Gentoo: Genesi Efika MX unboxing and first impressions.
In the mail today, I got the Efika MX Open Client. My first impressions are pretty good. No noise and no moving parts, it should last for a long time. It comes with Ubuntu 9.10 minimal on it out of the box.
That HDMI output makes it the best text console I have ever seen on my 40" 1080p LCD TV! 
Seriously though, on my TODO:
- Analyze the possibilities for a HTPC. This will be just something fun to do.
- Gentoo Prefix on ARM. This will be the first time, that we know of, that it has been attempted. It shouldn't be that hard because Gentoo already has ARM support which means that most apps already work.
- Install Gentoo Linux on it and help armin76 document the installation process.
- Assisting the Gentoo ARM team with providing binary packages and weekly stages for Gentoo Linux users.
- And more...
Size comparision of Efika MX vs Aspire1
Back of the Efika MX. Power, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone, mic
Front of Efika MX. USB, USB, SD Card Slot
I guess my pinkbacks aren't working.
Thanks for visiting from http://bbrv.blogspot.com/2009/12/efika-mx-gentoo.html
-Jeremy
Hi Jeremy,
Kernel update and a little tool coming this weekend that'll let you change it to 720p
Matt - Genesi
This looks really nice! I currently use a silent/no moving parts low voltage core2 setup, but would love to switch to one of these small arm boxes. As soon as something like this comes out with mutli-cores, I'll make the switch. Hopefully, Coretex A9 gets here soon. Keep us updated on how it works out!
Will do, hopefully we will have some compile times available for ya soon.
Yey i'll be waiting for a complete review of this little thing. Let's see if i find it useful.
Could AROS be installed on this Efika MX?
What about WinCE?
What Linux distros are suitable for it?
Complete review ASAP!
Cheers
> Could AROS be installed on this Efika MX?
Don't know what that is.
> What about WinCE?
Don't care about windows.
> What Linux distros are suitable for it?
Comes with ubuntu, you can install anything that supports the hardware. Like Gentoo
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