HiFive Unmatched Software and Hardware
Blemings Labs | Sun 24 Jan 10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Presented by
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Keith Packard
@keith_x11
https://keithp.com
Keith Packard has been developing free software since 1986, working on
the X Window System, Linux, amateur rocketry and educational
robotics. He is currently a Principle Engineer at SiFive working on
RISC-V system software, including Linux, u-Boot, QEMU, Zephyr and GCC.
Keith has taught computer programming to students from ages 10-17
using LEGO robotics for over fifteen years and started the Snek
Language project to use in that work. He received a Usenix Lifetime
Achievement award in 1999, an O'Reilly Open Source award in 2011 and
sits on the X.org foundation board. Keith uses he, him and his
pronouns.
Keith Packard
@keith_x11
https://keithp.com
Abstract
We, at SiFive, are just finishing up building a RISC-V based computer
that can be used as a full Linux desktop. It's time to take it out for
a spin and see what it's made of. This presentation will discuss the
hardware, from the CPU, to the M-2 drives and PCIe support, including
graphics. Next, we'll explore at the software stack running on the
board, including the boot system and Linux kernel, drivers for the
hardware and graphical applications.
A significant portion of the presentation will show free software
running on the hardware, along with images and videos of the board in
operation.
We, at SiFive, are just finishing up building a RISC-V based computer that can be used as a full Linux desktop. It's time to take it out for a spin and see what it's made of. This presentation will discuss the hardware, from the CPU, to the M-2 drives and PCIe support, including graphics. Next, we'll explore at the software stack running on the board, including the boot system and Linux kernel, drivers for the hardware and graphical applications. A significant portion of the presentation will show free software running on the hardware, along with images and videos of the board in operation.