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It is just like waiting for a bus.

 

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:thudna5:

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Dear ***K G**********

Your Raspberry Pi has now been shipped from our warehouse.

 

Farnell Ref No: 17******

Your Order number: ORP0***** 10-APR-12 03.19

 

Now to see if it is as easy as Pi. :hysterical:

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Just got my notification that I can order one. We shall see when it ships.....

 

Adam

securitybreach
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My Raspberry Pi arrived today. Up and running!

 

Awesome!!!

Posted

/me eagerly awaits the opportunity to do the same......

 

Adam

V.T. Eric Layton
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Pretty neato! :w00t:

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Neat what are you running on it ? :whistling:

 

Debian "Squeeze". I also got ArchLinux running on it. I'm looking for the Fedora Raspberry Pi Remix but the downloads seem to have been removed from Seneca College's web site.

abarbarian
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Thanks Peachy. Did the Arch install go wirhout hicups ?

 

I found this excellent article on the Pi with some interesting information about running Pi particularly with Slackware.

 

http://mindplusplus....ry-pi-a-review/

 

An this is a cool article

 

http://mindplusplus....are-experiment/

 

:happyrollsick:

 

This might be of interest to some Pi lovers.

 

https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/armedslack-and-raspberry-pi-915172/page3.html

 

I received my pi two days ago. Ran with debian image the first day and found it a slow boot with some issues I didn't stick around long enough to figure out. After apt-get updates and loads of sudos I had wired network up and ran LXDE but it wasn't as responsive as I would have liked. The next day I ran the arch image. Very fast boot. I got wireless up and pacman'ed what I was supposed to need for LXDE but never got it up and running.

 

Today a downloaded the above image ponce pointed out above and ran it on my pi. What a difference! The default wm is XFCE but it was much better than the debian experience. Add a user, run netconfig then /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 eth0 and I have a wired connection. Edit /etc/inittab to run level 4 and Bob's your uncle. I'm home.

 

Much better graphics out of the box with full resolution on a 20" monitor. No black framed 800 X 600 as was the case with debian.

Edited by abarbarian
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Thanks Peachy. Did the Arch install go wirhout hicups ?

 

I found this excellent article on the Pi with some interesting information about running Pi particularly with Slackware.

 

http://mindplusplus....ry-pi-a-review/

 

An this is a cool article

 

http://mindplusplus....are-experiment/

 

:happyrollsick:

 

This might be of interest to some Pi lovers.

 

https://www.linuxque...5172/page3.html

To set the screen resolution in Debian, you have to set the hdmi-mode = in the "config.txt" file on the 66mb partition. If you search the forum on the raspberrypi.org site, there is a list of the settings. hdmi-mode=16 seems to work well for large monitors.
abarbarian
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To set the screen resolution in Debian, you have to set the hdmi-mode = in the "config.txt" file on the 66mb partition. If you search the forum on the raspberrypi.org site, there is a list of the settings. hdmi-mode=16 seems to work well for large monitors.

 

:thumbsup:

abarbarian
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Good news and bad news for me on the Pi font.

 

Bally halfwit suppliers sent me a "M" t-shirt instead of the "XL" I ordered. Most inconvenient and a proper shambles what what.

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As you can see the bally thing just do not fit my screen. Guess I'll have to order a smaller screen which means a most inconvenient wait. Darned nuisance what with the :Smiley-IPB-400: season in full sway. Got to bag those pesky tennis balls vefore they damage the flowers what what. :breakfast:

 

Must dash as I have some :th_0142: to do.

 

P.S. seems like Slackware has a arm version up and running for the Pi.

 

http://daves-slackbu...omlu.com/raspi/

 

P.P.S. I did get a Pi with the t-shirt. :th_0099:

Posted

Yep! Just like airplay.......

 

Adam

abarbarian
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Archarm installed on the sd card. Folders and files look good to go. Just witing for a cable. Just waiting for the man. Just waiting.Of course the burning question of the day the one that is on everyones lips is " will the famous five go mad on pie ? " :blissysmile:

V.T. Eric Layton
Posted

You seem a bit pie-eyed, abarbarian. ;)

abarbarian
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Well me cables arrivedthree of them for a whooping £1.98 inc shipping. So now all I have to do is cable up and switch on to Pi . :breakfast:

V.T. Eric Layton
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What are you waiting for? Christmas?

 

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abarbarian
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Big mushrooms are what I am afraid off. :th_banana_smiley_14: Especially when :th_0142:

abarbarian
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ArchArm is installed and running. Useing the Window Maker desktop and Midori web browser. All output to a 14 year old Bush analogue tv.

Text and graphics look pretty good and it seems taht web surfing is just a bit slower than on my home pc.

 

:shifty:

V.T. Eric Layton
Posted

Bush made TVs? I thought making wars was their family business. :hmm:

V.T. Eric Layton
Posted

Aljawha? 1054.gif

V.T. Eric Layton
Posted

A shoebox computer. How cute! :)

Posted

Actually a deck of cards would be more like it. The Pi would definitely fit into a box made for a deck of playing cards.

Posted

Peachy, I'm enjoying your pi pictures.

I browsed at a few others besides yours and this guy has the right idea. Wear the computer around your neck!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/toniher/7379139476

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