[Arm-dev] Gigabyte MP30-AR0

Fri Mar 11 13:09:42 UTC 2016
Jeffrey Walton <noloader at gmail.com>

On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 4:59 AM, Gordan Bobic <gordan at redsleeve.org> wrote:
> These appear to finally be available in UK now:
> https://www.xcase.co.uk/gigabyte-server-boards/gigabyte-mp30-ar0-with-appliedmicror-x-gene1r-processor.html
>
> Unfortunately, things don't work right out of the box:
> https://www.mail-archive.com/users@lists.redsleeve.org/msg01274.html
>
> Has anyone got CentOS installer working with this board? £600 is an
> awful lot to spend on a paper weight.
>

Related, the Lemaker Hikey dev board is a nice alternative for
AMRv8/AARCH64. Its less than 1/4 of the price at $128 USD.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CNZ9GIQ.

2GB RAM and 8GB eMMC makes it very amicable to development. I use it
for testing OpenSSL and Crypto++ on real hardware.

Jeff