Testing/Reports/ARM RPi

Test report raspberrypi-fedora-remix-17-test-003.img

• Version 003: http://scotland.proximity.on.ca/raspberrypi/test-releases/rpfr17/20120727a/raspberrypi-fedora-remix-17-test-003.img.gz

http://scotland.proximity.on.ca/raspberrypi/test-releases/rpfr17/20120727a/raspberrypi-fedora-remix-17-test-003.readme

ftp://ftp.ges.redhat.com/raspberrypi/test-releases/rpfr17/latest/raspberrypi-fedora-remix-17-test-003.img.gz

ftp://ftp.ges.redhat.com/raspberrypi/test-releases/rpfr17/latest/raspberrypi-fedora-remix-17-test-003.readme

Write to SD Card

• Outside of RPi

zcat raspberrypi-fedora-remix-17-test-003.img.gz >/dev/mmcblk0

Boot SD Card

• Insert the SD Card in the RPi
• Connect all cables
• Plug in power cord

This starts Boot

• Firstboot

Use Network time
there is no realtime clock on RPi (errors will occur if time is not set correctly)
root password
User and Password
[x]user is part of administrator group
[x]resize with swap 1024 MB  - (move slider)
[x] Graphical Boot

• Use default desktop config (LDXE)
• Change memory split:

Required on this image to avoid out of memory condition when using yum to install

"This image uses a 128/128MB memory split between the ARM CPU and the GPU,

instead of the more useful 224M/32M. To change this, run this command:"

In Terminal:
sudo su
Password
cp /boot/arm224_start.elf /boot/start.elf 

• Reboot (see section below for how to stop the RPi safely)
• Resize of File System and Creation of swap

"The SD card will be resized during the second boot.
"this will appear as the file /swap0 and will appear in both /etc/fstab and swapon -s "
 ctyler on #seneca

Update firmware

• Terminal:

su
(password)
#yum update

raspberry firmware arm 5tel 20120727git installed

• Change memory split again:

This is only available after the firmware update:

Required on this image to avoid out of memory condition when using yum to install

"This image uses a 128/128MB memory split between the ARM CPU and the GPU,

instead of the more useful240M/16M. To change this, run this command:"

In Terminal:
sudo su
Password
cp /boot/arm240_start.elf /boot/start.elf

Install Sugar 0.96.1

#yum install sugar-emulator  37M- 1 Package + 43 Dep Packages
#yum install sugar*  62M  177M installed

Start Sugar

• Application Menu/education/sugar

sugar-emulator starts

• Note the Raspberry Pi board on the right bottom of screenshot.
• The 1 AMP 5 Volt USB powersupply is marginal

To insure that RPi gets adequate power, use a powered 4 port USB Hub[1] for the USB Keyboard and USB Mouse

[1] (Belkin)

Applications

• NAME ____________Version____________Comments

IRC              10
MOON             14 
Calandario        4     (failed to start)2x
Flip Sticks      13
Typing Turtle    29 
Connect          22     (failed to start)2x
Portfolio        26
Get Books        11
Measure          42
Finance           8
Calculate        40
Pukllanapac       9
Turtle Art      142                            slow start
Analyze           8     (failed to start)2x
Chat             77
StopWatch        15
Image Viewer     21
Labryinth        14
Terminal         39
PlayGo            5     (failed to start)2x
Log              29
Clock             8
JukeBox          23
Abacus           35                              very slow start
Mail              1     (failed to start)2x
Help             14                              very slow start but works  (XO Laptop is subject)
Flip              4
Countries        33                              very slow start  icon is grey circle for f3 list view
InfoSlicer       15                              very very slow start
Distance         31                              XO Specific activity not needed on RPi?
Dimensions       38 
Read             99                              opens .pdf file saved from Write
Implode          12 
Physics          10
Maze             21
View Slides       8     (failed to start)2x
Pippy            48
Record           96                             No camera or sound on test setup -only shows Microphone
Memorize         41
Browse          139             Works fine
Speak            41             starts Shares Chat on f1 neighbourhood but did not join anothers shared chat on jabber
Write            79
Paint            43

• When you erase some journal entries to free up space and retest; activities that (failed to start) they work

erased almost all entries in sugar-journal and rebooted Pi Then activities worked on retest

- looks like some activities require a lot of resources of the RPi and the journal must remain almost empty to start.

• 2x=ABRT: python | Process /usr/bin/python2.7 was killed by signal 11 (SIGSEGV)

Wireless Networking

• RPi USB Port 1: Powered 4 port USB Hub to run USB Mouse and USB keyboard.
• RPi USB Port 2 :D-link DWL-122 USB wireless adapter on a 12" USB extension cable.

Connects to a WEP wireless AP

Shows AD-HOC and wirelss AP's in sugar (f1) Network Neighbourhood.

