[Arm-netbook] EOMA68-A20 usb fel-boot and u-boot upload (no GPL-violating allwinner boot0 or boot1 involved)

Scott Sullivan scott at ss.org
Mon Jun 3 14:55:26 BST 2013


On 06/03/2013 08:24 AM, mike.valk at gmail.com wrote:
> 2013/6/3 luke.leighton <luke.leighton at gmail.com>:
>> On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 7:15 AM, mike.valk at gmail.com <mike.valk at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 2013/6/1 luke.leighton <luke.leighton at gmail.com>:
>>> BTW. Are you working on a A20 EOMA or somthing else. Last I read, the
>>> latest batches were still A10?
>>
>>   the CPU is pin-compatible and this latest set of testing, as well as
>> receiving a set of GPL-compliance patches this morning means that
>> we're pretty much 100% going ahead with an A20.
>
> Not the answer I was looking for. I know we're moving forward to A20.
> It makes perfect sense.
>
> But is there an EOMA-68 with A20 already? Or are you working/testing
> on other hardware?

It was mentioned in the "31 Mar 2013: Images of A10 PCB" News post that 
one of the first rev2 sample cards would be populated with an A20. I 
take it that is the one luke is testing one.

The A20 is a pin-compatible drop in upgrade for the A10. So a new card 
doesn't need to be designed for this.

-- 
Scott Sullivan



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