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[18:29:31] <tom-1> VisionFive is the world's first generation of affordable RISC-V boards designed to run Linux. Based on the RISC-V architecture, VisionFive pushes open-source to the next level and gives developers more freedom and power to innovate and design industry-leading solutions.
[18:31:57] <tom-1> https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/risc-v-business-testing-starfives-visionfive-2-sbc
[18:32:44] <tom-1> It's risky business fighting Intel, AMD, and Arm, and that's exactly what Star Five is trying to do with this
[18:35:12] <tom-1> * installed GUIX https://guix.gnu.org/on it.
[18:49:32] <mps> tom-1: I have visionfive V1 only, but it have broadcom wifi
[18:50:16] <mps> foundation told me they will send one visionfive v2 but it still nor arrived
[18:50:36] <mps> send to me*
[18:51:28] <mps> on V1 most things works fine but it is slow for something more demanding like good server or good workstation
[18:53:28] <mps> about year or year and a half I saw that apple hired about 30 riscv developers, at least they offered job for them (I didn't followed what happened at the end)
[18:54:17] <tom-1> mps: Hello . Thank you for your answer . What do you think, can it be used ( Vision2) for example for xmpp server?
[18:54:43] <mps> tom-1: I guess yes
[18:55:09] <mps> but ofc depends of the number of users and traffic
[18:55:55] <mps> I had xmmp server on Allwinner A20 SBC with 1GB ram and FS on sdcard
[18:56:30] <mps> now I run matrix home server on this board without problem
[18:57:46] <mps> tom-1: btw, you should add cooler to visionfive because it tends to be hot on load
[18:58:20] <tom-1> mps: thank you for your answers and information.
[18:58:21] <tom-1> As for apple, this is how freedom is seized)) Not rich smart programmers are offered money in the form of work and they agree and fall into a trap. You should never make deals with the devil no matter what he offers))
[18:59:14] <mps> tom-1: right
[18:59:45] <mps> that is way I never accepted such offers and keep working as freelancer
[19:02:25] <mps> "rather die than sell soul to devil"
[19:03:36] <tom-1> mps: Please tell me, besides the cooler for the processor, what else would you recommend, which is the best SD card and power supply? What voltage is the power supply?
[19:05:05] <mps> v1 have usb-c for power supply but I use one power supply bought from olimex, it is 5V and 2.5A current. works very fine
[19:06:07] <mps> I tried few mmc cards, all worked fine
[19:06:42] <mps> kingston, sandisk (and transcend iirc)
[19:08:28] <tom-1> mps: thank you very much for the information. 🤝
[19:08:50] <mps> I hope I will receive V2 till the end of may and then I will prepare kernel for alpine linux for it
[19:09:25] <mps> I had to wait more than 5 months for V1
[19:10:11] <tom-1> I also actively thought about buying v2, now I'm studying all the information I'm reading articles
[19:10:25] <mps> tom-1: self promotion https://arvanta.net/alpine/alpine-on-visionfivev1/
[19:12:53] <tom-1> super !
[19:13:16] <mps> and yes, I also would like to use riscv where I can, it is not perfect but it is most open CPU on market for now
[19:13:57] <tom-1> interesting, is it possible to install Parabola or Hyperbola...
[19:14:29] <mps> have no idea. only saw debian and armbian on it
[19:14:43] <mps> ah and fedora
[19:15:25] <mps> but I run alpine linux everywhere and I made alpine linux for these devices
[19:17:12] <tom-1> mps: That's the kind of CPU I was looking for, so I asked all my questions, I wanted to find out. And the fact that my friend installed guix on v2 made me even more happy. Soon I will order and I will experiment, many write that at the moment there are still many questions about this computer, since it just came out, etc.
[19:17:36] <mps> shameless self promotion again, I maintain kernel, u-boot, opensbi (i.e. basic tools for riscv) for alpine
[19:18:42] <tom-1> mps: your self-promotion is only useful))
[19:20:55] <mps> these days I'm finishing work on adding all needed for apple silicon on alpine so I hope I will have more free time to devote to riscv
[19:21:24] <mps> s/needed/needed things/
[19:23:15] <tom-1> I understand you and wish you good luck
[19:25:34] <mps> thank you
IRC #olimex 2023-04-11
[18:27:13] <tom-1> Hello . I would appreciate your opinion. What do you think about VisionFive 2 https://www.starfivetech.com/en/site/boards ? A friend of mine recently installed GUIX on it. I ask because this computer is not in the table[18:29:31] <tom-1> VisionFive is the world's first generation of affordable RISC-V boards designed to run Linux. Based on the RISC-V architecture, VisionFive pushes open-source to the next level and gives developers more freedom and power to innovate and design industry-leading solutions.
