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** a distcc server, networked distributed compilation system for faster ARM compilations
 
** a distcc server, networked distributed compilation system for faster ARM compilations
 
** a PXE boot server to start simultaneously multiple x86 32 bits and 64 bits PC. Currently supported are:
 
** a PXE boot server to start simultaneously multiple x86 32 bits and 64 bits PC. Currently supported are:
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*** Slackware 32 and 64 bit installers
 
*** Dyne:bolic, a Linux home studio for making music
 
*** Dyne:bolic, a Linux home studio for making music
 
*** System Rescue CD, a Gentoo-based Linux to repair filesystems, recover data etc.
 
*** System Rescue CD, a Gentoo-based Linux to repair filesystems, recover data etc.
 
*** GParted, a Debian-based Linux for partitioning and formatting hard drives, SSD, SD cards etc.
 
*** GParted, a Debian-based Linux for partitioning and formatting hard drives, SSD, SD cards etc.
 
*** Ghost for Linux (G4L), a powerful hard drive clone/backup utility
 
*** Ghost for Linux (G4L), a powerful hard drive clone/backup utility
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*** OpenBSD (the most secure free operating system) installer
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*** Gc-linux, Linux for the Nintendo GameCube
 
*** MemTest, different versions of a RAM testing tool
 
*** MemTest, different versions of a RAM testing tool
 
*** Hardware Detection Tool, for quickly make an inventory of the booted PC's hardware
 
*** Hardware Detection Tool, for quickly make an inventory of the booted PC's hardware
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= Media choice =
 
= Media choice =
* SOLEIL runs on a SD card. 32G or more are recommended if you plan to install all features. A minimal install may run on 8G although no size plan is clearly defined for now.
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* SOLEIL runs on a SD card. 32G or more are recommended if you plan to install all features. A minimal install will run on 16G although no minimum size plan is clearly defined for now.
 
* The SD card must support Linux filesystems, see [http://pandorawiki.org/SD_compatibility_list this SD compatibility chart].
 
* The SD card must support Linux filesystems, see [http://pandorawiki.org/SD_compatibility_list this SD compatibility chart].
* I myself recommend the [http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/sd/ SanDisk Extreme or Extreme Pro cards].
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* I myself recommend the [http://www.sandisk.com/products/memory-cards/sd/ SanDisk Extreme, Extreme PLUS or Extreme Pro cards].
  
 
= Accessories choice =
 
= Accessories choice =
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** For letting USB host ports available - http://www.logitec.co.jp/products/lan/lantxu2h3/index.php
 
** For letting USB host ports available - http://www.logitec.co.jp/products/lan/lantxu2h3/index.php
 
** For Gigabit ethernet at the lowest current drain - http://www.trendnet.com/products/proddetail.asp?prod=275_TU2-ETG
 
** For Gigabit ethernet at the lowest current drain - http://www.trendnet.com/products/proddetail.asp?prod=275_TU2-ETG
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* As far as I know, most adapters will work
  
 
= Installation =
 
= Installation =
 
* Follow the SL4P procedure: http://pandorawiki.org/Software_projects/OS/Slackware#Installation
 
* Follow the SL4P procedure: http://pandorawiki.org/Software_projects/OS/Slackware#Installation
* Instead of grabbing the SL4P release, get SOLEIL rootfs here: http://slackware.openpandora.org/pandora/index.php?dir=SOLEIL%2FSOLEIL-14.0%2Frootfs
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* Instead of grabbing the SL4P release, get SOLEIL rootfs here: http://slackware.openpandora.org/pandora/index.php?dir=SOLEIL%2FSOLEIL-14.1%2Frootfs
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* Older releases (unsupported): http://slackware.openpandora.org/pandora/index.php?dir=SOLEIL%2FSOLEIL-14.0%2Frootfs
  
 
= Rootfs versions =
 
= Rootfs versions =
 
* There's two rootfs, minimal and maximal.
 
