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by SN
Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:28 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: New post on main page: manufacturing hiccup. Please keep comments about it in this thread!
Replies: 67
Views: 12442

Re: New post on main page: manufacturing hiccup. Please keep comments about it in this thread!

Well, sh*t happens.  Someone in China should be roundly b*ll*ocked and then we all move on.

Thanks for being so open and honest.
by SN
Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:18 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: MagPi – Raspberry Pi Magazine
Replies: 262
Views: 53463

Re: MagPi – Raspberry Pi Magazine

<t>I"d like to see articles in there (or on this site) that would instruct people (proficient with a soldering iron) on how to produce things like this:<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Its approximately 28 years old, built from scratch by me (and a mate – we planned a production run… which ran to… two I beli...
by SN
Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:09 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Are you (forum veteran) disappointed with the r-pi launch?
Replies: 31
Views: 6255

Re: Are you (forum veteran) disappointed with the r-pi launch?

<t>obarthelemy said: <br/> <br/> <br/> having played the "get a $100 Touchpad" game, I knew what to expect and didn"t even try this time.<br/> <br/> <br/> I did that - makes a great Skype Phone and will indeed a great terminal two for my raspi<br/> <br/> I am really looking forward this juggernaut r...
by SN
Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:54 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Pi Games
Replies: 48
Views: 14759

Re: Pi Games

daviduk said:


If a decent emulator for the C64 and Spectrum can be written - there's a few thousand games available straight off


http://mess.org/
by SN
Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:47 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: What software does this Forum run on?
Replies: 18
Views: 4647

Re: What software does this Forum run on?


liz said:


we"re changing to phpBB next week!

Thank the lord!  phpBB is the defacto web forum standard - and I know this will view wrong but its symptomatic of whats wrong with this forum s/w


by SN
Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:40 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Two Raspi's Delivered Today
Replies: 7
Views: 2271

Re: Two Raspi's Delivered Today

<t>I'm convinced I could upload previously…<br/> <br/> Anyway linked to my image in Coppermine Gallery on my site <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Another issue, when I go into my Profile to change my Avatar I get this message in a nice red box<br/> <br/> Sorry, uploads disabled! Storage location does not ex...
by SN
Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:32 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Two Raspi's Delivered Today
Replies: 7
Views: 2271

Re: Two Raspi's Delivered Today

From the RPF too...

Sadly just a pair of stickers, not little devices

(why can't I do image attachments by the way)
by SN
Thu Mar 08, 2012 12:11 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Smart Phone touch Screen for HCI with the Raspberry Pi?
Replies: 3
Views: 2890

Re: Smart Phone touch Screen for HCI with the Raspberry Pi?

An Android X Client would be useful - either connecting over a PAN over Bluetooth or over wireless
by SN
Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:56 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Time from Standing Start to Services Running
Replies: 15
Views: 3432

Re: Time from Standing Start to Services Running

<t>And my first battery is a 15v whopper seeing as it needs to turn over a Land Rover V6 Diesel. There are standard fit second batteries which are happy to run an Engel beer fridge (ahem) and other essential eqipment for a few days without issue anyway, so a few hundred milliwatts would not create m...
by SN
Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:03 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Raspberry Pi console case
Replies: 18
Views: 8563

Re: Raspberry Pi console case

If you only want to extend the sd card slot out an inch or so you can use a microSD to SD adaptor and plug it in an SD to microSD adaptor.
The former are a bit rare but the latter are 10-a-penny and you generally get one with each microSD card
by SN
Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:48 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Slowing down the new servers.
Replies: 12
Views: 2024

Re: Slowing down the new servers.

<t>In all seriousness you need to create a twitterstorm again <br/> <br/> I have been on the rag end of one just recently and when you trend worldwide in the top 5 it gets scary if you"re responsible for keeping a website/servers running – and without bragging I managed a little better than the RPF ...
by SN
Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:33 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Time from Standing Start to Services Running
Replies: 15
Views: 3432

Re: Time from Standing Start to Services Running

. . . Not if I get the 2nd battery fitted. On the subject of RTC, if you had a GPS mouse attached via USB, I assume it would be straightfoward to read UTC time off the mouse when it became available.
by SN
Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:45 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Linux before the Pi arrives
Replies: 16
Views: 4869

