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by Tass
Tue Apr 17, 2012 9:39 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: SSH on the Pi?
Replies: 10
Views: 6942

Re: SSH on the Pi?

<r>I've got my Pi up and running Debian, connected to a display (TV using HDMI), connected to my network (through my laptop's wifi & ethernet using internet connection sharing) and everything's going quite well.<br/> <br/> My next step is to get SSH up and running, so that I'm not constantly fig...
by Tass
Tue Apr 17, 2012 4:24 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

<t>plugwash said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Still you are somewhat right, between the ethernet screwup, the unprecedented demand and the CE issue (which afaict was caused by the unprecedented demand) the delays have been long and I think it may hurt the foundations goal of getting them into schools by next ...
by Tass
Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:43 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: [Solved] [Outdated] Re: Troubleshooting
Replies: 12
Views: 5361

Re: Troubleshooting

D"oh! Posting too fast, researching rechargeable batteries too much last night!
by Tass
Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:56 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: [Solved] [Outdated] Re: Troubleshooting
Replies: 12
Views: 5361

Re: Troubleshooting

<t>Ville said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Hi.<br/> <br/> I received my RaspberryPi and was naturally very enthusiastic to try it out.<br/> <br/> So I downloaded the Debian “squeeze” image from sites download links, put it on a "known to work" SD card (Sandisk 2GB Ultra, Class 4) with WinDiskImager.<br/> <br/...
by Tass
Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:50 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: SD card errors with new Debian
Replies: 18
Views: 4365

Re: SD card errors with new Debian

<t>dreaddan said: <br/> <br/> <br/> 2gb, kingston, not sure wont be 10 as it's at least a year old if not a few more.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> It might still be a Class 10 - not impossible.  I'm using a 4GB Class 4 Kingston and it's working fine, although I've read reports that Kingston SD cards have ...
by Tass
Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:48 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: [Solved] How to Log in?
Replies: 2
Views: 5626

Re: Stuck on first boot...

<t>kage93 said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Hi, received my Rpi this morning, plugged in all cables, and I'm stuck at -<br/> <br/> “Debian GNU/Linux 6.0 raspberrypi tty1?<br/> <br/> When booting I cant seem to get past this line. Any suggestions?"<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> That's exactly where you should be   Th...
by Tass
Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:21 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Writing to, and backing up SD Card (Using Windows, Alternative Software)
Replies: 42
Views: 32769

Re: Writing to, and backing up SD Card (Using Windows, Alternative Software)

@woolfe9761 take a look at the link in the 2nd post, I have screenshots of the outcomes of all the images.
by Tass
Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:45 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Fedora on a real Pi
Replies: 4
Views: 1289

Re: Fedora on a real Pi

<t>I know that Fedora is currenly a little buggy and most people are trying out the latest Debian release (I've tried it myself, and it's great), but I thought I'd give Fedora a go to see how they compare.<br/> <br/> I'm hitting a few issues thought that I'm looking for some pointers on.  These all ...
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:51 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Some questions.
Replies: 11
Views: 1720

Re: Some questions.

<t>h3x said: <br/> <br/> <br/> 1) Can you make one with wi-fi?<br/> <br/> 2) Can you add another USB, because you need one for keyboard, one for mouse and one for storage? The SD card is not enough.<br/> <br/> 3) where can I get one?<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> The easiest option to your first 2 question...
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:26 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: First-day experiences with a TV display
Replies: 18
Views: 9489

Re: First-day experiences with a TV display

Not to rub it in here, but I must say I've been lucky enough to not have any issues.  I plugged my Pi into my 42" Samsung LCD TV and everything boot up first time, nice & fast, nice crisp display.
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 9:32 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

dawilson123 said:


Congrats, although your YouTube clip doesn't work.


OK - here it is:


And some more stills:

http://myraspberrypiexperience.....n-box.html
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:56 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

<r>dawilson123 said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Tass said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Up and running, booting up smoothly, into the full GUI in less than a minute.  My first impressions – very small, very fast, AWESOME!<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> EDIT: Comfortably booting up in under 60 seconds<br/> <br/> <URL url="http:...
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 8:26 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

Up and running, booting up smoothly, into the full GUI in less than a minute.  My first impressions – very small, very fast, AWESOME!



EDIT: Comfortably booting up in under 60 seconds

http://youtu.be/q_5mbDLA3KI
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:51 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

<t>maccboy said: <br/> <br/> <br/> That should've been "I'm now regretting…"<br/> <br/> I'm sure she will pay you back in ways you couldn't believe possible! I know my wife would if I asked her to stay in all day - for nothing.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Well luckily my son actually picked up a nasty ga...
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:36 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

That should've been "I'm now regretting..."
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:31 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

<t>peterpi said: <br/> <br/> <br/> XAPBob, your serial number 888 is very lucky for Chinese* people!<br/> <br/> * Ones that believe in luck, anyway <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I don't believe that's the serial number as mine is also 888 (or so I've been told).  The number underneath "SC888" looks suspic...
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:29 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

No demands yet, but I'm not holding my breath.  I'm not regretting asking her to wait at home for it!!
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:19 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

Apparently this is all I get for the next 2 hours...

by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 3:09 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

<t>selsinork said: <br/> <br/> <br/> Tass said: <br/> <br/> <br/> No Pi yet!!  USP Tracking still states "Out for Delivery" so I'm hoping it'll still arrive, but talk about taking it down to the wire!!<br/> <br/> <br/> They deliver up to 7pm <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Just been delivered!  Although now...
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:51 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

No Pi yet!!  USP Tracking still states "Out for Delivery" so I'm hoping it'll still arrive, but talk about taking it down to the wire!!
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:52 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Where can you get 'bootable' SD cards?
Replies: 10
Views: 8585

Re: Where can you get 'bootable' SD cards?

<r>Any SD card can be made bootable - you don't need a special one.  Apparently this card is reported to be quite reliable:<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.argos.co.uk/static/.....4674/c_1/1%7Ccategory_root%7COffice%2C+PCs+and+phones%7C14418968/c_2/2%7C14418968%7CHard+drives%2C+USBs+and+data+storage...
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 12:27 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Writing to, and backing up SD Card (Using Windows, Alternative Software)
Replies: 42
Views: 32769

Re: Writing to, and backing up SD Card (Using Windows, Alternative Software)

<t>Bad Wolf said: <br/> <br/> To delete partitions on SD cards using windows<br/> <br/> Click Control panel > Administive Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management<br/> <br/> Select Disk corresponding to SD card<br/> <br/> Right click on Partition you wish to delete and select Delete V...
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:23 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Delivery !
Replies: 72
Views: 26768

Re: Delivery !

I'm in the office and my Pi is being delivered to my home address

I've instructed my partner to wait by the door all day, with the camera at the ready!!
by Tass
Mon Apr 16, 2012 10:18 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Writing to, and backing up SD Card (Using Windows, Alternative Software)
Replies: 42
Views: 32769

Re: Writing to, and backing up SD Card (Using Windows, Alternative Software)

<t>I had the same problem - couldn't format it from inside Windows and couldn't write to it using Wind32DiskImager.  I tried using DD and even with that, I couldn't write the image without deleting the partitions first.<br/> <br/> The link in my post above has steps to remove the partitions using di...
by Tass
Sun Apr 15, 2012 3:06 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: when will my batch arrive?
Replies: 3
Views: 932

Re: when will my batch arrive?

I've ready a few tweets from the Foundation stating that they are expecting to receive more information next week, once RS/Farnell start shipping & get more information from the factory.  So we should hopefully have more information in a week or two.

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