Khadas VIM2 Preview

VIM2
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nice setup ! I also would like to install mine later in a car. but not for playing media, what os and which app do you use in there?

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I use android M6, I built it by yourself.
Navigation programs:
-navitel
-2gis
-yandex navigator
-maps.me

HD music player - Neutron

You can see it this Car Installation

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Following this with great excitement.

Seeing how July (previous expected launch date) has come and gone; when is the next ETA?

Also, having read the threads about thermal, wifi and general testing - are there any new updates to share? Will there for instance be heatsink options available for purchase at launch?

Finally, being someone that prefers more “discrete” cases; will there be board blueprints so one can design their own – or even better – will there be more casing options available?

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Try OsmAnd+ - I find it the best ever navigation software. And it’s open-source :wink:

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are you porting Tianocore (edk2)? what’s the progress?)

I am working on my own UEFI implementation :smiley: for mips and arm. So I kind of “did”. If you have some interest, please PM.)

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VIM2 on SMT factory :smile:

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And will launch soon on Gearbest.com.

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Now that is a cluster. :rofl:

I see VIM2 firmwares have been posted on Khadas Docs.:+1:

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When device tree and WiFi driver is posted, I can make LE work for the VIM2. :wink:

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@Gouwa Do you have an ETA for publishing Vim2 sources on GitHub?

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We will publish VIM2 source on GitHub in next week.
Thanks.

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Thank you @Terry. This is good to know before someone asks when is LE going to work on VIM2. :wink:

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Where do you find the heatsink? How do you fix it to the board? Is a heatsink necessary or optional for “normal” usage (youtube spotify netflix…)?

How do you find how to plug that extension card to the VIM?

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My heatsink has glue.

“heatsink necessary or optional for “normal” usage” - it can be tested only empirically. I will use the VIM in my car where it can be very hot.
extension - see to this

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Are sources available?

I’m very much looking forward to building Android Nougat for VIM2 which has arrived to me yesterday :smiley:

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Hi,

yes sources are available on github.

S.

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So it is the same android_manifest just some different command to build vim2 instead of vim?

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Yes, It is the same android_manifest.

For VIM2:

# Build u-boot
make CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu kvim2_defconfig
make CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu
# Build Android
$ source build/envsetup.sh
$ lunch  kvim2-userdebug-64
$ make -jN otapackage
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Hi,

I wrote a simple bash script with introduction and steps. You can see it at khadas git as pull pull request or at my github.com/ssehovic
S.

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Hi @tasinofan, are you using gentoo on VIM2? Just for desktop or also for media centre? Did you have any problems with drivers?

Thanks!

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@jpataias
I ordered 2 VIM2 and will soon let you know. I initially do not plan to use it as gentoo media center.
One could use LE or Android on VIM2 for that. I rather plan to use gentoo with vanilla linux to build simple dedicated network appliances like a router or an access point of a hotspot. Later, if open source graphical performance permits, I will perhaps build gentoo media center from source.
I also want to try the DVB board (I guess for now Android and maybe LE), eventually also gentoo,

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