[Arm-netbook] Linux with GLES with video playback on A10 (Linux)

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On 16/07/2012 12:11, Piyush Verma wrote:
>
> I have tried to setup UART port but it sound my sdcard port is different.
>
> As i Disabled sd card and it's still working and I am not able to get 
> TX RX signage .
>
>
> Finally we deciding to buy evaluation board of A10 which cost 1000USD.
>
> http://www.wits-tech.com/pages/board-en.jsp
>
> or is there any possibility to invest this 1000USD with community to 
> get open source board done quickly ?
>
> For example re-layout schematic and make our own board.
>
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Piyush Verma
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Piyush Verma <piyush.pv at gmail.com 
> <mailto:piyush.pv at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks Tom for information.
>
>     I will try it.
>
>     Need to find where is clock & data 3 pin. May be I can use cro to
>     check signal.
>
>
>
>
>     On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Tom Cubie <mr.hipboi at gmail.com
>     <mailto:mr.hipboi at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>         Hi
>         On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM, Piyush Verma
>         <piyush.pv at gmail.com <mailto:piyush.pv at gmail.com>> wrote:
>         > Hello Friends,
>         >
>         > I just got my new A10 Tablet with Android 4
>         >
>         > I want to render video as texture with open gl es so that we
>         can give cool
>         > effects on video.
>         >
>         > I am new to A10 and need some consultation to get it done.
>         >
>         > I will update here as progress is made.
>         >
>         >
>         > Steps to achieve this I have planed as below.
>         >
>         > Up Buildroot on board.
>         > Play Video using allwinner-a10-video.
>         > Cache Decoded output of video as rgb texture. (May be save
>         as ppm to test)
>         > if there is something like samsung post process to
>         covert/scale picture
>         > would be great.
>         > Run Texture based gles program from mali 400.
>         > Dynamically decode and and update texture and render.
>         >
>         >
>         > pelase correct me if there is something wrong in above with A10.
>         >
>         >
>         > I have built buildroot and kernel but stuck in the phase of
>         flashing on
>         > device.
>         >
>         > I am following http://elinux.org/Hack_A10_devices
>         >
>         > in device i got this
>         >
>         > root at android:/sdcard/nanda/linux # ls
>         > linux.bmp
>         > linux.ini
>         > u-boot.bin
>         >
>         >
>         > but not
>         >
>         > # ls /sdcard/nanda/linux
>         > bImage
>         > linux.ini
>         > params
>         > paramsr
>         > recovery.ini
>         >
>         >
>         > I think it's a bit different in Android 4.
>         >
>         > Any suggestion how to put our kernel in it ?
>         you can put your custom uImage into nanda, and boot it with
>         u-boot if
>         you can get a serial console from a uSD breakout board. If not, i
>         think it's difficult to debug.
>         >
>         >
>         > --
>         > Thanks & Regards
>         >
>         > Piyush Verma
>         >
>
If you just want to play with Mali-400 and the VPU, you'd better buy a 
Mele A1000 instead. It costs between $70 to $90 
http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner_a10/hacking_the_mele_a1000/ + debug 
board.($5).
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