RISC-V

Been studying RISC-V for... I think a year now. Bought the booklet outlining the ISA's modules, and have been working down from there.

I have seen various startups and actual products, as well as a bunch of simulators, but I haven't really seen any projects trying to design a RISC-V CPU from the ground up.

Are there any groups doing this? I don't think I'm at a point where I could meaningfully contribute, I'm mostly interested for educating myself.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15134844

Google pulls RISC-V support from generic Android kernel

direct link to Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i12nDgzXIg

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/14636398

US government reportedly ponders crimping China's use of RISC-V

I'm asking this because I'm very new to the Yocto project. I'm going through the documentation but it's a bit overwhelming to me, looking at what Fishwaldo has achieved (link embedded in the title). I would like to learn how he did it and how I could create my own image based on a supported kernel with necessary drivers and boot the Star64 board.

From what I understand, he:

1. Forked the kernel tree and created his own branch.
2. Put in the necessary drivers (including OEM drivers) - I'm not really sure how he did it since I'm new to Linux (any tips would be appreciated!).
3. I can't quite make out the layers he used to build the minimal image (I will study the guide more to figure this out).
4. Finally, he compiled it, alongside compiling U-boot, partitioned the SD-card and booted the device.

Am I right? I'm missing a lot of steps in the middle, would really appreciate any help in understanding this. Thanks!

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14085489

Chinese schools testing 10,000 locally made RISC-V-ish PCs

So I have a uconsole r01 that has a riscv chip (I think) and I want to look into alternative operating systems

What operating systems support the architecture and have low hardware requirements?

So I got a uconsole with RISC v and was wondering what I can do with it. Specs are very weak and I would like some advice for RISC v applications and stuff

To be specific my hardware is a usonsole r01

Any riscv browsers avalible?

Hey everyone,

I've noticed this community is a bit barren. I'd like to add some posts myself but from a more ignorant POV.

It has come to my attention that there is not nearly enough software torture in my life. Hearing how companies are starting to add barriers to so-called "Translation layers" and other software pieces that give functionality to the underlying hardware...

What types of projects does the open source community need to pursue with respect to RISC-V drivers, firmware, or other necessary pieces to somewhat guarantee that the processor is compatible with GPUs, RAM, I/O, and other low level functions that hardware components perform?

Where should I start in my RISC-V journey? Is there a beginner computer or developer kit that I can purchase that won't incinerate my wallet? I don't expect to game or train LLMs off of a RISC-V-based computer, but am curious as to what a fully free hardware setup would consist of.

Love the idea of RISC-V!