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Aye, aye, My Pi!

Actually I might run NetBSD, now that you mention it. I'd prefer OpenBSD, but you can't win them all, eh?

Posted 01-28-2013 at 10:49 AM by rocket357

	Aye, aye, My Pi! Quote: Originally Posted by rocket357 means I can't run my favorite OS on it...sigh. Is that one of the BSDs? FreeBSD and NetBSD are available for it. http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/3094 http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/3145
	Posted 01-28-2013 at 10:01 AM by brianL

	Aye, aye, My Pi! I've considered getting a pi, though the graphics being closed-source (they released an open source wrapper around a binary driver, IIRC) means I can't run my favorite OS on it...sigh. Even so, I might get one just for toying around with. They seem like pretty cool gadgets (especially for the price).
	Posted 01-28-2013 at 09:47 AM by rocket357

	Ch...ch...ch...changes! Fitted a new DVD drive. Those favourable first impressions of Windows 7 soon disappeared, after a couple of days I was fed-up with it. I must have been crazier than usual to buy and install that. Had problems with lilo trying to dual-boot, so I said **** it, scrubbed 7 and gave the whole disk back to Slack. Talk about learning by mistakes...I should be a genius by now.
	Posted 04-17-2012 at 09:34 AM by brianL

	Ch...ch...ch...changes! I DO NOT believe it! Try to install Slack64 again, and my DVD drive starts malfunctioning. **! ! **! Another bit of hardware surgery needed.
	Posted 04-16-2012 at 09:12 AM by brianL

Sheevaplugging Again (or trying...)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Web31337

I thought building own kernel was supposed to be the first step for debugging embedded devices.

I don't really know. I usually dive into doing things without having a clue what I'm doing.

Anyway, I don't think the kernel is the problem, since I get more or less the same results on my desktop and laptop (dual-booting Slack and Debian "squeeze"). That's three sheevaplug-installers.
This is the only other reference to a similar problem I found:
http://www.newit.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,541.0.html

Posted 02-26-2012 at 04:59 AM by brianL brianL is offline

	Sheevaplugging Again (or trying...) Oh that's why. I thought building own kernel was supposed to be the first step for debugging embedded devices.
	Posted 02-26-2012 at 04:27 AM by Web31337

Sheevaplugging Again (or trying...)

No, don't think so. The problem happens when it starts loading the kernel. Instead of the usual messages, all that gibberish shown in the screenshot appears. Every time I plug it in, both LED's come on, so I think the hardware's OK. I'll probably have another go at it in a month or so, possibly try building a new kernel for it. That will mean installing a cross-compiler, etc.

Posted 02-23-2012 at 07:25 AM by brianL brianL is offline

Sheevaplugging Again (or trying...)

Seems like broken hardware now.

Posted 02-22-2012 at 08:56 PM by Web31337

Sheevaplugging Again (or trying...)

Well, I think I've tried every "solution" I could find by websearching. It's ****ed. Just to summarize what's happened:
1: It was OK when I got it, could boot into the pre-installed Ubuntu.
2: Successfully installed ARMedslack on USB to use on it.
3: Successfully installed ARMedslack on SDHC to use on it.
4: Booted OK into ARMedslack a couple of times, at intervals, with no problems.
5: Problems started. No obvious cause.

Posted 02-22-2012 at 05:59 AM by brianL brianL is offline

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"Oh, no! Not another photo."
Yes, this was taken with the built in webcam on my netbook.
Don't have nightmares.

Posted 02-01-2012 at 09:33 AM by brianL

	TODO List Quote: Originally Posted by sycamorex As far as tiling WMs are concerned, make sure you try i3. Thanks. I was weighing up all(?) the tiling WMs on their websites for ages yesterday, trying to make up my mind. Will go for i3.
	Posted 01-12-2012 at 04:39 AM by brianL

TODO List

As far as tiling WMs are concerned, make sure you try i3.

Posted 01-11-2012 at 04:56 PM by sycamorex

	TODO List More todos: Use the keyboard more, and the rodent less (this ties in with the learning typing, of course). Use the CLI more (console, no X). Try tiling window managers. Mmm, I think that's enough to be going on with...if I achieve any of these, IT WILL BE A MIRACLE!!!
	Posted 01-11-2012 at 07:55 AM by brianL

	TODO List With you on the learning to program one. Here's a couple of resources I'm contemplating: www.codeacademy.com MIT OpenCourseWare introduction into computer science and programming. Again, like you I'll probably be at the same point in 12 months...
	Posted 01-10-2012 at 06:01 PM by rich_c

TODO List

Another todo: build a kernel.

Posted 01-10-2012 at 11:05 AM by brianL

	TODO List From my limited use of both of them, I prefer emacs. But vim is the editor on linux - so I suppose I should make some effort to learn it.
	Posted 01-10-2012 at 08:57 AM by brianL

	TODO List I thought you already had half that down. As far as vim/emacs goes, learn emacs. Not because I like it more, I really like vim, but because you are more likely to be able to change key codes for emacs style editing in other editors and IDEs. Nobody does modal editing like vim.
	Posted 01-10-2012 at 08:37 AM by lumak

	Mixed Bag A better-late-than-never update: I fitted a new intake fan in my desktop: a Xilence Red Wing - nice and quiet now. The DVD drawer is behaving, too - fingers crossed, touch wood, etc.
	Posted 11-18-2011 at 05:57 PM by brianL

Mixed Bag

No, I'm not taking it it back to the shop to be fixed, I'll DIM.

Posted 09-05-2011 at 05:22 AM by brianL

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