Re: Gdium Liberty 1000

[Andy Ruhl <acruhl%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Matt Thomas<matt%3am-software.com@localhost> 
wrote:
>
> I've recently found an inexpensive ($350US) mips64 based netbook for sale:
> the Gdium Liberty 1000.  Getting NetBSD running on it looks fun but it needs
> a framebuffer driver written for it.  Given the lack of serial, this will be
> a bit challenge.  I'd be satisfied with an unaccelerated driver (genfb) to
> start but eventually want an accelerated fb driver.
>
> If you're interested, please me let know.

It's very cool looking. Only 512 megs of memory which is low for a
netbook, but given it's intended purpose it's probably fine (no
Windows in site).

> I don't think the 1000 has much in common with other hpcmips platforms but I
> can't think of a better place to put it.

You could always start with evbmips and then maybe start a new port
for it if it's really that different.

Do you have one then?

Andy