ArmedSlack 13.37

Is there a guide on compiling modules for wifi adapters?
I'm trying to get my RTL8188CUS based adapter working, on a standard slackware install it's as simple as extracting and running the install script.
On armedslack I've installed make and gcc and got a copy of the kernel source from the raspberrypi github (/lib/modules/3.1.9+/build) but am still having problems.

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make ARCH=armv6l CROSS_COMPILE= -C /lib/modules/3.1.9+/build M=/root/RTL8188C_8192C_8192D_USB_linux_v3.4.2_3727.20120404/driver/rtl8188C_8192C_8192D_usb_linux_v3.4.2_3727.20120404  modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/lib/modules/3.1.9+/build'
Makefile:567: /lib/modules/3.1.9+/build/arch/armv6l/Makefile: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/lib/modules/3.1.9+/build/arch/armv6l/Makefile'.  Stop.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/lib/modules/3.1.9+/build'
make: *** [modules] Error 2

All wifi usb modules are compiled.

Your module is rtl8192cu.

You need the firmware from the realtek webpage.

From all the googling I've done it seems that the RTL8188CUS does not work with the rtl8192cu module. I did try adding the firmware from realtek but there is nothing I can find in the driver zip. Then I tried the firmware from the debian package with no luck.

Thanks for slackware up and running no problems i like ti better then debian..........noticed no slapt-get is there away to install it
or any other type of gui package manager
Again thanks

Use slackpkg.

I installed LXDE using pkgtool.....very nice ran xwmconfig in terminal..
Used slackpkg but can't seem to locate a Onscreen-Keyboard..searched for xvkbd slack package
no package by that name. how can i install a virual keyboard in LXD
Thanks

You can build your own slackware package.

You have all you need here: http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.37/desktop/xvkbd/

Torrent: http://rpi.descartes.co.uk/ArmedSlack-1 ... ip.torrent

Seeding now, and waiting the shipment of my own R-Pi

Hi,

I installed ok the latest image, but after 2-3 reboots I see now the error:
mmc0: Controller never released inhibit bit

I assume its a kind of incompatibility with my SD card or something like this?
I had no problems with the Archlinux/debian so I assume has something to do with this distro...

thx

Oh boy, I haven't run Slackware since....before the turn of the century (I don't think I've ever used that reference of time before). I might just have to go pick up another SD card on my way home from work.

Hi,

I installed ok the latest image, but after 2-3 reboots I see now the error:
mmc0: Controller never released inhibit bit

I assume its a kind of incompatibility with my SD card or something like this?
I had no problems with the Archlinux/debian so I assume has something to do with this distro...

thx

That is kernel related. Maybe an older kernel worked fine with your sd card and the new version is causing problems.

I see.. thx for the info!

Feel free to grab/mirror it from here:

http://mirror.mos6581.de/raspberrypi/
ftp://mirror.mos6581.de/raspberrypi/

Will check every 12 hours for changes.

Excellent. Used to love Slackware, still do.

Will give this a go at the weekend

Um, Is it just me ? got image on the card no problem and raspi looks like it can read, but i got no output on HDMI. Help will be appreciated.

Thanks

It might be worth looking at the FAT partition to see if there is a config.txt file there. If so it may contain settings incompatible with your system (you can look at it/edit it with a text editor). Try renaming it to something else so the system boots with default settings to see if that works.

It might be worth looking at the FAT partition to see if there is a config.txt file there. If so it may contain settings incompatible with your system (you can look at it/edit it with a text editor). Try renaming it to something else so the system boots with default settings to see if that works.

Thanks, i'm going to try that. Thought all raspi's are same so this should be no different.

It might be worth looking at the FAT partition to see if there is a config.txt file there. If so it may contain settings incompatible with your system (you can look at it/edit it with a text editor). Try renaming it to something else so the system boots with default settings to see if that works.

Thanks, i'm going to try that. Thought all raspi's are same so this should be no different.

The Pi's are all the same but the devices they are connected to are not, in particular the video devices. You need settings in the config.txt file if you have any HDMI device that does not report its settings in a way the Pi can use in its dynamic detection so you can force appropriate settings. There is a sticky in the 'Basic setup and use' area of the forum on setting up HDMI output.

Thanks for amazing work. I have a question that how can I install softwares on armedslack? Specially, I'd like to install a emacs on it.

Thanks for the appreciation. Slackware uses pkgtool as the package manager (installpkg, removepkg, upgradepkg) or if you want to automatically grab the package from the repository you can use slackpkg install emacs .

The following days I`ll release a new version based on the -current tree. I hope things will move in the changelog because the arm version of slackware is lagging behind the x86/x64 version which has undergone major changes last week.

@ sorinm - is your website broken - http://ns1.spit-ct.ro/raspberrypi/ ?
I've tried several times recently and get "Unable to connect".

@ xeonxu - I installed gnuplot on RPi/ARMedSlack 13.37 by downloading it from the repository at
ftp://mirrors.vbi.vt.edu/linux/armedslack/ and using installpkg. It worked fine.
You'll find emacs there too - look here - ftp://mirrors.vbi.vt.edu/linux/armedslack/armedslack-13.37/slackware/FILE_LIST

Cheers,
Peter

Thanks for the info, apache was down, played with that box and forgot to enable rc.httpd

@ sorinm - is your website broken - http://ns1.spit-ct.ro/raspberrypi/ ?
I've tried several times recently and get "Unable to connect".

@ xeonxu - I installed gnuplot on RPi/ARMedSlack 13.37 by downloading it from the repository at
ftp://mirrors.vbi.vt.edu/linux/armedslack/ and using installpkg. It worked fine.
You'll find emacs there too - look here - ftp://mirrors.vbi.vt.edu/linux/armedslack/armedslack-13.37/slackware/FILE_LIST

Cheers,
Peter

Thank you. I installed emacs successfully.

Earlier today on LinuxQuestions I announced a load of Raspberry Pi goodies for Slackware ARM, and I thought I'd cross post the news here.

There's a Slackware ARM Installer image and instructions for how to use it, up to date kernel and boot packages, a package that hacks fixes for several annoying problems, some patches for xorg on -current, and prebuilt packages for XFCE 4.10. The new kernels and boot firmware are a big improvement. I intend to update the kernel and boot firmware regularly. There are also SlackBuilds for the Pi specific packages and for the new XFCE, and some other stuff that might be useful.

Get them from here: http://daves-slackbuilds.comlu.com/raspi/

is there a way to run it on qemu?