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by penguintutor
Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:48 am
Forum: Debian
Topic: Help test the next Debian image (wheezy)
Replies: 443
Views: 145055

Re: Help test the next Debian image (wheezy)

I've only had chance to take a quick look so far, but it looks good. I like the new raspi-config much better than telling users they have to edit /boot/* files. I think it could do with a bit more work in future, but a great starting point. Would it be possible to include some text explanation withi...
by penguintutor
Tue May 22, 2012 11:05 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Hardware know-nothing looking for banana synth advice
Replies: 8
Views: 2793

Re: Hardware know-nothing looking for banana synth advice

Theoretically it may be possible, but it's not something that I would recommend. These are low power connections with no real protection to prevent damage to the Raspberry Pi: The following are taken from the Wiki: Extreme caution should be exercised when interfacing hardware at a low level, you may...
by penguintutor
Mon May 21, 2012 8:10 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Hardware know-nothing looking for banana synth advice
Replies: 8
Views: 2793

Re: Hardware know-nothing looking for banana synth advice

You are going to need some kind of hardware board for this, you can't just "plug a banana" into the Raspberry Pi as there is no native "Banana Driver for a Raspberry" - sorry couldn't resist the fruit based joke :lol: I haven't used one, but as this is designed to work the propeller I suggest you st...
by penguintutor
Mon May 21, 2012 7:42 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: USB Wireless Keyboard
Replies: 9
Views: 3799

Re: USB Wireless Keyboard

Have you tried connecting it to a USB hub? If it works when connected to a USB hub, but not when directly connected to the Pi then it's likely that the Pi cannot supply sufficient power for the wireless transceiver. I have been able to use a wireless keyboard directly connected, but it will depend u...
by penguintutor
Mon May 21, 2012 7:33 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Wifi dongle to use with Debian & Rspberry PI
Replies: 9
Views: 7552

Re: Wifi dongle to use with Debian & Rspberry PI

I've got the Belkin Wireless G dongle to work, but I needed to add usbcore to the modules file to ensure that the USB was fully initialised before loading the wifi drivers.

Instructions on how to install Belkin USB wireless adapter
by penguintutor
Fri May 11, 2012 6:42 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Duplicate pi user on the Debian image
Replies: 1
Views: 1140

Re: Duplicate pi user on the Debian image

<t>I'm guessing this is not intentional, but why are there two entries for pi (and other entries) in the /etc/passwd file for the Debian image (19-04-2012)?<br/> <br/> As far as Linux is concerned it will just take the the first entry with UID 1000, and ignore the second one with UID 1001.<br/> <br/...
by penguintutor
Fri May 11, 2012 7:44 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: News articles and blog posts about Raspberry Pi
Replies: 1021
Views: 231051

Re: News articles and blog posts about Raspberry Pi

<r>I only got my Pi a few days ago, but I've now put a quick review at:<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.penguintutor.com/li.....aspberrypi">http://www.penguintutor.com/li.....aspberrypi</URL><br/> <br/> And a custom home-made case (easy enough for anyone to do) at:<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.pe...
by penguintutor
Fri May 11, 2012 6:16 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: HDMI to VGA
Replies: 27
Views: 10373

Re: HDMI to VGA

<t>I have now finally got it working at a good resolution.<br/> <br/> 1584 x 954 for my particularly adapter and monitor combination.<br/> <br/> Rather than changing the hdmi_mode, instead change the hdmi_drive to the DVI option.<br/> <br/> In /boot/config.txt - remove the previous entries for hdmi_...
by penguintutor
Thu May 10, 2012 7:48 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: HDMI to VGA
Replies: 27
Views: 10373

Re: HDMI to VGA

<t>I've experimented a bit more.<br/> <br/> I haven't tried every mode, but I've tried over a dozen and I've only found two settings that work with this particular adapter.<br/> <br/> hdmi_mode=4<br/> <br/> puts the adapter into 720p60 which shows up in X as a very poor 576x416<br/> <br/> hdmi_mode=...
by penguintutor
Wed May 09, 2012 11:11 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: HDMI Leads - £1 in poundland (UK)
Replies: 22
Views: 21974

Re: HDMI Leads - £1 in poundland (UK)

B&Q also have some cheap HDMI leads in the bargain bins. At £2 they are twice the cost of Poundland, but the free parking could make all the difference compared with in town car parks.
by penguintutor
Wed May 09, 2012 10:30 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: HDMI to VGA
Replies: 27
Views: 10373

Re: HDMI to VGA

<t>I have one working which cost just over £15, but at the moment only running at 720p. The description on the website says it does work at 1080, but I don't believe that is the case.<br/> <br/> The cable came from amazon.co.uk Neewer Black HDMI Input To VGA Adapter Converter For PC Laptop<br/> <br/...

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