[Comm-en] Simply Linux alpha1 для Rasberry Pi 5 и Repka Pi 3

[Maria Fokanova]

Hello,

The image (alpha version) for Raspberry Pi 5 and Repka Pi 3 based on p11 
is ready.

The Simply Linux alpha1 image is available for download:
- http://get.srt.basealt.ru/images/rpi5/slinux-11-alpha1-rpi5-aarch64.img.xz
- http://get.srt.basealt.ru/images/rpi5/slinux-11-alpha1-rpi5-aarch64.tar.xz

The image is designed to work on Raspberry Pi 5,4,3 and Repka Pi 3:
- the default kernel is 5.15.92-rpi-def-alt2, which also supports Repka 
Pi 3;
- the 6.6.23-rpi-un-alt1 kernel for Raspberry Pi 5,4,3 is installed on 
the FAT partition.

How to write an image see the instructions on the ALT Linux Wiki:
https://www.altlinux.org/Write/rootfs

To write images you will need an SD card of 16 GB or more.

Features

The U-Boot loader for Repka Pi 3 is preinstalled in the image, which 
allows you to write the image not only using alt-rootfs-installer, but 
also using dd. The assembly uses the design and texts for the Simply 
Linux distribution, modified by indicating the status of the image - ALPHA1.

The image uses a test version of the rpi4-boot-switch-0.15-alt1 package 
- 3D acceleration on RPi5 added (see config.txt). Switching the boot 
mode (as on RPi4,3) is not available for RPi5 because U-Boot for RPi5 is 
not available in the repository.

For more information see the Single-board computer software
development discussions newsletter (in Russian):
https://lists.altlinux.org/pipermail/devel-sbc/2024-July/000372.html

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With best regards,
Maria Fokanova
community manager