* There's two rootfs, minimal and maximal.
* Minimal (16G SD card) only contains a 32 bit Slackware PXE, and all extra features can be installed (at the exception of the 64 bit PXE) as long as you have internet. Be careful to use a 32G SD card if you want to install extra features.
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* Note that maximal version may not be available for download because of the reason below.
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* Minimal (16G SD card) only contains a 32 and 64 bit Slackware PXE, and all extra features can be installed as long as you have internet. Be careful to use a 32G SD card if you want to install extra features.
 
* Maximal (32G SD card) contains all features.
 
* Maximal (32G SD card) contains all features.
  
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* Boot the Pandora. Once you see the Xfce desktop, SOLEIL is ready.
 
* Boot the Pandora. Once you see the Xfce desktop, SOLEIL is ready.
 
* If you have a two adapter setup, shut down the OP, plug the internet-side adapter (will be eth1), and boot again.
 
* If you have a two adapter setup, shut down the OP, plug the internet-side adapter (will be eth1), and boot again.
* If you made a mistake with the ethernet names, edit /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules .
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* If you made a mistake with the ethernet names/order, edit /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules .
  
 
= Wi-Fi gateway =
 
= Wi-Fi gateway =
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* Get internet, be root using su - , then, if you want to install GParted:
 
* Get internet, be root using su - , then, if you want to install GParted:
 
  cd /etc/SOLEIL/installers
 
  cd /etc/SOLEIL/installers
  sh 4.1-x86-GPARTED.sh
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  sh 4.1-x86-GPARTED.sh /
* Same for G4L, System Rescue CD and Dyne:bolic
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* You can also install extras from a PC's card reader. If the SD root partition is named "SLACK" as mentioned in the SL4P wiki, and mounted under /media/ then:
* There is no way to install the Slackware 64 bit PXE filesystem for now
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sh 4.1-x86-GPARTED.sh /media/SLACK
* For the Slackware installers, get the 32 and 64 bits install-dvd .isos here: http://mirrors.slackware.com/slackware-iso/ , and copy them respectively in /srv/exports/nfs/SOLEIL/installers/slackware/14.0/x86_32/iso/ and /srv/exports/nfs/SOLEIL/installers/slackware/14.0/x86_64/iso/ , then reboot the Pandora.
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* Same for G4L, System Rescue CD, Dyne:bolic, OpenBSD and gc-linux
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* For the 32/64 bit Slackware installers, use this:
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sh 3.3-x86-COPY-SLACK-ISOS.sh / 14.1 x86_32
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or
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sh 3.3-x86-COPY-SLACK-ISOS.sh / 14.1 x86_64
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* Replace / with /media/SLACK if you're on a PC with the SD in the card reader.
  
 
= Switch back to normal Slackware mode =
 
= Switch back to normal Slackware mode =
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* The previously mentioned services are running.
 
* The previously mentioned services are running.
 
* USB host is enabled by default.
 
* USB host is enabled by default.
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* The default kernel has more networking features, and most debug functions removed.
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= SOJA =
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* SOJA is a graphical Java program interfaced with a PostgreSQL database.
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* It helps you to fix default booted OSes according to the client's MAC address.
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* It has bugs since 14.1 JDK/jdbc updates and is not operational for now.

Revision as of 17:32, 10 February 2014

Disclaimer

Helping this project

What is SOLEIL ?

  • In french, Soleil means Sun.
  • SOLEIL is a Slackware-based operating system.
  • The Pandora version of SOLEIL is based on SL4P, Slackware for Pandora, itself based on Slackware ARM.

Ok, but what is SOLEIL ?!!?

