Raspberry Pi Releases first SD Card Image

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This page contains links to SD card images for various Linux distributions. For each distribution, we provide both a direct HTTP download, a torrent file and a SHA-1 hash; the total number of concurrent direct downloads is limited, so we encourage you to use the torrent file if at all possible. It’s helpful to us if you download the torrent from this page, because it means we can see how many downloads are going on and use that to make rough predictions about sales.

If you are unable to torrent the file and we’ve runs out of HTTP download room here, you can see a list of mirrors for direct HTTP downloads that our amazing community has set up on the wiki.

To use an image file, you will need to unzip it and write it to a suitable SD card using the UNIX tool dd. Windows users may find Chrysocome’s windd port to be a suitable alternative.

Thanks to Webfusion for providing hosting and bandwidth for this service.

Debian “squeeze”

Reference root filesystem from Gray and Dom, containing LXDE, Midori, development tools and example source code for multimedia functions.

Go get it...
http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads

I read on some other pages, in the links below. That you could run the image in Qemu. I didn't want to muck around in the Command Line to do this. So, I Unpacked the "debian6-17-02-2012.zip" that I downloaded from their site, in Krusader. First I tried Booting the "debian6-17-02-2012.img" file (that I got from the unpacking) in Virtual Box. But, that gave an error and wouldn't Boot. So, then I tried it in Qemu. But, it just hung at "Booting Floppy Image" (or something like that). The article, Raspberry Pi Releases 1st SD Card Image (Debian) – How-to use it in QEMU. Gives a step by step, for doing it in the Command Line, if you want to try it. But, they do say that it works for some versions of Qemu and not for others. In the article, I tried doing this, as a shortcut (but it didn't work for me)...

If you don’t want to experience the joy of building the kernel yourself, you can download the binary: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/45842273/zImage_3.1.9

We can now start the virtual machine with R-Pi Debian rootfs and our updated kernel:

qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -cpu arm1176 -m 256 -hda rootfs_debian6_rpi.ext4 -kernel zImage_3.1.9 -append "root=/dev/sda" -serial stdio -redir tcp:2222::22

During the system boot, there will be lots of error (like the GPU driver can’t find the GPU…) but you can still reach the login screen. The username/password: pi/suse.

It didn't work for me. I downloaded the "zImage_3.1.9" file and Opened a Command Line from withing Crusader in the directory where I placed the "zImage_3.1.9" file. I got an error. There was probably some kind of Syntax Error for my particular situation.

[don@RedBlackBioStarFedora14 Raspberry Pi first SD Card Image]$ qemu-system-arm -M versatilepb -cpu arm1176 -m 256 -hda rootfs_debian6_rpi.ext4 -kernel zImage_3.1.9 -append "root=/dev/sda" -serial stdio -redir tcp:2222::22
qemu: could not open disk image rootfs_debian6_rpi.ext4: No such file or directory
[don@RedBlackBioStarFedora14 Raspberry Pi first SD Card Image]$

I'm sure following the Instructions, is the best way to go... But, I didn't want to spend allot of time just playing with it. I might try putting it on a real SD Card or even a USB Stick later on. But, that was it for me right now...

Don

Info on when the Paspberry Pi will be available to buy...

Corrections and clarifications about some stuff you may have read in the press

Posted on February 10, 2012 by liz

We’ve had a number of people contact us this morning about a teaser for an interview with David Braben in Eurogamer, which is due to go out next week. David was a bit equivocal in what he said, and the difference between the consumer and educational launches wasn’t made clear. Some other bits of the press have picked it up too, but have kind of gone in feet-first; Tom’s Hardware currently have a big splash on their homepage saying “Raspberry Pi not available to consumers until September”. You can probably gather that I am not having a fantastic day dealing with this. I’m doing my best to get both articles amended. (Edit to add – the lovely folk at Eurogamer are scrambling to make changes already. Thanks guys!)

I’ll quote from the Tom’s Hardware piece (Edit to add – Tom’s Hardware have also made a correction now; thanks very much!) – before you have a heart attack, please be aware that what you’re about to read is COMPLETELY WRONG:

Despite Monday’s report that the first batch of boards for Raspberry Pi will be completed on February 20, the $25/$35 credit card-sized computer won’t be available for public consumption until 3Q12. Co-creator David Braben is hoping this will be the actual public release timeframe given the team doesn’t endure additional delays as reported earlier this week.

“We’ve not got a pre-order [system] for the commercial one yet because we need to determine the price, determine roughly when it’s going to be,” he told Eurogamer. “We have a good idea that it will be sort of in Q3 this year, but we can’t be certain. There are a lot of variables in terms of what we need to get ready. We don’t know completely but we’re moving very quickly.”

What’s that? Will this little rig not be $25 or $35? Sounds like we may be shelling out a few extra Jacksons than originally thought.

I’ll take these one by one.

You will be able to buy a Raspberry Pi from the end of February, from this website. The “consumer release” that Eurogamer is talking about is actually the educational release, which, as you’ll be aware if you’ve been hanging out on our forums, will come with a kid-targetted software stack, a heap of written support materials, and a standard case.

The model A will cost $25 and the model B will cost $35. These prices will not change (unless we can change them downwards). Price is such an important part of what we’re doing in trying to change the way people use computers that we’d be totally, totally mad to move the price point. The educational release’s case will not add to the price if we can possibly help it.

We have no plans for preorders.

Clear enough?

Go there...
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/633

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