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Today's Topics:

1. Rikomagic Arm-based Ubuntu Mini-PC (Sebastian)
2. Re: Rikomagic Arm-based Ubuntu Mini-PC (Chris)


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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:20:55 +0000
From: Sebastian <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>,
Sebastian <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com>
Subject: [bristol] Rikomagic Arm-based Ubuntu Mini-PC
Message-ID: <527C2E67.7050700@gmx.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

Hi

I recently just found out about the Rikomagic Arm-based Ubuntu Mini-PC
and I guess it would be a interesting way for many of us too spend about
?80, but would it really be worth us doing so or not I am wondering?

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/11/80-rikomagic-arm-based-ubuntu-mini-pc-starts-shipping

http://www.cloudsto.com/mk802iii-le-mini-linux-pc/mk802iv-le-quad-core-linux-edition-picuntu-linux-mini-pc-8gb-flash-storage-detail.html

http://www.cloudsto.com/mk802iii-le-mini-linux-pc.html

Regards

Sebastian



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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 08:44:49 +0000
From: Chris <cshorler@googlemail.com>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Rikomagic Arm-based Ubuntu Mini-PC
Message-ID: <11086105-164d-4a98-b1a4-aa44fc1b6fce@email.android.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8

Sebastian <sebsebseb_mageia@gmx.com> wrote:
>Hi
>
>I recently just found out about the Rikomagic Arm-based Ubuntu Mini-PC
>and I guess it would be a interesting way for many of us too spend
>about
>?80, but would it really be worth us doing so or not I am wondering?
>
>http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/11/80-rikomagic-arm-based-ubuntu-mini-pc-starts-shipping
>
>http://www.cloudsto.com/mk802iii-le-mini-linux-pc/mk802iv-le-quad-core-linux-edition-picuntu-linux-mini-pc-8gb-flash-storage-detail.html
>
>http://www.cloudsto.com/mk802iii-le-mini-linux-pc.html
>

Hi Seb, I really like the idea of this for travelling and a thin client.

Extract from http://malideveloper.arm.com/develop-for-mali/drivers/open-source-mali-gpus-linux-kernel-device-drivers/

"""
Note that these components are not a complete driver stack. To build a functional OpenGL ES or OpenVG driver you need access to the full source code of the Mali GPU DDK, which is provided under the standard ARM commercial licence to all Mali GPU customers. For a complete integration of the Mali GPU DDK with the X11 environment refer to the Integration Guide supplied with the Mali GPU DDK.

The open source drivers provided on this page are designed to run with a version-compatible release of the Mali GPU DDK (currently r3p2). In functional and performance terms they are identical to the implementations provided under the commercial licence. By also releasing them under the GPLv2 licence we hope to make it easier to include Mali GPU drivers in any Linux or Android platform.
"""

The included Linux driver doesn't appear to include full acceleration (stated in the links you provided). I wonder if any Linux vendor is packaging full acceleration with assistance of the mentioned DDK.

No mention of keyboard, mouse / trackball or remote unless I missed it. I see wireless, no other suitable wireless port unless that's packaged in the SoC and not described in the by the articles.

Also USB power, so should hopefully be supported by many recent TVs if separate power is required for operation (don't know capabilities of HDMI ports for providing power.

Chris






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