On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 10:12, John Winters <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've just received a SheevaPlug freshly delivered and obviously I didn't > read any of the instructions before powering it up. > > I'm slightly puzzled. I connect the USB lead to another box, fire up a > connection over ttyUSB0 and am immediately presented with a login which > says: > > Ubuntu jaunty (development branch) debian ttyS0 > > debian login: > > > I wasn't expecting to find Ubuntu pre-installed. I've had a little hunt > to see if I can find the login information, but without luck so far. > > Is it normal for these to come with a booting Ubuntu system pre-installed? > > TIA, > John <[email protected]> > John, Yes, quite a few of us were surprised to see it grab a dhcp address and come right up. If you want an alternative to debian/ubuntu, the is armedslack, Slackware distribution for ARM and Sheevaplugs as an arm package. Very slick so far... armedslack.org -steve -- steve pirk refiamerica.org "father... the sleeper has awakened..." paul atreides - dune Sent from Bremerton, WA, United States
