Ubuntu16.04 for Firefly arrived

AussieJohn · Posted at 9/10/2016 14:30:31

is anyone having trouble getting the wifi to work? when i run ifconfig it doesn't even show up

AussieJohn · Posted at 9/12/2016 12:13:11

ujerry Posted at 9/12/2016 10:57
Oh , our mistakes, for ubuntu 16.04 use systemd instead of upstart. userspace firmware loading not ...

hi thanks, i'll compile a new kernel from your source to get wifi working again.
I've also noticed that i seem to get keyboard input lag and errors with typing, tried several keyboards as well and all present this issue.
another thing i noticed was that ubuntu seems to be having crashes causing error messages every now and then

AussieJohn · Posted at 9/20/2016 15:30:06

peba Posted at 9/20/2016 01:15
You could also try the Debian 8 image for the MiQi SBC on the Firefly board.
The current OS image f ...

hi peba, this looks very interesting as id like to be running mainline kernel on this board, can you confirm what hardware is working after flashing this MiQi firmware. for example does bluetooth and wifi work at all?

AussieJohn · Posted at 9/27/2016 17:54:52

i ran into problems trying to add wifi firmware into the kernel as I'm not a linux expert. is there any timeframe from when firefly will update their image to include it?

also while not completely related i did check out debian 8 beta image and the mainline kernel is running very well so is there any plans to move away fro 3.14 to 4.x in the near future?

AussieJohn · Posted at 9/28/2016 15:37:51

Isle that's great to hear, if there's anything I can do to help out please let me know