GitHub has a very interesting article for cross compiling for the Raspberry Pi using a another PC as the compiler over a network.
https://github.com/openFrameworks-RaspberryPi/openFrameworks/wiki/Raspberry-Pi-Cross-compiling-guide
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2180
"One of the most common suggestions we’ve heard since launch is that we should produce a more expensive “Model C” version of Raspberry Pi with extra RAM. This would be useful for people who want to use the Pi as a general-purpose computer, with multiple large applications running concurrently, and would enable some interesting embedded use cases (particularly using Java) which are slightly too heavyweight to fit comfortably in 256MB.
The downside of this suggestion for us is that we’re very attached to $35 as our highest price point. With this in mind, we’re pleased to announce that from today all Model B Raspberry Pis will ship with 512MB of RAM as standard. If you have an outstanding order with either distributor, you will receive the upgraded device in place of the 256MB version you ordered. Units should start arriving in customers’ hands today, and we will be making a firmware upgrade available in the next couple of days to enable access to the additional memory.
I’d like to thank our partners, RS Components and element14/Premier Farnell, and the suppliers, particularly Samsung, Sony and Broadcom, for all their help in delivering a smooth transition to the 512MB. I’m looking forward to seeing what you all get up to with your shiny new Pis."
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2008
Wow! This is wonderful news! The Edimax Wifi adapter should now be supported natively in the latest official image. Hats off to MrEngman for his amazing work.
David Noyes
I tried out the new 2012-09-18 Wheezy Raspian image last night and it worked flawlessly with the Edimax wifi. Choosing the access point using the from the GUI was a doddle and after that it was simply a matter of white listing the i2c modules to obtain all the functionality I need.
I couldn't be happier with this release.
In the past I have found compiling kernels for the Raspberry Pi to be a very frustrating experience, so I thought it would be a good idea to write this guide for my own future reference. If it helps anyone else have a better experience, then all the better!
VirtualBox provides an excellent feature called Shared Folders. This feature allows you to share multiple folders between your host and virtual operating systems therefore making it much easier to transfer data between the two.
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this guide I showed you how to create your own virtual machine in VirtualBox and how to install Ubuntu Server 12.04.
In Part 3 I'll take you through the steps required to install the VirtualBox Guest Additions and how to create a shared folder between your main OS and Ubuntu Server.
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