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Subject: [ptxdist] [ANNOUNCE] Mini2440: Forth Quarter 2012 Release of the
	Free Board Support Package is now available
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                  =A0OSELAS.BSP-Pengutronix-Mini2440
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0-------------------------------

Late, but not too late. ;)

Pengutronix offers the forth quarter release for the year 2012 (2012.12.0) =
of =

its Board Support Package for FriendlyARM's popular Mini2440.

It provides all required components to get this embedded target up and =

running, and is dedicated for beginners in the embedded world. And for =

experienced users it can act as a quick start for their own development as =

well.

Updated Features:
-----------------

- PTXdist-2012.12.0
  - new kernel and userland hardening options
  - built-in user-mode NFS daemon
  - Qt-4.8.4
  - many updates since 2012.06.0 and bug fixes all over the place
- OSELAS.Toolchain-2012.12.0
  - GCC 4.7.2
  - glibc 2.16.0
- Kernel 3.7, stable release 1
- Kernel 3.6, stable release 11
- Kernel 3.5, stable release 7
- Kernel 3.4, stable release 24
- Kernel 3.2, stable release 35
- kernel 3.0, stable release 57
- Documentation update
  - timezone support
  - HowTo info
  - using the user-mode NFS daemon

Feature List:
-------------

- PTXdist based buildsystem for easy setup and build
- more than one predefined configuration
=A0 - one without graphic, for headless usage
=A0 - one with full blown Qt support including two examples how to use it
- recent GCC Toolchain (GCC 4.7.2, libc 2.16.0)
- Bootloader: 'Barebox' 2011.05.0
=A0 Support for the following list of hardware components
=A0 - serial console
=A0 - network
=A0 - SD card
=A0 - NAND
- Kernel: Support for the following list of hardware components
=A0 - serial console
=A0 - network
=A0 - sound
=A0 - LED
=A0 - GPIO
=A0 - AD converter
=A0 - I2C master and I2C EEPROM
=A0 - SPI master
=A0 - Watchdog
=A0 - Keypad
=A0 - USB (host and device)
=A0 - various LC displays (N35/A70/VGA shield/T35/X35/W35i/N43)
=A0 - framebuffer
=A0 - touch
=A0 - SD card
=A0 - NAND
=A0 - Buzzer
- Comprehensive documentation how to prepare and build all software compone=
nts
=A0 and to deploy the Mini2440.

Additional info can be found here:

http://www.oselas.org/oselas/bsp/pengutronix/index_en.html

Pengutronix also offers a free support mailing list for the free Board Supp=
ort =

Packages. Refer our website how to subscribe at:

http://www.oselas.org/mailinglists/index_en.html

Note: Beginners in the embedded world should also read our documentation ab=
out =

the generic x86/ARM Board Support Package from here:

http://www.oselas.org/oselas/bsp/pengutronix/generic_bsp_en.html

This documentation contains basic information about PTXdist and how to use =
it =

in one's daily work.

Comments and contributions are welcome.

Enjoy!
Your Pengutronix Development Team

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Pengutronix e.K.                              | Juergen Beisert            =
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Linux Solutions for Science and Industry      | http://www.pengutronix.de/ =
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