Raspberry Pi 4 support (RC4)

Tech specs:

• Linux: Raspbian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
• Kernel: Linux 5.10.63-v7l+
• Chromium: Chromium 95.0.4638.78

You can verify the integrity of downloaded & decompressed files with:

$ openssl sha1 chilipie-kiosk-*
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-rc4.img)= fd826a5dbe39f7d71fbe1aadf3a75166a6fdc082
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-rc4.img.tar.gz)= 828e87e161976a62bf5495d9773d2b8c269cbf00

Testing feedback in:

• #164
• #125

Raspberry Pi 4 support (RC3)

Tech specs:

• Raspbian: 2021-01-11-raspios-buster-armhf-lite
• Linux: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
• Kernel: Linux 5.4.83-v7+
• Chromium: Chromium 86.0.4240.197

You can verify the integrity of downloaded & decompressed files with:

$ openssl sha1 chilipie-kiosk-*
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-rc3.img)= 8aa25f7e32eb46a471e6a283aa0b20fd210e8a72
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-rc3.img.tar.gz)= 99c388c4fe6b89ac725b30c0681de5645c7e5fbd

Raspberry Pi 4 support (RC2)

Tech specs:

• Linux: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
• Raspbian: Lite release 2020-02-13
• Kernel: Linux 4.19.97-v7l+
• Chromium: Chromium 78.0.3904.108

You can verify the integrity of downloaded & decompressed files with:

$ openssl sha1 chilipie-kiosk-*
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-rc2.img)= 1b17f83048ef8678c45fe63c523d872d20ebfb49
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-rc2.img.tar.gz)= 19e516fdfd1db2ea8c903297a98aab28d20683a0

Raspberry Pi 4 support (RC1)

Tech specs:

• Linux: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
• Raspbian: Lite release 2020-02-13
• Kernel: Linux 4.19.97-v7l+
• Chromium: Chromium 78.0.3904.108

You can verify correctly downloaded & decompressed files with:

$ openssl sha1 chilipie-kiosk-*
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-rc1.img)= e148f0a057662e69f7c918aa267d4977fb52aafa
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-rc1.img.tar.gz)= 04baafcf4da30180e80c577b246ee83269fff588

Raspberry Pi 4 (alpha 2)

This is another alpha release off of the experimental raspbian-buster branch, which updates the kiosk image for the new Raspberry Pi 4/Debian Buster. This 2nd alpha is based on a more recent Raspbian, but is otherwise (mostly) the same as the 1st.

Known issues:

• Startup graphics aren't shown from the start of the boot process
• MOTD on TTY's hasn't been shortened
• Auto-login doesn't work on TTY's 2-3

Tested models:

• Raspberry Pi 4 B 4GB (using ethernet) ✔️

See #61 for ongoing discussion.

Tech specs:

• Linux: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
• Raspbian: Lite release 2019-09-26
• Kernel: Linux 4.19.75-v7l+
• Chromium: Chromium 74.0.3729.157

You can verify correctly downloaded & decompressed files with:

$ openssl sha1 chilipie-kiosk-*
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-alpha2.img)= a6667d546a1036f948348bc7967a0c1707939d10
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-alpha2.img.tar.gz)= 96f017b6607fd704f40ead5249e48515db1f6613

Raspberry Pi 4 (alpha 1)

This is an alpha release off of the experimental raspbian-buster branch, which updates the kiosk image for the new Raspberry Pi 4/Debian Buster.

Known issues:

• Startup graphics aren't shown from the start of the boot process
• MOTD on TTY's hasn't been shortened

Tested models:

• Raspberry Pi 4 B 1GB (using ethernet) ✔️
• Raspberry Pi 4 B 4GB (using WiFi) ✔️
• Raspberry Pi 1 Model B ✔️

See #61 for ongoing discussion.

