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by john_wage
Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:51 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Raspberry Pi... In a laptop
Replies: 4
Views: 2733

Re: Raspberry Pi... In a laptop

<t>Good luck with your project, but I see talk about "high end laptop" systems.. the RPi doesn"t really qualify for that, looking at it general performance wise, it barely even competes with today"s netbooks.<br/> <br/> Also if you think about how exactly a product goes from design, to manufacture, ...
by john_wage
Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:45 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Win 32 disk imager
Replies: 47
Views: 94844

Re: Win 32 disk imager

run as administrator

run in compatibility mode for Windows XP
by john_wage
Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:33 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: debian squeeze development tools
Replies: 4
Views: 2516

Re: debian squeeze development tools

<t>Everything this vendor is doing can be done for free on any desktop computer, you might as well buy your own SD card and do it yourself, since the vendor is very vague on the specs of the cards he is selling..<br/> <br/> Well, unless you feel like being lazy + taking chances.<br/> <br/> Edit:<br/...
by john_wage
Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:03 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Inevitable question: "Debian, Fedora or Arch?"
Replies: 9
Views: 8790

Re: Inevitable question: "Debian, Fedora or Arch?"

<t>Oh God.. I just had a go at Archlinux on another platform (not RPi) and honestly I gave up right after getting it installed.. wasn't worth the headaches <br/> <br/> My advice: Don't touch Archlinux unless you are a huge linux nerd that get off by manually setting up things that don't even have a ...
by john_wage
Tue Apr 17, 2012 3:12 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Drivers Logitech PS3 Bluetooth keyboard
Replies: 3
Views: 3481

Re: Drivers Logitech PS3 Bluetooth keyboard

http://elinux.org/RPi_Verified.....i_Adapters

Try to do a forum search for other posts about bluetooth dongles and I'm sure you'll find enough information to proceed from there.
by john_wage
Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:58 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Drivers Logitech PS3 Bluetooth keyboard
Replies: 3
Views: 3481

Re: Drivers Logitech PS3 Bluetooth keyboard

There is no bluetooth built in on the RPi so you have to fix that first, and you should find out if the drivers you are using for the keyboard/touchpad are available on linux.
by john_wage
Thu Apr 12, 2012 12:20 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: What movie have you seen recently
Replies: 5
Views: 1075

Re: What movie have you seen recently

<t>My 2 cents on some recent watchings:<br/> <br/> The Girl With A Dragon Tattoo<br/> <br/> Felt like a 5/10 thriller that should air on a free TV channel with commercials around 2 AM. Except there was expensive Hollywood actors in it, I just didn't see the point...<br/> <br/> Act of Valor<br/> <br/...
by john_wage
Wed Apr 11, 2012 11:45 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Availability of several Pis
Replies: 11
Views: 2359

Re: Availability of several Pis

Order one with every credit card in your family Problem solved.
by john_wage
Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:34 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Sneak peek of a case I'm working on. (NOT FINISHED)
Replies: 6
Views: 4589

Re: Sneak peek of a case I'm working on. (NOT FINISHED)

Clever and cute. You should also make it speak and teach it how to play chess with you!
by john_wage
Sun Apr 08, 2012 5:54 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Barometer: Innovation
Replies: 9
Views: 3644

Re: Barometer: Innovation

(with their current products)
by john_wage
Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:39 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: USB 3.0
Replies: 16
Views: 15912

Re: USB 3.0

holeysocks said:


1st you are Welcome,, However, I have other things to do besides sit and read post!! But I will strive to be less lazy in the future!!


Then maybe people have other things to do than sit and reply to your posts
by john_wage
Sun Apr 08, 2012 9:34 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: RPi 2.0 and future hardware
Replies: 48
Views: 9755

Re: RPi 2.0 and future hardware

edited:

I'll just say that skipping VGA was correct decision and I hope they stick with it
by john_wage
Sat Apr 07, 2012 7:26 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: collaboration needed any one interested?
Replies: 34
Views: 7804

Re: collaboration needed any one interested?

I went over and looked at that site "ninjablocks"

I'm not normally a paranoid guy but hell, I would never buy a device that can upload live feed images and other various information about my home to a 3rd party server..

