On 9/1/2017 10:43 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > On 01/09/17 15:45, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: >> ...but since it's already working, I think programming the FPGA via >> overlays should remain supported for folks who aren't trying to use >> things like HDMI. > > My thoughts for what they are worth. > > I would have no intention of ever using HDMI from a board with 1GB > SDRAM and no GPU. > http://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?Language=English&CategoryNo=205&No=1046&PartNo=2 > > I am not sure we should even encourage it by making it available! > Just asks for loads of "Axis locks up when I load my half billion line > printer file" threads.
I would never recommend using the HDMI out for Axis, that's just asking for problems. Some of the other light-weight UI's might be OK, but I doubt it. People forget how slow CPU bit-banged displays can be (and most of the young folk have never even used one). > It certainly needs to be able to be disabled or not used, with > preferably the inconvenience of reboot etc. being for those seeking to > use HDMI :-P I think HDMI should be disabled by default, or possibly in a text-only console mode (I could actually see that being useful). I agree enabling any sort of graphics output ought to require at least a reboot, and possibly a compile (or installation) of a different FPGA image. I think there are some open-source text-mode displays that could be compiled into the FPGA that have Linux drivers and could be tied to the HDMI output... ...but again, I'm not particularly worried about getting HDMI output working at all. I think effort is currently better spent on things like fixing up the hm2_soc_ol driver and automating the uSD image creation. -- Charles Steinkuehler [email protected] -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github: https://github.com/machinekit --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Machinekit" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/machinekit. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