Disable Screen Saver

• The screen still blanks after a while even with the screen saver disabled.

to Fix:

Terminal:
xset s
xset -dpms

Shutdown

• only log off is offered in this test software

To Shutdown the RPi:

Terminal:
 su
 (password)
 shutdown -h now

• Unplug the mini power Connector from RPi board (on the cable coming from the 1,0Amp 5 Volt power supply)
• Reboot occurs on re-plugging in this connector

Test report Raspbian-PiscesMATE.img

07/26/2011

• MATE is a fork of GNOME 2

http://mate-desktop.org

Download

http://www.raspbian.org/PiscesMATEImages

http://archive.raspbian.org/images/rpi_pisces_mate_r1.zip

Write to SDXC Card

Unzip

# dd if=rpi_pisces_mate_r1.img of=/dev/mmcblk0

Boot SDXC Card

• Cards tested:

SanDisk Ultra SDXC 64 GB 30 MB/s

SanDisk SDHC 8 GB 15 MB/s

• Do resize of SD Card here in another computer with gparted - (See section below)

Use SD card to USB adapter if needed

• Boot RPi with the resized card.

The following two user accounts are created on this image:

Username         Password
root             raspbian
raspbian         raspbian 

• Login to raspbian

Startx

boots to MATE Desktop Environment 1.2.0

apt-get update
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata -  Be sure it is correct
apt-get upgrade - 226 files
apt-get synaptic

Test#1 Install Sugar-0.96 in Wheezy

• synaptic:

search for sugar

Select:

sugar-session-0.96 - 315 files

About my Computer

• Caution Keyring password is asked at start

This password required to be used to start Jabber.sugarlabs.org

Build Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable
Sugar 0.96.1

Notes

• 1 Amp Power Supply is marginal with a Dell USB Keyboard and Dell USB Wheel-Mouse connected to the 2 supplied connectors on RPi
• Use a 4-Port Powered Desktop Hub to connect them instead (Belkin 4-port Powered Hub F4U20-8830-06939 Rev A00) worked

Install More Activities in Sugar

(Note: this is experimental as USB's do not Automount on insertion on the RPi)

• Do one of these: 1 or 2
• 1.Download Activites to Desktop with Browser

1. rename xxx.xo to xxx.zip
2. extract xxx.zip to Desktop
3. change permissions to 077

apply permissions to files in directories

• Terminal

 sudo cp -rf /home/raspbian/Desktop/Surf.activity /usr/share/sugar/activities/
 sudo cp -rf /home/raspbian/Desktop/Browse.activity /usr/share/sugar/activities/

• Start Sugar-emulator

new activities should show in f3 Home screen

• 2.Insert USB with xxx.xo files (/dev/sda1)
• Make folder /home/raspbian/Desktop/USB

mount -t vfat /dev/sda1 /home/raspbian/Desktop/USB

USB shows up on Desktop

• Start Sugar-emulator

Drag Drop install xxxx.xo files from USB to Sugar Journal

Activities

Pippy        46
Turtle Art   98

Test #2 Install sugar 0.88.1

• continue but use apt-get dist-upgrade

apt-get update
dpkg-reconfigure tzdata -  Be sure it is correct
apt-get dist-upgrade  -  Very Large update

Install sugar-emulator-0.88

apt-get install sugar-emulator-0.88 - Pulls in large set of gnome files

About my Computer

Build:       Debian GNU/Linux testing/unstable
Sugar:       0.88.1

Activities

Pippy            45
Turtle Art       98
Log              24
Terminal         28
Write            70
Calculate        40
Chat             76

Note: extra Activities added when installed

apt-get install sugar-emulator-0.86
then
apt-get install sugar-emulator-0.88

• Installed activities from 0.86 remained

2012-07-15-wheezy-raspbian/2012-07-15-wheezy-raspbian

D/L: http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/images/raspbian/2012-07-15-wheezy-raspbian/2012-07-15-wheezy-raspbian.zip

UnZip and write to 8 GB SDHC Card with dd

• Boot SDHC Card

Comes up on Configuration screen

Change Password
[x] Expand to size of SD Card
[x] Choose memory split 224/32
Set locale US CA 
Boot to graphical Desktop

• Reboot

resize occurs

swap file is created

• RPi Desktop appears
• STILL TESTING

Test report debian6-19-04-2012.img

Debian info:https://wiki.debian.org/Sugar

http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads

D/L: http://downloads.raspberrypi.org/images/debian/6/debian6-19-04-2012/debian6-19-04-2012.zip

UnZip and write to 64 GB Ultra SDXC Card with dd

• Boot SDXC Card

login pi
password raspberry
startx

Install sugar-0.88

• LXTerminal:

Root password is not known but "sudo su" goes to root terminal

sudo su
apt-get install sucrose-0.88
apt-get update
apt-get install sugar-emulator-0.88

• Start Education/Sugar from menu

Activities loaded:

Browse
Read

• Jabber does not work

About my Computer

Build:  Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.4 (squeeze)
Sugar:  0.88.1

Notes

• Activities that work D/L from ASLO (Browse)

IRC-10.xo 
Turtle Art Mini-147
Turtle Art 147 (very slow)
edit-8

• Activities that are too large to run:

GetBooks 11

• Tried loading synaptic but it freezes loading catalogues.

apt-get remove synaptic

Resize SD Card with gparted

• Get Sugar Journal full messages after several uses
• Fix:
• Remove SDXC card - Insert in Laptop and start gparted

resize-move /dev/sdg2 to 20 GiB

• Reboot in RPi

No longer get journal full messages

• Activities that are too large to run:

Turtle Art 147
GetBooks 11