Hi slatedroiders, the guys over at miniand tech have managed to get ubuntu working on the allwinner a10 based mk802 thumbdrivesized computer. Due to its outstanding connected hd video performance and cost efficiency, the highly integrated a10 is target at. Allwinner a10 part of a1x series is an arm cortex a8 soc targetting multimedia products such as tablets, hd stb or digital signage. The allwinner a10 cpu has been developed in, and is sold in, the. Every allwinner a10 device around should work with their builds, outputting video over hdmiout by default. Ubuntu does not impose hardware requirements beyond the requirements of the linux kernel and the gnu toolsets. Cubieboard1 is open source hardware targets in developers, geeks, makers and software staffs that focus on embedded technology. With arm cortex a8 core, a10 will drive soc into a brand new era of connected smart hd which can enhance the application of connected hd soc as well as user experiences of consumer electronics like multimedia products. Jul 07, 2014 allwinner a10 soc, 1ghz arm cortex a8. The tiny 84 x 60mm a10olinuxinolime is the olinuxino projects first board with an enclosure option, as well as the first to offer the allwinner a10. Allwinner introduces dual and quadcore tablet chips. Jan 09, 2014 the allwinner a10 continues to be a very popular arm soc with linux enthusiasts for its decent opensource support through the linuxsunxi community. Cubieboard allwinner a10 arm cortexa8 1gb ddr3 linux sys. In contrast, awsoms a10 sodimm module uses edgecard fingers to plug into a baseboards sodimm connector.
The allwinner a1x socs use singlecore cortexa8 processors. Compared to the allwinner a10, the a is acost reduced version without hdmi or sata support. Page 1 of 2 romos ubuntu touch posted in allwinner a10 cpu devices. Desktop linux ubuntu running on allwinner a10 devices. Due to its outstanding connected hd video performance and cost efficiency, the highly integrated a10 is target at cool hd pad which can bring endusers better experiences of.
The allwinner a10 cpu has been developed in, and is sold in, the peoples republic of china. Ubuntu on tegra 2 netbook and ubuntu server on pandaboard. H6 netbook is powered by allwinner a10 processor with 1 gb ram and 4gb flash, features a 10. Rom for chinese boxchip a10 cortex a8 based tablet. Allwinner tech has expanded its processor lineup to include a new. Allwinner a10 drm display support being worked on phoronix.
For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. It is currently found in some low cost android tablets such as momo9c and will be used in rhombus techs raspberry pi alternative the processor features an arm cortex a8 clocked at 1. When the image you download is made for a different type of device eg. News forums more android tablets allwinner based allwinner a10 based rom for chinese boxchip a10 cortex a8 based tablet discussion in allwinner a10 based started by shinekwt, nov 1, 2012. The armmp kernel supports several development boards and embedded systems based on the allwinner a10 architecture codename sun4i, a10sa architecture codename sun5i and a20 architecture codename sun7i socs. Pls use command to build your linux distro, as follow. Its a creditcard sized computer which is capable of running android, ubuntu and other linux distros. Downloading and trying linux images available at allwinner a10 images. A10 you should be able to use it after updating uboot and script. It has the distinction of having the highest bangperbuck ratio of any soc available at the time of writing, by quite a margin.
Yes, if you prepare the sd card with a 16mb fat partion at the beginning containing the kernel file and boot the uboot bin files at the. The comprehensive processing ability, hardware performance close to desktop computer. To use lcd or lower the resolution you would need to start the shell script in the default debian image. The allwinner a10 is a cheap soc for smartphones and tablets of 2012. Bitcrane cubieboard 1 allwinner a10 soc cortexa8 1ghz. Recently ive obtained a new player in the embedded desktop market, the hackberry a10, the specifications are below. The mele is powered by the armbased allwinner a10 chip, a 400pin, 1. Mali400 with hardware 3d acceleration and hardware video decoding. Linux source for allwinnerboxchip f20 sun3i, a10 sun4i, a12aa10s sun5i and a20 sun7i socs c 31,565 634 95 16 updated may 6, 2020 sunxitools. The allwinner a is a systemonchip based on a singlecore arm cortex a8 processor, mali 400 graphics, and a 1080p video decoder with up to 30fps supported. Allwinner a10 part of a1x series is an arm cortex a8 soc. Bitcrane cubieboard 1 allwinner a10 soc cortexa8 1ghz cpu. The arm cortex a8 a10 chip is clocked at 1ghz and features 512kb of l2 cache and a mali 400 gpu.
