Linux on ARM
64-bit ARM Changes For Linux 4.19 Has "A Bunch Of Good Stuff"
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- 2018-Aug-15
Will Deacon submitted the 64-bit ARM (ARM64/AArch64) changes on Tuesday for the Linux 4.19 kernel merge window. The 64-bit ARM space on Linux remains as busy as ever. For this next kernel cycle, Deacon characterized the changes as "a bunch of good stuff in here." That good 64-bit ARM stuff for Linux 4.19 includes:
Q4OS 2.5 Scorpion for Raspberry Pi, stable release
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- 2018-Aug-12
We are proud to announce a new major stable release of the Q4OS 2.5 Scorpion ARM port, optimized for the Raspberry Pi series of single board computers. It is based on the latest stable Raspbian Stretch distribution and Trinity desktop R14.0.5 version. Q4OS is one of a few distributions offering the full desktop environment on the ARM architecture.
New ARM SoCs & Boards To Be Supported By The Linux 4.19 Kernel
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- 2018-Aug-12
Hardware support improvements coming for Linux 4.19 aren't limited to the x86 space but a lot of new ARM hardware support is also being introduced in this imminent kernel cycle.
Linux Live Kernel Patching Is On The Way For 64-bit ARM
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- 2018-Aug-10
It's been a while since having any advancements to report on the live kernel patching front for being able to deploy primarily Linux kernel security fixes without having to reboot the system. There is some new progress on that front to report on now and that is the 64-bit ARM (ARM64/AArch64) support getting squared away.
Raspberry Pi On Linux 4.19 Will Be Able To Report Under-Voltage Issues
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- 2018-Jul-18
The Linux 4.19 kernel will be introducing a new "raspberrypi-hwmon" driver capable of reporting under-voltage conditions for Raspberry Pi boards.
You Can Now Install Android 8.1 Oreo on Your Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Computer
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- 2018-Jul-18
Just two weeks after releasing the first build of his RaspAnd operating system based on Google's Android 8.1 Oreo mobile OS, Arne Exton today announced a new version with support for the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ computer.
Chromium OS for Raspberry Pi SBCs Is Making a Comeback Soon, Better Than Ever
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- 2018-Jul-13
It's been two years since we last heard from Dylan Callahan and his awesome Chromium OS for SBCs project that tried to bring the open-source, Linux-based operating system to single-board computers.
RaspAnd Project Now Lets You Run Android 8.1 Oreo on Raspberry Pi 3
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- 2018-Jul-12
Arne Exton informs Softpedia today about the availability of the first version of its RaspAnd operating system for Raspberry Pi computers based on Google's latest Android 8.1 Oreo mobile OS.
NetBSD ARM64 Images Now Available with SMP for Raspberry Pi 3, Some NanoPi Boards, and Pine64 Boards
NetBSD on Arm started in 2014 with the release of version 7.0, and last year device tree support was implemented and tested on some Allwinner H3 boards.
Fedora 29 For ARM Eyeing ZRAM Support, ARMv7 UEFI Booting
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- 2018-Jul-04
When it comes to the growing number of changes slated for Fedora 29, while most of the feature plans benefit all supported CPU architectures, there are also some ARM-specific improvements planned.
Debian-based Raspbian Linux distribution for Raspberry Pi gets major update
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- 2018-Jul-01
Computer hardware is useless without software. As cool as the diminutive Raspberry Pi computers are, for instance, they are just paperweights until you install an operating system. The little computers can run many OSes -- including an IoT variant of Windows 10 -- but really, Linux makes it shine.
Raspbian Linux OS for Raspberry Pi Gets New First-Boot Configuration Wizard
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- 2018-Jun-30
Raspberry Pi Foundation’s Raspbian Linux operating system for Raspberry Pi computers received a new stable version with various new features and many improvements.
LLVM Gets ARMv8.4 Enablement, GCC Gets Cortex-A76 Support
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- 2018-Jun-29
It's been another busy week in compiler land for ARM. First up, the GCC compiler now officially supports the Cortex-A76. The A76 is the new Cortex processor announced back in May for yielding much better performance and efficiency, especially for AI and machine learning.
Visual Studio 2017 with an Embedded Linux Arm Device
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- 2018-Jun-28
This is a non-sponsored guest post written by Marc Goodner: Principal Program Manager, Microsoft, and Jeremias Cordoba: Innovation Engineer, Toradex.
ARM Updates Energy Aware Scheduling For The Linux Kernel
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- 2018-Jun-28
ARM Linux developer Quentin Perret has sent out the latest set of kernel patches for implementing Energy Aware Scheduling (EAS).