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I'm always looking out for a nice single board computer (SBC), but my phase when I looked at all those (on paper) nice sounding SBCs through rose-tinted glasses

I'm always looking out for a nice single board computer (SBC), but my phase when I looked at all those (on paper) nice sounding SBCs through rose-tinted glasses is long gone, the only question I want to have answered when checking one out now is: Does it have Linux kernel support in the mainline? I.e., not some weird semi-proprietary patch blob on some GitHub account basing of the 3.18 kernel or so.. If it doesn't, I can close the tab immediately and know for sure that I won't miss out. If it posted patches to the LKML, maybe even in an advanced revision integrating review comments then it might be worth looking at it later.

imtringued 3y ago
The Vision Five 2 supports uefi and is going for upstream kernel support. https://forum.rvspace.org/t/linux-kernel-6-3/2648/2 https://forum.rvspace.org/t/linux-kernel-6-3/2648/2
- snvzz 3y ago
  It'd be more accurate to say that it'll eventually support UEFI and that there's already a proof of concept available. In any event, VF2 is the best option currently, if you wish for a board that cares about upstream support and, in general, just works.
Kadin 3y ago
Yes, a hundred times yes. I've been down this road and while it was certainly an interesting learning experience in some of the mechanics of the kernel build process, module dependencies, etc. etc., it was not necessarily productive in moving the projects forward that I wanted to do with the temptingly-cheap Chinese SBCs that I couldn't resist buying. Having learned that lesson, now I won't order something unless it's formally supported by someone like the Armbian project (or Debian, or OpenWRT, etc.). And as interesting as some of the niche SBCs are, sticking to boards that have a broad userbase saves a lot of time when you run into weird errors.

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I'm always looking out for a nice single board computer (SBC), but my phase when I looked at all those (on paper) nice sounding SBCs through rose-tinted glasses

by tlamponi 3y ago

imtringued 3y ago
The Vision Five 2 supports uefi and is going for upstream kernel support. https://forum.rvspace.org/t/linux-kernel-6-3/2648/2 https://forum.rvspace.org/t/linux-kernel-6-3/2648/2
- snvzz 3y ago
  It'd be more accurate to say that it'll eventually support UEFI and that there's already a proof of concept available. In any event, VF2 is the best option currently, if you wish for a board that cares about upstream support and, in general, just works.
Kadin 3y ago
Yes, a hundred times yes. I've been down this road and while it was certainly an interesting learning experience in some of the mechanics of the kernel build process, module dependencies, etc. etc., it was not necessarily productive in moving the projects forward that I wanted to do with the temptingly-cheap Chinese SBCs that I couldn't resist buying. Having learned that lesson, now I won't order something unless it's formally supported by someone like the Armbian project (or Debian, or OpenWRT, etc.). And as interesting as some of the niche SBCs are, sticking to boards that have a broad userbase saves a lot of time when you run into weird errors.