Matt has posted a good blog today entitled Developers, Projects, Plans..

The PS3 discussion is a good one.

The EFIKA is our immediate focus. We cannot emphasize enough our need to have the current shipping information for you! Please make sure it is all correct.

Thanks!

R&B :)

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I can't wait to receive mine...

Will you notify the developer by an email as you sent the board to him/her? I'm curious how long it'll take to fedex to deliver it...
Thanks,
Karel

From experience it will probably take between 7-11 days for most journeys.

ronin:
I think they FedEx it so it will take 2-3 days.

We are still getting organized here, but the first developer boards will go out today.

R&B :)

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Now that some boards have been shipped, is there a way to follow activity on project blogs post, in a forum-alike way?
I would love to check for similar projects ideas and solutions.

i'm waiting for mine to arrive ;)

I'll reply myself. Of course, FedEx will send you an email with the package tracking number. I've just got mine (number) so thanks for sending me the board! :-)

Karel

I got my board today. Thanks alot Genesi and Freescale!

I got my board and now it is powered up and booting up Solaris PPC, see below and more detail later on:

[07:25 PM] :~$ date
Mon Dec 4 19:25:30 CST 2006
[07:25 PM] :~$ tip -115200 /dev/ttya
connected
EFIKA 5K2 Boot Strap [RELEASE BUILD] (c) 2002-2006 bplan GmbH (BUILD 20061101134
833)
Running on CPU PVR: 0x80822014
Running on system SVR: 0x80110022
BIOS Code position: 0xFFF040D0
Setup System Config... Done.
Setup Memory Config... Done.
Setup PCI... Done.
Setup ATA... Done.
Setup USB... Done.
Setup ETH... Done.
Testing 08000000 Bytes, Pass: 00000000 Failed: 00000000
RAM TEST (fill random)... Done.
cpu0: PowerPC,G2 CPUClock 396 Mhz BUSClock 132 Mhz (Version 0x8082,0x2014)
Welcome to SmartFirmware(tm) for bplan EFIKA5K2
Version 1.3 (20061107101950)
SmartFirmware(tm) Copyright 1996-2001 by CodeGen, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.
Pegasos BIOS Extensions Copyright 2001-2006 by bplan GmbH.
All Rights Reserved.
ok ls
openprom
aliases
options
packages
chosen
memory@0
cpus
rtas
failsafe
builtin@F0000000
pci@80000000
ok printenv
Variable Value (Default Value)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ac-back-behaviour on ()
security-password ********
security-#badlogins ()
security-mode ()
fcode-debug? false (false)
load-base 0x00400000 (0x00400000)
virt-size -1 (-1)
virt-base -1 (-1)
real-size 0x00400000 (0x00400000)
real-base 0x00000000 (0x00000000)
real-mode? true (true)
little-endian? false (false)
inverse-video? false (false)
oem-banner This space for rent. (This space for rent.)
oem-banner? false (false)
oem-logo? false (false)
screen-#rows 24 (24)
screen-#columns 80 (80)
output-device screen (screen)
input-device keyboard (keyboard)
use-nvramrc? true (true)
nvramrc
1: devalias eth /builtin/ethernet
2: probe-all install-console banner
client-ip ()
server-ip ()
secondary-diag? false (false)
use-argv[0]? false (false)
usb-enable? true (true)
fb-mode 0x0x0 (0x0x0)
diag-switch? false (false)
diag-file diag (diag)
diag-device eth (eth)
boot-protocol dhcp (dhcp)
boot-device eth (eth)
boot-file os_image (os_image)
boot-command boot (boot)
auto-boot-timeout 5000 (5000)
auto-boot? false (false)
ok setenv client-ip 192.168.1.15
client-ip = 192.168.1.15
ok setenv server-ip 192.168.1.13
server-ip = 192.168.1.13
ok printenv
Variable Value (Default Value)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ac-back-behaviour on ()
security-password ********
security-#badlogins ()
security-mode ()
fcode-debug? false (false)
load-base 0x00400000 (0x00400000)
virt-size -1 (-1)
virt-base -1 (-1)
real-size 0x00400000 (0x00400000)
real-base 0x00000000 (0x00000000)
real-mode? true (true)
little-endian? false (false)
inverse-video? false (false)
oem-banner This space for rent. (This space for rent.)
oem-banner? false (false)
oem-logo? false (false)
screen-#rows 24 (24)
screen-#columns 80 (80)
output-device screen (screen)
input-device keyboard (keyboard)
use-nvramrc? true (true)
nvramrc
1: devalias eth /builtin/ethernet
2: probe-all install-console banner
client-ip 192.168.1.15 ()
server-ip 192.168.1.13 ()
secondary-diag? false (false)
use-argv[0]? false (false)
usb-enable? true (true)
fb-mode 0x0x0 (0x0x0)
diag-switch? false (false)
diag-file diag (diag)
diag-device eth (eth)
boot-protocol dhcp (dhcp)
boot-device eth (eth)
boot-file os_image (os_image)
boot-command boot (boot)
auto-boot-timeout 5000 (5000)
auto-boot? false (false)
ok boot eth:192.168.1.13,inetboot
RR
boot: OpenSolaris on PowerPC Boot Interface.
OpenSolaris on PowerPC from Sun Labs and the Blastwave Community!
memlistpage = 186a000
scratchmemp = 186b000
Physmem avail:
addr = 0x0:0x1801000, size = 0x0:0x67ff000
Virtmem avail:
addr = 0x0:0x0, size = 0x0:0x8000000
Phys installed:
addr = 0x0:0x0, size = 0x0:0x8000000
bootpath: 0x1863800 /builtin@F0000000/ethernet@F0003000:192.168.1.13,inetboot
bootargs: 0x1863900 -v
filename: 0x1868938
kernname: 0x18448d0 ppc/unix
boot: bsys_printf is at offset 0x38 instead of 60
boot: this will likely make old kernels die without printing a message.

