Mines just been posted from element 14, ordered a SDHC class 10 and charger for it.
Planning on using it for XBMC, what other things could I use the Pi for?
[QUOTE=xianlee;36944603]Mines just been posted from element 14, ordered a SDHC class 10 and charger for it.
Planning on using it for XBMC, what other things could I use the Pi for?[/QUOTE]
Have you checked if your class 10 is supported? There's only like 10 class 10 SD-cards that currently work.
Yea, checked the Pi wiki, its a samsung one and the model numbers matched up
[QUOTE=Hexxeh;36948780]Meet Berrybook:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Ln33Dh.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I see web based spotifu, gibe
I'm volunteering at a low-income early education place for children, and some of the families (haven't counted officially) don't have a computer.
How easy, would you guys say, would it be to run it if you know next to nothing of technology?
[QUOTE=Penultimate;36951857]I'm volunteering at a low-income early education place for children, and some of the families (haven't counted officially) don't have a computer.
How easy, would you guys say, would it be to run it if you know next to nothing of technology?[/QUOTE]
Easy.
[QUOTE=Hexxeh;36948780]Meet Berrybook:
[img]http://i.imgur.com/Ln33Dh.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Lapdock? Awesome.
I just bought a [URL="http://flirc.tv/"]Flirc[/URL] to make controlling XBMC on the Pi and laptop easier, the Xbox remote with the adapter stopped working after XBMC locked up and I wasn't able to get it working again... Stupid drivers.
[editline]26th July 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Penultimate;36951857]I'm volunteering at a low-income early education place for children, and some of the families (haven't counted officially) don't have a computer.
How easy, would you guys say, would it be to run it if you know next to nothing of technology?[/QUOTE]
Personally, I wouldn't recommend it right now. Not until a proper GPU driver is made, since it makes doing even simple things frustratingly slow.
The Pi + shipping + SD card + HDMI cable + power adapter would be similar to the cost of an older (P3 or P4) desktop PC, which would work with a free/really cheap CRT monitor, keyboard and mouse.
Soo, anybody here heard about the MK802 (and clones)?
[IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/MK802-Android-PC.jpg[/IMG]
Small Device running Android meant to be hooked up to HDMI monitors, though Linux is also possible.
Specs:
[QUOTE]
Runs Android [I]Ice Cream Sandwich[/I] (AKA version 4.0), [B]AND[/B] Linux (if compiled for ARM, and installed on a SD card)
Features a Allwinner A10 ARM processor (Cortex-A8) running at 1GHz as CPU.
Mali 400 GPU running at 500mhz for graphics (supposedly AMD Z430/Z160) outputting at most resolutions supported by HDMI (2160P and down to 480P, though Android currently only supports 720P, 576P and 480P)
Either 512MB [B]OR[/B] 1024 MB of total RAM (shared with the GPU).
4GB of internal NAND storage, used for Android.
Built-in wireless ethernet (no normal cabel based, unless you wanna use a USB based adapter) and according to the manufacturer supports [I] B, G [B]AND[/B] N[/I] wireless ethernet standards.
Also features a MicroSD slot that officially supports up-to 32GB cards, though some Android phones way older than this thing supports larger capacity cards, just not officially so this should too.
IO/Ports - ordinary USB, Mini-USB (for both charging, updating Android installed on internal flash, supplying power AND for hooking up USB devices with a USB-OTG adapter), HDMI port and a power jack plug (for when powering it without taking up the Mini-USB port).
Size of it is around 8.8 x 3.5x 1.2cm AND there's [URL="http://filesmelt.com/dl/mk802_serial_raw.jpg"]TTL soldering pads[/URL] inside it which can be used for low-level debugging of Android AND Linux (just don't hook up the 5volt pin)[/QUOTE]
Reviews and articles:
[url]http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/07/mk802-android-4-0-mini-pc-hands-on-impressions[/url]
[url]http://liliputing.com/tag/mk802[/url]
[url]http://liliputing.com/2012/06/74-mk802-android-4-0-mini-pc-first-impressions-video.html[/url]
[url]http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/74-mk802-android-micro-pc-beats-cotton-candy-to-the-punch-20120517[/url]
[url]http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/mk802-is-android-4-0-ics-pc-on-a-memory-stick-puts-the-power-of-a-tablet-in-a-usb-drive[/url]
If someone else have heard of it and have noticed some mistakes OR got some additional info, feel free to mention it.
And as for the devices and clones, I've personally ordered the "original" model with 1GB ram, but there's some few issues with it which the [URL="http://www.ovalelephant.com/p-2062-mini-pc-android-linux-linaro-a10-chip-1gb-ddr3-ram"]Oval Elephant[/URL] clone should've solved.
