On Thu, Feb 04, 2010 at 07:20:55AM -0500, JLB wrote: > Add my voice to the chorus looking for greater amounts of RAM. I am going > to use this as a dev system for other ARM/Linux devices, and the more RAM > the better. If the RAM is not socketed, I would happily pay extra for > 512MB, or 1024MB, or whatever.
I belive the S3C6410 is limited to 256MiB max, you'll have to start looking for different ARM devices for more RAM. > > On Thu, 4 Feb 2010, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: > >> ok, just an update for people: adam's now in china and is staying >> there until saturday: communication will be sporadic skype from >> internet cafes and last resort phone calls. he's got enough money to >> put down the 50% deposit, which he shouuuld have done by now: this >> helps the factory to go out and pay cash for the LCD panels :) >> >> in talking to adam last night, we had 15 already and he was just going >> to go "heck i'll get 20 and sell the remaining ones in nepal" so that >> miiight leave enough room for the 3 or more people already and anyone >> else who contact us late to get one too. >> >> we've had 6 requests for 512mb RAM so we'll pass that on to the >> factory, see if they can either do that or if there's an SODIMM >> socket. let's hope it's an SODIMM, cos then people can buy their own >> memory upgrades. as this is a completely new system for the factory, >> it's a bit of a learning curve for everyone: i don't think they were >> expecting geeks to be interested, which is the whole damn point! i'm >> a bit annoyed by the general thinking that "ARM != PC quality" so this >> is kinda an important message to get across to factories: _yes_ people >> want standard laptops and netbooks, with loads of RAM etc. just with >> an ARM CPU, damnit! :) >> >> i have to say that i've been a bit caught by surprise at the interest, >> so thank you to everyone who's still with us, even if it's a bit >> chaotic. >> >> i'll keep people posted as i hear from adam, who is probably wandering >> around the markets now, looking for $2 webcams, dirt-cheap USB GPS >> dongles and other dreadful junk :) >> >> l. >> -- -- Ben Q: What's a light-year? A: One-third less calories than a regular year. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-arm-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
