Hello Bill, Am 2008-03-03 06:10:34, schrieb Bill Gatliff: > I haven't used the chip myself, but I don't see a whole lot of > discussion about it in linux-arm-kernel. Could be because the support Is this list on <kernel.org>? Maybe then I will subscribe, but for two years unsubscriber since the traffic on <linux-kernel> was to high... > is very mature and doesn't need much discussion, but could be because > the support is slowly bit-rotting. :) Then I have to ask them... > The AT91RM9200 support in mainline is very good, as is the SAM9 stuff. > Also, if you'd like an inexpensive but high-performance chip, the AVR32 > family is pretty nice. It isn't ARM, and the support is still maturing, > but so far I'm impressed and there's a US$79 evaluation board available. If you say: "It isn't ARM", what it is then? I need something like arm or mips (or maybe sh) where I can run Debian on it without running into bigger trouble... > Yea, I'm not a big fan of the non-Free stuff anymore, either. I'm > spoiled. :) The DS80C411 can be programmed usin SDCC but how, if it crash all the time? > If you go with Flash-based nonvolatile solutions, make sure you mount > your rootfs with noatime to help reduce the number of update cycles. > Otherwise, you'll notice the performance hit right away and you'll burn > holes in your flash longer-term. This problems are very well known... I was already thinking a a very small VIA CPU, but the PCBs are much more complicate as the ARM/MIPS ones... Thanks, Greetings and nice Day Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator 24V Electronic Engineer Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ ##################### Debian GNU/Linux Consultant ##################### Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 +49/177/9351947 50, rue de Soultz MSN LinuxMichi +33/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com)
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