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by JeremyF
Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:49 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: noob guides?
Replies: 2
Views: 534

Re: noob guides?

http://themagpi.com - Raspberry Pi magazine
http://youtube.com/RaspberryPiBeginners - Tutorial Videos
by JeremyF
Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:14 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: USB Mountin
Replies: 2
Views: 770

Re: USB Mountin

You'll run into the least trouble if you use a form of FAT (be it FAT16, FAT32, or exFAT) or ext2/ext4. You can mount in theory HFS/HFS+ (standard Mac format) or NTFS (Windows) but I'm not sure if the modules are activated in the kernel.
by JeremyF
Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:55 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Remote access Charity Display.
Replies: 6
Views: 2101

Re: Remote access Charity Display.

Well one way to do it is have the Pi externally accessible. (i.e. it's a server- have it plugged into Ethernet and have its router forward port 22 for SFTP/SSH to it -- with the SSH server on and the external port open, you can log in with access to either command line or transfer files-I suppose yo...
by JeremyF
Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:44 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: What 4 to 7 inch LCD screen are you using?
Replies: 7
Views: 7765

Re: What 4 to 7 inch LCD screen are you using?

If you want to build the screen into something you could try this (12V powered): http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-TFT-INNOLUX-AT070TN92-50-Pin-LCD-Screen-Panel-DVI-Controller-TCON-Board-LVDS-/271027605993?_trksid=p4340.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D11%26meid%3D1227371861974...
by JeremyF
Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:12 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Arch Linux Arm not starting up on my Pi
Replies: 4
Views: 1946

Re: Arch Linux Arm not starting up on my Pi

Do you have a DE installed?
by JeremyF
Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:14 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: The Monitor will not detect my Raspberry Pi
Replies: 6
Views: 5595

Re: The Monitor will not detect my Raspberry Pi

hdmi_force_hotplug=1

in /boot/config.txt

http://elinux.org/RPi_config.txt
by JeremyF
Wed Aug 08, 2012 4:13 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Flash drive not working
Replies: 4
Views: 752

Re: Flash drive not working

1. Plug in the flash drive
2. Wait 10 seconds
3. Run the command

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dmesg | tail
4. Post output to this thread

That | is a vertical line btw
by JeremyF
Tue Aug 07, 2012 10:54 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: A very frustrated user trying to set up WiFi. PLEASE HELP!
Replies: 9
Views: 3984

Re: A very frustrated user trying to set up WiFi. PLEASE HEL

Assuming you set your adapter up correctly, try using the Wicd-Gtk tool to set up your network through a gui. Simply type the command "sudo apt-get install wicd-gtk" And after a reboot, when typing startx to get into the gui, you should see a little wicd network icon in the bottom right hand corner...
by JeremyF
Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:35 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: STICKY: Setting up HDMI output when video output is wrong.
Replies: 602
Views: 1048717

Re: Setting up HDMI output

As far as HDMI goes I'm a complete newbie, so I'm likely to get lost in the jargon easily ! I have two LCD HDMI TVs, one a 19" Toshiba and a 32" Akura. I'm using Raspbian on a 16GB Class 10 SD card. The Akura does the video but ignores the sound. The Toshiba says "HDMI not available" but after twea...
by JeremyF
Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:22 pm
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: Couple of questions
Replies: 3
Views: 3458

Re: Couple of questions

I got a couple of questions about this Pi. First being, when is GPU-level rendering expected for X11? and also, what GPU does the Pi have? My model is the one with the Samsung chip. 1. Accelerated X11: Not for a while, only a handful of people have the know-how, and they're busy tackling other Foun...
by JeremyF
Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:05 pm
Forum: Media centres
Topic: Using XBMC to watch Window Media Center files
Replies: 1
Views: 1420

Re: Using XBMC to watch Window Media Center files

I believe you would have to convert them to H.264 or Xvid first.
by JeremyF
Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:27 pm
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: Couple of questions
Replies: 3
Views: 3458

Re: Couple of questions

I got a couple of questions about this Pi. First being, when is GPU-level rendering expected for X11? and also, what GPU does the Pi have? My model is the one with the Samsung chip. 1. Accelerated X11: Not for a while, only a handful of people have the know-how, and they're busy tackling other Foun...
by JeremyF
Sun Aug 05, 2012 5:20 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Running applications on startup
Replies: 29
Views: 108993

Re: Running applications on startup

You could also alternatively put the script in the folder /etc/init.d , although this may not work as not all other services will have started yet. You could also turn on auto login and put the command in /etc/profile . (/etc/profile instructions here http://elinux.org/RPi_Debian_Auto_Login, change ...
by JeremyF
Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:51 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: DVD player screen
Replies: 4
Views: 1316

Re: DVD player screen

banjoman wrote:How hard would it be to adapt a screen from an old portable DVD player for use with the Pi? Somebody gave me a Samsung DVD-L70 that won't play, but the screen works.

