much :/ |
| 11:25 | CBotulinum | i don't think it is a problem to make LEGO bricks that are usful for single board computers while at the same time having other uses |
| 11:26 | jnettlet | my suggestions were, port specific bricks, mounting hole bricks, rubber feet, sliding/hinged door openings. |
| 11:26 | jnettlet | there were more those are just the ones still on the top of my head. |
| 11:27 | jnettlet | things makers and hobbyists would be interested in |
| 11:28 | CBotulinum | most of those are re-usable in other LEGO kits, but I'm not sure about the port-specific bricks, though it may be useful with stuff like the NXT (image LEGO releases a more hackable version of the NXT, I'll be the first one to buy it) |
| 11:30 | CBotulinum | I can imagine that there would be a market for these things if they put the NXT/RCX stuff in the whole picture though I'm not sure how much it is worth for LEGO from a market prospective, maybe we should try to petition them? |
| 11:31 | jnettlet | My pitch was this would align with their educational market line. |
| 11:32 | jnettlet | More and more schools are using these low cost embedded boards to teach electronics and computing. |
| 11:35 | CBotulinum | I say that we try to host a petition or something similar to try and show them that there is enough interest in the subject |
| 11:36 | CBotulinum | otherwise they won't care |
| 11:36 | CBotulinum | if it makes money it'll be done |
| 17:38 | LangeOortjes | jnettlet: Just figured out I can buy you a six pack for $30 |
| 17:39 | jnettlet | LangeOortjes, yes code fueled by beer :-) |
| 17:40 | jnettlet | thanks for supporting the project, and the community. |
| 17:41 | LangeOortjes | it's a great initiative, although I am not interested in an i.MX powered laptop, I am interested in an open source driver for the Vivante gpu |
| 17:41 | jnettlet | yes, and the work is directly applicable to all the iMX6 based boards |
| 23:58 | bartoli | Hi, I'm currently owning a cubox 1 Pro |
| 23:58 | bartoli | I wanted to install archlinux with xbmc and asterisk |