Testing/Reports/ARM RPi

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

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

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

Boot SD Card

Plug in power cord
  • 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 128 MB
[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:"
cp /boot/arm224_start.elf /boot/start.elf 
In Terminal:
sudo su
Password
cp /boot/arm224_start.elf /boot/start.elf
  • 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

Install sugar-emulator

yum install sugar-emulator
  • Jabber works
  • Reboot
Sucess..
#yum install gparted
  • gparted shows all of SDXC Card has files on it now.
#yum update
raspberry firmware arm 5tel 20120727git installed

Install Sugar 0.96.1

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

Start Sugar

  • Applications/education/sugar
sugar-emulator starts

Applications

  • NAME ____________Version____________Comments
IRC              10
MOON             14     (failed to start)
Calandario        4     (failed to start)
Flip Sticks      13
Typing Turtle    29     (failed to start)
Connect          22     (failed to start)
Portfolio        26
Get Books        11
Measure          42
Finance           8
Calculate        40
Pukllanapac       9
Turtle Art      142     (failed to start)
Analyze           8     (failed to start)
Chat             77
StopWatch        15
Image Viewer     21
Labryinth        14
Terminal         39
PlayGo            5
Log              29
Clock             8
JukeBox          23
Abacus           35
Mail              1
Help             14
Flip              4
Countries        33
InfoSlicer       15
Distance         31
Dimensions       38
Read             99
Implode          12
Physics          10
Maze             21 
View Slides       8
Pippy            48
Record           96
Memorize         41
Browse          139             Works fine
Speak            41             starts but did not join another shared chat on jabber
Write            79
Paint            43
  • STILL TESTING

Test report raspberrypi-fedora-remix-17-test-001 and 002.img

ftp://ftp.ges.redhat.com/raspberrypi/test-releases/rpfr17/20120725a/rpfr-727.img
Version 002 will not log in to firstboot user password

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

  • 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

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

Debian.jpg 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

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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