Thanks!
Most portable DVD players output jack can also be used as an Input jack.
by JeremyF
Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:55 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: STICKY: Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi
Replies: 321
Views: 1305152

Re: How to start using your Raspberry Pi

Why doesn't your reset button shut the Raspberry Pi down properly? The reset button I made it a simple momentary disconnect that I put in-line with the PSU. When I hit it, it disrupts the power and resets the device. Nothing fancy there :-) I think Alex is saying "couldn't that corrupt your files?"...
by JeremyF
Sun Aug 05, 2012 12:51 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: startx / wm trouble
Replies: 3
Views: 841

Re: startx / wm trouble

Try Ctrl-Alt-F1 then Control-C. That should kill (actually just stop) the X server (if you ran startx from tty1). If you don't actually need X stopped, but just need a pure terminal instead of a GUI-based one, then you can just go to a new virtual console (tty1 and tty2 already occupied if X is run...
by JeremyF
Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:04 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: downloading Win32DiskImager
Replies: 19
Views: 9956

Re: downloading Win32DiskImager

where did you get it from? (site / link) It shouldn't do this (doesn't do this). One of the good things about win32diskimager is that it is a standalone .exe with no install and no other third party rubbish - I suspect you've clicked on something else by accident. Very annoyingly, whoever maintains...
by JeremyF
Fri Aug 03, 2012 2:09 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Pi SD is readonly on Ubuntu?
Replies: 4
Views: 2689

Re: Pi SD is readonly on Ubuntu?

1. Sometimes upon inserting in slot, the tab can pushed to the read only position. Trust me, it happens.
Post the output of

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dmesg | tail
after inserting card. It's probably not this, but check.
2. You need to be root or use sudo
by JeremyF
Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:23 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Me being stupid :)
Replies: 3
Views: 727

Re: Me being stupid :)

Thanks!
by JeremyF
Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:56 pm
Forum: Off topic discussion
Topic: Me being stupid :)
Replies: 3
Views: 727

Me being stupid :)

As we all know, the forums here are full of smart people.

So...
Why does Roku HD have the same specs as Roku LT but cost $10 more? http://www.roku.com/roku-products#3
I'm sure it's bleedingly obvious, but I can't figure it out.
by JeremyF
Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:55 pm
Forum: Wanted
Topic: Minimalist Pi
Replies: 3
Views: 2731

Re: Minimalist Pi

You posted this in the Wanted section (that is, not the Suggestions section) so I suppose you want this board designed? Or is this just a misplaced topic...?
by JeremyF
Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:45 pm
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: How do I make no-ip run at startup
Replies: 5
Views: 25095

Re: How do I make no-ip run at startup

http://elinux.org/RPi_Debian_Auto_Login

(Modified the instructions from here)

But instead of putting "startx" in /etc/profile , just put the command for starting no-ip.
by JeremyF
Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:45 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Alternative solutions for wireless connection
Replies: 6
Views: 1616

Re: Alternative solutions for wireless connection

You don't need to buy a pre-made wireless bridge; a DD-WRT compatible router will do the exactly the same thing when properly configured. now that's a goddamn precious piece of info, thank you very much, i'll get to research it immediately! is it very hard to configure a dd-wrt router? is it easily...
by JeremyF
Thu Aug 02, 2012 7:16 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Alternative solutions for wireless connection
Replies: 6
Views: 1616

Re: Alternative solutions for wireless connection

You don't need to buy a pre-made wireless bridge; a DD-WRT compatible router will do the exactly the same thing when properly configured.
by JeremyF
Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:59 pm
Forum: Graphics, sound and multimedia
Topic: NBA.tv
Replies: 2
Views: 2681

Re: NBA.tv

The closest thing is this addon for XBMC: http://code.google.com/p/bluecop-xbmc-r ... eo.nba.zip

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