Allwinner a10a1x processor resources, development board. Ubuntu boots very quickly on the little computer, although performance is a little on the slow side. Nov 12, 2012 the allwinner a10 is a low power 1 ghz arm cortexa8 chip with mali 400 graphics. The cma20 features 1gb ddr3, 8gb nand flash, power management chip axp209, and expansion headers for plugging into a base board. Rom for chinese boxchip a10 cortex a8 based tablet android. Allwinner a20 soc 96 pin extended interface builtin ir receiver sata supported supports 2. Cubieboard1 is the first generation cubieboard open source hardware from cubieteam. Full installer support is currently available for the following sunxibased systems. It has the distinction of having the highest bangperbuck ratio of any soc available at the. The main chipset allwinner a10 is a low cost, high integration with rich interfaces soc platform adopted with arm cortex a8 cpu and mali400 gpu. Both models are based on allwinners 1ghz, cortexa8based a10 processor, combined with an arm mali400 gpu. I downloaded a linaro saucy snapshot rootfs for armhf, and replaced the kernel modules with linuxsunxi sun4i, created boot uimage and uboot and boot.
Therefore, any architecture or platform to which the linux kernel, libc, gcc, etc. Allwinner a10 cortex a8 based hackable android stb the mele a is an android 2. Users have been installing ubuntu and other linuxbased software on. Although the olimexbacked open source project has released other cortexa8 based sbcs based on the allwinner a and a10s, the lime moves up to the more commonly used a10 systemonchip. Allwinner a10 cortex a8 processor typically running at 1ghz and mali 400 gpu. The socs incorporate the arm cortex a8 as their main processor and the mali 400 as the gpu. Ryzen zen, security, smart home, smartphone, smartwatch, software. The allwinner a10 is a low power 1 ghz arm cortexa8 chip with mali 400 graphics. It is produced in 55nm and mostly used for systems using android or linux. The cma20 is a cpu module powered by the allwinner dual core processor a20 combining a power dual core arm cortex a7 cpu and dual core mali400 gpu.
Mele a is an android tv box powered by allwinner a10 arm cortex a8 processor that was launched in 2012 with android 2. Arm cortexa8 core 32kb icache32kb dcache256kb l2 cache using neon for video, audio, and graphic workloads eases the burden of supporting more. It has the distinction of having the highest bangperbuck ratio of any soc available at the time of writing, by quite a. I know how you feel about an android port, but we have to fair to ourselfs. Cubieboard is a singleboard computer, made in zhuhai, guangdong, china. The allwinner a10 continues to be a very popular arm soc with linux enthusiasts for its decent opensource support through the linuxsunxi community. So the stock player doesnt need to messed with like in that guide for ubuntu, it will always boot from sdcard, that is interesting. Allwinner a10 cortex a8 based hackable android stb. The socs incorporate the arm cortexa8 as their main processor and the mali 400 as the gpu. The arm cortexa8 a10 chip is clocked at 1ghz and features 512kb of l2 cache and a mali 400. Play hd video,share blog,share game amusement and website read to give you the delight fully digital experience.
Currently the family consists of the a10, a, a10s and a12. If you are an allwinner linux enthusiast, you can learn more about this initial allwinner a10 drm display driver via this patch series. On the software side, cubieboard2 supports both android 4. This is full linux sdk of a64 allwinner soc, we can use it to build different linux distro, include ubuntu, debian and archlinux. Desktop linux ubuntu running on allwinner a10 devices posted in allwinner a10 cpu devices. Early builds of xbmc for linux ported to allwinner a10 devices. The allwinner a1x is a family of singlecore soc devices designed by allwinner technology from zhuhai, china.
The a is a cheaper version of the a10 which lacks hdmitransmitter and satacontroller. It has the distinction of having the highest bangperbuck ratio of any soc available at. I also like the fact that since it is based on cortex a8, we should be able to run ubuntu on it and possibly make use of the work done by linaro. The cubieboard is a raspilike development board, features a 1g arm cortexa8 processor. Android is a very strange thing, yes it uses a linux kernel, but the whole os is more like one big program acting as a virtual machine dalvik. More information might be found at the wiki article of the board. The first short run of prototype boards were sold internationally in september 2012, and the production version started to be sold in october 2012. Rather than attempting to describe all the different hardware configurations which are supported for 32bit hardfloat.
Jun 25, 2012 for the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Due to its outstanding connected hd video performance and cost efficiency, the highly integrated a10 is target at cool hd pad which can bring endusers. The a10 specs arent impressive these days though with just a 1. Allwinner a is soc with buildin arm cortex a8 cpu arm mali 400 gpu and allwinner cedar. Its used in a range of inexpensive android tablets and sticksized computers such as the mk802. Allwinner a10 is the cpu to be used by the 15 usd bom cost rhombus tech linux computer, an alternative to the raspberrypi. The cubieboard is a raspilike development board, features a 1g arm cortex a8 processor. The default a10olinuxinolime debian image is set for hdmi output and fullhd resolution.
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