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by FTrevorGowen
Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:04 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: TightVNC won't work the way I want it to
Replies: 5
Views: 1292

Re: TightVNC won't work the way I want it to

ranzig, You might find the (Tight)VNC guides on the wiki (http://elinux.org/RPi_Guides) of some help. I didn't have an HDMI/DVI monitor when I bought my first Pi and found them useful - I was able to get a "remote desktop" either via Windows XP or Ubuntu (my netbook is dual-boot). For Secure Shell l...
by FTrevorGowen
Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:44 am
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: IP Address lost
Replies: 3
Views: 2380

Re: IP Address lost

sixstringsg, Are you connecting wirelessly (WiFi) or wired? Are you using static IP addresses or DHCP. By default raspbian uses DHCP to get the IP address (don't know about XBMC). If DHCP is in use, I guess your "switch" is really a "router" and, if that's the case, it is/should be running the DHCP ...
by FTrevorGowen
Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:11 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Can not attach usb hard drive
Replies: 3
Views: 2442

Re: Can not attach usb hard drive

tekblom, Like rurwin I suspect that the drive is drawing too much current on "spin-up". You state that it's USB 3.0, seagate model, this suggests that it's a "large" drive ie. 500Gb upwards - generally speaking higher capacity drives within a model range will draw higher spin-up currents because the...
by FTrevorGowen
Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:30 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Connecting to wireless router [solved]
Replies: 12
Views: 6711

Re: Connecting to wireless router

Hi Trevor, I have carried out the above and it returns Ralink technology corporation RT 5370 wireless adapter mx pwr 450 ma Dongle is on the hub. I've just checked the wiki (http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#Working_USB_Wi-Fi_Adapters) and it suggests that "RT5370 USB-ID 148f:5370 (requires...
by FTrevorGowen
Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:42 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: "Overvolt" and power supplies
Replies: 10
Views: 9459

Re: "Overvolt" and power supplies

fishxz: IIRC "raspi-config" first appeared in Wheezy Raspbian in the autumn of 2012**. It normally runs automatically when you first boot from a clean, fresh image on the SD card, providing options to change user pi's password, setup key board options, timezone, expand the filesystem to fill the SD ...
by FTrevorGowen
Sat Mar 09, 2013 3:27 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Connecting to wireless router [solved]
Replies: 12
Views: 6711

Re: Connecting to wireless router

sutton: I'm currently using one or other of two generic 802.11n WiFi dongles to connect my model A* Pi to the network and these occasionally "drop-out" with the same, or similar errors. I'm using the February 2013 release of wheezy-raspbian. In my case I'm fairly certain that it's my router that's l...
by FTrevorGowen
Sat Mar 09, 2013 2:58 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: "Overvolt" and power supplies
Replies: 10
Views: 9459

Re: "Overvolt" and power supplies

fishsx: Are you using raspi-config to set your over-clocking/over-voltage options? As I understand matters, whilst editing the config file directly may be OK, raspi-config is more likely to create "stable" combinations. Re: your 5V 1200mA PSU - does it appear as a "verified device" in the wiki. The ...
by FTrevorGowen
Sat Mar 09, 2013 2:16 pm
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: Accessing a USB Drive through FTP?
Replies: 2
Views: 7277

Re: Accessing a USB Drive through FTP?

Wheezy Raspbian appears to have a SFTP (Secure FTP, normally port 22 as opposed to 21 for FTP) server running "out of the box". Having ensured the USB (flash) is auto-mounted at boot-time it's directory structure should be found below /media . I run a local MoinMoin wiki on a USB stick plugged into ...
by FTrevorGowen
Sat Mar 09, 2013 12:39 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Pibow Modela & PiFace
Replies: 2
Views: 1612

Re: Pibow Modela & PiFace

jimilton, I don't have a PiFace but the Slice of PI/O and Humble Pi prototyping boards use a similar connector/method and I can confirm that the Slice of PI/O board fits & works OK (I haven't used my Humble Pi board yet). Some pictures of a Model A / Pibow Modela / Slice of PI/O /My "piggy-back", ex...
by FTrevorGowen
Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:47 am
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: Network Problems with Ethernet and WiFi Both Configured
Replies: 34
Views: 17258

Re: Network Problems with Ethernet and WiFi Both Configured

Hi folks, I run several Pi's, often "headless" (I've only one HDMI/DVI monitor) and, to ensure I know which one is which, they effectively use "static IP addresses". Whilst they are normally connected by (wired) ethernet I do occasionally use a WiFi dongle (or two). Fortunately my wireless router su...
by FTrevorGowen
Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:12 am
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: Networking a Model A Pi
Replies: 12
Views: 7068

Re: Networking a Model A Pi

Update upon the "hostname niggle" - problem solved - the "little grey cells" must have been "tired & emotional" that day and I'd "forgot" that /etc/hostname is not a script file (and thus # is not a comment character :( ). Editing it correctly ie. replacing "raspberrypi" with "raspigrey" worked as e...
by FTrevorGowen
Wed Mar 06, 2013 5:37 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Pi powered from USB port?
Replies: 9
Views: 2721

Re: Pi powered from USB port?

The quick (and dirty) answer is "Yes" :) This is discussed in several places in the wiki eg. "Verified Peripherals", "Troubleshooting Power ...". In practice it depends upon the brand/model of powered usb hub. I've been gathering data on a number of hubs for some time now - if you're curious about t...
by FTrevorGowen
Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:24 pm
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: CUPS Problem
Replies: 16
Views: 11781

Re: CUPS Problem

FWIW I've managed to get CUPS working for two printer types - an old Canon BJC-250 via a USB-parallel port adaptor and a wireless networked HP Deskjet 3050. A "screenshot-based" summary of what I did can be found at http://www.cpmspectrepi.webspace.virginmedia.com/raspberry_pi/MoinMoinExport/WheezyC...
by FTrevorGowen
Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:58 pm
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: TightVNC and sudo privileges
Replies: 3
Views: 1959

Re: TightVNC and sudo privileges

I've only just started playing with GPIO stuff myself - mainly via "i2c-tools" and/or Gordon D.'s "WiringPi" 'C' libraries, neither of which require root privileges. Historically I have more experience with Red Hat/Fedora Linux than Debian (although my netbook is dual-boot XP/Ubuntu). Before I retir...
by FTrevorGowen
Tue Mar 05, 2013 7:18 pm
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: TightVNC and sudo privileges
Replies: 3
Views: 1959

Re: TightVNC and sudo privileges

Although I've noted similar issues with trying to run "synaptic", which requires privileged user authorisation, via tightvnc, "sudo blah ..." has usually worked. How do you establish your VNC connection? - I mainly login via a PuTTY ssh (secure shell) with X11 and port forwarding enabled (example sc...
by FTrevorGowen
Mon Mar 04, 2013 7:22 pm
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: Networking a Model A Pi
Replies: 12
Views: 7068

Networking a Model A Pi

I've been working with model B Pi's until recently but, since I have only one HDMI/DVI monitor shared between said Pi's and a netbook I often need to work "headless". At the w/end I finally acquired a Model A Pi and, once I'd installed and configured the current version of Wheezy Raspbian began to t...

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