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[stepper]

Can I get some help with this please: I have wireless finally working after messing about with drivers, firmware and /etc/network/interfaces, but then when I start X11 I lose the connection completely and I can't start it again. Any help with this?

Edit: Even tried WICD and nm-gnome.
Image: Raspbian (Pisces) +Mate

[dualmeister]

Yippee ki-yay m.....

Naren has been working on a port of Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) to Raspberry Pi, and as you can see from the screenshots and video below, he’s been making great progress. Hardware-accelerated graphics and video have been up and running smoothly for some time; AudioFlinger support is the only major missing piece at the moment.

This implementation uses a different kernel and VideoCore binary image from the one available on GitHub, which is why we’ve been keeping quiet about it so far. We’re investigating the feasibility of converging the two code lines to produce a single common platform as soon as we can, at which point we hope to release the sources for you to play with.

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[Richardxtc]

Yippee ki-yay m.....


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Dam beat me 2 it

[Richardxtc]

Can I get some help with this please: I have wireless finally working after messing about with drivers, firmware and /etc/network/interfaces, but then when I start X11 I lose the connection completely and I can't start it again. Any help with this?

Edit: Even tried WICD and nm-gnome.
Image: Raspbian (Pisces) +Mate

What wireless device have you tried? I cant really help however im sure someone here would need to know what device you are having issues with before they can help you out

[stepper]

What wireless device have you tried? I cant really help however im sure someone here would need to know what device you are having issues with before they can help you out

Sorry forgot to update. Got sorted
I'm using the this dongle and it works.

My problem was dropped connections. With the help of this thread on the Raspberry Pi forum I got sorted.

It seems the USB devices either fail or reset in X when connected to the hub. So I eliminated the hub and connected the dongle and the wireless keyboard receiver straight to the Pi and everything works.

[Richardxtc]

Sorry forgot to update. Got sorted
I'm using the this dongle and it works.

My problem was dropped connections. With the help of this thread on the Raspberry Pi forum I got sorted.

It seems the USB devices either fail or reset in X when connected to the hub. So I eliminated the hub and connected the dongle and the wireless keyboard receiver straight to the Pi and everything works.

Nice, i was looking at the exact same dongle for mine when i get it, CANT WAIT!!!!

[GreGorGy]

Nice, i was looking at the exact same dongle for mine when i get it, CANT WAIT!!!!

Get the dongle now. I know I was guilty (and I know a few others too) of only getting the other stuff AFTER the Pi arrived. Got Pi. Then got SDHC. Then got box thing. Then got new charger for phone. etc...

[nukefission]

I`l be ordering my Pi soon
any heads up? not sure about the case but I`l probably get one or make my own
anybody managed vga output? like via a hdmi > dvi > vga converter or something

[jarrodr]

I`l be ordering my Pi soon
any heads up? not sure about the case but I`l probably get one or make my own
anybody managed vga output? like via a hdmi > dvi > vga converter or something

• Buy 2 or more SD Cards, 4gig and up.
• Buy a case well in advance
• Buy an HDMI to DVI cable (Not needed but always good to have if your monitor does have HDMI or if you don't want to use your TV)

I know you get DVI to VGA converters.

[Fudzy]

I'm loving what my Raspberry Pi is doing, but in every interaction I've had with it that requires the slightest bit of graphical power makes it slug. Is it going to get any better without having to replace the board?

[Fudzy]

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?t=453443

Please comment if you think a RPi section would be awesome.

[GreGorGy]

At matrix this weekend for 200 . So I am there to get the logitech kb320 for 400 when I see this. A quick Google says pi supports it. If you want a cheap wireless keyboard mouse combo I can confirm it works beautifully

[GreGorGy]

At matrix this weekend for 200 . So I am there to get the logitech kb320 for 400 when I see this. A quick Google says pi supports it. If you want a cheap wireless keyboard mouse combo I can confirm it works beautifully

Scratch that - mouse jitters in X sometimes. Can be annoying. I'll try find a fix otherwise revert to the Logitech...

[GreGorGy]

Oh wow - fix found. Well sort of. While searching high and low for a fix, I was getting annoyed with the fkn mouse. And the only way to regain control would be to replug the usb dongle. And that was getting annoying reaching around the back of my screen. So I put a USB extension on it to make it easier to reach.

Duh! With distance from the Pi, via the extension, it seems to be behaving...

[GreGorGy]

Today was my first real chance to mess around with my pi and I thought I'd share a few hints, for those who have not discovered or don't want to search like I did. This is on the wheezy distro, mostly in terminal. Sources are magpi and RPi Forums.

(1) update repos.

	sudo apt-get update

(2) If you do not have sound:

	sudo modprobe snd_bcm2835
	# For HDMI sound:
	sudo amixer cset numid=3 2
	# For 3.5mm jack sound:
	sudo amixer cset numid=3 1

(3) Now, lets get mpg123 to play MP3s and vlc for movies

	sudo apt-get install mpg123
	sudo apt-get vlc

(4) VLC can have a sound problem, so we will fix this by creating a /etc/asound.conf file

	sudo nano /etc/asound.conf

	# Contents of this file will be:

pcm.!default {
       type hw
       card 0
}

ctl.!default {
       type hw
       card 0
}

Then, Ctrl-O (write) and enter for filename. Then, Ctrl-X (exit).

(5) If you need to change to static IP:

	sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

	 #change file, commenting out original setting, as:

#iface eth0 inet dhcp
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.1.3
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1

Then, Ctrl-O (write) and enter for filename. Then, Ctrl-X (exit).

to change to static NOW:

	sudo /etc/init.d network stop
	sudo /etc/init.d network start

(6) Let's install vnc

	sudo apt-get install tightvncserver
	sudo nano /etc/profile
# at the end of this file:

vncserver
sudo chown root /tmp/.X11-unix
sudo chgrp root /tmp/.X11-unix

(7) If, like me, you are on a mac, you may want to keep your external HDs as HFS+ but pi doesn't like that so, for read access:

	sudo apt-get hfsplus
	sudo apt-get hfsutils
	sudo apt-get hfsprogs

To mount an HFS volume:

	cd /media/
	mkdir hfsvol
	mount -t hfsplus /dev/sda2 hfsvol

where sda2 is the logical volume address. Could be sdb, sdc etc and could be 3,4,5 etc.

Restarts are required at times if things don't work out as expected.