RISC-V Mainboard for Framework Laptop 13 is now available - Lemmy
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> We’re happy to share that DeepComputing’s DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard for Framework Laptop 13 [https://frame.work/products/deep-computing-risc-v-mainboard] is now in stock and shipping in the Framework Marketplace. This is very much a developer-focused board to help accelerate maturing the software ecosystem around RISC-V, so we recommend waiting for future RISC-V products if you’re looking for a consumer-ready experience. We shared more detail on the Mainboard in an earlier blog post [https://frame.work/blog/introducing-a-new-risc-v-mainboard-from-deepcomputing] and video, but as a quick summary, this is powered by a StarFive JH7110 processor that uses the open source RISC-V ISA. The team at DeepComputing designed it to drop directly into a Framework Laptop 13 chassis or Cooler Master Mainboard Case [https://frame.work/products/cooler-master-mainboard-case].
  • merc@sh.itjust.works
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    21 hours ago

    Has anybody been running a RISC-V based Linux system? I wonder how painful it is. Given that you can run most Linux programs on anything from a small ARM-based Raspberry Pi to the latest Intel x86 monstrosity, I’m guessing that many things should just work. But, I know it’s never really that simple.

    • jjagaimo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      5·
      21 hours ago

      Things will work for the most part, but be slow and have many pain points for a little while. ARM support isnt 100% across the board yet, and development in this direction is going to take a while given ARM conversion took a few years with major vendors switching over. RiscV will prob take a bit longer. Jeff Geerling has a video on a riscv itx motherboard from Milk-V