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by Vindicator
Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:51 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Help with Windd for complete Linux nubie
Replies: 10
Views: 4379

Re: Help with Windd for complete Linux nubie

<r>Look at this forum 's post<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.raspberrypi.org/for.....to-sd-card">http://www.raspberrypi.org/for.....to-sd-card</URL><br/> <br/> Do not have any win 7 machines but suggest you might have to run program in compatibility mode if you have a version that supports compatib...
by Vindicator
Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:37 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Powering Hard Drive
Replies: 7
Views: 2739

Re: Powering Hard Drive

<t>I mentioned this in another thread that the external full size drives have a board in them that will do this for you, I have a Seagate external drive that I stole the 1.5 Tb drive out of and have used it to hook up other drives for external use.<br/> <br/> I have one for the laptop drives also an...
by Vindicator
Sat Feb 11, 2012 7:26 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Lima Project To Reverse Engineer ARM GPUs
Replies: 34
Views: 9804

Re: Lima Project To Reverse Engineer ARM GPUs

<t>Not sure why there has been so much confrontation in this thread but the last post by 2 of the admins seems to sum it up.<br/> <br/> It could be that the community may benefit in the future from this, or nothing may be really achieved in the first place that is generally useful to the masses.<br/...
by Vindicator
Sat Feb 11, 2012 6:59 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Couldnt it have been Atoms?
Replies: 40
Views: 10281

Re: Couldnt it have been Atoms?

<t>Back when the n230/n270 atom boards were out and not very popular you could find a Atom board for as low as 25.00 and then add memory another 20.00.<br/> <br/> Don't think you could get away with under 50.00<br/> <br/> You could also boot them from a SD with Linux of course you would have to have...
by Vindicator
Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:47 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: When does the second production batch start
Replies: 34
Views: 7368

Re: When does the second production batch start

<t>as for my numbers a post several days ago said there was 85000 on mailing list and I expect at that rate of growth of the mailing list it will reach 100000 by the time the first batch start to sell, I did not even add in the forum members as I would expect that a vast majority of them are already...
by Vindicator
Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:59 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: New post on the front page: a date that'll interest you, and a datasheet that will too.
Replies: 127
Views: 21191

Re: New post on the front page: a date that'll interest you, and a datasheet that will too.

Hence civility hits the border again.

Calling people trolls with honest opinions is not that civil either is it.

Neither of us has even alluded about any kind of debt but you obviously need to be right some how.
by Vindicator
Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:26 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: New post on the front page: a date that'll interest you, and a datasheet that will too.
Replies: 127
Views: 21191

Re: New post on the front page: a date that'll interest you, and a datasheet that will too.

<t>I don't necessarily agree with KME's approach but understand his frustration, some of us have been here for many many months waiting for this product and now face a 1 in 10 chance of even getting one by march from the first run, and that number is continuing to grow by the day.<br/> <br/> 3 month...
by Vindicator
Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:10 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: When does the second production batch start
Replies: 34
Views: 7368

Re: When does the second production batch start

<t>Since by the time this batch sells there will still be 80,000 of us without a pi when would the earliest the next production be able to be produced and will it be the same size as this one or a larger order.<br/> <br/> It seems that march is going to be on us before the first ones go on sale if a...
by Vindicator
Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:42 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Why I might not buy a Raspberry Pi..
Replies: 3
Views: 1461

Re: Why I might not buy a Raspberry Pi..

<t>You understand that these are rated by industrial and machinery only but don't even include non industrial nations carbon foot print when they burn all there tree's down to make charcoal etc, and blame other countries for buying their goods that they produced with no regulation as to their emmiss...
by Vindicator
Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:37 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Unofficial Raspberry Pi kits to be made availabne.
Replies: 31
Views: 6866

Re: Unofficial Raspberry Pi kits to be made availabne.

Open fire sounds too nonindustrial maybe a ceramics kiln and a spatula of course the char wont be as good but you may have cleaner ash from the process this way.

good post
by Vindicator
Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:26 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Anyone (in the US) looking for a cheap but reliable SD card.
Replies: 8
Views: 2101

Re: Anyone (in the US) looking for a cheap but reliable SD card.

<t>There seems to be a paradox about class, the class refers to write speeds and not as much to read.<br/> <br/> 1. If you choose a class 10 it may not function in the PI as it seems to be a limitation at the kernel rather than hardware issue.<br/> <br/> 2. Would a class 10 make any difference on a ...
by Vindicator
Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:22 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: sata controller
Replies: 4
Views: 10203

Re: sata controller

<t>I am going to use a controller pulled from a external backup drive that had a 2.5" SATA laptop drive in it.<br/> <br/> Drive has mini USB connector and a small controller board that plugs into the drive and powers it off of USB the drive had a 250g drive in it but I am going to use it with a 120G...
by Vindicator
Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:06 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Shopping Frenzy
Replies: 13
Views: 3470

Re: Shopping Frenzy

<t>Monitor that excepts DVI done<br/> <br/> HDMI to dvi cable done<br/> <br/> Power supply with Micro usb cord done<br/> <br/> usb powered hub in monitor done<br/> <br/> keyboard mouse etc. done<br/> <br/> ethernet cable well over done<br/> <br/> Sd card for device many<br/> <br/> usb WiFi device do...
by Vindicator
Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:45 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: What happened to the Beta Boards?
Replies: 31
Views: 15443

Re: What happened to the Beta Boards?

