[clue] Slow Pi installs.

[Mike Paige]

I know this is a bit different than what you're going for, but I wanted 
a RPi to run XMBC on so I installed a Raspbmc image on mine. It 
installed relatively quickly, easily, and it works shockingly well -- 
plays 1080p H.264 videos without a hitch. I even use my TV remote to 
control it (through CEC, default settings), or I can connect a USB 
mouse/keyboard. So if you wanted to check out your RPi's video handling 
capabilities, or just make sure your RPi is working I'd highly recommend 
that image.

Mike

On 02/26/2013 02:28 PM, David L. Anselmi wrote:
> So you can download an image to use with the Pi.  The Raspbian Wheezy image has a lot of stuff (like
> a desktop) I don't want and removing it all takes hours.
>
> There's an installer, but it requires you connect a KVM.  That's a hassle.
>
> So I'm thinking about modifying the installer to add net console.  Unfortunately building the
> installer image or modifying it doesn't seem to be well documented (but it doesn't look complex so
> it should be possible).  Supposedly a base install is over an hour but I wouldn't need several to
> add a whole desktop.
>
> Or maybe using debootstrap to build an image might be better.  Might have to build the boot
> partition by hand in that case, but that would be easy too.  That wouldn't be limited by SD card or
> ARM speed.
>
> Dave
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