DeepComputing Unveil RISC-V AI PC Running Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu is one of the leading Linux distributions for RISC-V hardware thanks to Canonical’s strategic partnerships with companies like DeepComputing – who just announced their powerful new RISC-V AI PC running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC is built around the new company’s new RISC-V Mainboard II, designed for use in the Framework 13″ or 14.2″ laptops. Owning a Framework laptop is not a requirement since a nifty enclosure allows the mainboard to be used like a regular PC. The DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC—apologies for the caps, its how it’s stylised—uses ESWIN’s advanced RISC-V AI SoC EIC7702X—sorry for even more :sys_more_orange:
#Hardware #Ai/Ml #DeepComputing #Framework #Risc-V #Ubuntu24_04Lts

:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/deepcomputings-risc-v-ai-pc-with-ubuntu-24-04

DC-ROMA launches a $349 RISC-V mainboard with an 8-core CPU and 50 TOPS of AI performance and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS support

Deep Computing’s new DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC is a single-board computer with an ESWIN 7702X octa-core processor featuring SiFive P5550 RISC-V RV64GC CPU cores with support for frequencies up to 2GHz, a GPU with support for hardware-accelerated 3D graphics, and an NPU that delivers up to 40 TOPS of AI performance. According to Deep Computing, the system supports up to 50 TOPS when you leverage […]

#dcRomaAiPc #dcRomaRiscVAiPc #deepComputing #framework #frameworkLaptop13 #frameworkMainboard #riscV

Read more: https://liliputing.com/dc-roma-launches-a-349-risc-v-mainboard-with-an-8-core-cpu-and-50-tops-of-ai-performance-and-ubuntu-24-04-lts-support/

Now it is done: At #OpenPrinting we have now full #RISCV support by our 6 Snaps in the Snap Store:

https://snapcraft.io/publisher/openprinting

- CUPS: Full printing stack
- ipp-usb: IPP-over-USB daemon for driverless USB printing
- 4 Printer Applications: All printer drivers which typically come with Linux distros, ~10000 legacy printers supported

These Snaps can be used on the the #DeepComputing Risc-V board for @frameworkcomputer laptops, also with #Ubuntu Core and #UbuntuCoreDesktop.

@frameworkcomputer @zygoon

For everyone who wants to build #Snap packages on the #DeepComputing #RISCV board for #Framework laptops:

You need to install DeepComputing's #Ubuntu 24.04 image, but its kernel does not support bridge networking, needed by the LXD which #snapcraft uses, so snapping does not work.

A fixed kernel is already available:

https://launchpad.net/~deepcomputing-collab/+archive/ubuntu/linux/+sourcepub/17144158/+listing-archive-extra

Just install all *.deb files and reboot.

Thanks, Heinrich Schuchardt (xypron), RISC-V expert at #Canonical!

#OpenPrinting

@frameworkcomputer @zygoon

The #OpenPrinting #CUPS #Snap is now available for #RISCV in the Snap Store!

To build it it just needed to add #riscv64 as supported architecture in the snapcraft.yaml file.

I has taken 2:30 hours (!) to build on my #DeepComputing / #Framework RISC-V board, and the build servers of the Snap Store need the same time to build it.

Thanks to Heinrich Schuchardt (xypron), RISC-V expert at #Canonical, for providing me a kernel which does bridge networking.

I've currently got ubuntu on there. I also got the #framework #deepcomputing board and foolishly have the high res display, so I might try to add an atrix lapdock to the deepcomputing board to get a newer riscV laptop

RISC-V mini AI PC that fits inside a Framework laptop shell revealed

DeepComputing has developed a reputation as a pioneer of small form factor RISC-V PCs. The company is now accepting pre-orders for its newest product, a mini AI PC that can replace the mainboard of the Framework Laptop 13.

The device will be based a mystery SoC with a 64-bit 8-core RISC-V CPU running at up to 2 GHz, along with an NPU, GPU, and VPU to cover all of the AI bases. The mini PC supports up to 64GB of LPDDR5 RAM and NVMe SSDs.

The only SoC that advertizes the same specs is Eswin Computing's EIC7702X, which is two Eswin EIC7700Xs stuck together. The dual-CPUs, two 4-core SiFive Performance P550s, are rated for up to 1.8 GHz each, paired with GPUs based on Imagination IP.

The device will start at $300 on its release in Q3 2025, with a $9.90 deposit required today. If it follows the pattern of the first DC-ROMA Framework mainboard, it will likely be sold as a standalone board, inside a mini-PC enclosure, or pre-assembled inside a Framework Laptop 13.

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/risc-v-mini-ai-pc-that-fits-inside-a-framework-laptop-shell-revealed-deepcomputings-dc-roma-risc-v-ai-pc-claims-50-tops-64gb-ram #RiscV #Framework13 #DeepComputing

DC-ROMA’s second RISC-V mainboard for the Framework Laptop delivers up to 50 TOPS of AI performance

RISC-V computer maker DeepComputing has made some of the first laptops, tablets, and other products including a new RISC-V mainboard for Framework’s modular 13 inch laptop.

