[fpga-miniconf] Final Reminder of FPGA Miniconf prework and other notes....

[Jason Ball]

Thank you.

On 21 Jan 2018 7:17 PM, "Tim 'mithro' Ansell" <me at mith.ro> wrote:

> Sorry for the confusion. The kits will be *available* on Monday if you
> want to get a head start. It is fine to get your kit on Tuesday morning at
> the start of the Miniconf.
>
> Tim 'mithro' Ansell
>
> On 21 January 2018 at 19:13, Jason Ball <ballmeister at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Other than registering tomorrow morning i won't be on site to pickup the
>> kit for Tuesday as i will need to go to work.
>>
>> Is there as I chance we can work around this?
>>
>> On 21 Jan 2018 7:09 PM, "Tim 'mithro' Ansell" <me at mith.ro> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> With just over 24 hours until the FPGA Miniconf, this is the final
>>> reminder that everyone **must** complete the prework at
>>> http://j.mp/pre-fpga-lca2018
>>>
>>> You must complete up to the paragraph which says the following in bright
>>> red;
>>>
>>>> The instructions from here can only be done after you receive hardware.
>>>> You can stop here if completing the prework.
>>>
>>>
>>> If you have not completed the prework you will not be able to attend --
>>> that includes observing or anything similar.
>>>
>>> If you are stuck, on Monday, 22 Jan 2018, FPGA Miniconf helpers will be
>>> available to help. They should be available during morning tea, lunch and
>>> afternoon tea somewhere near the Tomu test station. Hopefully they will be
>>> able to solve any issues you are having.
>>>
>>> There will also be an opportunity to pick up the hardware kits during
>>> lunch at the same location. This will allow you to get a head start on
>>> setup we need to do at the start of the Miniconf.
>>>
>>> It would be a good for everyone to update their litex-buildenv sometime
>>> Monday evening -- there have been a large number of updates since the last
>>> email was sent out. This can be done by doing the following and then
>>> following the prework instructions for testing QEmu / Linux.
>>>
>>>
>>> cd litex-buildenv
>>> git pull
>>> export CPU=or1k PLATFORM=arty TARGET=net
>>> ./scripts/download-env.sh
>>> source ./scripts/enter-env.sh
>>>
>>>
>>> Depending on internet speeds, updating should only take 10-15 minutes.
>>>
>>> People are also reminded that the FPGA Miniconf is on Tuesday, 23
>>> January 2018 and will be starting at 10:15AM. This is right after the
>>> Matthew Todd's keynote talk. Please make sure you make a beeline from the
>>> keynote venue to Large POD Room CB11.04.400 when the keynote finishes.
>>> Please see the schedule email for the full details.
>>>
>>> Look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday!
>>>
>>> Tim 'mithro' Ansell
>>>
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>>> http://lists.lca2018.linux.org.au/mailman/listinfo/fpga-miniconf
>>>
>>>
>
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