[Freedombox-discuss] recommended hardware

[Yoel Koenka]

Ah, I see. The links mentioned above didn't work because I was using a VPN.
Thanks for the hint!


On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 9:57 PM, Thomas Thorpe <tthorpejr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Many thanks! I overlooked the state of the NAND driver.
>
>
> On Tue, 2017-04-18 at 19:43 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> > Hi Thomas.
> >
> > [cc'ing the FreedomBox list - assuming discrete post was accidental]
> >
> > Quoting Thomas Thorpe (2017-04-18 17:45:13)
> > > Wondering what the issue may be with the 4 gig NAND version? I was
> > > about to buy one. If there's a good reason not to, please save me
> > > from
> > > myself! :)
> >
> > To boot from NAND, both U-boot and Linux need a driver for the
> > controller chip on the board to access it.
> >
> > Debian (and FreedomBox) uses mainline U-boot and Linux.
> >
> > Olimex LIME/LIME2 boards rely on the Allwinner A20 SoC to access
> > NAND.
> >
> > Driver for A20 SoC to access NAND is not yet in a usable state:
> > http://linux-sunxi.org/Mainline_NAND_Howto
> >
> > Details too geeky for me seemingly also covering U-boot:
> > http://linux-sunxi.org/MTD_Driver
> >
> >
> > Just avoid that board - pick a non-storage-glued-on board or the
> > eMMC
> > board instead!
> >
> >
> > Hope that helps,
> >
> >  - Jonas
> >
>
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