From: Ashley Dixon <ash@suugaku.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo RPi boot to ram or read-only FS?
Date: Tue, 26 May 2020 13:39:45 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200526123945.7tyivul7a2obzhbp@ad-gentoo-main> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CACnOH0WSeN5VuQh1BGOyi-33QL-eOiwfv+SKu90BJM-vW2QKMQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 08:12:30AM -0400, Frank Tarczynski wrote:
> I'm building a video conference appliance using a Raspberry Pi 4 for my
> parents.
>
> I'm using a RPi 4 that boots from a SD card and an USB webcam/microphone.
>
> Gentoo is the only OS I can find that supports the USB webcam in both
> Firefox and Chromium with no issues.
>
> Getting my parents to understand that they need to shutdown the RPi before
> hitting the power button is a challenge. And I've not been successful at
> finding a case for the RPi 4 with a soft power switch and a fan.
Gentoo seems like a terrible choice for those who are not technically inclined.
Perhaps an easier solution, for the case of your parents, would be to find a
simpler and smaller O.S.\ and then triage/fix the webcam and microphone
problems.
Aside from the perceived resolution of the webcam and microphone problems, are
there any other significant reasons to use Gentoo ? Especially on a Raspberry
Pi, it can be particularly difficult with the proprietary firmware.
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Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-05-26 12:12 [gentoo-user] Gentoo RPi boot to ram or read-only FS? Frank Tarczynski
2020-05-26 12:39 ` Ashley Dixon [this message]
2020-05-26 14:02 ` Neil Bothwick
2020-05-26 17:16 ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2020-05-26 17:18 ` Michael Jones
2020-05-26 17:28 ` Frank Tarczynski
2020-05-26 18:14 ` antlists
2020-05-26 18:27 ` Neil Bothwick
2020-05-26 18:38 ` Michael Jones
2020-05-26 18:45 ` antlists
2020-05-26 19:13 ` antlists
2020-05-26 19:26 ` Neil Bothwick
2020-05-27 0:44 ` William Kenworthy
2020-05-27 7:39 ` Neil Bothwick
2020-05-27 8:24 ` J. Roeleveld
2020-05-27 9:29 ` Neil Bothwick
2020-05-27 13:48 ` antlists
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