Readme - prerequisites

[greytery]

When building para-para on headless nano platform, am required to install/build prerequisites, as per Readme. Three typos/problems :

• missing "z" at end of "tar -zxvf libevent-2.0.18-stable.tar.g"
• Open MPI, needed sudo in order to compile, and error on "prefix" (thanks shodrucky)
  Changed the following to:
  sudo ./configure --prefix=/usr/local \
  --enable-mpirun-prefix-by-default
  --enable-static
  sudo make all
• run.sh gave following error, ( so need to include copthr libs in prereqs ?? )
  Running OpenCL Example
  ./hello-opencl.elf: error while loading shared libraries: libcoprthr_opencl.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

[ColinLin221]

I met the same erorr too……

[RogerDSexton]

Hello,
I am not a electronics or software wiz, therefore could you create a page that makes the instructions for the Parallella 16 core board simple.
Here is a suggestion. Please use plane English, and say: Use this OS for the Parallella board. Put this software on your SD card. Put the SD card in your computer. Extract this certain file and, or this file.
( and any other files that are needed. List the files.) Then say, put the SD card back in the SD slot on the Parallella board. Plug in the monitor here, and show a picture where piece of hardware must be plugged in. Then explain, in plane English, what to do to get the same results that were shown on the Youtube video.

On the video from Youtube, I could not tell where anything was plugged in. I have had the board for over a year and it has never worked. I would like to link it to my computer through the Ethernet connection and try to use the Parallella to render 3D images faster, using its sixteen core system. If that is even possible. Is it possible? ?

I have downloaded every PDF I could find on your site. And I am still not sure what to do to get this to work, unless I just have a bad board. But I will never know that if I can not get the procedure right to even have the right OS and peripheral equipment hooked up right to get it to work.

Sincerest regards

Roger
RDS2@Q.Com

[olajep]

@RogerDSexton

Step-by-step instructions here:
https://www.parallella.org/quick-start/

Parallella forums:
https://parallella.org/forums/

Regards,
Ola

[RogerDSexton]

Hello Mr. Jeppsson, Okay, Thank you for your reply. I have these instructions, and have followed them. I did not find anything on exactly how to create a BOOTable SD Card. What do I do with the image file, Do I put it in a folder on the SD Card to make it a BOOTable SD Card? Also. Which "Image" do I use for the BOOTable file? I found three files that are images on this site. But, do I need the Linex Lenaro OS or is this image the Lenaro OS? And what is the Ethernet hook-up for. Is the Ethernet for hooking-up to another computer? I have had my Parallella 16 Core Computer for over a year and it has never worked. Should I hook it up to a regular computer monitor or is that HDMI Mini to hook it up to my flatscreen? Those are things that the instructions don't tell me.

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[RogerDSexton]

Hello Ola, Which img file do I use? The one for the Kickstarter deal. I have the 16 core credit card size PC. Do I save and use all three of those or do I use the three under the server? Regards Roger

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----- Original Message ----- From: Ola Jeppsson <notifications@github.com> To: parallella/parallella-examples <parallella-examples@noreply.github.com> Cc: ViszeoShape <RDS2@Q.Com>, Mention <mention@noreply.github.com> Sent: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 14:35:40 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: [parallella/parallella-examples] Readme - prerequisites (#15) @RogerDSextonStep-by-step instructions here: https://www.parallella.org/quick-start/Parallella forums: https://parallella.org/forums/Regards, Ola— You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

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[infostud]

I have one of these boards and was able to follow the instructions because I had a lot of experience with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi

I learnt how to copy the OS file I downloaded to an SD Card using an image copy. Using an HDMI cable and suitable converter plugs I could plug the RPi into an older computer monitor or use the TV that has a HDMI port at least when the family didn’t mind. I did things like hooking up a webcam, capturing images and video, and viewing them using a web browser on a desktop computer in my home network. I struggled getting WiFi working with an unsuitable dongle so used Ethernet.

The Raspberry Pi is designed for people without an electronics or software background. There are a wealth of easy-to-understand step-by-step instructions to get lots of interesting projects going.

I’d recommend reading about Raspberry Pi, getting a suitable board (about a third the cost of a Parallela board), joining the large helpful community, and you’ll learn a lot.

When your skills have improved come back to the Parallela.

Soon you’ll be doing all sorts of interesting things with this micro-supercomputer that will blow RPis out of the water. Then donate your time, expertise, and your RPi board to someone who would benefit learning about computers.