There's always serial (/dev/ttyAMA0). Serial is the one and only way to communicate with the Pi that doesn't involve USB. I think it would actually be kind of cute to get that working - one way to continue to use the Pi, despite everything else being broken. can i do this straight from boot and som...

Sorry to hear it. It's quite possible that your Pi is now very sad. If you call one of the Raspberry Pi vendors they will send you a replacement unit ($35 fee applies). so your saying i need to buy a new pi? i can't even go headless with it not, it can receive no input whatsoever. If i have to buy ...

i was experimenting the other day with my pi and now it seams i have broken my USB and Ethernet ports they do not respond in any way to anything. in my experiment's it is possible that i shorted the gpio pins and/or sent over voltage into the pins, up to maybe even 12. if anyone has any idea's help ...