Right. Open the .torrent, it launches BitTorrent which downloads the file. Burn the file to the SD card and you get a directory (and about 4 partitions Windows can't read, one of which holds the driver for the wifi card). Here's the link I found. Their advice involves plugging the disk into another PI (a 3, as it has the same hardware). Problem is that doesn't work with Pirby marchehare - Raspberry Pi(rate)Box
And that didn't work. Can't access the needed folder from inside the PirateBox OS. Can't access it from my windows box. Can't access it from my Chromebook. Tried to access it from inside the image file, and it tells me the image is corrupt. Already tried redownloading, same error. Don't really know what's left to try. in the meantime I'm deleting the .torrent anby marchehare - Raspberry Pi(rate)Box
Finally got an adapter so I could connect a keyboard to it. Logged in, but still no network. Did some research and found out that there's a known issue with Zero Ws not recognizing the bluetooth or Wifi. Going to see if I can pull the driver from the PI 3 image, as it's the same hardwareby marchehare - Raspberry Pi(rate)Box
With the new image written to the SD card I plugged it in and it gets to the alarmpi login prompt, and says "random: crng init done". Much further than I got before, but it doesn't seem to be installing the wireless driver as there's no "PirateBox" network available to connect to. Do I have to manually install the wifi driver or something? The other image hadn'tby marchehare - Raspberry Pi(rate)Box
That would do it. I missed that when scanning the HowTo. There doesn't happen to be a direct download for that one, does there? If not then I'll just have to install BitTorrent when I get home.by marchehare - Raspberry Pi(rate)Box
Just got done setting up my PB using a Raspberry Pi Zero W. Placed the image on the SD card, plugged it into power and DVI, The splashscreen showed up, but it never gets past that. I thought maybe it was just going to take a little bit with the lower speed of the Zero W, but after 20 minutes it still hadn't gotten past the splashscreen. Ended up plugging the card into a Pi 3 and it worked tby marchehare - Raspberry Pi(rate)Box
That was for version 38, and was resolved in version 39. We're now on version 54. Do you think it likely it returned?by marchehare - PirateBox (General)
I'd be interested in hearing how it works out. I started running one on a Nexus 4, and the battery was shot within a few hours (3-4). Though to be fair, poor battery life is why I finally kicked it in the first place.by marchehare - PirateBox (General)
Over the weekend I had a couple events I was going to, so Friday night I threw PirateBox on my old nexus phone (rooted it), and (after some poking around) got it up and running. It was a hit with those who found it. But we found a problem with uploading files from Chromebooks. We tried a few Chromebooks, an Android phone or two, and a Windows laptop (using chrome in hopes of isolating it to the bby marchehare - PirateBox (General)
Having borrowed my neighbors windows laptop to try to upload the files, I think I figured out where the hangup was. When the files are uploaded, they don't go into the root of whatever folder you choose. They go to the "uploads" subfolder. Still doesn't explain why the chromebooks can't upload to it, but that's how to "upload" without connecting to the inteby marchehare - PirateBox on Android
Works on my Nexus 4 (5.1.1).by marchehare - PirateBox on Android
I'm having the same issue on a Nexus 4 (that I'm using for the same purpose, only for conventions and the like). I'd be very interested in what the problem is. I only have chromebooks (and a desktop without wifi), so copying the files manually is my only option for the time being.by marchehare - PirateBox on Android