[18:31:57] <tom-1> https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2023/risc-v-business-testing-starfives-visionfive-2-sbc
[18:32:44] <tom-1> It's risky business fighting Intel, AMD, and Arm, and that's exactly what Star Five is trying to do with this
[18:35:12] <tom-1> * installed GUIX https://guix.gnu.org/on it.
[18:49:32] <mps> tom-1: I have visionfive V1 only, but it have broadcom wifi
[18:50:16] <mps> foundation told me they will send one visionfive v2 but it still nor arrived
[18:50:36] <mps> send to me*
[18:51:28] <mps> on V1 most things works fine but it is slow for something more demanding like good server or good workstation
[18:53:28] <mps> about year or year and a half I saw that apple hired about 30 riscv developers, at least they offered job for them (I didn't followed what happened at the end)
[18:54:17] <tom-1> mps: Hello . Thank you for your answer . What do you think, can it be used ( Vision2) for example for xmpp server?
[18:54:43] <mps> tom-1: I guess yes
[18:55:09] <mps> but ofc depends of the number of users and traffic
[18:55:55] <mps> I had xmmp server on Allwinner A20 SBC with 1GB ram and FS on sdcard
[18:56:30] <mps> now I run matrix home server on this board without problem
[18:57:46] <mps> tom-1: btw, you should add cooler to visionfive because it tends to be hot on load
[18:58:20] <tom-1> mps: thank you for your answers and information.
[18:58:21] <tom-1> As for apple, this is how freedom is seized)) Not rich smart programmers are offered money in the form of work and they agree and fall into a trap. You should never make deals with the devil no matter what he offers))
[18:59:14] <mps> tom-1: right
[18:59:45] <mps> that is way I never accepted such offers and keep working as freelancer
[19:02:25] <mps> "rather die than sell soul to devil"
[19:03:36] <tom-1> mps: Please tell me, besides the cooler for the processor, what else would you recommend, which is the best SD card and power supply? What voltage is the power supply?
[19:05:05] <mps> v1 have usb-c for power supply but I use one power supply bought from olimex, it is 5V and 2.5A current. works very fine
[19:06:07] <mps> I tried few mmc cards, all worked fine
[19:06:42] <mps> kingston, sandisk (and transcend iirc)
[19:08:28] <tom-1> mps: thank you very much for the information. 🤝
[19:08:50] <mps> I hope I will receive V2 till the end of may and then I will prepare kernel for alpine linux for it
[19:09:25] <mps> I had to wait more than 5 months for V1
[19:10:11] <tom-1> I also actively thought about buying v2, now I'm studying all the information I'm reading articles
[19:10:25] <mps> tom-1: self promotion https://arvanta.net/alpine/alpine-on-visionfivev1/
[19:12:53] <tom-1> super !
[19:13:16] <mps> and yes, I also would like to use riscv where I can, it is not perfect but it is most open CPU on market for now
[19:13:57] <tom-1> interesting, is it possible to install Parabola or Hyperbola...
[19:14:29] <mps> have no idea. only saw debian and armbian on it
[19:14:43] <mps> ah and fedora
[19:15:25] <mps> but I run alpine linux everywhere and I made alpine linux for these devices
[19:17:12] <tom-1> mps: That's the kind of CPU I was looking for, so I asked all my questions, I wanted to find out. And the fact that my friend installed guix on v2 made me even more happy. Soon I will order and I will experiment, many write that at the moment there are still many questions about this computer, since it just came out, etc.
[19:17:36] <mps> shameless self promotion again, I maintain kernel, u-boot, opensbi (i.e. basic tools for riscv) for alpine
[19:18:42] <tom-1> mps: your self-promotion is only useful))
[19:20:55] <mps> these days I'm finishing work on adding all needed for apple silicon on alpine so I hope I will have more free time to devote to riscv
[19:21:24] <mps> s/needed/needed things/
[19:23:15] <tom-1> I understand you and wish you good luck
[19:25:34] <mps> thank you
