Re: [fedora-arm] Pidora 2014 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Release
by Sergio Pascual
I experienced some problems downloading too. I ended downloading via the
torrent file from raspberrypi.org
BTW, a big thank you to the Seneca Team. I'm very excited to test this
release!
Sergio
2014-05-05 2:19 GMT+02:00 Omalley_s <omalley_s(a)rocketmail.com>:
> I was unable to connect to pidora.ca to download. I don't think it is
> just me. I ended up getting it from raspberrypi.org but that took like 12
> attempts. it timed out at like 90% done then wouldn't restart the download
> twice. So I switched to wget and it did the same thing(even after 3
> previous break and continues), and it wouldn't continue. I restarted the
> download, and I finally got it after several break and continues.
>
> Just thought someone should know..
>
>
>
>
>
> Andrew Greene <andrew.greene(a)senecacollege.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Pidora 2014 (Raspberry Pi Fedora Remix) Release
>
> We're excited to announce the release of Pidora 2014 --
> an optimized Fedora Remix for the Raspberry Pi.
> It is based on a brand new build of Fedora for the ARMv6
> architecture with greater speed and includes packages
> from the Fedora 20 package set.
>
> * * *
>
> There are some interesting new features we'd like to highlight:
>
> * Rootfs-Resize now works with logical partitions
> * Raspberrypi kernel-devel package has been added
> * New Pidora 2014 splash screen
> * New Pidora logos
> * Improved Headless Mode can be used with setups lacking a
> monitor or display
> * Much faster boot speed
> * Faster and smoother graphical usability, with Xorg fbturbo driver
> * Almost all of the Fedora 20 package set available via yum
> (thousands of packages were built from the official Fedora
> repository and made available online)
> * Compiled specifically to take advantage of the hardware already
> built into the Raspberry Pi
> * Graphical firstboot configuration (with additional modules
> specifically made for the Raspberry Pi)
> * Compact initial image size (for fast downloads) and auto-resize
> (for maximum storage afterwards)
> * Auto swap creation available to allow for larger memory usage
> * C, Python, & Perl programming languages available & included
> in the SD card image
> * IP address information can be read over the speakers and
> flashed with the LED light
> * For graphical operation, Gedit text editor can be used with
> plugins (python console, file manager, syntax highlighting)
> to serve as a mini-graphical IDE
> * For console operation, easy-to-use text editors are included
> (nled, nano, vi) plus Midnight Commander for file management
> * Includes libraries capable of supporting external hardware
> such as motors and robotics (via GPIO, I2C, SPI)
>
> * * *
>
> For further documentation, downloads, faq's, read-me's,
> how-to's, tutorials, or videos:
> http://pidora.ca/
>
> * * *
>
> Pidora 2014 is a Fedora Remix -- a combination of software packages
> from the Fedora Project with other software.
>
> The Fedora Project is a global community of contributors working
> to advance open source software. For more information or to join
> the Fedora Project, see http://fedoraproject.org
>
> Pidora is a project of the Seneca Centre for Development of Open
> Technology (CDOT). To connect with CDOT, please visit
> http://cdot.senecacollege.ca
>
> The Raspberry Pi is a small, inexpensive computer board designed
> to provoke curiosity and experimentation in programming and
> computer electronics. For more information, see the Raspberry
> Pi Foundation website at http://raspberrypi.org
>
> * * *
>
>
> - - -
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10 years, 1 month
Re: Raspberry Pi 3
by Peter Robinson
On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 3:18 AM, Chris Hall <chrisoswaldhall(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Peter sorry for the confusion and thank you for the prompt reply
> Re rpi-3-b-plus.
> in your reply to Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 11:28 AM, Tomáš Frolík
> you wrote.
>
> "Once it's running if you update the kernel to rc6 you should be
> running just fine. One other thing to note is there's some different
> bits needed for the wifi. I'm going to put all of those, inc the one
> needed for the original Pi3, into an rpm but I've not had a chance to
> do that as yet. Give me a day or so and I'll likely get that done."
>
> This is what I was enquiring about. I have fedora 28 beta running on a
> Raspberry pi 3B+ all good but no wifi.
Details here, and updated in the wiki:
https://nullr0ute.com/2018/04/the-raspberry-pi-3-b-in-fedora/
6 years, 1 month
Re: Raspberry Pi 3
by Chris Hall
Awesome, thanks!
On Sat., 28 Apr. 2018, 11:30 pm Peter Robinson, <pbrobinson(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 3:18 AM, Chris Hall <chrisoswaldhall(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Peter sorry for the confusion and thank you for the prompt reply
> > Re rpi-3-b-plus.
> > in your reply to Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 11:28 AM, Tomáš Frolík
> > you wrote.
