Re: Questions about the openblocks AX3/4
Mr. Green,
At first, I am very sorry that my reply is late. (misfiltered)
Thanks for your inquiry and interest in our product:
> 1: the website says it's only available in japan, is that a strict
> policy or can it be bent?
In the near future we'll sell AX3 overseas. As of now we are selling
samples to developers only, thus I would like you to give us your
profile and some informations; Contact informations, detail usage of AX3,
the possibility to publish or give us the result report document(s).
> 2: Are the controllers for all the sata and ethernet ports built into
> the SoC? (from looking at marvell's site i'm guessing the answer is yes
> but i'd like to know for sure) If not how are the controllers for them
> connected? PCI? PCIe? USB?
Yes. All SATA and Ethernet ports are built into the SoC.
> 3: Do the prices in the spec sheet include a hard drive or does that
> have to be bought seperately?
It is sold seperately.
> 4: Is kernel support upstreamed? if not do you maintain support for
> recent kernels?
As of today we are not upstream kernel support. We are just trying to
maintain the kernel as resent one, based on the newest version brought
uus by Marvell.
A SOHO developer (not our staff) offered to do that, though this has not
made it yet.
Sincerely,
> I am exploring possible build hardware options for a debian dervative
> and am interested in the openblocks AX3/ but I have some questions that
> don't seem to be answerd in the spec sheet
>
> 1: the website says it's only available in japan, is that a strict
> policy or can it be bent?
> 2: Are the controllers for all the sata and ethernet ports built into
> the SoC? (from looking at marvell's site i'm guessing the answer is yes
> but i'd like to know for sure) If not how are the controllers for them
> connected? PCI? PCIe? USB?
> 3: Do the prices in the spec sheet include a hard drive or does that
> have to be bought
> seperately?
> 4: Is kernel support upstreamed? if not do you maintain support for
> recent kernels?
Tomomi Matsumoto 松本知巳
matsumoto@plathome.co.jp
Plat'Home
P+81-3-5213-4373 F+81-3-3221-2580
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