<potato__>
VargaD, which drive did you use ? I've checked a thoshiba, a WD and a seagate 2.5" drive and they're all between 0.55 and 1 A, don't know if it require more power to "turn on" the drive
<VargaD>
but as you said the USB 2.0 has 0.5 amp limit
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<potato__>
yeah, technically it's 0.5 A but I saw some USB charger that could supply more than 0.5 A (but nowhere near 2.5A). If the cubietruck works with "standard" 0.5 A usb without a hdd, theoritically I could hook up a 1 A hdd and power both with a 1.5 A usb charger
<potato__>
in theory it seems feasible, will have to try it out
<VargaD>
I think you need some regulated power supply as the voltage might decrease when you turn the whole thing on
<VargaD>
I wasn't lucky and my usb charger wasn't good engouh
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<potato__>
I'm trying to find one on amazon... at first sight none are marked as "regulated" (or maybe it's just not in the description)
<potato__>
how do you know if it's regulated or not without buying it ?
<VargaD>
a moment, I found one but the description is in Hungarian
<VargaD>
soory I don't understand, this seems to be some battery that charges phone
<potato__>
it is, I'm planning to power the cubietruck with it ie: power supply -> usb battery -> cubietruck
<VargaD>
I plan to buy a cubieboard hdd addon and a regulated 12V power supply, I think that sould work well for 3.5" hdd
<VargaD>
I have read on forums that many people have problem with usb chargers and 2"5 hdd, I also tried once with a cheap usb charger and it didn't work even through the wattage was OK in theory
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<buZz>
i bought some 4A 5V supply from ebay for ~8 euros
<potato__>
VargaD, sometimes usb charger advertise the total amperage of all the port combined, so maybe it didn't work because the port the cubietruck was connected supplied less than required, eg: 2 port, 0.5 A per port advertised as 1A usb charger
<VargaD>
that charger has only one port
<potato__>
ok, well then maybe I'm better off using a normal battery connected to the board instead of a usb one
<VargaD>
do you want to run cubieboard on a battery with hdd?
<potato__>
yes, I've read somewhere it was supported and how to do it. Unfortunately, I can't find the link...
<VargaD>
It is getting quite late here, you should ask someone more qualifyed than me, the charger you linked might be good enough, I can't tell for sure...
<VargaD>
thanks, it is a bit tricky, with cubieboard I it is more straightforward as it doesn't have any support and you have to connect it correctly :)
<potato__>
ah I see, well good luck to you!
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<sillybilly>
morning
<sillybilly>
Can anyone tell me how do i prep my sata drive for it to be the root fs
<wolfy>
i am not yet familiar enough with debian but in centos I've created a kickstart which installs a super minimal system. and we also created a minimal.iso which is a but larger because it mimics RH's idea of a minimal system
<rneese>
going to retry
<wolfy>
*a bit larger
<wolfy>
i am 100% debian has similar tools
<wolfy>
damn fingers
<wolfy>
i am 100% sure that debian has similar tools
<mnemoc>
debian doesn't provide rootfs tarballs afaik
<rneese>
you can pull them
<rneese>
and I have a root tarball
<rneese>
I know how to make a root tarball
<rneese>
I have a script that does it
<mnemoc>
"minimal" would be the basic outcome of debootstrap
<rneese>
but then having the right kernel and modules
<rneese>
and other needed parts
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<wolfy>
rneese: the kernel is separate anyway
<wolfy>
I really see no reason not to use debootstrap
<rneese>
I will try
<rneese>
and include a kernel I just found with sata in it
<rneese>
we plan to add a sata dom to our units
<rneese>
pulling my current img over that I dd off the sd . my build on wheexy and my current jessie
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<rneese>
do you have to put a bootloader into the img ?
<rneese>
or does it use the loader on the nand
<wolfy>
rneese: either works
<rneese>
ok
<rneese>
we need to make a basic build script
<rneese>
thats does alot of the work
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<rneese>
ok I debootstrap and I added the kernerl and modules
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<rneese>
but not sure if it includes the firmware
<wolfy>
rneese: which kernel did you add ?
<rneese>
a220-kernel-3.4.67.tag.gz
<rneese>
1 2 no 2 2
<rneese>
a20-kernel-3.4.67
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<rneese>
is there a diff kernel/modules/firmware I should use
<rneese>
so then format/newfs the sd and dd the data over to it ?
<rneese>
what dir to put the bootloader bin files
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<rneese>
u-boot
<rneese>
I have u-boot-mmc-ext4.tar.gz
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<rneese>
wow he made a 596 meg kernel
<rneese>
thats got to be like every driver in the world
<rneese>
I just put the android on a 8 gig emmc with the tool
<rneese>
thats nice
<rneese>
just testing
<rneese>
wich now I can look at using the emmc as a build unit
<rneese>
but its not booting hmmm
<rneese>
it should boot just like a sd
<rneese>
when on the adapter
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<rneese>
well it did not write the img correctly so it did nto boot
<rneese>
o well
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<emx>
is it possible to install whatsapp on preinstalled android?
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<rneese_>
looks like no I ma tryingto install it on my 4.2.2 and it says the device is not supported
<rneese_>
and sipdroid sucks
<emx>
hm.. .guess it's the same deal as with tablets...
<rneese_>
it installed on my tablet fine
<rneese_>
its saying the cubieboard is not supported
<emx>
rneese_, how did you manage? you can't use the normal installation path, can you?
<emx>
rneese_, (in case it has no gsm)
<rneese_>
what tablet you have
<rneese_>
whats app works over wifi
<rneese_>
and sipdroid works over wifi
<emx>
rneese_, it's a samsung galaxy tab 3, no gsm
<rneese_>
we just have to get ahold of the whats app devs and get the cubie supported
<rneese_>
whatsapp woes not require gsm
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<emx>
i'm not even getting the install button..
<emx>
on the app store page
<rneese_>
and if you look below the page img it will say if un supported
<emx>
rneese_, "note: tablets are currently not supported."
<emx>
that's what what's app says when i try to start it.
<rneese_>
it comes up
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<rneese_>
I have a 4.1.2 android
<rneese_>
I have a omip android tablet
<rneese_>
but I would like to work on getting it on the cubie
<rneese_>
along with linphone wich seems not to install
<emx>
rneese_, it worked. i guess i simply aborted the startup when i first used it on a tablet.
<emx>
i wish whatsapp was available for linux... :-/
<emx>
and there you can linphone whatever you want.
<emx>
now i can use my nokia 6510 again for sms and phone :D
<emx>
*6150
<rneese_>
nice
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<emx>
thanks, btw
<rneese_>
ok
<rneese_>
np
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<sillybilly>
Evening
<sillybilly>
anyone running cubie with a sata drive?
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<RafaelK>
hello folks, does support cubietruck wakeOnLan?
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<rneese_>
I dont knw any arm borads that do
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