=== ramana-away is now known as ramana === ramana is now known as ramana-away === ramana-away is now known as ramana === ramana is now known as ramana-away === ramana-away is now known as ramana === ramana is now known as ramana-away === Laibsch1 is now known as Laibsch [19:20] can some one help me get ubuntu running on beagle baord [19:21] http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu -- that site is helpful. [19:21] I have installed as per instruction and now at waiting for root filesystem [19:21] I use kernels from "rcn-ee.net" [19:21] there are some root images also. [19:22] I have tried those images but stuck at Waiting for root device ... [19:22] [ 23.791564] mmc0: new high speed SDHC card at address aaaa [19:22] [ 23.797668] mmcblk0: mmc0:aaaa SD04G 3.69 GiB [19:22] [ 23.802490] mmcblk0: p1 p2 [19:22] hmm, try without the "boot.scr" file on the FAT partition. [19:23] and what format is your second partition? if it's ext4, you'll need to tweak u-boot. [19:23] no it is ext3 [19:23] I will try removing boot.scr file and try [19:29] Hello Dan, I have removed boot.scr file and still same situation [19:35] hmm, what kernel, and what root? [19:35] 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] If you have serial console, it might be helpful to pastebin it. [20:21] Hi all! I just came across this: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Acer-Prepares-Freescale-i-MX515-Powered-Smart-Monitor-131435.shtml [20:21] 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] 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] It's completely realistic. [20:23] sounds great! [20:23] so, this CPU will give sufficient performance for 720p with a mythfrontend? [20:24] Well, depends on a whole number of factors :) [20:24] You will want to have the right graphics drivers, or it won't be as useful as you'd like. [20:24] Or just show simple video. [20:24] right [20:25] I have a similar CPU in my NetWalker. For some sorts of video, it works great. For other sorts, it's slow. [20:25] oh, ok [20:25] 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] is it the encoding is the main factor? [20:26] I don't really know. [20:26] * persia doesn't tend to watch much video on that device. [20:27] OK [20:28] KjetilK: Any help getting the mythtv stuff ported/working would be much appreciated. [20:28] yup, I know :-) [20:28] I would need to buy the device first, then :-) [20:29] I haven't got any ARM devices now [20:29] We have an emulated compilation environment available, if you have an Ubuntu lucid i386 or amd64 install. [20:29] Yeah, I was hoping to get a lucid system running RSN, but real life has interferred too many times :-/ [20:30] also, the real reason why I started to look into this was not myth, but something else [20:30] 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] I was looking for a cheap device that could transcode and stream video real-time from commodity video cameras over wifi :-) [20:31] 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] yup, great! [20:31] Same issues really : transcoding. A lot depends on having drivers that can *use* the DSP. [20:32] right [20:34] could the TI OMAP3525 be a candidate for something like that, or would one need something more powerful? [20:34] I kinda like the Gumstix way of doing things :-) [20:36] Personally, I think all the chips are roughly similar in power, but a lot depends on the drivers. [20:36] ok [20:36] Hunt around and find out which chip seems to have the best open DSP drivers for linux. [20:37] Otherwise you'll be doing it on the CPU, and none of them will perform wonderfully under those conditions. [20:37] (not that the CPUs are slow, just that they aren't as fast as GPU or DSP processing). [20:40] yeah, this clearly requires some work [20:41] 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] well, for all I know, it could be Ubuntu running on it already [20:44] 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] oh yeah, you may not actually need a usb-hub power adapter if you have a power adapter for the beagleboard itself. [20:55] yup :-)