My Raspberry Pi project

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I have not done much yet. Time is a factor at the moment. I will post any progress here. My first intended project was to use the RasPi as programmer for flashing roms using http://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom by interfacing it via a FTDI232H chip, to my surprise I found it was already included in the range of the programmers supported by the software but without the extra hardware. So now I have to rethink what else I want to do with it for fun. I will still add the FTDI232H at a later stage for extra USB ports but for now that urgency is gone. This seems to be an excellent alternative project. http://www.bootc.net/archives/2012/07/21/raspberry-pi-xbee-pcbs/

Back to Flashing roms.

Raspberry_Pi_Photo.jpg


Flashrom: Supported programmers
Linux_spi supported Using RaspberryPi's expansion port

http://www.flashrom.org/RaspberryPi

http://www.flashrom.org/Supported_programmers


Prerequisites:
You need to be running a kernel from Chris Boot which includes a proper SPI driver, grab it from http://www.bootc.net/projects/raspberry-pi-kernel/ (and do not forget to use the latest firmware from https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/tree/master/boot). Beware, if just untarring, do not forget to do depmod appropriately.
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http://www.bootc.net/projects/raspberry-pi-kernel/

http://elinux.org/Rpi_Low-level_peripherals

RPi header SPI flash
1 Vcc 3.3V (Please do not try to draw more than 50mA from the 3.3V pin.)
6 GND
19 DI (MOSI)
21 DO (MISO)
23 SCK (SCKLl)
24 /CS (CE0)

254px-GPIOs.png


I will do all the above soon and feed back any progress.
 
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Nice project.

I got my Pi the other day, waiting for a usb-ethernet adapter and then I'm going to attempt a new LInux firewall build, probably using Ipfire or Pfsense or a DIY Arch Linux/Debian install, depends on how much the Pi can handle. The stock ethernet controller is attached tot he USB bus which I didn't realise so I'm not sure how 2x USB ethernet bridged ports will throttle the CPU since iirc USB doesn't have it's own controller chip unlike Firewire.

But if I can get IPFire with IDS (snort+guardian) working without causing any network lag then it'll be a winner.

Have ordered a case from https://www.modmypi.com
USB to Ethernet adapter: http://www.takealot.com/imports/mor...ade-for-android-tablets-also-windo,b007rtacdm

Mmmmm Pi!
 
grav80 said:
Ordered my case from them as well. Doesn't look as nice after I received it though
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Mine still says pending.

In what way does it not look nice? I'm not too bothered with how it looks, as long as it lines up and closes, I'll probably get a friend of mine who has sandblasting and laser etching equipment to mod it for me. I should have just got him to make me one but I couldn't find, at the time, measurements. Would be cool to make it out of wood or something.
 
nihilist said:
Mine still says pending.

In what way does it not look nice? I'm not too bothered with how it looks, as long as it lines up and closes, I'll probably get a friend of mine who has sandblasting and laser etching equipment to mod it for me. I should have just got him to make me one but I couldn't find, at the time, measurements. Would be cool to make it out of wood or something.
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I find it extremely bland. I doubt its because I took the black one, but I don't want to put you off. It might just be my taste that's different
 
grav80 said:
I find it extremely bland. I doubt its because I took the black one, but I don't want to put you off. It might just be my taste that's different
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I bought the black one, I don't care if it's bland, R90 for the case ;) I may sandblast it and lasercut a nice raspberry and a pi symbol via a friend of mine. Or make it look like a pack of Marlboro :P
 
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