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Native Linux Graphics Support (i.e. no more GMA500 madness)
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 3:55 pm
by snowman
It's really a pity that this nice device now stucks with Ubuntu 9.10 just because there is no reasonable support for the graphics chip.
I hope that successors of fitpc2 take these "lessons learned" and ship with actively supported hardware... In that case one would be able to choose other distributions as well - ubuntu is clearly not the first choice for all applications.
Re: Native Linux Graphics Support (i.e. no more GMA500 madness)
Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:59 pm
by fly
Well, when compulabs offer a successor tot he fitpc2 and use the Z/E600 series of Atoms, we are stuck with a PowerVR based GMA once again. Maybe this time the support will be better, but the basic problem stays: IP problems and closed source drivers. I really hope the consumer grade Atoms/GMA get by time to a comparable power consumption, so that we don't rely on PowerVR anymore..
.. all that raises the question: Will there be linux support for the current fitPC2 in the future? 8.04 and 9.10 are expected to reach EOL date next year...
other distributions as well - ubuntu is clearly not the first choice for all applications.
agreed
Re: Native Linux Graphics Support (i.e. no more GMA500 madness)
Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:40 pm
by irads
The issue is acknowledged. CompuLab has no plan to offer E600 based fit-PCx.
Re: Native Linux Graphics Support (i.e. no more GMA500 madne
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 6:18 pm
by ftoth
I'm really hoping for a successor with a Valleyview/Bay Trail/Silvermont/Z3700 or however the heck Intel calls it this week.
That would give us x86-64 instruction set, Ivy Bridge graphics, hopefully in a 2-3W power dissipation (the FitPC2 does run a little hotter then I would like).
Then with a/b/g/n 2.4/5GHz Wifi it would be perfect as a settop box.
In fact it would be perfect for almost anything.
I like the FitPC2 enclosure better then the newer ones, but it would be usefull for industrial applications if it could be mounted to a DIN rail.