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jamesbond · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 2043 Location: The Blue Marble

Alpha4 is a minor bugfix release from alpha3, not a feature release.
Because of the bug in the RAM layer, everyone is recommended to upgrade.

Changes:
- fix nasty bug with RAM layer
- new method of distribution (kernel packages + SFS instead of disk images).

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Release notes here: http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/web/arm-alpha4.html

Get it from here: http://distro.ibiblio.org/fatdog/arm/releases/alpha4, for:
- A10 - Mele (and friends)
- A10 - mk802ii
- A20 - cubieboard2 (now supported, thanks to the contributor who donate the board to me and shall remain anonymous)
- PXA2128 - OLPC XO-4 (thanks mavrothal).

Discussions on previous alpha3 is here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=89091. --- Note that Alpha3 binaries have been *removed* to make space for upcoming beta1 release.

Discussions for FatdogArm for OLPC XO-4 is here: http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=734086#734086

Note: FatdogArm Beta1 has been released, announcement here.

JackWagon · Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 43 Location: dead center, USA

starhawk · Posted: Mon 11 Nov 2013, 11:41 Post subject:

Just curious, what was the RAM bug? I can't find mention of it in the other thread...

linux28 · Joined: 05 Apr 2009 Posts: 179

This is the latest version? Download

Ted Dog · Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 2292 Location: Heart of Texas

wonder if fatdog would work as an app on Android. saw that some others can be ran this way.

jamesbond · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 2043 Location: The Blue Marble

edoc · Posted: Mon 25 Nov 2013, 14:31 Post subject:

Anyone try this on a BeagleBone Black, please?

The weewx folks have weather stations running on a BBB using Angstrom (kludgy) and unbuntu but I always try to stay with Puppy.

Ted Dog · Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 2292 Location: Heart of Texas

I checked that exact model if the mele was no longer being made. Looked perfect. Check earlier ARM threads I think it has already been discussed. If you go that route let us know.

edoc · Posted: Mon 25 Nov 2013, 21:03 Post subject:

jamesbond · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 2043 Location: The Blue Marble

edoc,

In theory FatdogArm should work on the BBB as BBB meets the hardware spec required to run FatdogArm. You will need to build your own kernel and bootloader, though. The information is here: http://jamesbond3142.no-ip.org/wiki/wiki.cgi/FatdogArm/AdoptingFatdogArm.

Take fd-arm.sfs, and one of the kernel package. Inside the kernel package, there is a kernel and initrd. Throw away the kernel and use the BBB-specific kernel instead. As for the initrd, open it, replace kernel-modules.sfs with the one for BBB-specific modules, and rebuild it.

Take those (the kernel, initrd, fd-arm.sfs) plus BBB bootloader, and use it to boot the BBB. I don't own BBB so I can't go more details than that, there should be enough information on BBB to get you going.

cheers!

jamesbond · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 2043 Location: The Blue Marble

FatdogArm on Odroid-U2. Based on Alpha4 with minimal modifications (there are stuff in alpha4 that will crash it if not fixed).

(Thanks to a contributor who shall continue to remain anonymous).

starhawk · Posted: Mon 23 Dec 2013, 00:10 Post subject:

@jamesbond -- any news on this, as of late...?

jamesbond · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 2043 Location: The Blue Marble

starhawk · Posted: Mon 23 Dec 2013, 10:49 Post subject:

Any news other than abandonment is good news Smile

Someone in the beginner's section wanted to Puppify their MK802; I linked them here. We'll see how that goes... Wink

Looking forward to the beta Very Happy

Ted Dog · Joined: 13 Sep 2005 Posts: 2292 Location: Heart of Texas

Yes, happy to hear its getting the major update.. A4 is nice..

Odroid-U2 is out of stock.... Wink