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Cybereu
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Re: GIMX for ARM ?

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Try uncheck "Force updates" on gimx and test.

I've have ordered my Raspberry pi today, im thinking install an light distro on it, like arch linux, to get better perfomance and still can install GIMX easily with AUR http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=55695

Edited: My bad, not that ez, this AUR pkgbuild doesnt have support for arm architecture, need some tests and maybe can work easily.
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Re: GIMX for ARM ?

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Yey, turned off "force updates" and it works perfectly. Good job I didn't bin the Pi in frustration :)
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Re: GIMX for ARM ?

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Oh and I'm using the Debian Squeeze 19-04 version on an PNY 8gb sd, which I needed to extend the partition using gparted:
http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2012/0 ... artitions/
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Re: GIMX for ARM ?

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A way to run GIMX with no usb hub (mouse+keyboard only) is to use the onboard uart and a teensy.
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Re: GIMX for ARM ?

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Hi grjones123,

I received my Raspberry last week and I'd like to install GIMX on it ... but I don't know how to build "linux + GIMX ..." :oops:
Is'it possible to download you image to install it on my SD card ?

May be you have a web page for this

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Re: GIMX for ARM ?

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Michel wrote:but I don't know how to build "linux + GIMX ..."
Linux build instructions.
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Re: GIMX for ARM ?

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What Matlo says, but first get Debian Squeeze from :-
http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads

Put that img onto an SD Card (dd or windows), preferably bigger than 2gb which the img creates. Increase the primary partition (which is far too small to do anything) and also the swap partition (errors on compile if you dont).
Follow the link but take into account resizing the swap partition (think I made a 500mb swap, default is 190mb) :-
http://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2012/0 ... artitions/

Then follow Matlo's instructions, they are pretty much straight forward but you need to use
sudo apt-get install subversion
to install the svn command.

Its not for the faint hearted, but thats half the fun of the Pi :D I must say I did a little dance when I got it working :lol:
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Re: GIMX for ARM ?

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grjones123 wrote:Then follow Matlo's instructions, they are pretty much straight forward but you need to use
sudo apt-get install subversion
to install the svn command.
This is now specified on the wiki :)
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Re: GIMX for ARM ?

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Hello,

I read your tutorial and GIMX is installed on my RasberryPI.
Not easy beacause I never used Linux and I had tu config "sources".

At the end of this "hard work", I found gimx-config, gimx-fpsconfig and gimx-serial, but no "gimx-bluetooth".

Any idea ?
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Re: GIMX for ARM ?

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What happens when you press alt+f2 and then type gimx-Bluetooth?
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