**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Sat Mar 13 02:59:57 2010 Mar 13 19:20:42 can some one help me get ubuntu running on beagle baord Mar 13 19:21:28 http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu -- that site is helpful. Mar 13 19:21:36 I have installed as per instruction and now at waiting for root filesystem Mar 13 19:21:38 I use kernels from "rcn-ee.net" Mar 13 19:21:45 there are some root images also. Mar 13 19:22:22 I have tried those images but stuck at Waiting for root device ... Mar 13 19:22:23 [ 23.791564] mmc0: new high speed SDHC card at address aaaa Mar 13 19:22:23 [ 23.797668] mmcblk0: mmc0:aaaa SD04G 3.69 GiB Mar 13 19:22:23 [ 23.802490] mmcblk0: p1 p2 Mar 13 19:22:58 hmm, try without the "boot.scr" file on the FAT partition. Mar 13 19:23:10 and what format is your second partition? if it's ext4, you'll need to tweak u-boot. Mar 13 19:23:31 no it is ext3 Mar 13 19:23:49 I will try removing boot.scr file and try Mar 13 19:29:00 Hello Dan, I have removed boot.scr file and still same situation Mar 13 19:35:26 hmm, what kernel, and what root? Mar 13 19:35:50 I found if I tried to use a karmic listed kernel with lucid rootfs, for example, it hung at about the same point. Mar 13 19:36:11 If you have serial console, it might be helpful to pastebin it. Mar 13 20:21:28 Hi all! I just came across this: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Acer-Prepares-Freescale-i-MX515-Powered-Smart-Monitor-131435.shtml Mar 13 20:21:30 and it occured to me that the monitor could be ideal for running a mythfrontend and X server only, assuming it has the power... Mar 13 20:21:34 I don't know if mythtv-frontend is packaged for ARM, but would it be realistic to do something like that with Ubuntu? Mar 13 20:22:09 It's completely realistic. Mar 13 20:23:01 sounds great! Mar 13 20:23:33 so, this CPU will give sufficient performance for 720p with a mythfrontend? Mar 13 20:24:07 Well, depends on a whole number of factors :) Mar 13 20:24:28 You will want to have the right graphics drivers, or it won't be as useful as you'd like. Mar 13 20:24:34 Or just show simple video. Mar 13 20:24:35 right Mar 13 20:25:00 I have a similar CPU in my NetWalker. For some sorts of video, it works great. For other sorts, it's slow. Mar 13 20:25:20 oh, ok Mar 13 20:25:43 Looks like mythtv needs a bit of work to compile though : https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mythtv/0.23.0~trunk23623-0ubuntu1/+build/1534609/+files/buildlog_ubuntu-lucid-armel.mythtv_0.23.0~trunk23623-0ubuntu1_FAILEDTOBUILD.txt.gz is a log of the build failure from a couple weeks ago. Mar 13 20:25:52 is it the encoding is the main factor? Mar 13 20:26:00 I don't really know. Mar 13 20:26:12 * persia doesn't tend to watch much video on that device. Mar 13 20:27:47 OK Mar 13 20:28:22 KjetilK: Any help getting the mythtv stuff ported/working would be much appreciated. Mar 13 20:28:40 yup, I know :-) Mar 13 20:28:49 I would need to buy the device first, then :-) Mar 13 20:29:06 I haven't got any ARM devices now Mar 13 20:29:16 We have an emulated compilation environment available, if you have an Ubuntu lucid i386 or amd64 install. Mar 13 20:29:49 Yeah, I was hoping to get a lucid system running RSN, but real life has interferred too many times :-/ Mar 13 20:30:17 also, the real reason why I started to look into this was not myth, but something else Mar 13 20:30:41 Well, when you get one, ask here, and I'm sure someone can explain how to set up the emulated environment (it's just `mk-sbuild --arch=armel lucid` but that's easy to forget) Mar 13 20:31:15 I was looking for a cheap device that could transcode and stream video real-time from commodity video cameras over wifi :-) Mar 13 20:31:19 Also, if you want to look at mythtv on armel, JamieBennett is probably the person regularly in this channel with the most interest in that area (but perhaps little time). Mar 13 20:31:23 yup, great! Mar 13 20:31:44 Same issues really : transcoding. A lot depends on having drivers that can *use* the DSP. Mar 13 20:32:25 right Mar 13 20:34:00 could the TI OMAP3525 be a candidate for something like that, or would one need something more powerful? Mar 13 20:34:15 I kinda like the Gumstix way of doing things :-) Mar 13 20:36:33 Personally, I think all the chips are roughly similar in power, but a lot depends on the drivers. Mar 13 20:36:43 ok Mar 13 20:36:48 Hunt around and find out which chip seems to have the best open DSP drivers for linux. Mar 13 20:37:08 Otherwise you'll be doing it on the CPU, and none of them will perform wonderfully under those conditions. Mar 13 20:37:24 (not that the CPUs are slow, just that they aren't as fast as GPU or DSP processing). Mar 13 20:40:30 yeah, this clearly requires some work Mar 13 20:41:08 Also, I suppose another matter could be if Acer has decided to try to prevent people from replacing the OS of that device Mar 13 20:41:26 well, for all I know, it could be Ubuntu running on it already Mar 13 20:44:17 Oh, right :) But most devices get hacked eventually. It's just a matter of tracking which devices have a way to install them. Mar 13 20:55:29 oh yeah, you may not actually need a usb-hub power adapter if you have a power adapter for the beagleboard itself. Mar 13 20:55:50 yup :-) **** ENDING LOGGING AT Sun Mar 14 02:59:56 2010