[Server-devel] XS procurement recommendations (new hardware - Nosy Komba, Madagascar)

[George Hunt]

Hi Kevin,

As far as I can tell, the system programmers in Boston are very occupied
with getting 1.75 and 3.0 out the door.  I think there's interest in seeing
an ARM XS, but not immediately, with the resources available to them.

There's a volunteer in San Francisco, who's email is rihoward, who has
played with a number of ARM boxes. He's already given me some really useful
advice.

I don't have the background to be very productive in getting the XS onto
ARM, but to me it seems strategic.

I am spending a few hours every day, trying to learn about cross compiling
fc17 onto the ARM arch.

But I'm no expert.  Maybe we could join forces.  As I go along, one of my
goals it to document the steps at schoolserver.wordpress.com.

George

On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Kévin Raymond
<shaiton at fedoraproject.org>wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Mitchell Seaton <mseaton at ekindling.org>
> wrote:
> > I might sum up here from recent additions (replies) on this mailing list
> > regarding current low-power server options (x86/32bit) for XS:
> >
> > 1) FitPC2i - Dual Ethernet, fanless, poss heat-issue (heat sink),
> >  PhoenixBIOS (no Wake-on-LAN), 12W draw (poss ~5W idle)
> > http://www.fit-pc.com/web/fit-pc/fit-pc2i-specifications/
> >
> > 2) SolidLogic - (VIA C7, 25W draw) current sys in use not available for
> > purchase, EU options in links below
> > http://www.logicsupply.eu/systems/intel-atom/
> > http://www.logicsupply.eu/systems/fanless/
> > deployment sites: Jamaica
> >
> > 3) MSi WindBox - '10 Atom D510, 4GB DDR2 - ~35W, drawback single Ethernet
> > NIC (USB WiFi adapter)
> > http://fr.msi.com/models/Wind%20Box%20DC500
> > deployment sites: Nepal, Haiti, Philippines
> >
> > 4) EPC-AT270 - Dual Ethernet (Wake on LAN), fanless, drawback '08 model
> Atom
> > N270 (2GB DDR2) -
> > http://www.avalue.com.tw/products/EPC-AT270.cfm
> > deployment sites: PNG, Oceania?
> >
> > These solutions generally haven't changed in the last two years, in Q2,
> 2012
> > now these are the current stable options for low-power x86?
> >
> > If that's the reality, I assume we can make a decision around these
> options,
> > taking site specific considerations into account, and plan for possible
> > involvement (replacement) down the line (1-2+ years) with any future
> server
> > development for ARM/plug/etc and what suitable working model
> > is devised around it.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Mitch
> >
>
> Hi there,
>
> I am new in this list but involved in OLPC-France.
> Could someone point me to the XS ARM port status?
> I don't know yet what software the XS is composed of, but since I have
> the Alex's dreamplug here in Paris I could try to move things forward.
> (Won't probably make it before May but costs nothing to read about it).
>
> I also have a FitPC(2?), but the power supply is lost somewhere in my
> bedroom…
> Yeah, it is way too hot IMHO
>
> --
> Kévin Raymond
> (shaiton)
> GPG-Key: A5BCB3A2
>
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