Years ago I promised myself I would never build another computer. Been buying HP and Lenovo (mostly HP) off-lease small form factor desktops and that massive HP z820 you’ve read about. Well there have been some contracts calling that almost sound interesting and almost pay enough to get me to sign. Most of these contracts would have me doing a lot more Yocto work than I normally do . . . and . . . … Asus Pro B760M-CT CSMRead more
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So You Can’t Find Yocto People
I have been somewhat hounded since February, perhaps as late as March about a project that needs yocto skills. Like most embedded systems people who are professionals, I dabble in yocto when a project requires it. I don’t do “kernel mods” and I don’t write device drivers but I will work on recipes to change out device trees and add our custom software. Some of the newer tools from Toradex make yocto builds a bit … So You Can’t Find Yocto PeopleRead more
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The HP Z820 and Windows 10
There are quite a few HP Z820 machines coming on the aftermarket. Their days of being high end CAD and board layout systems are behind them, but their days of massive yocto builds are already here. True to form most of these will have the video card removed. Don’t be surprised if the disk drives are all gone. Good luck getting Windows 7 activated with the SOA on the case. Many of the contracts reaching … The HP Z820 and Windows 10Read more