Now that I have Fedora 17 running OK, I will try the XBMC stuff… There doesn’t seem to be a complete ‘image’ available yet, so I have got the git repository code from OpenELEC, and (just for fun) am actually compiling it all on the Pi.. Seems to be (roughly) as quick to compile as an old … Continue reading →
After applying the SD Card disk formatting and ‘optimisation’ mentioned previously, I decided to attempt to bring the version of Fedora (14) up to date.. The Fedora 17 Pi ‘respin’ is due sometime in May, but I decided – based on my experiences with Fedora 17 on the Dreamplug – to try to ‘hack’ F17 from the … Continue reading →
Despite previous ‘tweaks’, I have been experiencing continuing problems with SD Card Linux performance, and with the unreliable operations of yum / rpm, with associated db corruption, when they have to be ‘killed’ after hanging.. Based on two excellent pieces of prior research: http://blogofterje.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/optimizing-fs-on-sd-card/ and http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/projects-and-collaboration-general/optimizing-linux-for-flash-memory – I will be having a stimulating (!) time performing formatting … Continue reading →
I had intended to persevere with the Fedora 14 ‘respin’, despite it being (correctly, IMHO..) described as ‘a bit buggy’.. Performance was improved with the newer 3.1.9+ kernel image, without the debug messages, but overall the response was still very sluggish.. I selected XFCE as the UI, as I had used this – successfully – with Fedora … Continue reading →
Found the latest kernel image (still 3.1.9-based..) and associated pre-compiled modules at the git repository – https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware – and the ‘new’ version of kernel.img does away with the annoying console debug messages.. Device still seems very slow, but maybe I’m too used to quad-core systems with masses of memory! I even tried the Debian system, as this … Continue reading →
Raspberry Pi finally arrived today.. Set up with Fedora ‘Respin’ FC14.. Initial impressions.. Confirmed what we already know – does _not_ support Class 10 SD Cards! Had to do a quick install onto an old 2GB Class 4 card (not really big enough!**)… 32GB Class 4 card on order.. First boot – prompts for user name … Continue reading →
Another kernel configuration option that used to be just that – optional – but is now essential for ‘newer’ Fedora systems.. If you see Error unpacking rpm package glibc-common-n.n-nn.xxxx error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/libexec/pt_chown: cpio: cap_set_file On some yum/rpm updates (with httpd, as well) this can cause the actual update to fail, but yum/rpm … Continue reading →
Just completed compile/creation of Bacula 5.2.6 armv5tel rpms from source rpm, on arm5 Dreamplug. Now I have the file daemon running on an arm system, to back-up files over the network to my x86_64 main system..
Well, I have tried 3.3.1, and – despite applying 2 patches – the DVB-S2 card (HVR4000) still doesn’t work reliably. I was going to try 3.4-rc2, but it seems there are ‘issues’ with this, according to LKML (the Linux Kernel Mailing List), and it can best be classified as ‘unstable’ at present.. So – I have reverted … Continue reading →
I had been using an old Hauppauge HVR4000 PCI card for watching and recording UK digital satellite (DVB-S2) ‘Freesat‘ programmes, but now needed something more ‘portable’ – that I could use with my HP6830 laptop as well.. I had also run out of PCI slots in my main Linux/Intel system.. I should mention that DVB-T (‘Freeview‘) broadcasts … Continue reading →