What was the demo system Robert Call was using during the LibrePlanet 2018 conference talk? I just understood he was using some Orange PI, but I could not understand which one.
What was the demo system Robert Call was using during the LibrePlanet 2018 conference talk? I just understood he was using some Orange PI, but I could not understand which one.
It was an Orange PI PC2. Please keep in mind that libreCMC does not support this hardware at the moment and it's still under evaluation. The only reason I used it was because I had one collecting dust, the Allwinner H5 is a 64-bit ARM SoC and it allowed me to have a demo that did not depend upon a serial cable or my laptop (FSF request because of streaming).
It was an Orange PI PC2. Please keep in mind that libreCMC does not support this hardware at the moment and it's still under evaluation. The only reason I used it was because I had one collecting dust, the Allwinner H5 is a 64-bit ARM SoC and it allowed me to have a demo that did not depend upon a serial cable or my laptop (FSF request because of streaming).
Thanks, for your answer. However, the Orange PI PC2 has the same issue as most single board computer, it uses a ARM Mali GPU chip, which do not have fully working Open Source drivers. It would be really nice to have a single board computer which can be run completely with free and open source software. The next step would be to have a board made from a completely free and open source hardware design.
Thanks, for your answer. However, the Orange PI PC2 has the same issue as most single board computer, it uses a ARM Mali GPU chip, which do not have fully working Open Source drivers. It would be really nice to have a single board computer which can be run completely with free and open source software. The next step would be to have a board made from a completely free and open source hardware design.
What was the demo system Robert Call was using during the LibrePlanet 2018 conference talk? I just understood he was using some Orange PI, but I could not understand which one.
It was an Orange PI PC2. Please keep in mind that libreCMC does not support this hardware at the moment and it's still under evaluation. The only reason I used it was because I had one collecting dust, the Allwinner H5 is a 64-bit ARM SoC and it allowed me to have a demo that did not depend upon a serial cable or my laptop (FSF request because of streaming).
Thanks, for your answer. However, the Orange PI PC2 has the same issue as most single board computer, it uses a ARM Mali GPU chip, which do not have fully working Open Source drivers. It would be really nice to have a single board computer which can be run completely with free and open source software. The next step would be to have a board made from a completely free and open source hardware design.