[19:20] <Gopal> can some one help me get ubuntu running on beagle baord
[19:21] <DanaG> http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu -- that site is helpful.
[19:21] <Gopal> I have installed as per instruction and now at waiting for root filesystem
[19:21] <DanaG> I use kernels from "rcn-ee.net"
[19:21] <DanaG> there are some root images also.
[19:22] <Gopal> I have tried those images but stuck at  Waiting for root device ...
[19:22] <Gopal> [   23.791564] mmc0: new high speed SDHC card at address aaaa
[19:22] <Gopal> [   23.797668] mmcblk0: mmc0:aaaa SD04G 3.69 GiB
[19:22] <Gopal> [   23.802490]  mmcblk0: p1 p2
[19:22] <DanaG> hmm, try without the "boot.scr" file on the FAT partition.
[19:23] <DanaG> and what format is your second partition?  if it's ext4, you'll need to tweak u-boot.
[19:23] <Gopal> no it is ext3
[19:23] <Gopal> I will try removing boot.scr file and try
[19:29] <Gopal> Hello Dan, I have removed boot.scr file and still same situation
[19:35] <DanaG1> hmm, what kernel, and what root?
[19:35] <DanaG1> I found if I tried to use a karmic listed kernel with lucid rootfs, for example, it hung at about the same point.
[19:36] <DanaG1> If you have serial console, it might be helpful to pastebin it.
[20:21] <KjetilK> Hi all! I just came across this: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Acer-Prepares-Freescale-i-MX515-Powered-Smart-Monitor-131435.shtml
[20:21] <KjetilK> and it occured to me that the monitor could be ideal for running a mythfrontend and X server only, assuming it has the power...
[20:21] <KjetilK> I don't know if mythtv-frontend is packaged for ARM, but would it be realistic to do something like that with Ubuntu?
[20:22] <persia> It's completely realistic.
[20:23] <KjetilK> sounds great!
[20:23] <KjetilK> so, this CPU will give sufficient performance for 720p with a mythfrontend?
[20:24] <persia> Well, depends on a whole number of factors :)
[20:24] <persia> You will want to have the right graphics drivers, or it won't be as useful as you'd like.
[20:24] <persia> Or just show simple video.
[20:24] <KjetilK> right
[20:25] <persia> I have a similar CPU in my NetWalker.  For some sorts of video, it works great.  For other sorts, it's slow.
[20:25] <KjetilK> oh, ok
[20:25] <persia> 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.
[20:25] <KjetilK> is it the encoding is the main factor?
[20:26] <persia> I don't really know.
[20:26]  * persia doesn't tend to watch much video on that device.
[20:27] <KjetilK> OK
[20:28] <persia> KjetilK: Any help getting the mythtv stuff ported/working would be much appreciated.
[20:28] <KjetilK> yup, I know :-)
[20:28] <KjetilK> I would need to buy the device first, then :-)
[20:29] <KjetilK> I haven't got any ARM devices now
[20:29] <persia> We have an emulated compilation environment available, if you have an Ubuntu lucid i386 or amd64 install.
[20:29] <KjetilK> Yeah, I was hoping to get a lucid system running RSN, but real life has interferred too many times :-/
[20:30] <KjetilK> also, the real reason why I started to look into this was not myth, but something else
[20:30] <persia> 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)
[20:31] <KjetilK> I was looking for a cheap device that could transcode and stream video real-time from commodity video cameras over wifi :-)
[20:31] <persia> 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).
[20:31] <KjetilK> yup, great!
[20:31] <persia> Same issues really : transcoding.  A lot depends on having drivers that can *use* the DSP.
[20:32] <KjetilK> right
[20:34] <KjetilK> could the TI OMAP3525 be a candidate for something like that, or would one need something more powerful?
[20:34] <KjetilK> I kinda like the Gumstix way of doing things :-)
[20:36] <persia> Personally, I think all the chips are roughly similar in power, but a lot depends on the drivers.
[20:36] <KjetilK> ok
[20:36] <persia> Hunt around and find out which chip seems to have the best open DSP drivers for linux.
[20:37] <persia> Otherwise you'll be doing it on the CPU, and none of them will perform wonderfully under those conditions.
[20:37] <persia> (not that the CPUs are slow, just that they aren't as fast as GPU or DSP processing).
[20:40] <KjetilK> yeah, this clearly requires some work
[20:41] <KjetilK> Also, I suppose another matter could be if Acer has decided to try to prevent people from replacing the OS of that device
[20:41] <KjetilK> well, for all I know, it could be Ubuntu running on it already
[20:44] <persia> Oh, right :)  But most devices get hacked eventually.  It's just a matter of tracking which devices have a way to install them.
[20:55] <DanaG1> oh yeah, you may not actually need a usb-hub power adapter if you have a power adapter for the beagleboard itself.
[20:55] <KjetilK> yup :-)