R3 FIRMWARE CONFIG.TXT
Quite frankly, the analog audio driver hasn't gotten any better. If you need it you need it but if you use Bluetooth sound like me disabling it will prevent seemingly random application lockups. Firmware is on a Microsoft Windows partition and you can edit the config.txt file with Notepad. Just put a # symbol in front of the dtparam=audio=on line and save. That's all there is to it. Note method has changed from previous versions!
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
The first thing you should do after configuring your system is change the default passwords. PELinux allows su as well as password-less sudo, so it's really quite important for, er, um, well, security reasons. I hate using the word "security" in the post-inside-job world but giving it some thought is required now-a-days.
pi@jessie-rpi:~$ su
Password: debian
root@jessie-rpi:/home/pi# passwd
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
root@jessie-rpi:/home/pi# passwd pi
Enter new UNIX password:
Retype new UNIX password:
passwd: password updated successfully
root@jessie-rpi:/home/pi# exit
exit
pi@jessie-rpi:~$
There's one more, the default keyring password is "pi", to change it go to:
Menu --> Accessories --> Passwords and Keys
Right click the default keyring and select "change password" from the pop-up menu.
It's also not a bad idea to create a non-admin user account if you intend to surf the dark webzes. If malicious web software hoses you just delete "surfer" (that's what I call mine) and his entire home directory. Much easier than restoring your last backup over and over again. ;)
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
R3 FOR PI3 IS OUT
Privacy Enhanced Linux R3 is pure Linux.. mostly Debian version 8 with a little 9 and a dash of Mint. It supports all Raspberry Pi 3 features with it's ultra-stable, modern kernel. The direct download link is:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_8WsV7ZWJa1N2drMy1qcWF0c00
2.2 GB ZIP file expands to a 7.2 GB IMG file so make sure you have 10 GB free on a filesystem that supports big files. Most flash drives use FAT which has a 2 GB file size limit.
2192173577 Feb 14 05:19 privacyenhancedlinux_2-14R3.zip
shasum 11d2d52f9653b5c2c69312593637ba428316bfb3
md5sum 5b1923d97127f0535ebc6ac1f7f6236a
7246708736 Feb 14 05:09 privacyenhancedlinux_2-14R3.img
shasum 16d30e6832a525b1ecb9f903457f2edfb7b979cc
md5sum e56fa2b859b4265dac86d6a95b96b1c6
KNOWN ISSUES
Pi 3 Bluetooth hicups a little first couple minutes but then smooths out. My Panda BT 4.0 adapter doesn't have this problem and my Pi 2 is still the main MP3/audio player the house. I paid $15 for the Panda though and another $10 for an EDIMAX WiFi dongle, so I guess I can't complain too much. It's like $25 worth of extra stuff for free.
Locales package doesn't update correctly. I'm using the testing version so it shouldn't need updating much but whenever it does immediately afterwards do the following:
sudo cp ~/Public/pelinux/patches/locale.gen /etc/
sudo locale-gen
That's really the only package on hold you should ever unhold, unless you really know what you're doing. I've included everything I could think of in the same patches directory above, though. Just in case you hose up your system you can try to re-apply my fixes manually.
Privacy Enhanced Linux R3 is pure Linux.. mostly Debian version 8 with a little 9 and a dash of Mint. It supports all Raspberry Pi 3 features with it's ultra-stable, modern kernel. The direct download link is:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_8WsV7ZWJa1N2drMy1qcWF0c00
2.2 GB ZIP file expands to a 7.2 GB IMG file so make sure you have 10 GB free on a filesystem that supports big files. Most flash drives use FAT which has a 2 GB file size limit.
2192173577 Feb 14 05:19 privacyenhancedlinux_2-14R3.zip
shasum 11d2d52f9653b5c2c69312593637ba428316bfb3
md5sum 5b1923d97127f0535ebc6ac1f7f6236a
7246708736 Feb 14 05:09 privacyenhancedlinux_2-14R3.img
shasum 16d30e6832a525b1ecb9f903457f2edfb7b979cc
md5sum e56fa2b859b4265dac86d6a95b96b1c6
KNOWN ISSUES
Pi 3 Bluetooth hicups a little first couple minutes but then smooths out. My Panda BT 4.0 adapter doesn't have this problem and my Pi 2 is still the main MP3/audio player the house. I paid $15 for the Panda though and another $10 for an EDIMAX WiFi dongle, so I guess I can't complain too much. It's like $25 worth of extra stuff for free.
Locales package doesn't update correctly. I'm using the testing version so it shouldn't need updating much but whenever it does immediately afterwards do the following:
sudo cp ~/Public/pelinux/patches/locale.gen /etc/
sudo locale-gen
That's really the only package on hold you should ever unhold, unless you really know what you're doing. I've included everything I could think of in the same patches directory above, though. Just in case you hose up your system you can try to re-apply my fixes manually.