Now DeepComputing is jumping on the AI bandwagon by introducing a new product it calls the DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC. It’s basically a single-board computer with a 64-bit, 8-core RISC-V processor featuring a “high-performance […]

#aiPc #dcRoma #dcRomaRiscVAiPc #dcRomaRiscVMainboardIi #DeepComputing #frameworkLaptop13 #riscV

Read more: https://liliputing.com/dc-romas-second-risc-v-mainboard-for-the-framework-laptop-delivers-up-to-50-tops-of-ai-performance/

@frameworkcomputer my blog about the RISC-V board which DeepComputing's founder Yuning Liang has donated to OpenPrinting is now featured on their site:

https://deepcomputing.io/openprinting-news-we-got-a-framework-risc-v-board-from-deepcomputing/

#OpenPrinting #DeepComputing #RISCV #RISC_V #Ubuntu #Desktop

Nice blog post from DeepComputing about their talk and booth on FOSDEM and their meeting with me on their booth:

https://deepcomputing.io/deepcomputing-received-overwhelming-interest-at-fosdem-2025/

@frameworkcomputer

#OpenPrinting #DeepComputing #RISC_V #RISCV #Ubuntu #Snap #FOSDEM #FOSDEM25

@frameworkcomputer Here is a link to the thread with @zygoon :

https://fosstodon.org/@zygoon/113944939785535479

#OpenPrinting #DeepComputing #RISC_V #RISCV #Ubuntu #Snap #FOSDEM #FOSDEM25

@frameworkcomputer

As I told earlier here in a longer thread with @zygoon , Yuning Liang, founder of DeepComputing has donated their RISC-V board for Framework laptops to OpenPrinting on the last FOSDEM. Thanks a lot!!

Now we can test the printing stack on this platform, including making Snaps for RISC-V.

Printing works so far, by the way.

And here are my adventures of setting it up:

https://openprinting.github.io/OpenPrinting-News-We-got-a-Framework-RISC-V-board-from-DeepComputing/

#OpenPrinting #DeepComputing #RISC_V #RISCV #Ubuntu #Snap #FOSDEM #FOSDEM25

@frameworkcomputer @zygoon On my #DeepComputing #RISC_V board with #Ubuntu 24.04 v1.1 I have now done

$ sudo apt install ubuntu-desktop

This installed ~300 packages and now I have a lot more desktop applications and utilities, an Ubuntu-themed GNOME desktop, even with the Noble Numbat wallpaper (instead of the DeepComputing one).

And for me it makes the impression that the YouTube videos in Firefox run more smoothly (more fps).

Note: All apps are *.deb, most Snaps are not built for RISC-V...

@frameworkcomputer It is not only #CUPS, but MANY, MANY things you expect on an Ubuntu installation but you do not find on this system, so

$ sudo apt install man-db unminimize
$ sudo unminimize

are the magic commands to get everything to normal ...

#DeepComputing #RISC_V

@frameworkcomputer #DeepComputing
System is minimized:

$ lpstat -r
-bash: lpstat: command not found
$ man df
This system has been minimized by removing packages and content that are
not required on a system that users do not log into.

To restore this content, including manpages, you can run the 'unminimize'
command. You will still need to ensure the 'man-db' package is installed.
$ sudo apt install man-db unminimize
$ sudo unminimize
...
$ lpstat -r
scheduler is running
$

And #CUPS is back!

@frameworkcomputer @zygoon More news of the #DeepComputing #Ubuntu 24.04 v1.1 update:

- First-time wizard to set up user
- Auto-extension of main partition and file system ("/") to SD card's capacity
- "apt dist-upgrade" works
- Quick timeout of GRUB menu

=> System is much more solid and usable now! Thanks, Yuning!

But one thing got worse:
#CUPS is not installed by default any more (do "sudo apt install cups").

https://github.com/DC-DeepComputing/Framework/issues

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#OpenPrinting

@frameworkcomputer @zygoon #DeepComputing has published an update of the #Ubuntu 24.04 image (vers. 1.1)!

It fixes most of my complaints, and of Zyga, too:
- #Snap works now! Kernels supports squashfs, I could install snapd, snapcraft and rockcraft, but did not find any app Snap for #RISC_V. Seems I have to start with the #OpenPrinting Snaps ...
- There are 2 Browsers, #Firefox, and #Chromium on it, DEB packages
- Standard Ubuntu GNOME layout, launcher on the left

https://github.com/DC-DeepComputing/fml13v01/releases/tag/V1.1

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hello from the risc-v framework laptop :3

#DeepComputing #FrameworkLaptop @frameworkcomputer #riscv #fedora

Looks like my first CPAP is set to arrive today, along with the DeepComputing RISC-V Framework mainboard (with accompanying chassis).

Separate shipments, of course. Should be a fun weekend :)

#cpap #sleepapnea #riscv #framework #deepcomputing