Khadas Vim New Firmware - Ubuntu Mate 4.9 Kernel...

[RISCy Dude]

Khadas releases new Ubuntu Mate with 4.9 kernel for eMMC install.
From Khadas forum...
" ROM Infos:

• ROM version: Vim_Ubuntu-mate-16.04_Linux-4.9_V170605.7z
• MD5SUM: d52a6f2c5df4cf353381e2fee716b42d
• The ROM is for eMMC installation
• Account info:
  • User: khadas
  • Password: khadas
• LED state:
  • Booting: heartbeat
  • Boot up: breathe

Change logs:

• Linux kernel update to linux-4.9.26, commit ID4
• better 32-bit display(Before was 24-bit)
• Add standard Linux GPIO Lib support, and setup PIN33/37 as generic IO
• Enable UART bus (PIN15/16) as default
• Add bluetooth support
• Upgrade to the latest ubuntu-16.04.2 packages

Upgrade guidance:

• Upgrade on Windows PC with USB-C Cable4

Setup

1) Using GPIO
GPIO list:

• PIN33 / GPIOAO6: 6
• PIN37 / GPIOH5: 31
  To use a GPIO, shoud export first, example:

# echo 31 > /sys/class/gpio/export
Output mode:



# echo out > /sys/class/gpio/gpio31/direction # echo 0 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio31/value # echo 1 > /sys/class/gpio/gpio31/value
Input mode:



# echo in > /sys/class/gpio/gpio31/direction # cat /sys/class/gpio/gpio31/value
Have fun!"