Did you start with a brand new OS image or did you just use the one your friend provided on the SD card? The Raspberry Pi that I received was new and I didn't download a new OS image, so I suppose I just used the OS image that came out of the box. Clean the card with the SD Assoc. formatter (or by ...

VexisArcanum wrote:Did you start with a brand new OS image or did you just use the one your friend provided on the SD card?

The Raspberry Pi that I received was new and I didn't download a new OS image, so I suppose I just used the OS image that came out of the box.

After receiving a Rassberry Pi 3 Model B from a friend, I decided to plug it in to an HDMI supported display and figure out what I might be able to do with it. I played around with it for a while, and while doing so encountered a problem with using the command "startx." I decided a restart might hel...