[U-Boot] [PATCH 5/5] sun6i: Add new CSQ_CS908 board

[Hans de Goede]

Hi,

On 11/18/2014 03:10 PM, Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Tue, 2014-11-18 at 13:47 +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 11/17/2014 08:03 PM, Ian Campbell wrote:
>>> On Sun, 2014-11-16 at 17:16 +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
>>>> The CSQ CS908 is an A31s based top-set box, with 1G RAM, 8G NAND,
>>>> rtl8188etv usb wifi, 2 USB A receptacles (1 connected through the OTG
>>>> controller), ethernet, 3.5 mm jack with a/v out and hdmi out:
>>>>
>>>> http://www.geekbuying.com/item/CS908-Allwinner-A31S-Quad-Core-1-2GHz-Android-4-4-Mini-TV-Box-HDMI-HDD-Player-1G-8G-WIFI-Miracast---Black-333395.html
>>>>
>>>> Note it has no sdcard slot!
>>>
>>> What are the implications of that?
>>
>> That we can only fel-boot it. This is mostly a warning to end users
>> to avoid this box if they want a box on which they can easily run
>> Linux.
> 
> Ah, right. Probably best to end the sentence with "and therefore can
> only be fel booted" or something then.

Good idea, I've amended the commit message with this in my personal
tree.

> Presumably In The Fullness Of Time(tm) it'll be possible to boot from
> NAND too, but lets not muddy those waters here...

Hopefully we will eventually support NAND booting, yes.

Regards,

Hans