greengeek wrote:oh, and if I could just make one other comment...I think there is something problematic about the version of dhcpcd used in Pussy so if poss I think PussyPie needs a different version to ensure it will be easily connected to a wide range of routers. (just askin'...)
the rasp debian OS that is already there seems to work real well with auto guessing the correct network config, and because this thing doesnt have a wireless network card/ adaptor .. etc... its fairly simple, if your router has dhcp, then the rasp will find it and configure itself. I dont know particularly how this differs from the versions of stuff i had in pussy for x68 but its already working well and i promise that i wont change that, i promise!
also because its so good at doing the dhcp stuff, you will probably find that you dont need to use a GUI network config utility... and funny enough the rasp debian OS doesnt even have a network GUI network utility, i spose its because the network already kind of works.... however... if you dont have dhcp enabled network and you use static addresses then you will need to live in commandline hell for a good half hour to get it all to work.
i think when people start to use wireless network adaptors with the rasp then there will be alot of bitching etc
im kind of leaning towards having a gui, but it doesnt auto load (so that it doesnt use up all your resources when you just want it to be a server...) you will need to type startx or whatever to get it to work. The rasp default debian already has it setup like that. When it boots i will have the welcoming text tell you what you need to type to do whatever etc and what apps are available from the commandline.
because the dhcp works very well and i will have the ssh/ telnet/ web/ ftp servers auto running, you dont need to connect a monitor to it if you want to use it as a server, not even on the first boot, it will just work.... kind of how your router just works and you can access it and its settings over the network.