> On Feb 18, 2015, at 2:32 PM, C Bergström <cbergst...@pathscale.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 3:27 AM, Tom Gall <tg...@gentoo.org > <mailto:tg...@gentoo.org>> wrote: > So first, for those interested in cheap arm64 hardware, the first 96 board is > going to start shipping in March for ~$129. The HiKey board is an 8 way 64 > bit ARM board with 8 A53 cores. (No A57s bummer!) Only had a gig of memory > on the board but it’s not a bad device. I’ve had one for about 2-3 weeks now. > I’m basically running off a USB hard disk for the moment and thankfully the > kernel continues to improve. > > The one downside is you really really need a 1.8v USB -> UART cable. You can > get them from digikey and connect it on the board. If working with raw cables > makes you squeamish take a breath, you’ll be fine. > > Info and links at: > > https://www.96boards.org <https://www.96boards.org/> > > > Ok so hardware aside here’s the arm64 gentoo plan. > > 1) new stage3 put together and get that onto the mirrors for consumption. > 2) Get the handbook extended to include arm64 > 3) continued package stabilization > > > If devs don't mind working out of a chroot - I can potentially get access to > some hardware or possibly help test after things are a bit more "stable".
Always good to hear. > If possible I do really recommend getting something with an A57 core (vs a53) > - there is quite a bit of difference from the compiler side of how they > compare. Yeah there’s certainly more performance with A57 cores. OTOH, the best dev board is the one you have in your hand. > How much are the APM xgene1 systems selling for? Has anyone tried to request > hw from: APM, ARM, Cavium or AMD? It’s a good question. I’ve been personally wondering about the AMD Seattle boards. I do have a request in for one. ARM Juno I have access to remotely which isn’t the best situation for putting together install instructions and testing :-/ Best, Tom
