IRC log of #cubox of Wed 21 Dec 2016. All times are in CET < Back to index

05:52 jnettlet topi`, just talked with the hardware engineer. Yes it is designed so it can be used with usb 3.0/2.0 and pcie also. I just need to sort out the firmware support for it.
05:52 jnettlet so it is a possibility. I have cards I can test here with.
15:45 topi` jnettlet: we'll probably order both, the CF Base and CF Pro, for our internal testing
15:46 topi` the main advantage of CF Base is the small size
15:46 jnettlet topi`, sure. I will try and get the software implemented first thing after the new year.
15:46 jnettlet most of it will just be about how I will expose the change via device-tree
15:47 topi` it'll probably take a few weeks until we get our hands on the HW :)
15:47 topi` jnettlet: is the msata/mpcie/usb change related to these SERDES lines on the Marvell soc?
15:47 topi` honestly I understand none of that :)
15:48 jnettlet yeah, you need to reconfigure the serdes lines, and then make device-tree changes to map the drivers to those lines.
15:48 jnettlet the serdes lines are really great for their flexibility
15:49 jnettlet but you still need to take into account some of the electrical differences that are needed between the different formats.
15:49 jnettlet msata and pcie are straight up compatible. I am still checking on usb 3.0
15:50 jnettlet although I assumed you would want a pcie wifi m.2 wifi card since they are more common
15:51 topi` yeah, or then the other option is to put a m.2 LTE modem into the m2. slot
15:52 topi` I found a few Huawei models that would fit
19:40 ngochai Hi guys, how do I config uboot to use initrd, i'm using hummingboard i2ex
19:41 ngochai trying: bootz ${kernel_addr} ${initrdaddr} ${dtbaddr}
19:42 ngochai but kernel showing "RAMDISK: Couldn't find valid RAM disk image starting at 0."