Privacy.. extinct since early 2000's
by john_wage
Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:22 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Cheap 7" TFT for RPI - Chinch
Replies: 2
Views: 2772

Re: Cheap 7" TFT for RPI - Chinch

connectors look a bit iffy, would probably work with some tinkering

but 480 x 234 is a very low res display also unless you install it in car you'll need to come up with your own power supply, I assume standard 12V as in car batteries.
by john_wage
Sat Apr 07, 2012 12:22 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Can you make games on the raspberry pi?
Replies: 5
Views: 1758

Re: Can you make games on the raspberry pi?

Sure, you just program one.

It's piece of cake, google "learn programming in C" or Delphi or what ever you might find interesting.
by john_wage
Fri Apr 06, 2012 3:41 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Did anyone of you turn their back on MS Windows definitely?
Replies: 68
Views: 13381

Re: Did anyone of you turn their back on MS Windows definitely?

<t>Windows user here, as I do a bit of gaming I never really had a choice, but I like it.<br/> <br/> Only downside with Windows in my opinion is that it's extremely bloated compare to other more lightweight OS'es.<br/> <br/> But with a gaming desktop PC you overkill any performance issues anyway so ...
by john_wage
Fri Apr 06, 2012 7:37 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Summer is finally here.
Replies: 5
Views: 984

Re: Summer is finally here.

Not.

Took picture this morning, even for this frozen hellhole I live in this is kind of unusual.

by john_wage
Thu Apr 05, 2012 6:55 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: SD/USB Lost Storage Space
Replies: 24
Views: 7711

Re: SD/USB Lost Storage Space

<t>Uhm.. I think the most common issue with "lost" storage after using those kind of flash burners is that it makes the main partition of the memory the exact size needed for the OS install and the rest is unallocated.<br/> <br/> If you use Windows you should use "diskpart" from command line to dele...
by john_wage
Thu Apr 05, 2012 4:26 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: DIY? is there a way to build my own RPi ?
Replies: 18
Views: 4749

Re: DIY? is there a way to build my own RPi ?

the LAN9512 component is perfectly well hand-solderable since it uses pins.

You'd be surprised at how easy it is to solder small detail when you have proper flux, solder mask on the board, and correct size tip and wire.
by john_wage
Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:43 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Suitable power cable for RPi?
Replies: 2
Views: 879

Re: Suitable power cable for RPi?

if you can discharge 5V ± 5% DC from a cactus on wires made of tinfoil then that would work just fine, just be sure the cactus can supply sufficient current (700mA recommended)
by john_wage
Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:38 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: DIY? is there a way to build my own RPi ?
Replies: 18
Views: 4749

Re: DIY? is there a way to build my own RPi ?

<t>Even ignoring the fact that you can't buy most of the components:<br/> <br/> When you buy components 1 by 1 instead of by the hundreds of thousands for mass production, the price difference is like 10 fold.<br/> <br/> So you'd already be looking at quite a hefty sum just for the raw components..<...
by john_wage
Wed Apr 04, 2012 8:40 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Potential power source
Replies: 83
Views: 15286

Re: Potential power source

<t>Jim Manley said:<br/> <br/> <br/> 500 and 700 ma are the maximum current ratings for the A and B boards, not minimum draw, which is 200 ma AIUI.<br/> <br/> <br/> Exactly, and when you design your power supply it MUST be able to cope with the maximum peaks that the system could possibly draw, othe...
by john_wage
Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:26 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: element14 payement safety to
Replies: 30
Views: 5957

Re: element14 payement safety to

<t>Justanick said:<br/> <br/> <br/> Why should anybody abuse this option?<br/> <br/> <br/> You'd be surprised at all the stupid shit some people try to pull off..<br/> <br/> I realize how awful it sounds and I'm all for that "all men are equal" stuff but it's a sad fact that a great proportion of pe...
by john_wage
Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:17 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: I searched for the Rasberry Pi's broadcom chip in digikey mouser and broadcom where is its datasheet? Where can it be purchased?
Replies: 16
Views: 3464

Re: I searched for the Rasberry Pi's broadcom chip in digikey mouser and broadcom where is its datasheet? Where can it be purchased?

read the FAQ
by john_wage
Tue Apr 03, 2012 4:39 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: element14 payement safety to
Replies: 30
Views: 5957

Re: element14 payement safety to

<t>The minuscule transaction fees that PayPal takes is easily accounted for by the increased number of customers they would get, because PayPal is also a commonly preferred method of payment for those who don't even own a credit or debit card since you can use e-bank transfer with PayPal (obviously ...

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