> >
> > "Once it's running if you update the kernel to rc6 you should be
> > running just fine. One other thing to note is there's some different
> > bits needed for the wifi. I'm going to put all of those, inc the one
> > needed for the original Pi3, into an rpm but I've not had a chance to
> > do that as yet. Give me a day or so and I'll likely get that done."
> >
> > This is what I was enquiring about. I have fedora 28 beta running on a
> > Raspberry pi 3B+ all good but no wifi.
>
> Details here, and updated in the wiki:
> https://nullr0ute.com/2018/04/the-raspberry-pi-3-b-in-fedora/
>
6 years, 1 month
Re: Raspberry Pi 3
by Peter Robinson
>>>> Built-in WiFi, Bluetooth, 64 bit processor. Is this finally the Raspberry
>>>> Pi
>>>> that Fedora will run unmodified on? Sure hope so...
>> At some point, I have to wonder if Raspberry Pi is just trolling us
>> with each hardware release.
>
> I just dont understand why they insist on having everything onboard
> (specially wireless) when usb dongles for wifi and BT can be had for a
> couple of dollars. Plus, having those EXTERNALLY means you can update
> to newer specs without switching mainboard.
If they're aiming it at IoT products, which they seem to be doing:
1) dedicated bandwidth to BT/WiFI
2) more stable
3) cheaper when on board
4) generally less problematic
> Much more interesting, IMHO would be the addition of a SATA port AND USB 3.0.
> Then one can hook as many external devices as needed. Want to turn the
> Raspi4 into a gigabit router? just hang a pair of USB 3.0->GigE
> adapters and youre done.
Again of no use for the target market, both USB-3 and SATA are
expensive from the $ to license the IP and the cost of board
components not to mention the power use, besides there's other issues
with the bcm823x design where the bandwidth is about as strong as an
asthmatic ant with heavy shopping. If SATA/usb3/GigE networking is
what you want there's dozens of ARM SBCs that are an order of
magnitude better than a RPi. Basically you get what you pay for....
8 years, 3 months
Re: Raspberry Pi 3
by poma
On 01.03.2016 10:22, Peter Robinson wrote:
>>>>> Built-in WiFi, Bluetooth, 64 bit processor. Is this finally the Raspberry
>>>>> Pi
>>>>> that Fedora will run unmodified on? Sure hope so...
>>> At some point, I have to wonder if Raspberry Pi is just trolling us
>>> with each hardware release.
>>
>> I just dont understand why they insist on having everything onboard
>> (specially wireless) when usb dongles for wifi and BT can be had for a
>> couple of dollars. Plus, having those EXTERNALLY means you can update
>> to newer specs without switching mainboard.
>
> If they're aiming it at IoT products, which they seem to be doing:
> 1) dedicated bandwidth to BT/WiFI
> 2) more stable
> 3) cheaper when on board
> 4) generally less problematic
>
>> Much more interesting, IMHO would be the addition of a SATA port AND USB 3.0.
>> Then one can hook as many external devices as needed. Want to turn the
>> Raspi4 into a gigabit router? just hang a pair of USB 3.0->GigE
>> adapters and youre done.
>
> Again of no use for the target market, both USB-3 and SATA are
> expensive from the $ to license the IP and the cost of board
> components not to mention the power use, besides there's other issues
> with the bcm823x design where the bandwidth is about as strong as an
> asthmatic ant with heavy shopping. If SATA/usb3/GigE networking is
> what you want there's dozens of ARM SBCs that are an order of
> magnitude better than a RPi. Basically you get what you pay for....
Technically -and- financially wise,
what is most complete/compatible/friendly hardware/software arm based product/solution
towards Fedora/GPL?