Re: Linux before the Pi arrives

<t>For those with no spare drive and don't want a live cd, download MS Virtual PC (I think its a free download offf MSN) and install Linux into a Virtual Machine<br/> <br/> I have had 3 or 4 DSL (Damn Small Linux) VM's running in parallel like this on a single 2Gb laptop all chattering away to each ...
by SN
Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:20 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: A program to type in, like you used to
Replies: 35
Views: 7849

Re: A program to type in, like you used to

<t>OMG!<br/> <br/> If you really want to play with this old stuff, go google for MESS – this is the Home Computer/Games Console equivalent to MAME for Arcade Machines.<br/> <br/> You can relive ANY pre PC memory you so desire…<br/> <br/> (SDL)MAME is probably going to run really well on the raspi – ...
by SN
Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:09 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: MagPi – Raspberry Pi Magazine
Replies: 262
Views: 53463

Re: MagPi – Raspberry Pi Magazine

<t>Magazine has to be done.<br/> <br/> If only to allow programs to be printed in it which can be typed back in to the raspi to run<br/> <br/> Ahhh the good old days...<br/> <br/> Incidentally I still have all my original ZX81 programs in paper form like this because i could never get the Cassette t...
by SN
Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:57 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Touch Display (with Multi-Touch) for RasPi
Replies: 7
Views: 6308

Re: Touch Display (with Multi-Touch) for RasPi

That'll be a Mk1 Samsung Galaxy Tab then won't it
by SN
Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:48 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: FishPi - automated surface vessel.
Replies: 39
Views: 11458

Re: FishPi - automated surface vessel.

this is my favourite raspi project at the moment
by SN
Wed Mar 07, 2012 12:14 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Time from Standing Start to Services Running
Replies: 15
Views: 3432

Re: Time from Standing Start to Services Running

this is what we should be shooting for!

http://www.makelinux.com/emb/f.....tboot/omap
by SN
Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:51 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: splashtop remote desktop server (for my huge plasma tv)
Replies: 3
Views: 2456

Re: splashtop remote desktop server (for my huge plasma tv)

its on android so shouldn't be too much of a jump
by SN
Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:52 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Time from Standing Start to Services Running
Replies: 15
Views: 3432

Re: Time from Standing Start to Services Running

jmg123 said:


Maybe there should be a "leaderboard" for fastest boot times? along with the config used to get that time.


This, I like - a sort of Top Gear Fastest Lap in an Extra-Ordinary Priced Linux Box
by SN
Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:42 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: What if the Power Input is not exactly 5v?
Replies: 15
Views: 4130

Re: What if the Power Input is not exactly 5v?

<r>drgeoff said: <br/> <br/> <br/> There is a good chance that the RP can be powered directly from 4 rechargeable NiMH cells in series.  I'd rate the chance with alkalines somewhat lower.<br/> <br/> For best results, a higher voltage feeding a switching regulator is the way to go.  I have already or...
by SN
Tue Mar 06, 2012 11:05 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Time from Standing Start to Services Running
Replies: 15
Views: 3432

Re: Time from Standing Start to Services Running

<t>To anyone who's had one of these beasties in their grubby mits, whats the typical time (in seconds one hopes) from applying a goodly 5v to the power socket to having Linux up and running and jobs in the rcX.d directories running?<br/> <br/> As noted elsewhere I'm looking at a vehicular solution a...
by SN
Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:44 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Error establishing a database connection
Replies: 29
Views: 7837

Re: Error establishing a database connection

could you not have hosted this on a beta raspi?

surely it would have performed better…. (runs and hides)

EDIT: maybe you're going to ... on a production board tomorrow.... how have you got one so quick?
by SN
Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:25 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Adata Class 10 8GB (AUSDH8GCL10-R) card
Replies: 9
Views: 3522

Re: Adata Class 10 8GB (AUSDH8GCL10-R) card

<t>I have quite a few Class 4's coming free as I update my cameras to Class 10 so this won't be an issue for me - however I'm still intrigued by the lifetime of an SD card with gazillions of writes on it for linux swap - I asked this question on a separate thread which crashed and burned spectacular...
by SN
Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:50 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: What if the Power Input is not exactly 5v?
Replies: 15
Views: 4130

Re: What if the Power Input is not exactly 5v?

<t>perhaps a 9v battery via a 5v regulator is the answer - I am keen to find a battery powered solution but would need to understand what the powerdraw means for battery life - possibly some solution where there is solar charging into one battery whilst another is powering the raspi and it is able t...

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