From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <393F06DE.2485FA73@mvista.com> Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2000 21:37:18 -0500 From: Jim Lewis MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Todd_Tomaino"@vnci.net CC: linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: MPC860 ADS Board Question References: <852568A4.0062C32E.00@ushq1.objectivecom.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: "Todd_Tomaino"@vnci.net wrote: > I **think** that the MPC860 ADS board will accept either the 860 or the > 821, and NOT the 823. BUT since the MPC823 is the reduced-cost, enhanced > replacement for the MPC821, and I would like to use the video controller, > and I have an ADS board, I figured I'd ask if anyone knows if this will > definitively not work (maybe I should be more positive...does anyone know > if this WILL work??). I guess the other option is to buy the RPX-Lite 823 > board from Embedded Planet. That would be a VERY good idea. If you want to be up and running, developing Linux application code quickly, invest a few hundred dollars in a board like the RPX Lite. The ADS can be made to work, but expect to spend lots of extra time getting to the point where you are developing application code. -jim > > > thanks, > Todd > ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/