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ODROID-C1 – Quad Core ARM Linux computer

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Re: ODROID-C1 – Quad Core ARM Linux computer

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Post by PythonicAlpha »

higherpurpose wrote: post #11
PythonicAlpha wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In some other news, I read something about ~2x that of a Raspberry, I think it was about 0,5A. That seems to me a fair deal for much more speed. Also you get a 1GBit Ethernet port, I think Raspberry has only 100MBit/s.

With that chip you should get around 2.5x faster single-thread performance (mostly due to the higher clock speed), and 3 more cores inside as well.

Yes, the higher performance is rather appealing. Of course one of the reasons for the success of the raspberries is the low energy consumption, but sometimes it is just to slow. A little reserve really would be good for media centers or also if you want to have a small server solution.

Of course best would be some device with low power consumption when less work is to do and which can go to full power if needed. Multiple cores would be good for that, if the device could deactivate unneeded cores or even reduce the clock speed.

I am looking forward for more power saving devices, since servers which run all the day should consume less than today.

Re: ODROID-C1 – Quad Core ARM Linux computer

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Post by rcarmo »

throwawayaway wrote: post #17

form factor is clever, should be a drop in replacement for most people's pi cases too! http://linuxgizmos.com/35-dollar-quad-core-hacker-sbc-offers...

The power socket is on the side, and the HDMI connector is now a micro. There will be some adjustment required...

Re: ODROID-C1 – Quad Core ARM Linux computer

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Post by agumonkey »

throwawayaway wrote: post #15
PythonicAlpha wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In some other news, I read something about ~2x that of a Raspberry, I think it was about 0,5A. That seems to me a fair deal for much more speed. Also you get a 1GBit Ethernet port, I think Raspberry has only 100MBit/s.

curious to know how the port is implemented - if it's wedged in to the USB bus like on the pi that has performance implications.

AFAICT it's a direct bus connection, no USB bridge. That said, most Gbps Eth are capped around 500Mbps by said bus.

Re: ODROID-C1 – Quad Core ARM Linux computer

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Post by rcarmo »

PythonicAlpha wrote: post #8

I heard something, that the software (hardware drivers and other things) support for these not so much sold devices is sparse. Does anybody know more? I guess, they ported some Linux on it, but how about media server software (like XBMC/Kodi) and other stuff??

This should run most of the existing Ubuntu and Android images without any hassle. Having owned an ODROID-U2 for a long while now, I can tell you that these things run Ubuntu 14.04 like a dream (except for the lack of OpenGL - you only get ES) and Android works great:

http://the.taoofmac.com/space/blog/2013/02/10/1230

(Mine is now running Ubuntu only, and the only gripe I have is that the kernel currently lacks enough group support to run Docker - that's only a recompile away, but I like my uptime...)

Re: ODROID-C1 – Quad Core ARM Linux computer

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Post by papaf »

mikecarlton wrote: post #19

Anybody make something similar with dual ethernet? I'd like to replace my aging Alix-based home router/vpn ( http://www.pcengines.ch/alix2d3.htm ) with something like this.

The mirabox has dual ethernet and arch linux support is good. The box is a little expensive and I have never got wifi to work but as a router/firewall it does the job:

https://www.globalscaletechnologies.com/c-14-gtimirabox.aspx

Re: ODROID-C1 – Quad Core ARM Linux computer

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Post by rcarmo »

jszymborski wrote: post #5
praeivis wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1.5 GHz Quad core and 1Gb RAM not enough difference?

and a 3D hardware acceleration... this thing is so cool. For $35 you can get a really decent computer. Makes it really viable for people to run a small unix dev machine or buy a bunch of these to run a miniature server farm.

I'm thinking of upgrading my Pi cluster (http://github.com/rcarmo/raspi-cluster) to a set of these boards. Mostly waiting for some benchmarks to come in and the holiday season to go away...

Re: ODROID-C1 – Quad Core ARM Linux computer

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Post by rcarmo »

carlhu wrote: post #12
PythonicAlpha wrote: post #8

I heard something, that the software (hardware drivers and other things) support for these not so much sold devices is sparse. Does anybody know more? I guess, they ported some Linux on it, but how about media server software (like XBMC/Kodi) and other stuff??

I have the Odroid XU3 (which I think runs the same version of their Ubuntu). XBMC/Kodi runs on it, but I get a crash intermittently when fast forwarding a movie. VLC works perfectly. Chromium and Firefox runs superbly. I was unable to get Flash working so Amazon Instant Video and HBOGo don't work. Wireless with the $8 usb dongle they sell works perfectly.

You should check the ODROID forum for newer graphics drivers. The bleeding edge versions are released every now and then as separate binaries/images.

Re: ODROID-C1 – Quad Core ARM Linux computer

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Post by papaf »

carlhu wrote: post #12
PythonicAlpha wrote: post #8

I heard something, that the software (hardware drivers and other things) support for these not so much sold devices is sparse. Does anybody know more? I guess, they ported some Linux on it, but how about media server software (like XBMC/Kodi) and other stuff??

I have the Odroid XU3 (which I think runs the same version of their Ubuntu). XBMC/Kodi runs on it, but I get a crash intermittently when fast forwarding a movie. VLC works perfectly. Chromium and Firefox runs superbly. I was unable to get Flash working so Amazon Instant Video and HBOGo don't work. Wireless with the $8 usb dongle they sell works perfectly.

Have you tried the pepper flash player?

http://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2374

Re: ODROID-C1 – Quad Core ARM Linux computer

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Post by agumonkey »

PythonicAlpha wrote: post #21
higherpurpose wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With that chip you should get around 2.5x faster single-thread performance (mostly due to the higher clock speed), and 3 more cores inside as well.

Yes, the higher performance is rather appealing. Of course one of the reasons for the success of the raspberries is the low energy consumption, but sometimes it is just to slow. A little reserve really would be good for media centers or also if you want to have a small server solution. Of course best would be some device with low power consumption when less work is to do and which can go to full power if needed. Mult…

There might be opportunity for lower energy, speculating if the SoC has better dynamic power abilities, and even without it, can finish it's work earlier and go back to deep sleep longer.
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