Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2023-01-25, 01:01

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by Aaron707

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The new board and case looks great! Its the complete package now. Looking forward trying both out. I tried out a bunch of different PCI graphics cards for fun. A few worked OK and some had the exact same freezing issue with 640x480 and above resolution in games like quake and duke3d that I saw on …

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Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2023-01-09, 18:42

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Purchased one of the AST1300 miniPCIe cards to try out or use as a spare. It shows on the system as: AST1300/2300 VGA True Color Graphics and Video Accelerator VBIOS Version 0.93.08 DRAM Size: 64MB It works good and shows 50FPS (1484 realtics) in doom benchmark. And 32FPS in Quake benchmark. And …

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Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2023-01-07, 23:35

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Finished making a case for my board. Posted the files here https://www.printables.com/model/362273-tiny-llama-x86-case if anyone wants to modify it or print. Huge learning curve figuring out 3D printing and cad but it was a fun journey. I can just play SimCity 2000 for hours on this thing. It sounds …

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Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2022-12-23, 02:24

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I am really liking the updated board! I think I fixed my board as well. I damaged my 3.3v regulator so soldered in new one and it boots now! Printed my case for the 3rd time. Its getting there. Not sure what revision I am on at this point. Will need to lower VGA port 1mm possibly. Its really close …

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Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2022-12-15, 06:23

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So my board booted up fine. Flashed BIOS and installed FreeDOS. Went to flash the CS4237B and it couldn't find it. So I went to re-do my soldering on it. When I did I think I accidently bridged pins 45 and 46 (VD1 and DGND1) when I reflowed things and didn't see it right away. And afterwards the …

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Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2022-12-12, 21:27

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I think my case size should just fit 100x100 by mounting the fan somewhere else or omitting it. Great news about less soldering, but I think that is half the fun as well. That looks soooo good! :D What CAD software are you using? I wanna make one when you're finished! Just gotta find a filament …

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Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2022-12-12, 20:39

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I think my case size should just fit 100x100 by mounting the fan somewhere else or omitting it. Great news about less soldering, but I think that is half the fun as well. That looks soooo good! :D What CAD software are you using? I wanna make one when you're finished! Just gotta find a filament with …

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Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2022-12-12, 18:51

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Not exactly, but it'd be more useful than what I suggested but in the meantime maybe this could be done Quite a novel idea, Deksor! :) But unfortunately this could not easily be implemented with the current rev1.1 of the board. That said, revision 2.0 will have a HIDman built in. A prototype of …

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Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2022-12-10, 20:14

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My parts have arrived! Time to start building! Thank you to @florian3 f0r selling me an SOM and VGA board. I have revision 1 of the bottom half of my case done. Going to do a test print later today and see if I got the spacing on things right.

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Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2022-11-26, 01:37

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Does anyone have a spare Vortex86EX SOM module they would like to sell to me? I contacted DMP in Taiwan and they are 6 months out on the next batch. Thanks I have one extra. Let me know if you are still looking for one. Still not enough posts for me to message you. Maybe just email me @ my GMail: …

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Re: 3D print topic?

Posted on 2022-11-24, 22:59

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wiretap wrote on 2022-01-03, 19:57: It printed nice.. however a few of my dimensions are a millimeter or two off. Need to revise the design slightly, then it will all fit. PXL_20220103_184953020.jpg Looks great! What filament did you use?

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Re: Do movies suck these days?

Posted on 2022-11-24, 17:55

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I watched the new movie Triangle of Sadness last night. Impressive dark comedy. Totally restored my faith in cinema again. Highly recommend it.

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2022-11-24, 17:47

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Thought I would share a picture of my home office. It look me about one year working on it a little each day to re-do the room with new flooring, paint , trim and build the giant desk and set it all up and wire. I wish I had more space as I have a closet with a rack full of stuff I cannot have setup …

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Re: I made a miniature IBM PC

Posted on 2022-11-24, 17:37

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by Aaron707

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Well this thread inspired me to go out and get a 3D printer during Black Friday sales. Now to learn TinkerCAD so I can make some cool stuff! So thank you for the story of your build and impressive project.

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Re: post up pics of your "computing area"

Posted on 2022-11-24, 17:29

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PXL_20220922_014907267.jpg PXL_20220922_015024745.jpg PXL_20221121_031238071.jpg My computing area. Just moved into a new house. Can display my collection a little better now. Even had enough room in the closet of this room to set up a small tech station area that i have always wanted. Amazing …

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Re: What game are you playing now?

Posted on 2022-11-24, 17:07

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Just finished the new Monkey Island: Return to Monkey Island. Best modern game I have played. So well crafted and balanced. Great story, gameplay and sound. 10 out of 10

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Re: Hardware you wish you'd never bought.

Posted on 2022-11-24, 17:02

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by Aaron707

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New PSU's that don't have enough watts and amps on the 5v rail to handle old machines like Athlon XP's. They don't make them like they used to! Lately my go-to has been finding new old stock PC Power & Computing power supplies from mid 2000's.

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Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2022-11-24, 16:50

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Does anyone have a spare Vortex86EX SOM module they would like to sell to me? I contacted DMP in Taiwan and they are 6 months out on the next batch. Thanks I have one extra. Let me know if you are still looking for one. Yes! , Still need more posts until I can send PM. So I'll go post some more. …

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Re: I made a miniature IBM PC

Posted on 2022-11-22, 21:45

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by Aaron707

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Amazing project! Any update on the STL files for this? Thanks

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Re: TinyLlama (Vortex86EX SBC)

Posted on 2022-11-22, 15:18

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by Aaron707

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Does anyone have a spare Vortex86EX SOM module they would like to sell to me? I contacted DMP in Taiwan and they are 6 months out on the next batch. Thanks I reached out to my contact at DMP, and according to him the modules (and I quote) "will be back in stock soon". Not sure what that means …

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