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by techforay
Thu Jan 03, 2013 11:22 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Powered USB hubs
Replies: 7
Views: 1184

Re: Powered USB hubs

Check here: http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals Yes, power is the biggest Pi issue. If you can get your hands on a voltmeter, try checking the voltage from TP1 to TP2. If that is below 4.8 volts it is marginal at best. I am a little confused on this. I have tried several power sources. One of...
by techforay
Thu Jan 03, 2013 8:20 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Powered USB hubs
Replies: 7
Views: 1184

Powered USB hubs

I am have some trouble with my keyboard. It often randomly repeating characters. I did some investigating and it may be a power issue. I would like to know which powered usb hub works well for the RPI and where to buy stuff for the pi
by techforay
Tue Jan 01, 2013 10:55 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GUI issue
Replies: 26
Views: 10929

Re: GUI issue

my assumption was i needed to run this command on the pi after starting a ssh -X connection and before you run the lxsession&. I did this and something changed. I can now access the task bar and run applications from there. I still can not select the pi icons from the desktop but i can select the m...
by techforay
Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:58 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GUI issue
Replies: 26
Views: 10929

Re: GUI issue

my assumption was i needed to run this command on the pi after starting a ssh -X connection and before you run the lxsession&. I did this and something changed. I can now access the task bar and run applications from there. I still can not select the pi icons from the desktop but i can select the ma...
by techforay
Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:19 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GUI issue
Replies: 26
Views: 10929

Re: GUI issue

Well I feel a little dumb for going through all that I went through because I did not capitalize an X. Just for learning I re-imaged my sd card and tried it without installing running "su apt-get install tightvncserver" and using the capital X. The desktop pops up now on the mac but I can select any...
by techforay
Sun Dec 30, 2012 2:00 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GUI issue
Replies: 26
Views: 10929

Re: GUI issue

well i finally got the GUI to work. I did not realize that the sever had to be installed on the RPI. Thanks for the help. It was a very learning day.
by techforay
Sun Dec 30, 2012 1:11 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GUI issue
Replies: 26
Views: 10929

Re: GUI issue

I did not have the installation disk for Mac OSX because I downloaded it off the internet. I did some web searching and found out that x server did not come with OS 10.8. However is was instructed to go to Xquartz 11. I did so and tried to do as instructed in the previous note. Here is the result. L...
by techforay
Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:56 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GUI issue
Replies: 26
Views: 10929

Re: GUI issue

I am trying to view it by remote and my OS is Mac osx 10.8.2
by techforay
Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:44 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GUI issue
Replies: 26
Views: 10929

Re: GUI issue

error in note above. I am typing "startx"
by techforay
Sat Dec 29, 2012 7:42 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: GUI issue
Replies: 26
Views: 10929

GUI issue

I am using ssh to remote into my RPI and i am able to get a command prompt and login. I type "starts" as described in the instructions and I see the following and the GUI never loads. pi@raspberrypi ~ $ startx X.Org X Server 1.12.4 Release Date: 2012-08-27 X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0 Build Ope...
by techforay
Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:36 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Mac to download Rpi os
Replies: 23
Views: 7028

Re: Using Mac to download Rpi os

Found the password also and it booted up. Yeah.

Is there a good instruction for learning the basics?
by techforay
Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:21 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Mac to download Rpi os
Replies: 23
Views: 7028

Re: Using Mac to download Rpi os

I now realize that I have to remove the <> but now the RPI is asking for the password. I haven't established one yet
by techforay
Sat Dec 29, 2012 6:16 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Mac to download Rpi os
Replies: 23
Views: 7028

Re: Using Mac to download Rpi os

I typed in the following "ssh pi@<192.168.2.41>" and then "ssh raspberry@<192.168.2.41>" and i get the following error.


syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
by techforay
Fri Dec 28, 2012 10:31 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Mac to download Rpi os
Replies: 23
Views: 7028

Re: Using Mac to download Rpi os

Can you tell me more about using ssh. How would you connect? I have never done that before. I dont have a wireless adapter for the RPI. I was planning to connect it to an ethernet cable.
by techforay
Fri Dec 28, 2012 9:15 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Mac to download Rpi os
Replies: 23
Views: 7028

Re: Using Mac to download Rpi os

I also noticed that I have two partitions on the sd card. I understand that i have to expand the 2gb partition because my sd 8gb. I will find out how to do that. But can someone tell me why i have a 58.7 mb partition. Is that a boot partition or something?
by techforay
Fri Dec 28, 2012 8:49 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Mac to download Rpi os
Replies: 23
Views: 7028

Re: Using Mac to download Rpi os

Thank you for the wiki info. I followed the directions and I think I got it. Still waiting for an adapter to connect my monitor but will have it soon. Thanks for all the help.
by techforay
Fri Dec 28, 2012 5:13 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Mac to download Rpi os
Replies: 23
Views: 7028

Re: Using Mac to download Rpi os

I downloaded the RPI-sd card builder v1.1 and am trying to get the image on the sd card.

I am getting the following error

"The action "Run Shell Script (Run Shell Script)" encountered an error. Check the action's properties and try running the workflow again."
by techforay
Fri Dec 28, 2012 2:32 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Mac to download Rpi os
Replies: 23
Views: 7028

Re: Using Mac to download Rpi os

I downloaded the .img file to my mac. It does not appear to be zipped unless I dont know how to recognize a zipped file on a mac. can someone give me instruction for burning an .img file to an sd card on a mac.
by techforay
Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:22 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Mac to download Rpi os
Replies: 23
Views: 7028

Using Mac to download Rpi os

I am an absolute novice so please excuse my ignorance. I noticed on your download forum that you have downloads for Linux and Windows. Do you have them for Mac?
by techforay
Thu Dec 27, 2012 4:39 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: monitor issues
Replies: 5
Views: 872

Re: monitor issues

I just updated my profile with a location. Thanks for the suggestion Jim.
by techforay
Thu Dec 27, 2012 3:46 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: monitor issues
Replies: 5
Views: 872

Re: monitor issues

Thank you for your help. I was wondering if the connector adapted would work or if it required conversion. I think you are saying no conversion required. I will check to make sure the monitor is dvi-d. Thanks for the configuration info also. I am a real novice but am golng to have some fun learning.
by techforay
Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:02 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: monitor issues
Replies: 5
Views: 872

monitor issues

I just got a rpi and the first issue I need to resolve is that my monitor does not have hdmi. Can I use an hdmi to dvi adapter or are there better low cost solutions?

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