[ARMedslack] Install Slackware on a new Raspberry Pi

[rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr]

stanley garvey wrote:
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> 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:
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>> > - raspbian or weezy works fine. Note that they were from october
>> > 2012, after the launch of the mode B.
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>> > Dave's image (so far) for slackware is dated august 2012.
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>> > 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.
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>> > 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.
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>> > I still have to try (tomorrow, maybe) Stanley's already installed
>> > images.
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>> > --- On Sun, 2/3/13, rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr <rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr> wrote:
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>> > > 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
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>> > > > Op 3 feb. 2013 03:12 schreef <rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr
>> > > > </mc/compose?to=rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr>> het volgende:
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>> > > >> 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!

Finally I used the 16GB image and booted fine.
Well done Stanley!
Thanks for the port.

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-Stathis