[ARMedslack] Install Slackware on a new Raspberry Pi

[stanley garvey]

On Feb 4, 2013 21:58 <rouvas at mm.di.uoa.gr> wrote:

> stanley garvey wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Feb 3, 2013 19:33 "stanley garvey" <stanley at stanleygarvey.com>
> > wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Feb 3, 2013 18:51 "Andrei B." <andrixnet at yahoo.com> 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, <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
> > > > > > <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!
> 
> Finally I used the 16GB image and booted fine.
> Well done Stanley!
> Thanks for the port.
> 
> [...snip...]
> 
> -Stathis
> 
> Good news Stathis, the port is Stuart winters,I only made the image.
> Best regards
> Stanley
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