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| From | Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc, comp.os.linux.hardware |
| Subject | Re: HOW2 boot & run with mouse & NO kybrd? |
| Date | 2013-04-17 18:11 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <kkmok2$f6m$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <87fvysyo92.fsf@thumper.dhh.gt.org> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
In article <87fvysyo92.fsf@thumper.dhh.gt.org>, John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> wrote: > Avoid9Pdf writes: > > But then, why does it have FAT32 partn1 with the boot arguments, if > > it's free of the WinTel monopoly? > > The Pi boots via the GPU (silly, I know, but that's how Broadcom > designed the chip). The boot code, like everything else about that GPU, > is secret, and knows only FAT. The Linux partition for a Pi is Ext. OK, that makes sense. It was really confusing me. They were probably able to use some well proven M$ software. IMO it worked out nicely. I'm guessing that the ability to have a rPi and mouse in your pocket and just RCA plug it to a PAL-TV, [a keybrd kills the portability] is somewhere in /etc/rc.d?S, where you could bypass the `login` which needs a keybrd. WDYS?
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HOW2 boot & run with mouse & NO kybrd? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2013-04-11 11:06 +0000
Re: HOW2 boot & run with mouse & NO kybrd? Bill Marcum <bill@nowhere.invalid> - 2013-04-15 07:14 -0400
Re: HOW2 boot & run with mouse & NO kybrd? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2013-04-15 07:25 -0500
Re: HOW2 boot & run with mouse & NO kybrd? Avoid9Pdf@gmail.com - 2013-04-17 18:11 +0000
Re: HOW2 boot & run with mouse & NO kybrd? John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2013-04-17 13:26 -0500
Re: HOW2 boot & run with mouse & NO kybrd? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2013-04-25 08:30 +0000
Re: HOW2 boot & run with mouse & NO kybrd? gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2013-04-25 09:14 +0000
Re: HOW2 boot & run with mouse & NO kybrd? Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2013-04-25 09:20 -0400
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