> I received my PCDuino3 Nano Lite this week and am now trying to figure it > out. > > First, how to power it? One of the OTG ports on the bottom is outlined in > red. Is that the 'power plug'? And they had to use the more expensive > smartphone sized OTG, rather than the more common mini-USB like the Cubies > use. But how to power is the first question. > > Second is where is ttyS0? Is it the 3 pins sticking off the side, and if so > which is which (TX, RX, GRD)? > > Does it need a heatsink like other A20 SOCs supply? I suggest you go to their forums and wiki/docs for all of the above answers as I'm sure they're all very well documented there. Coming to the Fedora ARM distro list is just being a bit lazy when I'm sure with a quick google you could find all of the above out quickly for yourself. Peter > By the time I add the heatsink, power cord, and sata adapter, how much > cheaper is it than my Cubieboard2s that come with all of that? ;) > > thanks for the pointer to Amazon for this board. I hope.... ! > > > On 12/21/2015 06:21 PM, Troy Dawson wrote: >> >> Hi All, >> Yep, it's my report on the worst named arm computer, that runs good :) >> >> Anyway I have two reports. >> ** 1st report ** >> From all my tests, the PCDuino3 Nano Light "just works". I installed >> the F23 XFCE image, followed the uboot instructions with just one >> change, I used the PCDuino3 Nano uboot, cuz Lite is supposed to be the >> exact same. >> The graphical first-boot came up, I set it up, and XFCE came up. Not >> a bit of extra twiddling on my part. >> >> I am currently updating the system to see if it will automatically >> boot into the newer kernel. Since the regular PCDuino3 Nano >> automatically boots into the newer kernel, I am 99% confident this >> will too. But I don't like to say it will without testing it. >> >> echo "deltarpm=False" >> /etc/dnf/dnf.conf >> >> Use that to speed up your update by at least 20 minutes. >> >> ** 2nd report ** >> PCDuino3 Nano Light is currently $15 on amazon. >> >> >> http://smile.amazon.com/pcDuino-pcDuino3-Nano-Lite/dp/B00ZEPZGQO/ref=lp_9348557011_1_1?srs=9348557011&ie=UTF8&qid=1450738901&sr=8-1 >> >> CPU: AllWinner A20 SoC, 1GHz ARM Cortex A7 Dual Core >> DRAM: 1GB >> Full size HDMI port >> 1000 Mb/sec ethernet (take with a grain of salt, but it is faster than >> 100 Mb/sec) >> SATA port (no cables) >> SD card slot. Says it only handles 32Gig, I run mine with 64Gig sd cards >> No on board flash - The big difference between Nano and Nano lite. >> >> Sorry that I sound like an ad. It's just that it's a decent arm >> computer that runs straight F23, for only 15 dollars. >> >> Troy Dawson >> _______________________________________________ >> arm mailing list >> arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > _______________________________________________ > arm mailing list > arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ arm mailing list arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/arm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