Tech specs:

• Linux: Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
• Raspbian: Lite release 2019-07-10
• Kernel: Linux 4.19.57-v7l+
• Chromium: Chromium 74.0.3729.157

You can verify correctly downloaded & decompressed files with:

$ openssl sha1 chilipie-kiosk-*
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-alpha1.img)= d14a7c222f130aedf27e54544317723007695fec
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-3.0.0-alpha1.img.tar.gz)= dddc3de3daa9e87b5833d503592643ed8b2b3b52

Version bump release

This maintenance release bumps Raspbian and Chromium versions to latest stable.

Updates & improvements:

• Core packages updated
• Due to a more international audience, the image now defaults to a US keyboard layout, and UTC timezone (as opposed to the Finnish equivalents; see #34)
• Original cmdline.txt and config.txt are now preserved under /boot with a .backup suffix, so it's easier to revert back to a more verbose boot process, if you ever need to debug it
• Updates to first-boot document:
  • Add screen rotation instructions (thanks @cedricwalter!)
  • Add touch screen calibration instructions (thanks @Kimmax!)
  • Add notes about rotating more exotic screens (thanks @GendoRokubungi!)

Tech specs:

• Linux: Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
• Raspbian: Lite release 2018-11-13
• Kernel: Linux 4.14.79-v7+
• Chromium: Chromium 72.0.3626.121

You can verify correctly downloaded & decompressed files with:

$ openssl sha1 chilipie-kiosk-*
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-2.1.0.img)= 48636dbb39036405d62efbc843690555133540ee
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-2.1.0.img.tar.gz)= 37f9c0929ba98d21eadfc584dd74e88c86c9bde5

Thanks @chadrien for providing feedback on the release candidates!

Closes #46, #41, #40

Version bump release (RC1)

This maintenance release bumps Raspbian and Chromium versions to latest stable.

Tech specs:

• Linux: Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
• Raspbian: Lite release 2018-11-13
• Kernel: Linux 4.14.79-v7+
• Chromium: Chromium 72.0.3626.121

You can verify correctly downloaded & decompressed files with:

$ openssl sha1 chilipie-kiosk-*
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-2.1.0-rc1.img)= 48636dbb39036405d62efbc843690555133540ee
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-2.1.0-rc1.img.tar.gz)= 37f9c0929ba98d21eadfc584dd74e88c86c9bde5

Raspbian rebuild

This release rebuilds the project on top of Raspbian Lite (i.e. Debian), instead of Ubuntu MATE.

Updates & improvements:

• Image size is significantly smaller (half the size of the original)
• Works across the whole hardware lineup (Raspberry Pi 1, 2 & 3)
• Boot graphics are now visible for a larger percentage of the startup process (both boot & browser startup)
• The first-boot document is now bundled with the image (so it works even when the first boot happens without an internet connection)
• System configuration is a lot simpler with the raspi-config utility available directly on VTY2
• Rebuild has been scripted to a much larger degree

Tech specs:

• Linux: Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)
• Raspbian: Lite release 2018-06-27
• Kernel: Linux 4.14.50-v7+
• Chromium: Chromium 65.0.3325.181

You can verify correctly downloaded & decompressed files with:

$ openssl sha1 chilipie-kiosk-*
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-2.0.0.img)= dc28316e1e62c14ec48a8374cc0a0c03399de924
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-2.0.0.img.tar.gz)= 383501edcb6c1ec611acad3de503d03875cf7a8b

Thanks @olpeh for providing feedback for the release candidates!

Closes #24, #19, #18, #17, #15, #14, #5.

Repackaging release

This release fixes a packaging error in v1.2.1 where decompressing the image on some platforms would result in a corrupted file, which in turn would not flash correctly.

Tech specs:

• Linux: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (ubuntu-mate-16.04-desktop-armhf-raspberry-pi)
• Kernel: 4.1.19-v7+
• Chromium: 50.0.2661.102

You can verify correctly downloaded & decompressed files with:

$ openssl sha1 chilipie-kiosk-v1.2.1.img*
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-v1.2.1.img)= 30f4a20b11ab272092a512aad192ac06de24b7bb
SHA1(chilipie-kiosk-v1.2.1.img.tar.gz)= 85cb855e4b0565486193b35c893ad5d11bd91cd1

Thanks @matthewwicks & @paasovaara for reporting unpackaging issues on Windows!

Closes #20