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Slightly off-topic: is there anything that is as or more powerful than RPi4 but has more/expandable memory (say 16G or more) and still works with mainline kerne
by boris 7y ago
Slightly off-topic: is there anything that is as or more powerful than RPi4 but has more/expandable memory (say 16G or more) and still works with mainline kernel/distributions? In other words, something that I could setup as a build machine for CI?
- numlock86 7y agoWell, any PC? What are your conditions? Price? Size?
- zamadatix 7y agoRealistically you probably want to just use QEMU for builds until you find yourself needing to scale to something like https://www.packet.com/cloud/servers/c1-large-arm/ https://www.packet.com/cloud/servers/c1-large-arm/ If you're doing it just for the novelty or really want to do it on site natively at a reasonable cost check out the Jetson TX2 dev kit. The TX2 has been mainlined for a while now and this kit offers 8 GB RAM with a fast CPU and the ability to connect fast SATA/NVMe storage. While most distros would run on it you would probably need to make your own install package (or just run container images for builds if you don't NEED to have an exact kernel)
- wmf 7y agohttps://www.solid-run.com/nxp-lx2160a-family/honeycomb-workstation/ https://www.solid-run.com/nxp-lx2160a-family/honeycomb-works... ?
- boris 7y agoThis looks promising (even at $750 for the motherboard and CPU) but it seems to be a work in progress, specifically at the bottom of the page it says: Mainline Kernel – work in progress UBoot – work in progress UEFI – work in progress But if anyone has any experience using this board, please share.
- kick 7y agoWhy not just build a CI machine? At a $750 price point, you could very easily build a fantastic one with half an hour's worth of work.