Is there a decent low-cost RISC-V machine available yet, for testing stuff out on #Ubuntu desktop?https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/testing-applications-on-risc-v-hardware/77319?u=popey

[popey@mastodon.social]

Is there a decent low-cost RISC-V machine available yet, for testing stuff out on #Ubuntu desktop?
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/testing-applications-on-risc-v-hardware/77319?u=popey

[theron29@witter.cz]

@popey Nope
But I will gladly sell you my BananaPi F3. It runs Bianbu pretty nicely...

[tj@altelectron.org.uk]

@popey there isn’t even a high cost machine for testing desktop stuff yet.

[jnsgruk@hachyderm.io]

@popey Mebbe the DeepComputing Framework board in a cheapo 3d printed case?

[tobhe@bsd.network]

@popey Keep in mind that 25.10 just bumped the ISA baseline to RVA23 and there are only few (if any) devices available that support that. if you intend to ever upgrade to a newer release I recommend waiting for one of those.

[till@ubuntu.social]

@jnsgruk @popey No self-3D-printing required. There is a case from CoolerMaster which fits a @frameworkcomputer 13 motherboard so that you can use it like a PC.

I got a (now older) RISC-V motherboard from @deepcomputingio 's CEO Yuning Liang on FOSDEM 2025 for testing printing on RISC-V and I got it in such a case.

The case has Wi-Fi antennas (with adapter to connect to the board), VESA (100 mm) mount, stand.

No RISC(V), no fun!

#OpenPrinting #RISC_V

[popey@mastodon.social]

Ok, managed to get the RISC-V VM running and even installed Ubuntu desktop on it.