Re: [linux-sunxi] Is it possible to boot the A13 chip without DDR3 RAM?

On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 3:53 AM, Rock Slate wrote: > Wow, that's a really detailed response. Thanks a lot for the pointers. I > will definitely look into this and will let you know as I proceed. On other processors I have seen people attach SRAM to the LCD interface. That

Re: [linux-sunxi] Is it possible to boot the A13 chip without DDR3 RAM?

On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Rock Slate wrote: > Hi, > > Thanks for the reply. Both yes and no. The A13 comes in a nice friendly > package which is easy to solder. However the FBGA on the DDR3 is really a > nightmare. If not placed correctly, I would have to reball the

Re: [linux-sunxi] Is it possible to boot the A13 chip without DDR3 RAM?

> On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Rock Slate wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Thanks for the reply. Both yes and no. The A13 comes in a nice friendly > > package which is easy to solder. However the FBGA on the DDR3 is really a > > nightmare. If not placed correctly, I would have

Re: [linux-sunxi] Is it possible to boot the A13 chip without DDR3 RAM?

Wow, that's a really detailed response. Thanks a lot for the pointers. I will definitely look into this and will let you know as I proceed. On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Siarhei Siamashka < siarhei.siamas...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Rock Slate

Re: [linux-sunxi] Is it possible to boot the A13 chip without DDR3 RAM?

On Sat, 3 Oct 2015 09:23:35 +0530 Rock Slate wrote: > Hi, > > In general I know the x86 architecture BIOS will refuse to boot if valid > ram space is not found. On linux I can use the BadRam kernel patches to > ignore bad areas of memory. However just out of curiosity, I