Fixing the subject line... On 01/04/2016 11:03 AM, Troy Dawson wrote: > > > On Mon, Jan 4, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com > <mailto:rgm at htt-consult.com>> wrote: > > Got my Nano Lite running Fedora23 which is the first step before > testing with Centos7. On caveat, see below: > > On 12/25/2015 01:58 PM, Troy Dawson wrote: >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 11:31 AM, Robert Moskowitz >> <rgm at htt-consult.com <mailto:rgm at htt-consult.com>> wrote: >> >> >> >> On 12/25/2015 11:18 AM, Troy Dawson wrote: >>> Hi, >>> Have you looked at the pcduino3 nano lite. >>> $15 and it looks like it meets all your specs. >>> >>> http://www.amazon.com/pcDuino-pcDuino3-Nano-Lite/dp/B00ZEPZGQO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451059734&sr=8-1&keywords=pcduino3+nano+lite >>> >>> It has everything in the kernel and uboot and works with >>> Fedora 23 with no modifications. >>> I've got Yor Linux armv7 build working on it, so I'm quite >>> certain it will work with CentOS arm build, but I have not >>> tested it. >>> >>> There are two downsides to this board. >>> 1 - the sata (and power cable) are sold separately >> >> Ah, I see it does have a sata port. I missed that the first >> time. >> >> And it looks like it has the 5V power out that will hopefully >> power any HD up to 1A. >> >> If it uses the same uboot as the pcduino 3 nano, then I can >> take the Cubietruck image and dd the appropriate uboot and boot. >> >> Have you tested it? The big test is to only have uboot on a >> 4Gb mSD and the whole image on the Sata HD and see if it >> switches over like the Cubieboard does. Otherwise there is a >> lot of customization needed. >> >> >> Yes, I've tested it. It used the same uboot and kernel dtd as >> the pcduino 3 nano. >> I have a couple of the pcduino 3 nano machines and ordered a >> couple of the lite's, so I've used both. I used the nano uboot >> on the lite and it worked with no modifications. I also did >> nothing with the kernel and it worked great. >> >> >> I am assuming those 3 posts off to the side are for the >> serial console. Nice that they put it off to the side. But >> that would mess up a case somewhat. >> > > I cannot get the serial console working. I have follow the > schematic at: > > http://learn.linksprite.com/pcduino/quick-start/pcduino8/explanation-of-headers-of-pcduino3-nano/ > > To connect a USB/TTL adapter and run (as I do for my Cubieboards) > > screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 > > And nothing. So I really want to have this working to bring up C7 > on it for testing. > > > > > I don't have an adaptor for the serial ports, so I've just been using > the hdmi, which works great. But I guess then you have to hook up a > hdmi and usb keyboard, which might make things harder, depending on > your setup. I also have connected that way, but it is a pain not being able to cut-n-paste from notes on how to configure C7. I can ssh in, but with the console I know I can get away with a lot. Plus I can save the console session and review it for problems. A lot of items I have detected through the console session logs. You can get the converters really cheap on ebay. Every board I have has one permanently installed, so I can always get into the console. I buy them in a 5 unit lot from a china supplier at $5 for the lot. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/arm-dev/attachments/20160104/76f1d21f/attachment-0006.html>