Hello R-pi! I got mine yesterday and I'm fairly new to Linux, although I do have some experience, managed to get Apache, PHP and MySQL running (which I'm really pleased about) Snipped 4 Brevity...Many thanks!! Are you saying you have installed php (What version) MySql( mysql5?) and Apache onto the ...

Feel the anger... Computers are a tool, and people use the tool to meet all sorts of needs. Solving hard math or playing hard games, its the users choice on how they want to use thier personal computer. Just because they have a different need to you, does not make them the enemy. Mac OS and Windows ...

GPIO I guess is the general purpose input output port. You know I would love to actually let the r-pi 'do' something, along the lines that I enjoyed making the Arduino do stuff. And I do find it a challenge. But forgive me a moment while I am unwrapped in the hype and realise a couple little things....

Thanks for the help, typing 'startx' at the command line prompt has taken me to the desktop. Ouch, did I say 'Desktop'? Sadly, my fears are confirmed. The Raspberry PI is not a tool to teach new users how computers work, it's a tool that forces the user to learn a technical language. There are easie...

Hi I have the Rasperry Prompt on screen, asking me to do something on the command line interface. I loaded debian6-19-04-2012 as per instructions on the Raspberry PI Site. I guess I have to learn Linux in order to get the command line to start something. Must admit, if that is so, I couldn't be more...

Hey, Im on the same wavelength. I have the Rasperry PI, hooked up and running as far as the command prompt. I feel if this is only going to work on Linux or Python, then its actually a painful way of forcing a new user to learn a little used language favoured by a few techies. I don't doubt there ar...