(old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

which thread to make use of? and how is the orogress going now
the software and hardware

PiTFT module looks good I'll get a smaall computer that way

hey nooby

there is a lot of work being done on wayland to replace X which will allow the gpu to take over the graphics needs that the cpu currently has to handle

expect new releases when wayland is completed

Thanks for keeping aware of such progress

What do you know about this 2,8 inch 320 x 240 LCD screen
does not cost much at all but me clumsy so I should wait for
further releases PiTFT only 400 SEK crowns

ally wrote:there is a lot of work being done on wayland to replace X which will allow the gpu to take over the graphics needs that the cpu currently has to handle

It seems to me that the work being done with Wayland is all to solve a problem that Puppy has already 'solved' by running in RAM and consequently being much faster than Raspbian.

Of course Puppy has problems of it's own. It's not been updated for RPi model B and it can't handle the GPU.

amj wrote:

ally wrote:there is a lot of work being done on wayland to replace X which will allow the gpu to take over the graphics needs that the cpu currently has to handle

It seems to me that the work being done with Wayland is all to solve a problem that Puppy has already 'solved' by running in RAM and consequently being much faster than Raspbian.

Of course Puppy has problems of it's own. It's not been updated for RPi model B and it can't handle the GPU.

Much appreciated you kept me updated on the Dev och this RPi "toy"

I am too lazy and lack the know how to make anything work
so I have to step back and let others do the actual work Sorry!

But I love the concept of having these small no-fan-silent motherboards.
But I will wait for the Intel ship versions so it is more easy
to get Puppy going instead of using the ARM way to do it that way.

And Intel seems to be at it I've heard. .

http://www.raspberrypi.org/raspberry-pi-2-on-sale/

Time for a new Raspberry Puppy (I hope).

-using berryboot to start the boot of puppy linux

I have a troublesome HDMI TV

I found that I had to boot up with this in config.txt file of berryboot
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Then I searched for a different resolution that would work

I'm glad you found the answer.

... and I'm pleased to hear I'm not the only person still using alpha4 on RPi/RPi2.

Learning what you can do via careful modification of the config.txt file is a worthwhile exercise.

Unfortunately, Debian have quite recently taken the squeeze armel repository off-line.

I discovered that This forces the monitor to HDMI mode . This helped stabilise my screen.

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I wrote a script to set the time and date without the need of the internet.
I gettext'd it. French translation. It can be launched from start menu.
A zero is optional character at beginning of time.

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Very nice. Thank you. Works on zap6 too.

Version 1.1 of Raspi time date

I made a small change so accidental blank spaces at beginning or end
of time entry is removed.

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Uextract works well with alpha4. I was able to open up RPM packages.

http://murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=87864

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Ok I need some initial help , I have a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B and been trying to install this for the past 3 days and nothing, Tried micko's also and nothing. Raspbian boots just fine, but I really dislike the way debian works and Facebook is really slow and draggy on it. Puppy by far would be the best option and I would like to use it.
Raspbian is on a 8GB micro sd (10) was installed using NOOBS
I also have a 16GB micro sd (10) and a 32 GB micro sd (10)
I tried formatting them as FAT 32 and NTFS, LBA Boot
Nothing works, keyboard doesn't light up, Monitor doesn't come on. All the files copy and I tried the configure.txt. must of tried it 50+ times. a bit frustrated
I'm using Barry's img to sd card code
# unxz --stdout raspi-sd-4gb-sap6-5.105.img.xz | dd of=/dev/sdb
# sync
I'm using a hdmi to VGA adapter that works with Raspbian. Other than that its stock Pi.
Any help welcomed. From formatting the format of the micro sd and flags, to conigure.txt editing for the HDMI to VGA. etc I'll try anything.
Thanks
ttuuxxx

hey ttuuxxx

I always extract the image and then

dd bs=4M if=raspi-sd-4gb-sap6-5.105.img of=/dev/sdb

sync
sync

never fails me so may be worth a try

if you can get hold of the rpi2, MUCH quicker, a delight and it's the same money



ps: fat32 formatted

ally wrote:hey ttuuxxx

I always extract the image and then

dd bs=4M if=raspi-sd-4gb-sap6-5.105.img of=/dev/sdb

sync
sync

never fails me so may be worth a try

if you can get hold of the rpi2, MUCH quicker, a delight and it's the same money



ps: fat32 formatted

Ok I'll give that a try and let you know. Thanks
I have a Pi 2 Model B, Its the fastest one they sell. Its better than the zero.

nope still black screen, the 2 lights didn't blink at all, no keyboard lights nothing.
used
# dd bs=4M if=raspi-sd-4gb-sap6-5.105.img of=/dev/sdb
920+0 records in
920+0 records out
3858759680 bytes (3.9 GB) copied, 402.419 s, 9.6 MB/s
# sync

what a plonker I am

rpi2 has armv7 not the v6 raspi was built for

go here: http://www.berryterminal.com/doku.php/berryboot

there is puppy alpha 4 from the download os option after running berry boot or you can add raspi manually

also, if you see the fatdog arm thread you can run fatdog using the bootloader with a config.txt mod

my bad....

ally wrote:what a plonker I am

rpi2 has armv7 not the v6 raspi was built for

go here: http://www.berryterminal.com/doku.php/berryboot

there is puppy alpha 4 from the download os option after running berry boot or you can add raspi manually

also, if you see the fatdog arm thread you can run fatdog using the bootloader with a config.txt mod

my bad....

Well Thank you, Its nice to see a old friend on the Raspberry Pi.
That worked a treat. Ok now that I know the alpha4 on here is arm 6 only, what happens when it downloads Berryboot? How's it converted? Must be a manual way of doing it? anyways Thanks once again.
ttuuxxx

sorry I not entirely sure what you are asking

if it's how to run berryboot:

download the rpi2 berryboot file

http://sourceforge.net/projects/berrybo ... p/download

extract to a folder of your choosing

copy the extracted files from the folder (don't extract directly, didn't work for me) to a clean fat32 card

whack it in the pi and follow the instructions, download and install an os from the list

after a reboot you can add an os .img file manually

armv7 is backwards compatible so it can run armv6 but need a device specific (rpi2) bootloader, berryboot fulfils this function


if this wasn't what your question was please ask it again.......

https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspbe ... 3-on-sale/

Exactly four years ago, on 29 February 2012, we unleashed the original 256MB Raspberry Pi Model B on a largely unsuspecting world. Since then, we’ve shipped over eight million units, including three million units of Raspberry Pi 2, making us the UK’s all-time best-selling computer. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has grown from a handful of volunteers to have over sixty full-time employees, including our new friends from Code Club. We’ve sent a Raspberry Pi to the International Space Station and are training teachers around the world through our Picademy program.

...

A 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU (~10x the performance of Raspberry Pi 1)
Integrated 802.11n wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.1
Complete compatibility with Raspberry Pi 1 and 2

wow!, includes wifi and bluetooth. and 3D video in hardware!!!!!!!

oddly still 32bit OSes for now.