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13 years ago

Linux OS for ARM Cortex A9 processor

We are planning to use ARM Cortex A9 processor with Linux as the embedded OS. Please help us with the following questions: (1) What is the embedded Linux OS that work well with ARM Cortex A9 p...
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13 years ago

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For Nios II Fast processor, does it support standard Linux OS (besides the Linux OS supplied by the Altera partners)?

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I don't use NIOS II or NIOS II with Linux. Post a new forum question to see what others can tell you.

Personally, I see no point in running Linux on 100MHz processor. External processors are inexpensive and much faster, eg., Freescale MPC8308 PowerPC processor, TI Sitara ARM processor.

Cheers,

Dave