Tiny Core Linux

dCore Import Debian Packages to Mountable SCE extensions => dCore Armv7 => Allwinner A10 => Topic started by: roberts on November 28, 2012, 06:11:25 PM

Title: Tiny Core on mk802
Post by: roberts on November 28, 2012, 06:11:25 PM

I see someone has Tiny Core on the tiny mk802.
http://alanyih.blogspot.com/2012/10/mk802-tinycore.html

Title: Re: Tiny Core on mk802
Post by: GPSFan on November 28, 2012, 08:34:58 PM

And I have it running on a 1G CubieBoard.

 h t t p :  //imageshack.us/photo/my-images/594/img1192p.jpg/

(work & home safe)

Remove the spaces above to see a screen shot, this forum software won't let me post a hyperlink. and I can't figure out how to upload an image.

   ...ken...WA2VFN...

btw thanks to hlavery for http://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,14130.15.html

There were a couple of rough edges, bot I got it going with out too much hassle. Of course that's because of all the good work that the other members of the TinyCore community do on a daily basis, I only get to play once in a BlueMoon(tm).

Title: Re: Tiny Core on mk802
Post by: hlavery on November 28, 2012, 09:27:11 PM

Great! 
(I just figured out the image posting thing myself
         ..the button under the B-for-bold button inserts some text bbcode delimiters
         ... copy your image.shack.url in between the two ] ... [  )

Title: Re: Tiny Core on mk802
Post by: GPSFan on November 29, 2012, 12:21:39 AM

Thanks a lot folks.

Now on to figure out some of the rough edges, and get a newer kernel running.

   ...ken...WA2VFN...

BTW, if you are seeing a bit of slowness, try doing the following:

sudo echo 600000 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_min_freq

The default in the supplied kernel is 60000 (60MHz) and while that might be good for battery life, performance is poor.
600000 (600MHz) is much snappier. The default governor is ondemand, but the latency is a bit high.

Alternately you can:

sudo echo performance > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor

which will bump the cpu speed to 1008MHz.

Title: Re: Tiny Core on mk802
Post by: Rich on November 29, 2012, 12:22:17 AM

While the helpful advice on posting images is appreciated, I recommend bringing this thread back on topic.

Title: Re: Tiny Core on mk802
Post by: aus9 on November 29, 2012, 01:25:00 AM

I was the offending party Rich is alluding to, but an edit failed to remove attachment so post deleted

edit (the below stuff)

now a wiki
http://wiki.tinycorelinux.net/wiki:embed_images

Title: Re: Tiny Core on mk802
Post by: Rich on November 29, 2012, 01:42:29 AM

Hi aus9
There were no offending posts. It was just a gentle reminder before this thread drifted too far off topic.

Title: Re: Tiny Core on mk802
Post by: cast-fish on December 06, 2012, 10:42:47 AM

Quote from: roberts on November 28, 2012, 06:11:25 PM

I see someone has Tiny Core on the tiny mk802.
http://alanyih.blogspot.com/2012/10/mk802-tinycore.html

would this work on the MK808...?....the dual core 1.6ghz Cortex A9   pen computer?  ($50)

thanks

Vince.

Title: Re: Tiny Core on mk802
Post by: aus9 on December 06, 2012, 05:16:21 PM

mk808

watch out for some of these are mk808 that have the Rockchip Rk3066 maker
TinyCore is based on the Allwinner maker

there is some progress tho
http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/67476-devs-port-ubuntu-to-rockchip-rk3066-devices

Title: Re: Tiny Core on mk802
Post by: roberts on February 12, 2013, 11:45:57 AM

Tiny Core works on both Allwinner mk802 original 512MB and also the 1GB.

Title: Re: Tiny Core on mk802
Post by: roberts on February 15, 2013, 07:07:13 PM

Please keep this on topic. It is Allwinner A10 devices that belong here. Thanks.