Monday, February 13, 2017
PACKAGE "BACKPORTS" SUCK
I really don't understand why PulseAudio 7 is in backports when Debian 9 isn't going to use that version. Backported from where exactly? Testing I can understand and FYI they changed from PulseAudio 9 to 10 so it looks like that's what you peeps are gonna get. You heard it here first! And though I like my way of including ALL modules I guess I did miss a dependency or two. For example, I compiled the Privacy Enhanced Linux version of Pulse with OpenSSL support but didn't include that as a required package. So I can see it both ways now and R3 will use the "official" packages.
Unfortunately my efforts to keep extra packages out of the xorg upgrade process didn't work. FWIW though, you'll find two new files in the /etc/apt/preferences.d/ directory, one called jessie.pref and the other stretch.pref which pin stable above testing. I guess it's version dependencies bringing in things like systemd 230. At this point it's only really a problem for users of HID touchscreens though, other users won't notice, so I'm leaving that issue behind.
Looks like release day is TOMORROW! ;)
I really don't understand why PulseAudio 7 is in backports when Debian 9 isn't going to use that version. Backported from where exactly? Testing I can understand and FYI they changed from PulseAudio 9 to 10 so it looks like that's what you peeps are gonna get. You heard it here first! And though I like my way of including ALL modules I guess I did miss a dependency or two. For example, I compiled the Privacy Enhanced Linux version of Pulse with OpenSSL support but didn't include that as a required package. So I can see it both ways now and R3 will use the "official" packages.
Unfortunately my efforts to keep extra packages out of the xorg upgrade process didn't work. FWIW though, you'll find two new files in the /etc/apt/preferences.d/ directory, one called jessie.pref and the other stretch.pref which pin stable above testing. I guess it's version dependencies bringing in things like systemd 230. At this point it's only really a problem for users of HID touchscreens though, other users won't notice, so I'm leaving that issue behind.
Looks like release day is TOMORROW! ;)
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| Privacy Enhanced Linux R3 running on a Raspberry Pi 3 using built-in Bluetooth and WiFi |
Sunday, February 12, 2017
MAYBE NEITHER
I guess the train already left the station on "pure" Debian when I added Linux Mint's Bluetooth manager to R2. And kernel 3.18 has reached end-of-life so while it's still rock solid it's not bleeding edge and backporting stuff to it is a waste of time. Therefore, the time has come for R3 which is:
Debian 8.7 stable
Kernel 4.4.48 (Feb 10th 2017, ARMHF 32bit)
VideoCore 3D acceleration enabled (default 320M mem)
Pi3 WiFi enabled
Pi3 Bluetooth enabled
Analog Audio enabled
Bluetooth Audio enabled
Linux Mint Blueberry Bluetooth Manager
PulseAudio 10 (maybe)
Xorg 1.18.4 (maybe)
This is the last Debian version as I'm switching to Gentoo. Final testing in progress, everything that doesn't say "maybe" is working perfectly... I don't wanna brag but you're not gonna wanna go back to Raspbian. :D
Here are some reviews from our beta testers:
"You can't tell because of this rag on my head but my hair is standing straight up right now." - Yousef al-Shiskabob, senior al-Qaeda recruiter.
"All our Islamic State Peacekeepers use Raspberry Pis running Privacy Enhanced Linux. It helps keep them safe and secure from the Zionist extremists. It's true, I swear!" -- anonymous official from the Islamic State Defense Force.
I guess the train already left the station on "pure" Debian when I added Linux Mint's Bluetooth manager to R2. And kernel 3.18 has reached end-of-life so while it's still rock solid it's not bleeding edge and backporting stuff to it is a waste of time. Therefore, the time has come for R3 which is:
Debian 8.7 stable
Kernel 4.4.48 (Feb 10th 2017, ARMHF 32bit)
VideoCore 3D acceleration enabled (default 320M mem)
Pi3 WiFi enabled
Pi3 Bluetooth enabled
Analog Audio enabled
Bluetooth Audio enabled
Linux Mint Blueberry Bluetooth Manager
PulseAudio 10 (maybe)
Xorg 1.18.4 (maybe)
This is the last Debian version as I'm switching to Gentoo. Final testing in progress, everything that doesn't say "maybe" is working perfectly... I don't wanna brag but you're not gonna wanna go back to Raspbian. :D
Here are some reviews from our beta testers:
"You can't tell because of this rag on my head but my hair is standing straight up right now." - Yousef al-Shiskabob, senior al-Qaeda recruiter.
"All our Islamic State Peacekeepers use Raspberry Pis running Privacy Enhanced Linux. It helps keep them safe and secure from the Zionist extremists. It's true, I swear!" -- anonymous official from the Islamic State Defense Force.
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