  • It's the core of a mobile network. In a few seconds, you can use your Pandora to act as:
    • a firewall/gateway/router
    • a DNS server
    • a DHCP server
    • a NFS server
    • a Inetd server
    • a distcc server, networked distributed compilation system for faster ARM compilations
    • a PXE boot server to start simultaneously multiple x86 32 bits and 64 bits PC. Currently supported are:
      • Slackware 32 and 64 bit installers
      • Dyne:bolic, a Linux home studio for making music
      • System Rescue CD, a Gentoo-based Linux to repair filesystems, recover data etc.
      • GParted, a Debian-based Linux for partitioning and formatting hard drives, SSD, SD cards etc.
      • Ghost for Linux (G4L), a powerful hard drive clone/backup utility
      • OpenBSD (the most secure free operating system) installer
      • Gc-linux, Linux for the Nintendo GameCube
      • MemTest, different versions of a RAM testing tool
      • Hardware Detection Tool, for quickly make an inventory of the booted PC's hardware
    • And the main feature is to act as a PXE boot server to start two persistent versions of Slackware, 32 bits and 64 bits

Media choice

Accessories choice

Installation

Rootfs versions

  • There's two rootfs, minimal and maximal.
  • Note that maximal version may not be available for download because of the reason below.
  • Minimal (16G SD card) only contains a 32 and 64 bit Slackware PXE, and all extra features can be installed as long as you have internet. Be careful to use a 32G SD card if you want to install extra features.
  • Maximal (32G SD card) contains all features.

Setup

  • Once the rootfs is installed on the SD card, you have to setup a "Master" client PC. Edit /etc/dhcpd.conf, and replace the 00:00:00:00:00:00 MAC adress with the one from this "Master".
  • The Master PC has a full read/write access to the NFS, Network File System.
  • Connect only the ethernet adapter that will be connected to the LAN. It will be named eth0 and this is important as the network setup is static.
  • Boot the Pandora. Once you see the Xfce desktop, SOLEIL is ready.
  • If you have a two adapter setup, shut down the OP, plug the internet-side adapter (will be eth1), and boot again.
  • If you made a mistake with the ethernet names/order, edit /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules .

Wi-Fi gateway

  • If you plan to redistribute Internet gathered by the Pandora's wlan0, you'll have to make a few changes:
  • edit /etc/rc.d/rc.SOLEIL and change
sh /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall.eth1.eth0 start

into

sh /etc/rc.d/rc.firewall.wlan0.eth0 start
  • Reboot, then in order to get an IP on wlan0, activate Wi-Fi, then:
ifconfig wlan0 1.1.1.1
iwlist wlan0 scan
iwconfig essid "your_essid"
dhcpcd wlan0

Installing the extra features in the minimal rootfs

  • Get internet, be root using su - , then, if you want to install GParted:
cd /etc/SOLEIL/installers
sh 4.1-x86-GPARTED.sh /
  • You can also install extras from a PC's card reader. If the SD root partition is named "SLACK" as mentioned in the SL4P wiki, and mounted under /media/ then:
sh 4.1-x86-GPARTED.sh /media/SLACK
  • Same for G4L, System Rescue CD, Dyne:bolic, OpenBSD and gc-linux
  • For the 32/64 bit Slackware installers, use this:
sh 3.3-x86-COPY-SLACK-ISOS.sh / 14.1 x86_32

or

sh 3.3-x86-COPY-SLACK-ISOS.sh / 14.1 x86_64
  • Replace / with /media/SLACK if you're on a PC with the SD in the card reader.

Switch back to normal Slackware mode

  • It's pretty simple:
chmod -x /etc/rc.d/rc.SOLEIL
chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.networkmanager
  • And reboot.
  • Invert the chmod's to come back to SOLEIL.

Differences with SL4P

  • There is no started network manager, all IP addresses are configured statically.
  • The previously mentioned services are running.
  • USB host is enabled by default.
  • The default kernel has more networking features, and most debug functions removed.

SOJA

  • SOJA is a graphical Java program interfaced with a PostgreSQL database.
  • It helps you to fix default booted OSes according to the client's MAC address.
  • It has bugs since 14.1 JDK/jdbc updates and is not operational for now.