Well I for one am very glad of this hardware, including the software that *does* work with it. Which is to say Debian runs flawlessly, GPIO works fine, and all the other hardware through software works just fine. I would not say that it is exactly the same experience you may get on PC Linux( Debian ), but you know what it is close enough for me(actually very dahmed close ).. For the rest that *I* personally need working. I am willing to spend time to make it work as I expect. Perhaps even asking for help/guidance once in a while.
On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:33 PM, liyaoshi <[email protected]> wrote: > Come on , its just a joke > > > 2013/12/31 David Anders <[email protected]> > >> just in case some of the folks here would like to educate themselves on >> what beagleboard.org is: >> >> http://www.beagleboard.org/about >> >> >> >> >> >> On Monday, December 30, 2013 8:11:57 PM UTC-6, liyaoshi wrote: >> >>> A part of this group interest me is about the rants >>> >>> Nest Time ,if I have chance to be abroad , I will use the skill learned >>> from here >>> >>> :) >>> >>> >>> 2013/12/31 Gerald Coley <[email protected]> >>> >>>> I designed the BBB. Other people design the capes. No capes come from >>>> BeagleBoard.org. So feel free to rant, but facts do have a place in rants. >>>> >>>> >>>> Gerald >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 7:56 PM, Terry Storm <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi William >>>>> >>>>> As I said, I have no problem with the BBB hardware. >>>>> I am 100% referring to the software. If the software sucks then to the >>>>> average Joe Bloggs the hardware then also, well, sucks. >>>>> If Joe Bloggs buys a BBB and a cape made by the same company, and >>>>> there is a recommended software to go with it which claims compatibility, >>>>> then Joe Bloggs would rightly expect that the BBB + CAPE + OS will run as >>>>> advertised, and this isnt the case. >>>>> >>>>> I personally am using but a fraction of what the BBB is capable of >>>>> doing, however I wouldn't have thought using a BBB made by CircuitCo and a >>>>> LCD Cape made by CircuitCo, running the recommended OS with everything as >>>>> default, and finding that the touch does not work and things like the >>>>> mouse >>>>> pointer jumps all over the screen, kinda not fit for purpose? >>>>> >>>>> If someone like me buys a BBB + Cape and uses an OS which is >>>>> recommended and claims compatibility, and finds that it doesn't work for >>>>> something as fundamental as the touch screen, is that classed as user >>>>> error? >>>>> >>>>> I personally think not. >>>>> >>>>> I stand by my comment of it being a flop, as if the company does not >>>>> make a profit after selling 100K of a popular product, then really... what >>>>> was the point. >>>>> And in terms of sales and people not being able to get stock, you have >>>>> to start to wonder how many of those are from users reading the marketting >>>>> and thinking that will be great, to find when they get it they have no >>>>> idea >>>>> how to fix problems they encounter (like me) and so cannot use it as they >>>>> wanted to. >>>>> >>>>> Many of the happy people probably dont use Capes as you said. It just >>>>> sucks that the people who designed the cape also design the BBB, and they >>>>> dont work right purely due to the Software. BBB + LCD Cape on Android >>>>> works >>>>> fine, so the hardware is perfectly fine, but Android is of no use to many >>>>> so it doesnt help much. >>>>> >>>>> Terry >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, 31 December 2013 14:07:17 UTC+13, William Hermans wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Terry, >>>>>> >>>>>> I do realize you're mostly aiming your comments at Gerald but let me >>>>>> just say that I think you missed a few key points. >>>>>> >>>>>> 1) This is not a Dell or common general purpose PC. So you can not >>>>>> expect the same from such hardware. With that said, there is nothing >>>>>> wrong >>>>>> with the hardware. It all works fine, and actually up until recently the >>>>>> only thing that did not work was the SGX/DRM video drivers. Now, that has >>>>>> been resolved, but still in alpha / beta stage ( ish ). Different people >>>>>> seem to have experienced different problems here and there, but think >>>>>> this >>>>>> is very likely mostly user error. >>>>>> >>>>>> 2) Do you understand the idea of open source hardware ? *.org is >>>>>> usually and possibly always non profit domain name affiliation. What >>>>>> Gerald >>>>>> and his partners have planned I have no idea, but in my own mind the >>>>>> Beaglebone black is far from a flop. Quite the opposite actually when >>>>>> electronics retailers can hardly seem to keep them in stock, because they >>>>>> sell so fast. >>>>>> >>>>>> 3) If you can pick up a book, or read web pages you can do this >>>>>> yourself. Many in this group will help, even me, when you have a >>>>>> reasonable >>>>>> question to ask. >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyways it really suck that this does not seem to be working for you. >>>>>> Just now that many of of are perfectly happy with these little boards. >>>>>> Heck >>>>>> there are a few people who own ten's and possibly even hundred's of these >>>>>> very boards . . . >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>>> --- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >>>> --- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "BeagleBoard" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>> >>> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. 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