Loonies for Loongsons Although we usually deal with old computers around these parts, today’s project comes to us from the futuristic year of 2021. What makes it interesting? You can’t buy it at your local store. Or any st...

New blog post! Are x86, ARM, and even PowerPC too mainstream for you? Let's all say hello to LoongArch, by getting a Loongson motherboard from a Chinese scrap market.

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#loongson #3a5000 #linux

Loonies for Loongsons Although we usually deal with old computers around these parts, today’s project comes to us from the futuristic year of 2021. What makes it interesting? You can’t buy it at your local store. Or any store, really. Today, we’re going to be getting a salvaged Loongson 3A5000-based motherboard up and running, and figuring out how good Linux is on a domestic Chinese CPU.

New blog post! Are x86, ARM, and even PowerPC too mainstream for you? Let's all say hello to LoongArch, by getting a Loongson motherboard from a Chinese scrap market.

www.leadedsolder.com/2026/04/14/loongson-ls3a...

#loongson #3a5000 #linux

BPI-3A5000 Mini PC with Loongson 3th-generation 3A5000 processor + Loongson 7A1000 bridge chip.
www.banana-pi.org/en/banana-pi...
#minipc #Loongson #3A5000 #Industry40 #bananapi