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**edit /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh to enable "raspbian_armhf" as a TARGET_TYPE | **edit /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh to enable "raspbian_armhf" as a TARGET_TYPE | ||
**run /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh to create a raspbian tarball | **run /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh to create a raspbian tarball | ||
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*Get the LinuxMCE Raspberry Pi MD sdcard contents. | *Get the LinuxMCE Raspberry Pi MD sdcard contents. | ||
| − | ** | + | **Download - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/118201886/sdcard.zip |
| − | *** | + | ***Your sdcard '''must''' be 4GB or smaller in size for u-boot to recognize the filesystem. |
| − | *** | + | ***Format the sdcard for VFAT using the sd card formatter for Mac or Windows https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4, or using mkfs on linux. |
| − | + | ***Copy the entire contents of the sdcard zip to the newly formatted sdcard, all files should be in the root directory of the card with no sub-directories. | |
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*Insert the sdcard into the Raspberry Pi. | *Insert the sdcard into the Raspberry Pi. | ||
*Power up the Raspberry Pi. | *Power up the Raspberry Pi. | ||
*On first boot the u-boot bootloader will start, it will grab the default pxe kernel/initrd. | *On first boot the u-boot bootloader will start, it will grab the default pxe kernel/initrd. | ||
| − | There is a kernel bug that can try to load nfs prior to the network driver. If you encounter a kernel panic then reboot the pi and try again. | + | There is a kernel bug that can try to load nfs prior to the network driver. If you encounter a kernel panic then reboot the pi and try again. This will only happen during these first few boots. |
*Raspberry Pi will display "Announced ourselves to the router" and the core will run Diskless_Setup to prepare the MD. | *Raspberry Pi will display "Announced ourselves to the router" and the core will run Diskless_Setup to prepare the MD. | ||
*The Raspberry Pi will reboot once Diskless_Setup completes properly. | *The Raspberry Pi will reboot once Diskless_Setup completes properly. | ||
Revision as of 22:31, 9 February 2014
Contents
Device Specification
The Raspberry Pi is an ARM based computer the size of a credit card. 700Mhz, 256MB or 512MB RAM, FastEthernet, 2xUSB, GPIO
Development
See Porting_Raspbian for the current development status of LinuxMCE on Raspberry Pi.
Media Director
The Raspberry Pi can be used as a minimal Media Director within LinuxMCE. The following instructions will show how to create a MD.
Requirements
- Your core must be LinuxMCE 1204 or higher.
- The Raspberry Pi must be plugged into the internal side of your LinuxMCE core's network to act as a media director.
- The Raspberry Pi must be a 512MB Model B. The Model A and the 256MB Model B do not have enough RAM to boot into Orbiter.
- The Raspberry Pi must be plugged in using the HDMI connector and using HDMI sound.
- You may wish to have a usb keyboard or mouse for interaction. USB-UIRT/MCE Remote is also possible.
Setup Steps
- On the Core:
- Install the default pxe image for the Raspberry Pi. (https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/118201886/linux-image-default-raspbian-wheezy_3.6-trunk-rpi-lmce1_all.deb)
- edit /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh to enable "raspbian_armhf" as a TARGET_TYPE
- run /usr/pluto/bin/Diskless_CreateTBZ.sh to create a raspbian tarball
- Get the LinuxMCE Raspberry Pi MD sdcard contents.
- Download - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/118201886/sdcard.zip
- Your sdcard must be 4GB or smaller in size for u-boot to recognize the filesystem.
- Format the sdcard for VFAT using the sd card formatter for Mac or Windows https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4, or using mkfs on linux.
- Copy the entire contents of the sdcard zip to the newly formatted sdcard, all files should be in the root directory of the card with no sub-directories.
- Download - https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/118201886/sdcard.zip
- Insert the sdcard into the Raspberry Pi.
- Power up the Raspberry Pi.
- On first boot the u-boot bootloader will start, it will grab the default pxe kernel/initrd.
There is a kernel bug that can try to load nfs prior to the network driver. If you encounter a kernel panic then reboot the pi and try again. This will only happen during these first few boots.
- Raspberry Pi will display "Announced ourselves to the router" and the core will run Diskless_Setup to prepare the MD.
- The Raspberry Pi will reboot once Diskless_Setup completes properly.
- On second boot the bootloader on the sdcard will be updated to the version the MD image is using.
- The Raspberry Pi will reboot.
- On third boot LinuxMCE will ask you to do a "Quick Reload Router".
- After router reload the Setup Wizard will be displayed. You will not have any audio or video in the Setup Wizard (it is trying to use xine)
- Complete the setup wizard, which will reload the router when finished.
- Orbiter will regenerate again and then UI1 will appear.
What works
- Embedded phone works on rPi.
You'll have to delete /etc/asound.conf. You'll have to set audio to HDMI in webadmin -> Wizard -> Media Director for simplephone to switch to HDMI output.
What does not work
- Audio playback: xine-player always wants to initialize video, even for audio MP3 files. It fails because it can't initialize 'xv' or 'xshm' video driver.
- Video playback: omxplayer integration is in pipeline
- delete xine player, mplayer, mythtv player devices from your new media director.
- rm /etc/asound.conf
- omx player (very alpha) may play audio and video after a router reload.
