From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:17:09 +0100 (BST) Received: from baldrick.bootc.net ([83.142.228.48]:61882 "EHLO baldrick.bootc.net") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S8133440AbVJUNQw (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:16:52 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.3] (cpc4-hudd6-3-1-cust172.hudd.cable.ntl.com [82.21.103.172]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by baldrick.bootc.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E7681400C00; Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:16:50 +0100 (BST) Message-ID: <4358EA41.4090001@bootc.net> Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:16:49 +0100 From: Chris Boot User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (X11/20051014) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Linux/MIPS Development Subject: Re: [Slightly-OT] VR4110 core References: <435818D5.7080807@bootc.net> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at bootc.plus.com Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 9322 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: bootc@bootc.net Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Thu, 20 Oct 2005, Chris Boot wrote: > >>I'm in my final year doing a BSc Computing Science degree in the UK, and for >>my project/dissertation I've chosen to attempt to get Linux to run on an old >>Sky Digibox (PACE 2500N) set-top-box. So far my research has revealed the CPU >>has is a NEC VR4110 core with lots of MPEG and graphics processing stuff > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >>tacked on. The board itself is quite interesting, with a PC-Card slot, audio >>out, 2x SCART, RF-out, modem, and serial connection. > > > Do you know which SoC is actually used? Perhaps a NEC EMMA or EMMA2? > > Gr{oetje,eeting}s, > > Geert Hi Geert, Hmm, glancing at the "Product Letter" I have, it does mention "Enhanced Multi-Media Architecture" so I'm guessing its an EMMA SoC indeed. Thanks, Chris -- Chris Boot bootc@bootc.net http://www.bootc.net/