[barleyguy]

How did you install the Archlinux Chromium package ? I just installed the flash lib from Archlinux
and used the Chromium Version of the Ubuntu 14.04 distro.

That's what I did too. My post was probably worded badly. I used Chromium from the package manger, and then added Pepper Flash from Archlinux.

That is a cool looking case; it looks just like a black Mac Mini. It comes with a power supply you don't need for the Jetson though.

[moose103]

Now that Google Android TV is running on Nvidia Tegra K1, it's time for everyone to take this dev kit very seriously. Because these boxes will be everywhere this year.

Anyone can make a cheap Android TV box with a different ARM chip, but Tegra K1 is what it's running on today according to Google IO. This gentleman explicitly says the Unreal engine demo was running on Android TV with TK1, and there will be products like that in the fall season of this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtLJPvx7-ys#t=1h26m16s

[barleyguy]

Now that Google Android TV is running on Nvidia Tegra K1, it's time for everyone to take this dev kit very seriously. Because these boxes will be everywhere this year.

Anyone can make a cheap Android TV box with a different ARM chip, but Tegra K1 is what it's running on today according to Google IO. This gentleman explicitly says the Unreal engine demo was running on Android TV with TK1, and there will be products like that in the fall season of this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtLJPvx7-ys#t=1h26m16s

I think the TK1 is definitely a relevant chip, and this is a relevant board for developers. But I'm guessing that when that Google TV box is released, it will be less expensive than the Jetson board and have easier software. And hopefully it will run XBMC...

So for non-developers, that box will be a really good option.

[peba]

I received the powercool q6 mini-itx case and the Jetson tk1 fits nice inside. There is stil some room for a sata disc or other things.
http://bitkistl.blogspot.co.at/2014/03/e...board.html

[xbmcreallyrocks]

Will any mini-ITX case fit the TK1? Here's another kind of case:

http://www.pugetsystems.com/store/item.p...m=d41d8cd9

I'd like to replace the fan with a heatsink:

http://elinux.org/Jetson/Jetson_TK1_Powe...a_heatsink

These heatsinks look good but how can I know if the mounting holes will line up? Is there a mounting hole standard the board and heatsinks are likely conforming to?

http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en...ND/2688478
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en...ND/2688477
http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en...ND/2688476

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Is anyone actually using xbmc with this? If so, I think that means you're decoding in software? Can it do 1080p?

[MrMC]

Both X11/egl and omx for XBMC on the TK1 are being worked on by others

[xbmcreallyrocks]

This question reveals my ignorance, but does that mean it does not currently work with xbmc, even with software decoding? We need either EGL or OMX support to start xbmc which we do not currently have? What about OpenGL?

[barleyguy]

Will any mini-ITX case fit the TK1? Here's another kind of case:

These heatsinks look good but how can I know if the mounting holes will line up? Is there a mounting hole standard the board and heatsinks are likely conforming to?

This question reveals my ignorance, but does that mean it does not currently work with xbmc, even with software decoding? We need either EGL or OMX support to start xbmc which we do not currently have? What about OpenGL?

Mini-ITX cases will physically fit the Jetson board, but on some cases the board standoffs aren't in a good spot, so it will be difficult to get to the ports. There also needs to be enough clearance on the other side of the board to connect the power plug.

I am passively cooling mine, which works fine. I think a fan is overkill honestly. I used thermal adhesive to attach the heatsink, so the mounting holes weren't an issue.

XBMC works with software decoding on the Jetson. It will do 720p fine, and some 1080p. The only video I've found it won't do is a high bitrate rip (16 Gigabytes) of Avatar at 1080p. (I keep that as a test movie.) With that file, the framerate is choppy and the sound is out of sync.

[xbmcreallyrocks]

Thank you, may I ask which heatsink, distro, and drivers you're using?

[barleyguy]

Thank you, may I ask which heatsink you're using?

yw.

It's a 30x30x25mm aluminum heatsink with a 2mm thick base. It's this one:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008OTK...UTF8&psc=1

For thermal adhesive, I'm using Arctic Alumina.

For distro, I'm using Linux for Tegra 19.2 from the NVidia site. It's completely stock except I had to remove and reload "dbus", which is used by pkexec to do sudo. The only driver I loaded was Pepper Flash, which allows flash in the Chromium browser.

I also installed an SSD and mounted /dev/sda1 to /usr, /dev/sda2 to /home, and /dev/sda3 as swap. I did usr for somewhere larger and faster to store applications, and home for browser cache and XBMC media.

[xbmcreallyrocks]

How much larger of a heatsink do you think would fit?

I'm curious about which distro and drivers you're using too. I edited my post above.

[barleyguy]

How much larger of a heatsink do you think would fit?

I'm curious about which distro and drivers you're using too. I edited my post above.

The clearance is about 53mm each direction, though one direction that will be over the RAM chips, so the thermal paste will need to be on those as well.

I edited my last post with distro info...

[barleyguy]

Linux for Tegra 19.3 was posted today.

Since I just loaded 19.2 on Saturday and it's stable, I'm going to hold off for now...

[peba]

This question reveals my ignorance, but does that mean it does not currently work with xbmc, even with software decoding? We need either EGL or OMX support to start xbmc which we do not currently have? What about OpenGL?

It works with XBMC also in full HD without problems.
The Jetson Tk1 can software decode easily one 720p movie per core and
it got 4 cores.

http://bitkistl.blogspot.co.at/2014/03/e...board.html

Best Regards,
Peter Bauer
http://bitkistl.blogspot.com

[Igor2014]

This question reveals my ignorance, but does that mean it does not currently work with xbmc, even with software decoding? We need either EGL or OMX support to start xbmc which we do not currently have? What about OpenGL?

It works with XBMC also in full HD without problems.
The Jetson Tk1 can software decode easily one 720p movie per core and
it got 4 cores.

http://bitkistl.blogspot.co.at/2014/03/e...board.html

Best Regards,
Peter Bauer
http://bitkistl.blogspot.com

My 5 years old single core atom netbook can software decode 720p content... Not that it matters, just side note...