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Why two Raspbians?

Mon Dec 08, 2014 10:17 am

I am absolutely beginning. I have a dozen options in OS to choose from. The first TWO are versions of Raspbian, the first looks like it's on a plug, the second looks as if it's on a card. Is that right? - the symbols are very small!
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Re: Why two Raspbians?

Mon Dec 08, 2014 12:40 pm

logie wrote:I am absolutely beginning. I have a dozen options in OS to choose from. The first TWO are versions of Raspbian, the first looks like it's on a plug, the second looks as if it's on a card. Is that right? - the symbols are very small!
The RPi has no BIOS, therefore the boot files and OS are on a SD Card

http://www.raspberrypi.org/help/quick-start-guide

The RPF website has the information http://www.raspberrypi.org/help
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Re: Why two Raspbians?

Mon Dec 08, 2014 12:46 pm

logie wrote:I am absolutely beginning. I have a dozen options in OS to choose from. The first TWO are versions of Raspbian, the first looks like it's on a plug, the second looks as if it's on a card. Is that right? - the symbols are very small!
Do you mean on the NOOBS installer screen?

If it has a card icon it means it's available for offline installation. If it has a little plug it means you NEED a wired ethernet connection between your RPi and your home router/switch (online installation) to install that option.
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Re: Why two Raspbians?

Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:50 pm

I think the OP is referring to the SD card (used in the model A or B or B rev 2) vs Micro SD as used in the A+ or B+.
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Re: Why two Raspbians?

Mon Dec 08, 2014 2:52 pm

MaxK1 wrote:I think the OP is referring to the SD card (used in the model A or B or B rev 2) vs Micro SD as used in the A+ or B+.
Not sure about that - Dougie seems to be on the right track.
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Re: Why two Raspbians?

Mon Dec 08, 2014 3:06 pm

If the O.P. is using NOOBS then that does offer two "versions" of Raspbian, the second being one setup to boot directly into Scratch**. I wonder if this is the source of confusion?
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Re: Why two Raspbians?

Tue Dec 09, 2014 12:38 pm

I think Douglas is right. I clicked on the card version, and it seems to have worked. Many thanks for all replies.
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