8 years, 3 months
Fedora 29 64 bit - Raspberry Pi 3 - rngd
by Winfried de Heiden
Hi all,
Using Fedora 29 on Raspberry Pi 3 I seem to have a problem using rndg:
uname -aLinux replica.blabla.bla 4.18.16-300.fc29.aarch64 #1 SMP Sat Oct 20 23:12:22 UTC 2018 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linuxcat /etc/redhat-release Fedora release 29 (Twenty Nine)
rngd is running:ps -ef | grep rngroot 4710 4409 13 10:57 pts/1 00:00:47 rngd -f -r /dev/hwrng -o /dev/random
The module to support bcm2835 hardware is loaded:lsmod | grep rngbcm2835_rng 16384 0
However, rng is painfully slow:
time rngtest -c 10 < /dev/randomrngtest 6Copyright (c) 2004 by Henrique de Moraes HolschuhThis is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
rngtest: starting FIPS tests...rngtest: bits received from input: 200032rngtest: FIPS 140-2 successes: 10rngtest: FIPS 140-2 failures: 0rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Monobit: 0rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Poker: 0rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Runs: 0rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Long run: 0rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Continuous run: 0rngtest: input channel speed: (min=2.201; avg=5.458; max=380.585)Kibits/srngtest: FIPS tests speed: (min=28.132; avg=28.328; max=28.468)Mibits/srngtest: Program run time: 35792670 microseconds
real 0m35.801suser 0m0.001ssys 0m0.071s
Running CentOS 7.5 on an older Raspberry Pi 2 will do much much faster:
ps -ef | grep rngdroot 14024 1 1 10:54 ? 00:00:14 /sbin/rngd -f -r /dev/hwrng -o /dev/random
time rngtest -c 10 < /dev/randomrngtest 5Copyright (c) 2004 by Henrique de Moraes HolschuhThis is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
rngtest: starting FIPS tests...rngtest: bits received from input: 200032rngtest: FIPS 140-2 successes: 10rngtest: FIPS 140-2 failures: 0rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Monobit: 0rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Poker: 0rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Runs: 0rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Long run: 0rngtest: FIPS 140-2(2001-10-10) Continuous run: 0rngtest: input channel speed: (min=135.793; avg=166.586; max=191.200)Kibits/srngtest: FIPS tests speed: (min=22.076; avg=22.243; max=22.334)Mibits/srngtest: Program run time: 1181718 microseconds
real 0m1.192suser 0m0.002ssys 0m0.141s
Whatś happening here? It seems like the bcm2835_rng is not picked up; despite the module is loaded.
Hope someone can help!
Winfried
5 years, 6 months
Unable to see 'Initial setup wizard' on Raspberry PI 3 using aarch64 images
by Ashwin Rao
Hi,
When running the aarch64 Workstation, Server, and Minimal images I am not able to see the initial setup wizard. I can see the messages shown during boot but after some time the screen either starts to flicker or just blanks out. I tried this on 3 different raspberry Pis with different cards and the result is always the same.
The steps I followed are
1. I downloaded the aarch64 images from [ https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Architectures/ARM/Raspberry_Pi#Raspberry_P... ] and followed the instructions mentioned on the same web page to prepare the images using xzcat.
2. I connect the HDMI cable of my monitor, and connect the keyboard and mouse. I am not connecting an Ethernet cable.
3. I can see the boot screen, and the messages showing that the device is booting.
4. After some time the screen either blanks out or starts to flicker. I have tried it with different monitors and different power supplies as well but the result is the same. I noticed that the red LED of the Raspberry Pi also starts to blink abruptly.
I am able to use Raspbian and OpenSuse using the same Raspberry Pis so I doubt there is an issue with the card, the power supply, or with the Pis.
It would be nice if someone suggests the things I need to do, or if someone was able to troubleshoot similar issues.
Regards,
Ashwin
6 years, 6 months
Re: feedback raspberry fedora version
by Peter Robinson
First, can you please send this to the list next time, queries about
general things can help others, and others can answer other than me.
I've cc:ed the list on my response for reference of others.
> I just saw your article in Fedora Magazine. Brilliant to have Fedora 25 on
> Raspberry PI 2 and 3 !!! Thanks a lot !!!
>
> I hope we will see a Raspberry Pi 4 with more RAM(2 GB or 4 GB) and
> Ethernet 10/100/1000, to make a cluster !!!
It won't happen, adds too much cost and it doesn't further their
cause. Even just usb3 probably adds $3-4 to the cost. If you want that
go and buy any one of numerous other devices out there. There's quite
a few devices out there that are much better than the Pi for
clustering, even some of the Orange Pi devices have more RAM,
dedicated gb ethernet and 3 independent usb buses while costing
similar price.
> Not so many Linux boards supported by Fedora. Can we hope to see a Fedora
We support well over 100 different ARM devices, not sure you're
definition of "not so many" but maybe that's different to mine.
> 25 release for the Odroid C2 board, a nice cheap board with 2GB of RAM and Ethernet 10/100/1000 ? see
> http://rglinuxtech.com/ for some tries/tests.
No, we support devices when they're upstream in the upstream kernel.
There's a lot of basic support on this board that's no where near
upstream like MMC, there might be enough in the 4.10 kernel which
means we should be able to support it in Fedora 26.
Peter
7 years, 7 months
FIXED: Raspberry Pi 3 stability issues
by Peter Robinson
Hi,
I'm not going to reply to all the threads so I'll just cover off here.
It looks like (with a few days of testing) that I've managed to fix
the stability issues seen on 4.9 on the Raspberry Pi 3. There is now a
kernel-4.9.8-201.fc25 in updates-testing (maybe still on it's way to
mirrors) that has been stable for me on a RPI3 running Workstation for
a few days without issue.
To test this you need to run:
"dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh kernel*"
If it works please provide karma on the update [1] if your still see
the lock up issue please provide details on the bug [2]. If you have
other issues with the Raspberry Pi please file a new bug or post a new
message to the mailing list.
Peter
[1] https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-76e3fe6cfa
[2] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418183
7 years, 3 months
