Re: [Arm-netbook] C++ features
> I imagine that the supported gcc version will be that provided by the > distributions being offered. For Debian, you can find out versions by > searching on the packages site: Hmm, what version of Debian is preinstalled in the Debian card? I've read that it uses custom linux-sunxi kernel so thought it's some kind of a custom distro. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk
[Arm-netbook] C++ features
Hi. I'm making a C++ game engine and interested in supporting the A20 board. I wonder what features are available there. What's the gcc/g++ version? Is there a std::uint64_t type defined? Can it do 64 bit floating point? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk
Re: [Arm-netbook] Block Diagram - ZEOMA - Handheld Games Console
> Maybe try PrBoom? IIRC that's what Rockbox's Doom port is based on, and > that runs on MP3 players with 40 or 50MHz ARM CPUs. There's Prboom-plus in the official Debian repository. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk
Re: [Arm-netbook] OT: The U.S. Needs to Stop Lecturing the Rest of the World About Internet Values
Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton: > you have to have hope, man. i had no idea things were that bad, it > would seem thet russia's feeling the effects of what robert david > steele describes as being an endemic and systemic power-corruption, > just as much as anywhere. > > he does however point out that the "poor" have, collectively, *MORE* > buying-power than the 1% elite who keep them oppressed and suppressed. > do read what he wrote because i feel that you will see that there is > always hope. > > l. It would require the average Joe to be able to see beyond his nose. I had to convince my parents and friends to vote. Half of them didn't care and the other half didn't think their vote matters. The latter is mostly true as elections are almost completely rigged and there is now a popular meme "146%" because that is a total amount of votes if you add all parties together according to a federal TV report. There was one notable exception. Alexey Navalny was running for a mayor of Moscow and got the 2nd place with ~20% votes. After that, he was quickly arrested and was about to get a prison sentence but managed to avoid it. But his brother didn't though, he's still in prison. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk
Re: [Arm-netbook] OT: The U.S. Needs to Stop Lecturing the Rest of the World About Internet Values
Here's what peaceful protest gives you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ildar_Dadin This guy can die any day now. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk
Re: [Arm-netbook] Debian GNU/Linux, nonfree software, and FSF's free distros list
Of course, you can install a fully free Debian system, but 1 single dialog in setup wizard is a bit too little. I would rather have the tickbox to install non-free repos somewhere deep in preferences menu and I would certainly not host them on the debian.org domain. Ideally, you would only add non-free repo by manually editing sources.list. Andrew M.A. Cater: > On Sat, Oct 15, 2016 at 04:47:05PM -0500, J.B. Nicholson wrote: >> Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: >> >> I've seen https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2014/11/msg00174.html where >> Hess makes this statement but I haven't seen anything written by Hess >> clearly explaining why the Debian Constitution is "toxic". >> >>> i've spoken to the FSF about this: from what i gather, the changes >>> required are actually very very simple: all they have to do is add in >>> a simple popup message whenever someone clicks the "nonfree" section, >>> issuing a warning to the end-user that the consequences of their >>> actions are leading them into unethical territory. >>> >>> ... how simple would that be to add? >> > > Pick up the Debian netinst iso / the first Debian CD / the first Debian DVD. > > You can install an entirely free system with no non-free components. > > You can also install Debian without taking account of any recommends. > > On (both) the Thinkpads in front of me, that would result in non-working wifi > but everything else would work. I could plug in one of a few wifi dongles > and have a fully free Debian. > > On the Intel desktop machine away behind me I couldn't get hardware > acceleration > on the Nvidia card - I could care less. > > On a Cubietruck / Pine64 / Chip / Raspberry Pi / Pi3 - I couldn't get > functionality > without non-free which I could get with Allwinner / Broadcom firmware. Debian > doesn't supply "non-free" components: in each case you're using firmware > distributed > with the hardware. Without non-free firmware / forked kernels, all of the ARM > hardware > we have is pretty much unusable. I'm hopeful that you