It should be possible. I'm not sure how well a Qemu x86 VM would perform on a
mini AIM rig like a Raspberry Pi or Beaglebone. Qemu can only run on one core.
That is, it can emulate multiple CPUs, but it does this in a single thread,
IIRC. And I suspect getting it up and running would be a challenge. A better
option might be Exagear Desktop. It is like Qemu but much faster. Like 4x
faster. But it is not free ($30). Exagear Desktop on a Raspi 2 Model B should
run 32-bit Linux x86 applications nicely (like the Elecraft Utilities). I
figure Exagear is worth the money just for the performance advantage. It could
be an awesome little system for around $75 (if you already have a HDMI monitor
and a keyboard). I've been seriously considering ordering one just to play with.
David, W4SMT
From: Nate Bargmann <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 firmware updates under Linux/ARM?
This is just a thought, but it may be possible to use Qemu to create an
i386 virtual machine and install a minimal desktop distro that you can
use the Elecraft utilities with. I did nearly the same thing here using
VirtualBox on my amd64 (x86_64) desktop machine running Debian. The VM
is running Debian Stable with a lightweight desktop environment and it
works just fine the few times I need it.
73, Nate, N0NB
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