piCore-6.1alpha4 for RPi2

[bmarkus]

Team Tiny Core is pleased to announce the availability of piCore-6.1 alpha4 for RPi2:

Changelog for 6.1 alpha4:

* kernel updated to 3.18.9


http://www.tinycorelinux.net/6.x/armv7/test_releases/RPi2/

Functionally it is the same as the armv6 release.

[jgrulich]

Seems that the file piCore-6.1alpha4_v7-X.zip is corrupted. I've tried several times with the same error message.

[bmarkus]

Seems that the file piCore-6.1alpha4_v7-X.zip is corrupted. I've tried several times with the same error message.

I downloaded it from the main repo. zip file is ok, img file checked against the md5 file, it is also ok. It means that the file is not corrupted in the repo. Must be a local issue at your side.

[sbp]

Hi Bela


Thanks for this version, I'm currently testing but haven't found any problems yet :-)

The only issue I have (and that is not because of the kernel) is trouble using wget to download from https pages. I know that a newer version of BusyBox than the present one (v1.22.1) is supporting https download.
As far as I remember you mentioned a new version and I was wondering if it would be possible to make that available?
From the BusyBox webpage it seems like version 1.23 or newer supports https.

Regards
Steen 

[bmarkus]

Hi Steen

thanks for the feedback. I had some issues with BusyBox 1.23.1 so I kept 1.22.1 during kernel tests in this version. Now kernel looks ok and it will be used as the final version, I will update BusyBox.

However https works fine. Try

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busybox wget http://google.com
and

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busybox wget https://google.com
They will return the index.html file just fine.

[bmarkus]

Thanks for this version, I'm currently testing but haven't found any problems yet :-)

Did you try the 192kbit/s HDMI audio?

[sbp]

Hi Steen

thanks for the feedback. I had some issues with BusyBox 1.23.1 so I kept 1.22.1 during kernel tests in this version. Now kernel looks ok and it will be used as the final version, I will update BusyBox.

However https works fine. Try

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busybox wget http://google.com
and

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busybox wget https://google.com
They will return the index.html file just fine.

Hi Bela it doesn't work for me.

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busybox wget https://github.com/ralph-irving/tcz-jivelite/raw/master/jivelite.tcz
wget: not an http or ftp url: https://github.com/ralph-irving/tcz-jivelite/raw/master/jivelite.tcz
or

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tc@piCorePlayer:~$ busybox wget https://google.com
wget: not an http or ftp url: https://google.com

Regards
Steen

[Rich]

Hi sbp

tc@piCorePlayer:~$ busybox wget https://google.com
wget: not an http or ftp url: https://google.com

I just tried that under the x86 version on TC4 and got the same results. Using GNU wget returns the following:

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tc@box:~/findpcs/src/rollcall$ wget https://www.google.com
--2015-03-16 11:26:50--  https://www.google.com/
Resolving www.google.com... 64.233.177.147, 64.233.177.105, 64.233.177.103, ...
Connecting to www.google.com|64.233.177.147|:443... connected.
ERROR: cannot verify www.google.com's certificate, issued by `/C=US/O=Google Inc/CN=Google Internet Authority G2':
  Unable to locally verify the issuer's authority.
To connect to www.google.com insecurely, use `--no-check-certificate'.

[jncl]

Hi Bela,

  I'm trying to build some packages but am unable to find either a linux-3.18.y_api_headers or linux-3.18.y_v7_api_headers package anywhere, can you please create them or let me know how I can do so please.

  I also noticed going through the available packages in both the armv6 & armv7 repos that 2 seem to be named incorrectly: filesystems-3.8.9_v7-piCore+.tcz & netfilter-3.8.9_v7-piCore+.tcz.

Cheers Jon

[bmarkus]

  I also noticed going through the available packages in both the armv6 & armv7 repos that 2 seem to be named incorrectly: filesystems-3.8.9_v7-piCore+.tcz & netfilter-3.8.9_v7-piCore+.tcz.

Hi Jon

thanks fixed.

Béla

[bmarkus]

  I'm trying to build some packages but am unable to find either a linux-3.18.y_api_headers or linux-3.18.y_v7_api_headers package anywhere, can you please create them or let me know how I can do so please.

linux-3.18.y_api_headers.tcz added to armv6/armv7 repo

[CentralWare]

Picked up a dozen 2B's Friday; just now setting up a dedicated switch and 30A power supply; will test TC6-Pi2 accordingly and note any anomalies if found.
A couple quick questions if you don't mind based on anyone's experiences with Pi:

1) Are there any known side-effects using Pin 2 (5vcc) instead of the uUSB connector for power?  (fused, of course.)
2) Are there any known limitations to uSD card sizes and/or class/speed (I have a couple dozen 2GB Class4 chips I'd like to re-purpose for these.)
3) Do you have an online wiki page for remastering Pi images?
4) Is Python embedded into the image (assuming not) and/or a TCZ ready for it?
5) Is there any way to disable the rainbow (I tried booting piCore6 but never got past the rainbow screen to see any kernel messages, etc.)
6) Is the Pi2 kernel being set up as 64-bit or 32?  What about the extensions?

Thanks, Béla, for keeping up with the trend (new hardware releases) and I truly hope TC flies with this new board...  so, so many things become possible with a quad/1GB, we'll see how they perform!

~TJ~

[bmarkus]

1) Pin 2 of which connector?

2) Class 4 is ok for generic use aswell as 2GB. There are certion cards are not recognized by the RPi firmware. It has not related to size, vendor, ...  I have seen issues with uSD card adapters also. Try your cards. If they are booting, use them.

3) Check the -SSH and -X images with a second mmcblk0p2 partion with preinstalled tcz's in /tce and a preconfigured backup file.

4) python.tcz is in the repo.

5) Do not understand. Are you saying that your Pi doesn't boot at all and you get only the coloured screen?

6) Pi2 CPU is 32-bit. Pi (armv6) extensions work fine with Pi2 (armv7).

[Mucke]

Back again to piCore:

I have just downloaded and installed http://www.tinycorelinux.net/6.x/armv7/test_releases/RPi2/ on my new Pi2. Ok so far.
But I have forgotten many things in the meantime. So sorry for dumb questions.
As I like to compile I'm searching for compile-essentials.tcz and other stuff from repo
Obviously tce does not show me such packages.
How to get the system up and running for such tasks?

PS: I noted that ldd seems not to work correctly.

[Mucke]

Sorry, I have found compile-essentials. It's there.

But ldd is not working correctly.