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Submission + - Framework's software and firmware have been a mess. (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by snikulin on Monday April 15, 2024 @08:55PM

snikulin writes: "Driver bundles remain un-updated for years after their initial release. BIOS updates go through long and confusing beta processes, keeping users from getting feature improvements, bug fixes, and security updates. In its community support forums, Framework employees, including founder and CEO Nirav Patel, have acknowledged these issues and promised fixes but have remained inconsistent and vague about actual timelines."

As a recent Framework 13/AMD owner, I can confirm that it does not sleep properly on a default Windows 11 install. When I close the lid in the evening, the battery is dead the next morning. It's interesting to hear from Linux Sebastian (LTT) on the topic because he is a stakeholder in Framework.

Submission + - Linux kernel 2.4 or 2.6 in embedded systems? 1

Submitted by snikulin on Saturday January 03, 2009 @07:47PM

snikulin writes: My 6-year old embedded SW happily runs on kernel v2.4 for XScale CPU. The SW gets a bunch (tens of megabytes) of data from FPGA over PCI-X bus and pushes it out over GigE to data-processing equipment. The tool chain is based on somewhat outdated gcc v2.95.

Now, by certain technical reasons we want to jump from ARM-based custom board to Atom-based COM Express module. This implies that I'll need to re-create new Linux RAM disk from scratch along with the tool chain. The functionality of the SW will be essentially the same.

My question: is it worth to jump to kernel 2.6 or better to stick with old and proven 2.4?
What will I gain and what will I loose (besides modern gcc compiler and the other related dev tools)?

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