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Ok, so I am using an Ethernet to Ethernet cable, and I have downloaded PuTTY and found my Pi's IP address, but when I clicked "Open" this came up, and it wont let me type, am I supposed to reconfigure my computers address or something?

I got this thing for Christmas last year, but every time I try to boot it, it doesn't work, Please Help!!

iNeedsHelp wrote:Ok, so I am using an Ethernet to Ethernet cable, and I have downloaded PuTTY and found my Pi's IP address, but when I clicked "Open" this came up, and it wont let me type, am I supposed to reconfigure my computers address or something?

What does 'this came up' mean?
Without a proper topic title and hardly any information to go on it's unlikely to get your problem solved...

See https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... windows.md for accessing your Pi with Putty

iNeedsHelp wrote:every time I try to boot it, it doesn't work

If it doesn't work then it can't have an IP address and you can't possibly hope to connect to it with PuTTY.

I connect to all sorts of model of RPi running the Raspbian Operating System all the time, there's no magic trick.

I suggest you calmly describe what you have tried, how it seems to fail, and what assistance you need.

PS: a follow-up having read your similar query from earlier today... Can you confirm that you have actually installed an Operating System on your RPi. NOOBS is only an Installer - you can't usefully connect to it with PuTTY.

Try connect it to a monitor and get it working. Then check the IP.

Try this guide to get your IP address:
http://www.wikihow.com/Check-the-IP-Address-in-Linux

Make sure the Raspberry Pi is connected properly to the network.

If nothing works try reinstalling the OS.(I don't think you would need to do this)

Let me know what do you mean by "this"?

saifsmailbox98 wrote:Try connect it to a monitor and get it working. Then check the IP.

Try this guide to get your IP address:
http://www.wikihow.com/Check-the-IP-Address-in-Linux

Make sure the Raspberry Pi is connected properly to the network.

If nothing works try reinstalling the OS.(I don't think you would need to do this)

Let me know what do you mean by "this"?

I was attempting to give a screen shot of what happened, but it wouldn't load for the attachments section

iNeedsHelp wrote:I was attempting to give a screen shot of what happened, but it wouldn't load for the attachments section

Upload it to a (free) image hosting site post a link here.

Don't use NOOBS. I think that might require you to have a monitor. Use Raspbian. I've gone through this very process this afternoon and it worked perfectly.

Connect the Pi to your router with an ethernet cable.

Tell us how you are finding the IP address, because I'm not sure you are doing it right.

rurwin wrote:Don't use NOOBS. I think that might require you to have a monitor. Use Raspbian. I've gone through this very process this afternoon and it worked perfectly.

Connect the Pi to your router with an ethernet cable.

Tell us how you are finding the IP address, because I'm not sure you are doing it right.

I'm his brother, and I'm working with him on this
We are using the app "Fing" like you told him to use

Good. So when you use Fing, touch the listing of the Raspberry Pi. That will take you to a new page. Then touch "Scan services" and tell us what it says.

also, sir, please tell me, which raspbian should I use? There's like Jesse, and wheezy
And can I have a tutorial to help install it?
I've tried, and it didn't seem to install right

just an IP address, and underneath it says generic

rurwin wrote:Good. So when you use Fing, touch the listing of the Raspberry Pi. That will take you to a new page. Then touch "Scan services" and tell us what it says.

Do I need the SD car for raspbian?

iCantThinkOfAnythint wrote:also, sir, please tell me, which raspbian should I use? There's like Jesse, and wheezy
And can I have a tutorial to help install it?
I've tried, and it didn't seem to install right

Raspbian Jessie: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
You will need an SD card (minimum 8GB)

Instructions follow the link on the download page: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... /README.md

DirkS wrote:

iCantThinkOfAnythint wrote:also, sir, please tell me, which raspbian should I use? There's like Jesse, and wheezy
And can I have a tutorial to help install it?
I've tried, and it didn't seem to install right

Raspbian Jessie: https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/
You will need an SD card (minimum 8GB)

Instructions follow the link on the download page: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentati ... /README.md

Ok thanks, do I need to get NOOBS off the SD card?

iCantThinkOfAnythint wrote:Ok thanks, do I need to get NOOBS off the SD card?

No, if you write the Raspbian image to the card it will be overwritten anyway

This is what Fing looks like on my network: There's loads of devices there: a few phones, a Mac, my Linux desktop, the printer, the Sky box, etc., etc.

Notice the highlighted entry though is a (fairly) new Raspbian install. You can tell it is a Pi because it's labelled as "Raspberry Pi Foundation". "vesta" is the computer name, so yours will be different.

Here is what happens when I select that and touch "Scan Services". So are you saying that you don't have any services listed (like "SSH" in this picture)?

DirkS wrote:

iCantThinkOfAnythint wrote:Ok thanks, do I need to get NOOBS off the SD card?

No, if you write the Raspbian image to the card it will be overwritten anyway

So I just did the raspbian thing, and a new thing popped up on the app
"22 SSH Secure Shell Login"

I also just did "Open" and it works, now it says "login as"
And I typed in raspberry,
Then it said "password" or whatever
I typed in "pi" and it said access denied

Try doing it the other way round. ID==pi, PASSWORD==raspberry

I also just did "Open" and it works, now it says "login as"
And I typed in raspberry,
Then it said "password" or whatever
I typed in "pi" and it said access denied

Login as pi
Password is raspberry

iCantThinkOfAnythint wrote:

DirkS wrote:

iCantThinkOfAnythint wrote:Ok thanks, do I need to get NOOBS off the SD card?

No, if you write the Raspbian image to the card it will be overwritten anyway

So I just did the raspbian thing, and a new thing popped up on the app
"22 SSH Secure Shell Login"

I also just did "Open" and it works, now it says "login as"
And I typed in raspberry,
Then it said "password" or whatever
I typed in "pi" and it said access denied

Ok, it now says pi@raspberry: ~ $

Job done. You have now booted your RPi using Raspbian and logged into it with PuTTY.

B.Goode wrote:Job done. You have now booted your RPi using Raspbian and logged into it with PuTTY.

Ok thanks, but now how do I "start" it? Cause I'm seeing all these picture of this like Microsoft word type thing, but for the raspberry Pi

If by "start it" you mean a desktop you can't do that over Putty, it's just a terminal. The desktop is likely running, but you'll need to plug the Pi into a monitor or TV to see it. Or use some remote desktop software so you can see the desktop on your PC.

the terminal with (what I can think of off the top of my head) minecraft Pi edition

JimmyN wrote:If by "start it" you mean a desktop you can't do that over Putty, it's just a terminal. The desktop is likely running, but you'll need to plug the Pi into a monitor or TV to see it. Or use some remote desktop software so you can see the desktop on your PC.

What software would you recommend?