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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.0&return_msg=41672.20"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.21">21–30</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.31">31–40</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.101">101</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41672.20">Booting lonely Linux</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41672_20_101_10"> <a name="a41672_20"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_20"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">25 Jan 2016 12:04</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Jan 2016 12:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">20 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.20">41672.20</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.15">41672.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I've only used Kodi on the RPi so I don't know firsthand what it's like elsewhere but I believe it's the same everywhere. It performs really well (especially given how poorly graphical desktops tend to perform on the Pi).</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.20&return_msg=41672.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.20"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_21"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_21"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">25 Jan 2016 12:28</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Jan 2016 12:52"></span></span> <span class="message_count">21 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.21">41672.21</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.20#a41672_20" target="_self">41672.20</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I use it on my other other Pi, but with the purpose built Xbian build - based on Raspbian, but stripped down to only have what Kodi needs and not a lot else.<br /><br /> It runs very, very well on a Pi 2, and I've also got some other bits and pieces running on it in the background (mainly torrent stuff - I attempted to setup a VPN with it so I could log in to the home network remotely, but it didn't work first time so I gave up and forgot about it <span class="emoticon e_happycry" title=":'-D"><span class="e__"><span class="emoticon e_happycry" title=":'-D"><span class="e__">:'-D</span></span></span></span> )</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.21&return_msg=41672.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.21"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_22"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_22"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: JonCooper<span class="message_time">25 Jan 2016 12:35</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Jan 2016 12:54"></span></span> <span class="message_count">22 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.22">41672.22</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.20#a41672_21" target="_self">41672.21</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <div class="quotetext"><b>quote:</b> <a href="messages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.21">koswix</a></div> <div class="quote"><span style="font-size:11.52px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">.. it didn't work first time so I gave up and forgot about it ..</span></div> I suspect that is God's excuse for this universe ...</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.22&return_msg=41672.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.22"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_23"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_23"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">25 Jan 2016 12:53</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Jan 2016 12:54"></span></span> <span class="message_count">23 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.23">41672.23</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.20#a41672_21" target="_self">41672.21</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I setup a VPN the other day!<br /><br /> (For playing Titan Quest <span class="emoticon e_embarrassed" title=":$"><span class="e__">:$</span></span> )</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.23&return_msg=41672.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.23"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_24"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_24"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">25 Jan 2016 12:55</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Jan 2016 13:22"></span></span> <span class="message_count">24 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.24">41672.24</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.20#a41672_23" target="_self">41672.23</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Well that pretty much settles it - Arch don't provide an image anymore for writing to my SD card, which means I need a linux machine to install it. Raspbian it is then <span class="emoticon e_csad" title=":C"><span class="e__">:C</span></span><br /><br /> (A guy has put an image file on Sourceforge, but sourceforge is all kinds of fucked up right now)</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.24&return_msg=41672.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.24"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_25"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_25"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">25 Jan 2016 13:23</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Jan 2016 13:25"></span></span> <span class="message_count">25 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.25">41672.25</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.20#a41672_24" target="_self">41672.24</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Where you looking? Seems up-to-date to me: <a href="http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/broadcom/raspberry-pi-2">http://archlinuxarm.org/platforms/armv7/broadcom/raspberry-pi-2</a><br /><br /> Edit: nm, get you now.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 25 Jan 2016 13:24 by X3N0PH0N</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.25&return_msg=41672.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.25"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_26"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_26"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">25 Jan 2016 13:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Jan 2016 13:26"></span></span> <span class="message_count">26 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.26">41672.26</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.20#a41672_25" target="_self">41672.25</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yup.<br /><br /> Also, I've now fucked my SD card partition table. Windows is too shite to fix it, so now I need to go hunting for a free tool that'll do the job. Bloody windows <span class="emoticon e_angry" title=":@"><span class="e__">:@</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.26&return_msg=41672.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.26"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_27"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_27"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">25 Jan 2016 13:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Jan 2016 13:32"></span></span> <span class="message_count">27 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.27">41672.27</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.20#a41672_26" target="_self">41672.26</a></div> <div class="message_body"> lol @ Windows.<br /><br /> (Just use any old liveCD. For both things)</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.27&return_msg=41672.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.27"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_28"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_28"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time">25 Jan 2016 13:33</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Jan 2016 13:34"></span></span> <span class="message_count">28 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.28">41672.28</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.20#a41672_27" target="_self">41672.27</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Why the fuck didn't I do that? I have a fucing bootable USB stick on my keychain with a linux on it. Such an asshole.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.28&return_msg=41672.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.28"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41672_29"></a><div class="message" id="message_41672_29"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">25 Jan 2016 13:34</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Jan 2016 13:48"></span></span> <span class="message_count">29 of 101</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.29">41672.29</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41672.20#a41672_28" target="_self">41672.28</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <span class="emoticon e_giggle" title="(giggle)"><span class="e__">(giggle)</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41672.29&return_msg=41672.20" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41672.29"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="41672.30" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>