**** BEGIN LOGGING AT Mon Feb 29 02:59:59 2016 Feb 29 07:39:46 ogra_, https://ubuntu-pi-flavour-maker.org/blog/ubuntu-pi-flavours-for-raspberry-pi-3/ Feb 29 07:40:26 ogra_, I've had a busy weekend and can speak freely now. Any chance Pi 3 support can be added to 16.04? Feb 29 07:40:52 ogra_, Perhaps even the first native arm64 implementation? Feb 29 08:01:24 flexiondotorg: is the kernel support upstream? If so, talk to me about it sometime. Feb 29 08:02:23 infinity, Mostly the existing linux-rpi2 kernel will work "I think". Feb 29 08:02:49 flexiondotorg: But it's not a 32-bit CPU... Feb 29 08:02:57 infinity, Although it will need modifying to support the new integrated wifi and bluetooth. Feb 29 08:03:25 infinity, Yes, hence my question. I'm wondering about what is involved with that. Feb 29 08:04:11 infinity, I suspect simply recompling the linux-rpi2 kernel on arm64 would result in a working kernel. Feb 29 08:04:27 I'm doing some arm64 images shortly for the dragonboard anyway. The infra will all be there. But we'll need a kernel that boots (ideally, the generic kernel) to support the Pi3 as arm64. Feb 29 08:04:40 flexiondotorg: "recompiling it on arm64" would still give you an armv7 kernel. Feb 29 08:04:54 infinity, Oh. OK. Feb 29 08:05:10 infinity, So what are the arm64 architecture build exactly? Feb 29 08:05:23 Not ARMv8-A? Feb 29 08:05:50 arm64 is ARMv8-A, yes. Feb 29 08:06:05 But the raspi2 kernel is ARMv7. Building it on a different userpsace doesn't change that. Feb 29 08:06:14 Just like you can build an i386 kernel on amd64. Feb 29 08:06:55 That said, it's possible that the rpi2 kernel boots on the pi3 in v7 mode, but that would be a terrible waste of hardware. Feb 29 08:07:19 Anyhow, I have no Pi3 (nor Pi2, for that matter). I maye have to pick one up and play. Feb 29 08:07:30 I should also sleep... Feb 29 08:26:55 * popey pokes flexiondotorg Feb 29 09:44:48 infinity, oh, really, you will be doing non snappy dragonboard images ? how do you solve the bootloader issues = Feb 29 09:44:49 ? Feb 29 09:49:47 (i imagine it gets pretty tricky to get that 8 partition GPT setup into d-i) Feb 29 10:11:58 ogra_: do we have a snappy image for Pi 3 yet? It's been out for 3 hours now.. chop chop! :) Feb 29 10:12:15 (I have two arriving tomorrow) Feb 29 10:15:45 i would have to order one :) Feb 29 10:16:11 apparently the pi2 images should work fine on it, but will miss the modules for wifi/bt Feb 29 10:16:36 popey, ah, thats a ppisati thing then, he just needs to enable that module in our pi2 kernel Feb 29 10:17:00 (not sure if the firmware is distributable etc, but thats definitely the first step) Feb 29 10:17:13 * flexiondotorg pokes popey back Feb 29 10:18:04 so once you got your board, see if you can get one of our images to boot and ask ppisati what data he needs to knwo what module is missing (if it is some std. thing it might even be in, we compile a lot of extra modules) Feb 29 10:18:24 ogra_, My understanding is the firmware is redistributable. The Raspberry Pi Foundation will be updating their various repositories today. Feb 29 10:18:49 flexiondotorg, right ... for a non-snappy image you want that packaged though Feb 29 10:19:05 (for a snappy image too, but there the archive isnt mandatory) Feb 29 10:28:42 ogra_: ok Feb 29 10:28:51 Yes, The is a new firmware for the wifi/bt and another blob that patches that firmware. Sadly, I've not been able to get the blod to download, so not BT just yet :-( Feb 29 10:29:14 By download, I mean via hciattach to the uart. Feb 29 10:29:40 * flexiondotorg is of to rest. **** ENDING LOGGING AT Tue Mar 01 02:59:58 2016