[nspierbundel]

I made a new merge repo, called it test to migrate the changes from 3.0.8 to 3.0.50
(just to avoid having git errors on the amlogic common)
Miskol, I can give you write access to nspierbundel/test if you like.
For now it doesnt compile, need to check the errors.
Daniel

[miskol]

did you saw this
http://www.cnx-software.com/2013/06/07/g...-mini-pcs/
?
I see some integration files for M3 and M6 boards

[miskol]

I just got ATV1200 (M6 device)

Witch audio driver did you enable on kernel?
if I look on your config file all you have is just dummy drivers
https://github.com/nspierbundel/amlogic-..._defconfig

aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Dummy [Dummy], device 0: Dummy PCM [Dummy PCM]
Subdevices: 8/8
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
Subdevice #2: subdevice #2
Subdevice #3: subdevice #3
Subdevice #4: subdevice #4
Subdevice #5: subdevice #5
Subdevice #6: subdevice #6
Subdevice #7: subdevice #7
card 1: AMLDUMMYCODEC [AML-DUMMY-CODEC], device 0: DUMMY_CODEC PCM dummy_codec-0 []
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

and default(android firmware) atv1200 kernel don't have /proc/config

[nspierbundel]

You have to disable the default kernel dummy.
Leave the aml dummy on. This is mapped to the soundcard.
The dummy is your alsa card.

[miskol]

wow thx
analog output works fine
I don't hear any problems

my kernel config
http://pastebin.com/3v6C3YXu
I removed you kernel_cmdline stuff

this is my kernel cmdline
I boot from sd card and i have rootfs on disk drive
console=ttyS0,115200n8 nohlt noinitrd rootwait root=/dev/sda2 rootfstype=ext4 rw mem=1024M a9_clk_max=1512000000 vmalloc=256m mac=ac:db:da:02:42:3e verhw=MX_NORMAL


my gcc
arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc --version
arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu5) 4.6.3

I have a lot of locks until the kernel bootup to debian

[nspierbundel]

I see you set the clock to 1.5ghz there is a serious bug on the governer! I would advise a little lower clk speed (1.1ghz) and use a fan! To prevent serious overheating.

[pszab]

JW-11 is a cheap, Linux-friendly ARM PC with a 2.5″ drive bay
http://liliputing.com/2013/06/jw-11-is-a...iputing%29

[dhead]

JW-11 is a cheap, Linux-friendly ARM PC with a 2.5″ drive bay
http://liliputing.com/2013/06/jw-11-is-a...iputing%29

2 Blogs that supposed to know something about these kind of devices doesn't figure out this is the old Slav ? seems like someone need to hold off with the pot.

[pszab]

JW-11 link in the article points to Slav as well but I haven't known Slav so far...

[aquarat]

A company I sometimes work for bought a bunch of "HiSense" LCD TVs. Each TV came with an Android-based HDMI dongle. They're intending on using the TVs for something other than home entertainment so they gave the dongles to me.

They have no branding on them, but when I opened one of them up I noticed it had "B.AML8726M3.1B" printed next to the SoC. It's got an integrated wifi module, NAND flash, uSD card slot and USB port (both mini-USB and USB-A/host).

I can't see pins for a serial console on the board but there is a switch. I've played around with Olimex A13 boards and you can get them to enter into a LiveSuit-flashing mode by holding down a button while connecting the machine's USB port to a desktop PC. Unfortunately this device doesn't respond like that.

So, I'm just trying my luck, but can anyone give me any advice for getting Debian onto this thing ? Anything based on nix that isn't Android . I don't mind if it doesn't use the HDMI port... could be a cool little server. Any advice would be fantastic.

I'm familiar with Pis, CubieBoards, Olimex A13, Olimex imx233 and ODROID-X.

Maybe someone has an image that I could flash to this device ? Maybe it'll boot an alternative OS off a uSD card ?

Thanks

[miskol]

set up serial port
and build right kernel with right integration files

good forum If you want to start
http://www.j1nx.nl/support/forums/

some integration files for some boards
https://github.com/waschmi/amlogic-commo...mer/boards

latest kernel
http://github.com/wjb/buildroot-mx

if your kernel boot up
you can use debian from raspberry pi
or any other

I am now on Amlogic MX device(geniatech atv1200) with working debian 7.0 hardfp
same on Amlogic M3 (geniatech atv310B) with working debian 7.0 softfp

[pszab]

Opps http://www.cnx-software.com/2013/12/08/g...rce=feedly

[tinker]

set up serial port
and build right kernel with right integration files

good forum If you want to start
http://www.j1nx.nl/support/forums/

some integration files for some boards
https://github.com/waschmi/amlogic-commo...mer/boards

latest kernel
http://github.com/wjb/buildroot-mx

if your kernel boot up
you can use debian from raspberry pi
or any other

I am now on Amlogic MX device(geniatech atv1200) with working debian 7.0 hardfp
same on Amlogic M3 (geniatech atv310B) with working debian 7.0 softfp

Miskol:

I know it's been a while since your post, but I just started playing with the My Gica atv520 and the Geniatech Linux/XBMC. I can ssh to the box just fine and it runs XBMC like a charm.

Are you saying that it would be relatively easy to install Debian over top of the Buildroot embedded system it came with or just around the kernel?

Being able to install packages with 'sudo' on the My Gica would be awfully powerful. I'd love to have FireFox (or IceWeasle) on it side by side with XBMC. It would be the ultimate 'Smart TV' adapter.

If you could point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it. If you're as good at Linux as I think you are, I wouldn't mind working with you to help make this happen.

The Geniatech version of Linux/XBMC is only takes about 100meg. Performance playing HD movies is around 50% CPU, so it could handle FireFox page loads pretty fast.

Here's a thread I've started on the subject so you can get an idea of what I'm after:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=182641

tinker