Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 2 with new chip

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 12:05 AM, Daniel Wayne Armstrong < daniel@circuidipity.com> wrote:

A new Raspberry Pi 2 is set for release with a new Broadcom BCM2836 quad core Cortex A7:

http://www.cnx-software.com/2015/02/02/raspberry-pi-2-model-b/

My understanding is this new RPi moves to ARMv7 and I will be able to run the vanilla ARM release of Debian Jessie?

Official announcement and question answered: http://www.raspberrypi.org/raspberry-pi-2-on-sale/ "Because it has an ARMv7 processor, it can run the full range of ARM GNU/Linux distributions, including Snappy Ubuntu Core..." -- (o< .: Per curiositas ad astra .: http://www.circuidipity.com (/)_