[ARMedslack] Install Slackware on a new Raspberry Pi

[stanley garvey]

On Feb 3, 2013 19:33 "stanley garvey" <stanley at stanleygarvey.com> wrote:

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> On Feb 3, 2013 18:51 "Andrei B." <andrixnet at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> > 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, rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr <rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr> wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > From: rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr <rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr>
> > > Subject: Re: [ARMedslack] Install Slackware on a new Raspberry Pi
> > > To: "Philippe Tjon-A-Hen" <pnmtjonahen at gmail.com>
> > > Cc: armedslack at lists.armedslack.org
> > > 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 <rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr
> > > > </mc/compose?to=rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr>> 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
> > > >>
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> > > >
> > > 
> > > 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.
> > >
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