<t>So were the beta's considered part of the 10,000 production boards or were they a completely separate PCB order than the 10,000<br/> <br/> just wondering<br/> <br/> What is the future of the 75 to 80 that were not modded.(rubbish bin)<br/> <br/> of the modded 10 went to auction<br/> <br/> 15 went...
by Vindicator
Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:23 am
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Programatically lock SD Card to hardware unit?
Replies: 28
Views: 7046

Re: Programatically lock SD Card to hardware unit?

Could it be unscrupulous to lock a device that is intended to be open source for your own profitability instead of developing your own device with your own money/time/labor for said purpose.

Just a thought.
by Vindicator
Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:31 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: will pre-done card images be available?
Replies: 29
Views: 7912

Re: will pre-done card images be available?

<t>Probably like my local Wally world only the expensive cables are in the store for HDMI at $25.00 plus but on their website they have them $3.15.<br/> <br/> Same with Micro-usb $15.00 plus at store but 4.48 on web.<br/> <br/> HDMI to Dvi cable $30 plus in store and $5.98 on line.<br/> <br/> No HDM...
by Vindicator
Mon Jan 30, 2012 5:11 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: RPi Power by USB Hub?
Replies: 27
Views: 7883

Re: RPi Power by USB Hub?

<r>I have been researching the powered hub issue and one problem is that a 4 port powered hub cost more than a 7 port or even in most cases a 10 port powered hub, I believe this is because 4 port hubs are desired more often than a seven or ten port hubs.<br/> <br/> There are many 4 port hubs that ca...
by Vindicator
Mon Jan 30, 2012 4:36 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: What You Need To Start Immediately? (What is needed/comes in box)
Replies: 37
Views: 11409

Re: What You Need To Start Immediately? (What is needed/comes in box)

<t>Abishur said: <br/> <br/> <br/> well you don't need the composite video or rca audio cables if you use hdmi or vise versa<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I only added HDMI for other readers the, original poster said he did not have HDMI<br/> <br/> So he does need the composite cable and 3.5 adapter cables...
by Vindicator
Mon Jan 30, 2012 3:11 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Recommended SD Card Size
Replies: 38
Views: 14567

Re: Recommended SD Card Size

<t>I have used Sandisk SD cards for many years with little to no problems, I still have a 128 mb and 256 mb that i still use .<br/> <br/> As for size I am currently using a celeron 900 on a old mb with 320 mb ram to make this post and it has puppy linux 5.2.5 on it and currently has a 2.1Gb hdd inst...
by Vindicator
Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:04 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: What You Need To Start Immediately? (What is needed/comes in box)
Replies: 37
Views: 11409

Re: What You Need To Start Immediately? (What is needed/comes in box)

<t>Thank you spurious I knew I forgot something, don't like beer but I will substitute with wine coolers or rum.<br/> <br/> Just resurrected a old Intel MB with a 900 celeron and 320mb of ram on it and wanted to see if I could post here with it, Loaded it with Puppy 5.2.5 and it seems to work fine i...
by Vindicator
Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:23 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: If the first batch is to stimulate interest in development...
Replies: 79
Views: 16280

Re: If the first batch is to stimulate interest in development...

<t>I wonder if some of those wishing to make further restrictions are newer member or older members of the people who are on here and the forums, what if the restriction was by the order of how you joined the mailing list , or if it was by join date of the forums as to where some of these elitist wo...
by Vindicator
Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:43 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: What You Need To Start Immediately? (What is needed/comes in box)
Replies: 37
Views: 11409

Re: What You Need To Start Immediately? (What is needed/comes in box)

<t>So another words<br/> <br/> 1 Raspi Which will be a model B in the first batch<br/> <br/> 1 power adapter with micro-usb of 5 volts and 1 amp (it will use less but 1amp covers mouse and keyboard also with a little overhead)<br/> <br/> 1 Sdcard<br/> <br/> 1 Ethernet cable (if you wish use networki...
by Vindicator
Sat Jan 28, 2012 1:09 am
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Pedant Engineer Vent :)
Replies: 58
Views: 11146

Re: Pedant Engineer Vent :)

<t>It is funny how a person can acquire education in what ever form and use it to beat down everyone else and use it to substitute for the word rudeness.<br/> <br/> They also use it for an excuse to correct rather than to listen which is probably the better path.<br/> <br/> I work as a mechanic and ...
by Vindicator
Wed Jan 25, 2012 5:05 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Another preorder scam...
Replies: 12
Views: 4561

Re: Another preorder scam...

Your bet is probably just as sure as mine LOL.

and a month after that there will be all sorts of expensive devices with a Raspi inserted in it so they can make money off of the foundation's hard work.

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