[Freedombox-discuss] FreedomBox Unstable Image 2012.0722 Available

[Markus Sabadello]

I can confirm that it works well with my Guruplug.
The first-run script is executed, the kernel is not tweaked, and the /boot
partition is mounted correctly.

Great work, thanks..

Markus

On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:06 PM, Nick Daly <nick.m.daly at gmail.com> wrote:

> The Guruplug's usb actually needs the DreamPlug's "card" target, so
> the posted guruplug image should work fine.  To rebuild it yourself,
> the following should do it:
>
>     $ make MACHINE=guruplug weekly-image
>
> It's confusing, but that's because the usb stick is the destination
> device in the case of the GuruPlug, but we still have to install it
> from the USB to something else with the DreamPlug.
>
> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Markus Sabadello
> <markus.sabadello at gmail.com> wrote:
> > So what would be the command I have to type to build a USB image for a
> > Guruplug?
> >
> > Markus
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 22, 2012 at 9:59 PM, Nick M. Daly <nick.m.daly at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi folks, welcome to the seventh weekly FreedomBox test image and
> >> progress report.
> >>
> >> This image is designed to allow anyone to experiment with the current
> >> state of the FreedomBox.  However, it's not yet a complete privacy
> >> solution, so you should rely on other, more established, solutions until
> >> we produce a stable release.  This is not a stable or complete release.
> >>
> >> I should also note that Bdale Garbee will soon release a more official
> >> reference build, showing what the FreedomBox will be.  These weekly
> >> images will become a more playful example of what a FreedomBox can do.
> >> However, this week's images don't yet include those changes.  These
> >> images will include those changes when I get the plugserver setup
> >> scripts to cooperate with the build process.
> >>
> >> The image is available at:
> >>
> >>     https://www.betweennowhere.net/tracker/freedombox-unstable.torrent
> >>
> >>     https://www.betweennowhere.net/tracker/freedombox-unstable.tar.bz2
> >>
> >> Today's image was produced with:
> >>
> >>     $ make weekly-image
> >>     $ make DESTINATION=card weekly-image
> >>     $ make MACHINE=guruplug weekly-image
> >>     $ make ARCHITECTURE=i386 weekly-image
> >>
> >> This produced 4 customized targets:
> >>
> >> - freedombox-unstable_2012.0722_dreamplug-armel-card.tar.bz2
> >>
> >> - freedombox-unstable_2012.0722_dreamplug-armel-usb.tar.bz2
> >>
> >> - freedombox-unstable_2012.0722_dreamplug-i386-card.tar.bz2
> >>
> >> - freedombox-unstable_2012.0722_guruplug-armel-card.tar.bz2
> >>
> >> In case the customized targets don't work for whatever reason, I also
> >> produced a DreamPlug microSD card image with last week's build process:
> >>
> >> - freedombox-unstable_2012.0721.tar.bz2
> >>
> >> That image is the current unstable.torrent.
> >>
> >> These images include several FreedomBox-related projects.  The changes
> >> are changes made by project contributors in the last week that have made
> >> it into the test image.  The outstanding TODOs are the changes needed
> >> before the beta-release is complete.  If you'd like to contribute in any
> >> way, fork and send me a pull request.
> >>
> >> News:
> >>
> >>   - Thanks to Markus Sabadello, there's a GuruPlug target.  Copy the
> >>     GuruPlug image to a USB drive and it should successfully boot.
> >>
> >>   - We also have VM support (the i386 image).  The VM support is
> >>     untested due to time-constraints.  Please test it.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Freedom Maker: https://github.com/nickdaly/freedom-maker
> >>
> >> Changes:
> >>
> >>   - We now support the GuruPlug!
> >>   - There's a new branch for my more experimental
> >>     what-can-a-freedombox-do type changes: "shiny".
> >>   - I've manually added the plugserver's wiki into Freedom Maker's shiny
> >>     branch as part of the build process.  I'm working on getting that
> >>     built out so it happens automatically.
> >>
> >> Outstanding TODOs:
> >>
> >>   - Build the first run config/setup.
> >>   - The setup process generates keys for user.
> >>   - Setup generates keys for the box itself.
> >>   - Turn DHCP on by default (on first boot).
> >>
> >>
> >> Plinth: https://github.com/nickdaly/plinth
> >>
> >> Changes:
> >>
> >>   - FreedomBuddy can now auto-configure OpenVPN.  It's not yet complete,
> >>     because I haven't figured out how to automatically and safely
> >>     restart the OpenVPN service when the configuration changes.
> >>
> >>     I'll be adding more setup details to FBuddy's README.
> >>
> >> Outstanding TODOs:
> >>
> >>   - Turn DHCP on/off through Plinth
> >>   - Select DHCP or Static IP in Plinth
> >>   - Integrate basic OpenVPN settings into Plinth
> >>   - Integrate Dnsmasq into Plinth
> >>   - Point "fbx" and "freedombox" URLs to the Plinth UI
> >>   - Integrate FreedomBuddy into Plinth.
> >>   - Hook FreedomBuddy into SSH.
> >>
> >>
> >> FreedomBox Privoxy: https://github.com/nickdaly/freedombox-privoxy
> >>
> >> Outstanding TODOs:
> >>
> >>   - Privoxy should use the released HTTPS Everywhere regexp ruleset.
> >>   - Add enabling and disabling Privoxy to the Plinth UI.
> >>
> >>
> >> PlugServer Setup: https://bitbucket.org/nickdaly/plugserver
> >>
> >> Outstanding TODOs:
> >>
> >>   - Integrate other services into Freedom Maker?
> >>   - Add automatic security updates.
> >>
> >>
> >> With SQLite: https://github.com/nickdaly/withsqlite
> >>
> >> *Complete*
> >>
> >>
> >> Enjoy,
> >> Nick
> >>
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