Physinstalled: addr = 0x0:0x0, size = 0x0:0x8000000

Physfree: addr = 0x0:0x1801000, size = 0x0:0x67ff000

Virtfree: addr = 0x0:0x0, size = 0x0:0x8000000
device path '/builtin@F0000000/ethernet@F0003000:192.168.1.13,inetboot'
client path '/builtin@F0000000/ethernet@F0003000'
Now mounting root fs on device /builtin@F0000000/ethernet@F0003000:192.168.1.13,
Using RARP/BOOTPARAMS...
Internet address is: 192.168.1.15
Internet address (via rarp) is: 192.168.1.15
hostname: efika.yan.hom
domainname: yan.hom
Found 192.168.1.13 @ 0:16:41:17:97:2c
root server: (192.168.1.13)
root directory: /export/home/yanyh/bootbase/nfsroot
root fs mounted on device /builtin@F0000000/ethernet@F0003000:192.168.1.13,inetboot
standalone = `ppc/unix', args = `-v'
boot: cannot open ppc/unix
Enter filename [ppc/unix]: /platform/ppc/kernel/unix
trying '/platform/ppc/kernel/unix'
Boot file (/platform/ppc/kernel/unix) opened!
fd = 1
calling readelf, elfheader is:
e_ident 0x7f454c46, 0x1020100, 0x0, 0x0
e_machine 0x14
e_entry 0x22a9010
e_shoff 0x355578
e_shnentsize 40
e_shnum 10
e_shstrndx 9
Entry point: 22a9010
lseek: args = 1 34 0
Size: Doing header 0x0
phdr
p_offset = 10000, p_vaddr = 2000000
p_memsz = ba6304, p_filesz = 3410c0
seeking to 0x10000
0x3410c0+allocating memory: 2000000 ba6304 0
reading 0x3410c0 bytes into 0x2000000
\

Hello!
I got mine today!
Thanks a lot bbrv!
Now waiting for santa, so I can buy peripherals...

Well, as I said don't count on my hard drive. :)

Maybe this Christmas I also get a gift! ;)

Guido 'Geit' Mersmann

Someone should list EFIKA on http://linuxdevices.com/products/ and announce it there. This is site is the #1 site for embedded Linux and it will bring massive news coverage for the EFIKA. What do you think?

Konstantinos

PS. I just heard from fedex, my efika just arrived and waiting patiently to come to its master :-)

UPDATE: Just submitted the news myself to linuxdevices.com, should appear any time soon :-)

Even though I as of yet havent recieved any hardware, Ive been searching for an appropriate GFX card and some of the expressions ive got back were just classic. It really goes to show people are really starting to forget PCI as an interconnect standard

There is a AGP Riser card inside the package where you can add a cheap radeon 9250.

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