can prove differently > Luke. > >> But according to published documents I point to below, a popup might be >> quite simple to add but insufficient to allow Debian GNU/Linux to appear on >> the list of FSF Free System Distributions. I'll explain why I believe this >> to be true. >> >> In https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html we find the following >> objection, "Debian also provides a repository of nonfree software. According >> to the project, this software is "not part of the Debian system," but the >> repository is hosted on many of the project's main servers, and people can >> readily find these nonfree packages by browsing Debian's online package >> database and its wiki". >> >> John Sullivan went into more detail on the FSF's objection at Debconf2015: >> >>> So, in Debian's case, the lack of endorsement from us is primarily >>> because of the relationship between official Debian and unofficial >>> Debian -- the 'non-free' and 'contrib' repositories. And that >>> relationship to us seems too close for our comfort. There are spots in >>> the Debian infrastructure where those sections even though technically >>> separate are integrated very closely with main. So, for example, in >>> package searching, in 'recommends' and 'suggests' fields within packages >>> that are displayed to users. So even though, in Debian, we have an idea >>> that these are separate that's not always as clear to users on the >>> outside and they can end up being sometimes inadvertently or sometimes >>> just led to install nonfree components on top of the official >>> distribution. >> >> Source: >> http://meetings-archive.debian.net/pub/debian-meetings/2015/debconf15/Debian_and_the_FSF_Ending_disagreements_by_solving_problems_at_the_source.webm >> (12m18s) >> > > Where would you suggest that Debian point users with unusable hardware - note > (_users_ not developers) ? > > It's very clear on the website and in documentation back to 1994 > > www.debian.org/CD/netinst - no mention of non-free > > https://www.debian.org/CD/faq#official - unofficial CDs may contain > additional hardware drivers, or additional software packages not part of the > archive. > > >> I believe the FSF is right to point out Debian's cognitive dissonance. >> Debian gets to: >> >> - host repos containing nonfree software, >> - include UI with pointers to said repos in the installed repo list, >> - list packages from the nonfree repos as alternatives to free software >> packages, >> - and also claim that these repos are somehow "not part of the Debian >> system"? >> >> I too believe that Debian is hosting nonfree software and integrating >> nonfree software with free software and this is indistinguishable from what >> other distros not listed do (such as Ubuntu's GNU/Linux). >> >> If Debian wanted the FSF's approval Debian could remove the nonfree and >> contrib repos from Debian entirely, and remove mentions of packages from >> these
Re: [Arm-netbook] new development laptop needed, looking at dell xps 13 9350
Julie Marchant: > On that note, I'd recommend for Firefox (if that's what you use) an > extension called QuickJS, which gives you a button in the toolbar to > enable and disable JavaScript. I suggest uMatrix: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/umatrix/ In whitelist mode it blocks all 3rd party requests and you can block 1st party requests too. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk
[Arm-netbook] Monitor support
Hi. I have a CRT monitor from 2002 and it is my only monitor. Are these monitors supported by EOMA68-A20? If you remember CRT monitors, they physically update the screen and 60 hz refresh rate is extremely harmful to the eyes because you see flicker. My monitor runs at 85hz refresh rate. The problem is that most today's monitors are pretty much hardcoded to 60 hz and it's not easy to change it. I connect 2 desktops to this monitor. 1st one has GeForce 4 Ti GPU (2005) and 2nd one has Radeon HD 5850 (2011). Both computers report that there's no EDID. However, GeForce card correctly finds the maximum resolution (1600x1200@60hz) and uses it in GRUB, Radeon uses 1024x768@60hz. I was able to make a script that sets my preferred resolution (1024x768@85hz): xrandr --newmode "1024x768_85.00" 94.50 1024 1096 1200 1376 768 771 775 809 -hsync +vsync xrandr --verbose --addmode DVI-1 "1024x768_85.00" xrandr --output DVI-1 --mode "1024x768_85.00" However, it only works with Geforce and the only way to make it work with Radeon is to install proprietary firmware and free driver. Proprietary driver or no firmware don't work. I wonder, does EOMA68-A20 support these commands, especially without proprietary firmware for it's Mali GPU? signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature ___ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk
