Le Mon, 31 Mar 2025 18:07:16 +0100, Stuart Henderson <s...@spacehopper.org> a écrit :
> On 2025/03/31 07:45, ken.dic...@whidbey.com wrote: > > On 2025-03-30 19:26, b...@courriel.fr.eu.org wrote: > > > > > I search a board compatible with openbsd for a daily low power > > > desktop-mobile computer but I'm kind of lost after too many > > > searches and sometimes not enough info. So here I am. > > > ... > > > > > > At start I was thinking about a RISC-V board but it looks like it > > > still needs some works for a small desktop so I'm falling back to > > > arm. > > > > > > Any recommendations? > > > > I use a Raspberry Pi 5 as my desktop computer. > > > > My backup computer is a Pi 500 (Pi 5 in a keyboard) with a RasPi > > display which together costs ~$200. > > > > Does need a mouse and you plug audio jack into the display port. > > > > Don't know about OpenBSD, but it runs most OSs I have tried, > > including just using a frame buffer rather than a window system. > > OpenBSD does not currently run on rpi5. > > I'm not 100% sure but I don't think you will have accelerated video > with OpenBSD on any of the ARM SBCs, so while X will work in most > cases, it will use a fair bit of CPU and won't be too fast. > It's not really great for video playback. thx, so no mali drivers under openbsd if I understand correctly (and also other GPUs)? So no 3D, only small video resolution (480p-like) playable but only with fast CPUs (> 1.8 GHz ?), something like that? > > If not averse to a more mainstream platform, there are various > low-power intel based systems that would fit most of the stated > requirements (e.g. various n100-based mini PCs and similar). x86 is OK for me but Intel and its long history of buildin backdoors / security holes / etc., not fan of it. And it looks like that AMD is not ready yet for a low-power solution. n100-like could be a last hope for me with some powerdowns in the bios. I'll keep that in mind, ty. > The missing one is gpio support, that could possibly be done via > a USB module though that won't work via gpio(4), unless you write a > driver.. OK, so no gpio for me via USB module :)
