Just a simple Q. Can I replace the software of a chromebook by 12.3 Doe these machines have a decent bios that would allow me to select any boot device to boot from: A) internal HD B) external DVD C) external mem-stick Hans ______________________________________________________________________ Dit bericht kan informatie bevatten die niet voor u is bestemd. Indien u niet de geadresseerde bent of dit bericht abusievelijk aan u is toegezonden, wordt u verzocht dat aan de afzender te melden en het bericht te verwijderen. De Staat aanvaardt geen aansprakelijkheid voor schade, van welke aard ook, die verband houdt met risico's verbonden aan het electronisch verzenden van berichten. This message may contain information that is not intended for you. If you are not the addressee or if this message was sent to you by mistake, you are requested to inform the sender and delete the message. The State accepts no liability for damage of any kind resulting from the risks inherent in the electronic transmission of messages. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
2013/3/26
Just a simple Q. Can I replace the software of a chromebook by 12.3
It could be possible, but we haven't tried it and do not recommend doing so. Instead we recommend to plug in a (large) SD card and boot from SD card instead. Besides not bricking the device this has the advantage that you have significantly more disk storage (the builtin flash is only 2GB or something like that).
Doe these machines have a decent bios that would allow me to select any boot device to boot from: A) internal HD B) external DVD C) external mem-stick
if you put the device into developer mode, you can boot via ctrl-u/ctrl-d from the various other sources, yes. Greetings, Dirk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
It is often said there are no dumb questions, so let me test that theory.
How different are all these Arm7 opensuse distributions? I'm a bit lost why a Beableboard differs from a Panda. Now I get that some arm cpus lack hardware floating point, so I can see hardware FP and software FP being a dividing line.
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From: Dirk Müller
Just a simple Q. Can I replace the software of a chromebook by 12.3
It could be possible, but we haven't tried it and do not recommend doing so. Instead we recommend to plug in a (large) SD card and boot from SD card instead. Besides not bricking the device this has the advantage that you have significantly more disk storage (the builtin flash is only 2GB or something like that).
Doe these machines have a decent bios that would allow me to select any boot device to boot from: A) internal HD B) external DVD C) external mem-stick
if you put the device into developer mode, you can boot via ctrl-u/ctrl-d from the various other sources, yes. Greetings, Dirk -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org N�����r��y隊Z)z{.�櫛맲��r��z�^�ˬz��N�(�֜��^� ޭ隊Z)z{.�櫛�0�����Ǩ�
On 26.03.2013, at 20:26, lists@lazygranch.com wrote:
It is often said there are no dumb questions, so let me test that theory.
How different are all these Arm7 opensuse distributions?
They're not different at all from a "distribution" point of view. All packages are the same basically, except maybe the kernel.
I'm a bit lost why a Beableboard differs from a Panda.
Because we're creating ready-to-go SD card images. Beagle and Panda have different firmware (u-boot) that comes on the SD card. Because u-boot can only support one target at a time, we have separate images. As soon as the kernel is booted, they are essentially identical though. In fact, beagle and panda even share the same kernel.
Now I get that some arm cpus lack hardware floating point, so I can see hardware FP and software FP being a dividing line.
That's what the whole armv5 vs armv7 split is about armv5 == soft float armv7 == hard float With those, packages on your installed system will differ. For image flavors of armv7 however, packages will be identical. Alex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
Now I understand the Mirabox post. Basically the poster took the package (perhaps not the right word) for arm7, but used a different boot loader, presumably whatever the Mirabox requires. Does that mean it is possible to run opensuse on this board?
http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G135235...
On 3/26/2013 3:11 PM, Alexander Graf wrote:
On 26.03.2013, at 20:26, lists@lazygranch.com wrote:
It is often said there are no dumb questions, so let me test that theory.
How different are all these Arm7 opensuse distributions?
They're not different at all from a "distribution" point of view. All packages are the same basically, except maybe the kernel.
I'm a bit lost why a Beableboard differs from a Panda.
Because we're creating ready-to-go SD card images. Beagle and Panda have different firmware (u-boot) that comes on the SD card. Because u-boot can only support one target at a time, we have separate images.
As soon as the kernel is booted, they are essentially identical though. In fact, beagle and panda even share the same kernel.
Now I get that some arm cpus lack hardware floating point, so I can see hardware FP and software FP being a dividing line.
That's what the whole armv5 vs armv7 split is about
armv5 == soft float armv7 == hard float
With those, packages on your installed system will differ. For image flavors of armv7 however, packages will be identical.
Alex
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On 27.03.2013, at 01:35, gary wrote:
Now I understand the Mirabox post. Basically the poster took the package (perhaps not the right word) for arm7, but used a different boot loader, presumably whatever the Mirabox requires.
Does that mean it is possible to run opensuse on this board?
http://www.hardkernel.com/renewal_2011/products/prdt_info.php?g_code=G135235...
Yes, if you have a working kernel and u-boot for it, it's a matter of throwing our rootfs onto it. It's also fairly similar to the Origen board. So maybe you could even create a working SD card image for the Odroid-X2 based on that one. Please bear in mind that exynos4 support is in abysmal state upstream. I haven't managed to get any recent kernels working at all. Alex -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-arm+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-arm+owner@opensuse.org
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