Testing/Reports/ARM RPi

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Test report raspberrypi-fedora-remix-17-test-001.img

Download

Version 001 Used in this example:
ftp://ftp.ges.redhat.com/raspberrypi/test-releases/rpfr17/20120725a/rpfr-727.img
Will not log in to firstboot user password--Satellit 07:12, 26 July 2012 (EDT)

Write to SD Card

  • To use this image, boot a Fedora system, download the image, and execute this command:
zcat raspberrypi-fedora-remix-17-test-001.img.gz >/dev/X
*Where X represents your unmounted SD card device (typically starting with  "sd" or "mmcblk").
Do not use a partition device, use the device representing the entire SD card.
  • Alternate Method
uncompress .gz file
in root terminal:
dd if=raspberrypi-fedora-remix-17-test-001.img of=>/dev/X*
  • example:
# dd if=rapberrypi-fedora-remix-17-test-001.img of=/dev/mmcblk0
6144000+0 records in
6144000+0 records out
3145728000 bytes (3.1 GB) copied, 1266.46 s, 2.5 MB/s

Boot SDXC Card

Plug in power cord
  • Firstboot
root password
User and Password
[x]user is part of administrator group
[x]resize with swap 128 MB
[x] Graphical Boot
  • log in (you are forced to change your password)

Use default desktop config (LDXE)

  • Change memory split:
Required on this image to avoid freezes
In Terminal:
sudo su
Password
"This image uses a 128/128MB memory split between the ARM CPU and the GPU,
instead of the more useful 192M/64M. To change this, run this command:"
cp /boot/arm192_start.elf /boot/start.elf
  • Reboot
Sucess..

Use gparted to resize SDXC Card

shutdown
Insert SDXC Card in adapter
Start gparted
select SDXC Card
Unmount partitions
Resize to 30 GB
safely remove card
Reboot in RPi
  • Applications/Acessories/Disks:
SD Card Reader
boot              53 MB FAT
rootfs            Partition2 32 GB Ext4
Free Space        32 GB

Sugar-Desktop is not available

  • No Fedora Repositories can be added (not available)

Mate.pngTest 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

  • Seagate Ultra SDXC 64 GB 30 MB/s

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 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

Resize SDXC Card with gparted

  • NOTE: this was done in Trimslice H250 with RPi Card inserted in front SD slot
  • SDXC card filled up installing as a test:
apt-get install synaptic
apt-get install gparted
apt-get install education-desktop-sugar

Rpi pisces mate r1-resize.png

  • after reboot:
apt-get install education-desktop-sugar
dpkg --configure -a
Resumed the install on the enlarged file system

Test report Debian RPi Sugar 0.88

http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads
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
  • 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

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
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