What is the difference? (Consumer unit image / Developer unit image)




(List 142, S/N 00032, 4 gig blue)

The consumer image has just the player on there (well, that & libraries). You can't get a shell prompt.

The developer image has the player (a slightly more debug-enabled build), plus bash, zmodem, some unix tools, etc, and a way of leaving the player and getting to the shell (really easy on beta5c).

There's really no point in using the developer image if you don't want to play with unix - but there's very little performance penalty.

Hugo

OK. I've got the serial connection working (after finally discovering that you had to set no flow control (i.e. no RTS/CTS or XON/XOFF handshaking. Trap for young players.)

We're using Beta 7b, and it seems to set up OK, but I can't get it to go into shell. It allows me to get into pump mode (whatever that is) via hitting Ctrl-A, but even holding down the 'q' key during the entire boot sequence doesn't seem to get a shell.

In Verement's journal he says he was able to get shell by pressing 'q ENTER', but this doesn't work for me either.

Suggestions?

Feed the Hungry. Save the Whales. Free the Mallocs.

Hugo,

I had the 6a developers image installed earlier; am now in 7b consumer. Am I right in assuming that all the the developer's stuff has been cleaned out now?

Henno

Yes, everything on the root partition is replaced when you upgrade your image.

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Mike Crowe
I may not be speaking on behalf of empeg above :-)

If you wait for the player to get going and then hit q then enter the player will exit to a shell itself. It is a bit difficult sometimes to catch it before the player starts :-)

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Mike Crowe
I may not be speaking on behalf of empeg above :-)