Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-04 Thread Frank
> On May 4, 2016, at 2:17 PM, Hal Murray wrote: > > > bellyac...@gmail.com said: >> Reply to self. Nevermind, simply apt-get install rpi-update on the Jessie >> Lite image. > > Does anybody understand rpi-update? > > Why is an extra program required rather than being packaged so that the

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-04 Thread Hal Murray
bellyac...@gmail.com said: > Reply to self. Nevermind, simply apt-get install rpi-update on the Jessie > Lite image. Does anybody understand rpi-update? Why is an extra program required rather than being packaged so that the typical apt-get update+upgrade updates those files? What is the re

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-04 Thread Gary E. Miller
Yo Mike! On Wed, 4 May 2016 08:58:48 -0400 Mike wrote: > > As the pps-gpio module is in April 2016 it has a flaw. It catches > > only one edge of the PPS. You have a 50/50 chance you are seeing the > > trailing edge rather than the leading edge (which is the actual top > > of second). A patch t

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-04 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Mike : > With the references here to having a gui, does this imply NOOBS? I started > with the > latest image from here https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/ > specifically Rasbian Jessie Lite. Console only already, just dd to a card > and boot... NOOBS was the intention. I like the i

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-04 Thread Mike
On 05/04/2016 08:58 AM, Mike wrote: # rpi-update I'm on a Pi, this command isn't found, see references to it all over. Perhaps it is obsolete? Reply

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-04 Thread Mike
On 05/03/2016 06:16 PM, Eric S. Raymond wrote: == Initial configuration in the GUI (Pi only) == Plug in a monitor, a mouse, and keyboard, and a live Ethernet cable; power up the Pi. Go through your normal configuration - hostname, keyboard layout, timezone, locale, etc. I'm gathering here the u

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-03 Thread Hal Murray
> Conveniently, the build doesn't require either USB or WiFi. On a Pi, the Ethernet is on USB. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. ___ devel mailing list devel@ntpsec.org http://lists.ntpsec.org/mailman/listinfo/devel

RE: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-03 Thread Dan Poirot
cell phone chips... -dan From: devel [mailto:devel-boun...@ntpsec.org] On Behalf Of Frank Nicholas Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 6:35 PM To: Hal Murray Cc: gpsd-...@nongnu.org; devel@ntpsec.org Subject: Re: RaspbPi HOWTO On May 3, 2016, at 6:50 PM, Hal Murray mailto:hmur...@megap

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-03 Thread Frank Nicholas
> On May 3, 2016, at 6:50 PM, Hal Murray wrote: > > The problem with the Pi was USB related. I don't see troubles when using the > Ethernet, but WiFi hangs occasionally (days). All the USB WiFi gizmos from > Adafruit use the same chip. My guess is that the WiFi chip does something > strang

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-03 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Hal Murray : > The problem with the Pi was USB related. I don't see troubles when using the > Ethernet, but WiFi hangs occasionally (days). Right. I've heard similat scuttlebut. Conveniently, the build doesn't require either USB or WiFi. -- http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S.

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-03 Thread Hal Murray
>> There are a lot of small Pi-like ARM boards. How did you pick the Odroid C2? > I heard reports that it's HAT-compatible. That makes it low-hanging fruit. Sounds like a good reason. I think I saw some comments about the Pi being flaky with a list of better boards. If I find it again I'll a

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-03 Thread Eric S. Raymond
Hal Murray : > > e...@thyrsus.com said: > > Accordingly, I'll be extending the breadth of the HOWTO to cover more > > hardware - not just two additional HATs but the Odroid C2 as well and > > probably the BeagleBone Black later. > > Could you please say a bit more about that area? > > There are

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-03 Thread Hal Murray
cbwie...@gmail.com said: > The GPS Hat should just work. The GPS Hat will also provide an RTC for both > the ODroid and the RPi. Is there really a RTC on a GPS HAT? Which one? The battery is to keep the RTC equivalent inside the GPS chip going. It's the difference between cold start and war

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-03 Thread Clark B. Wierda
On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 12:39 PM, Hal Murray wrote: > e...@thyrsus.com said: > > Accordingly, I'll be extending the breadth of the HOWTO to cover more > > hardware - not just two additional HATs but the Odroid C2 as well and > > probably the BeagleBone Black later. > > Could you please say a bit m

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-03 Thread Hal Murray
e...@thyrsus.com said: > Accordingly, I'll be extending the breadth of the HOWTO to cover more > hardware - not just two additional HATs but the Odroid C2 as well and > probably the BeagleBone Black later. Could you please say a bit more about that area? There are a lot of small Pi-like ARM boa

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-03 Thread Gregory Boyce
> > I have RPi1, RPi2, RPi3, BBB, and O-Droid C2. I also have an old Chumby > that I will try, but just for the challenge. > I have an O-Droid C1 sitting unused that I'd be willing to donate if there is interest. -- Gregory Boyce ___ devel mailing list

Re: RaspbPi HOWTO

2016-05-03 Thread Clark B. Wierda
On Tue, May 3, 2016 at 9:05 AM, Eric S. Raymond wrote: > > Accordingly, I'll be extending the breadth of the HOWTO to cover more > hardware - not just two additional HATs but the Odroid C2 as well and > probably the BeagleBone Black later. > -- > http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric