On Feb 3, 2013 20:17 "Gregg Levine" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 3, 2013 at 2:52 PM, stanley garvey > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On Feb 3, 2013 19:33 "stanley garvey" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > On Feb 3, 2013 18:51 "Andrei B." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > My experience so far , as I also have the model B (512ram) is like > > this: > > > > - raspbian or weezy works fine. Note that they were from october > > 2012, > > after the launch of the mode B. > > > > Dave's image (so far) for slackware is dated august 2012. > > > > Using Dave's image and start.elf from the raspbian image, I managed > > to > > start the installer (set for only 128MB ram) and do a complete > > installation, > > on my 16G image. However, I couldn't start the system after > > installation, > > with the installed kernel, following all of Dave's instructions. > > > > I'm still researching with Stanley's site. I'll probably bring up my > > own > > site, to document these experiences. > > I think is super cool that Slackware exists as full distro, just > > like the > > x86 version, for ARM. > > > > I still have to try (tomorrow, maybe) Stanley's already installed > > images. > > > > > > > > --- On Sun, 2/3/13, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > From: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [ARMedslack] Install Slackware on a new Raspberry Pi > > To: "Philippe Tjon-A-Hen" <[email protected]> > > Cc: <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 10:01 AM > > > > Philippe Tjon-A-Hen wrote: > > > Found this site yet ? <http://rpi.fatdog.eu/?p=home> > > > > Yes I have already been there, thanks for the suggestion. > > > > My problem is that I cannot start the installer (rainbow screen). > > > > Is there anything particular at this site that I should be paying > > more > > attention to? > > > > -Stathis > > > > > Op 3 feb. 2013 03:12 schreef <[email protected]> het volgende: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > first of all, thanks to everyone here for the wonderful work. > > > > Keep it > > > > up! > > > > > > > > Just got my Pi (model B, 512MB) and tried the raspian-wheezy > > > > (2012-12-16) > > > > first and it works fine. > > > > > > > > Followed instructions from Dave's Collective > > > > (http://www.daves-collective.co.uk/raspi/installing.shtml) and > > > > prepared > > > > two SD cards, a 8GB and a 32GB. > > > > > > > > Unfortunately, with either of the cards, all I get is the > > > > rainbow > > > > screen. > > > > > > > > How does one proceed from that? > > > > > > > > -Stathis > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > ARMedslack mailing list > > > > <[email protected]> > > > > <http://lists.armedslack.org/mailman/listinfo/armedslack> > > > > > > > > Hi, please use the 16 GB image, it is cleaner and has an issue with > > networking fixed. You can use the 8GB image but read issues and > > workarounds > > on my site first! > > The 16GB image has a prettier boot partition and include the full > > config.txt file from elinux with every config parm you can think of. > > Both images are based upon the work of David Spencer but contain no > > tweeks > > or optimizations. > > You can use the image as an installer by uncommenting these lines in > > config.txt: > > > > ## ramfsfile (string) > > ## ramfs file to load > > ## > > #ramfsfile="intrd-versatile.img" <--uncomment (line 493) > > > > ## ramfsaddr > > ## Address to load ramfs file at > > ## > > #ramfsaddr=0xa00000 <--uncomment (line 498) > > > > If you chose to reinstall this way be mindful that you will lose the > > kernel modules and source, so move them some place safe first. > > The installation steps are the same as Davids, however no extra > > packages > > exist. > > I would like to write an installer but my partner says I spend to > > much > > time on this already, plus I've been working 7 days a week :( > > You can also find a bunch of natively rebuilt packages at > > ftp.stanleygarvey.co.uk > > most of series a has been rebuilt all of series xfce and more, take > > a > > look. > > If you wish to use these packages you can do so by using the command > > : > > upgradepkg --reinstall somepackage-*arm*tgz > > > > I hope that helps, > > comments to slackberry(at)stanleygarvey.com > > Best regards > > Stanley. > > P.S you will need to comment out the lines you uncommented above in > > the > > config.txt or you will reboot back into an install, I shouldn't need > > to tell > > you that, but just to be clear. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > ARMedslack mailing list > > <[email protected]> > > <http://lists.armedslack.org/mailman/listinfo/armedslack> > > > > Hello! > Stanley you're saying to boot into a normal Slackware screen as > opposed to the installer based ramdisk I need to uncomment those lines > that're commented out? I had an inspired guess regarding that, but, > ah, never had a chance to try it > ________________________________ > Now you've got me confused, try it it's one way or the other, if you > find yourself going round in a loop then you've got it wrong. > Bless > g'night > Stanley >
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