[B]EDIT:[/B] Here's a [URL="http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Smallart-Uhost-Allwinner-A10-hackable-device/511685_583304547.html"]slightly different variant of the Oval Elephant[/URL], which is supposedly hacker/DIY friendly (TTL is easily available and populated with a header, you just need to crack open the case)
[B]ALSO:[/B]
[URL="http://rikomagic.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=68#p418"]I think they want [B]YOUR[/B] attention Hexxeh.[/URL]
[QUOTE=Van-man;36962960][URL="http://rikomagic.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=68#p418"]I think they want [B]YOUR[/B] attention Hexxeh.[/URL][/QUOTE]
If somebody wants to buy me one I'll take a look at it when I get some spare time.
Kinda busy with work and this at the moment though:
[img]http://hexxeh.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120730_141151.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Hexxeh;37007774]If somebody wants to buy me one I'll take a look at it when I get some spare time.[/QUOTE]
Well try and ask [url]http://store.cloudsto.com/[/url] if they would sponsor you one if you want to.
Seems like they've already sponsored a ROM dev team with a unit or two: [url]http://www.techknow.t0xic.nl/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=0871220db225e754f013afad6ec6f2d0&topic=2939.msg32864#msg32864[/url]
[QUOTE=Bird;37107439]Today I was at my uncles computer store, just talking with him and the guys for a bit when one of the employees mentions the Pi. He showed me what it was about and since its cheap and very useful for me I have decided to buy one. I also need to learn Linux, and I feel that this is the time to do so.
Anyways, I post here to get some help. What should I buy? From what I can tell it doesn't come with either a power supply or any OS or SD card. What's essential and whats good to have? I would love to plug it into my speakers and TV to use it as a media center. Can you play games on it? I do understand that it would be very basic games, but I don't have a problem with that. Does it require any extended computer knowledge? I have never used Linux before, and I have zero experience within coding/programming/whatever.
Thanks in advance.[/QUOTE]
What you need to buy for the Raspberry PI depends on what you want to do with it and how you want to access and issue commands to the PI. In my opinion you would be fine just using SSH and connecting to the PI remotely then issue commands from the terminal however if you want a GUI then you should use [URL="http://www.raspbian.org/"]Raspbian[/URL].
You can plug speakers into the 3.5mm jack port however last time I checked the sound drivers are not always working correctly (early stages) however I do not think this is a problem with the [URL="http://www.raspbmc.com/"]XMBC[/URL] build. I would also like to point out that the Raspberry PI has HDMI so pumping sound over the HDMI port is possible only if the monitor you will use supports HDMI. It would be possible to use the Raspberry PI as a media center and stream media over a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samba_(software)"]Samba[/URL] network share or over a USB storage device. Of course you could always stream off the SD card however it may not be the best idea due to its limited space depending on what SD card you have. It is possible to obtain SD cards that have upto 64GB of storage space and the Raspberry PI does support SD cards with that storage capacity.
You can play games on the PI however it largely depends on what game. You can run old DOS games through an emulator on the PI however it will be extremely slow due to the limitations of the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARM_architecture"]ARM[/URL] processor. You should look for games compiled for ARM. You wont be able to run a game that has being [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiler"]compiled[/URL] for [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86"]X86[/URL] processors. You wont be able to run any piece of software that has not being [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compiler"]compiled[/URL] for ARM. You wont be able to run any piece of software that has being compiled for Windows without [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_(software)"]Wine[/URL] however that only adds a layer of compatibility and does not allow for software that has being compiled for X86 to run. 99% of Windows software has being compiled for [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86"]X86[/URL] ([URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_CE"]Windows CE[/URL]). I also do not think Wine has even being ported to ARM.
I would like to say on behalf on everyone else on this forum and thread so as to prevent any confusion and to make you understand. [B]Linux is not Windows[/B]. Do not attempt to apply Windows like solutions onto Linux. Some of these solutions may include hitting and banging the unit. Linux simply works and nothing less. If something has gone wrong then 99% of the time its because you have done something wrong not the other way around. I would also like to say Linux is not [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OS_X"]OSX (Mac)[/URL] although it does have similarities.
As you have ordered the Raspberry PI and now you are waiting for it to be delivered you should download [URL="https://www.virtualbox.org/"]VirtaulBox[/URL]. Read this for an explanation to how [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine"]virtual machines[/URL] work. If you need help setting up a virtual machine in Virtual Box then post for help in the [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/forumdisplay.php?f=107"]Technical Supoort[/URL] sub forum. Once you have downloaded and installed it you should download [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_(operating_system)http://"]Ubuntu[/URL] and get used to how Linux is set out then once you feel you can dive in the deep end you should download [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arch_Linux"]ArchLinux[/URL]. I would like to say this to prevent any confusion that Ubuntu and Arch Linux are distributions just like [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian"]Debian[/URL] or [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedora_(operating_system)"]Fedora[/URL]. Them distributions use the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel"]Linux kernel[/URL]. What makes a distribution different from the others is the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_space"]userspace tools[/URL]. The distributions may also differ in [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel_(computing)"]kernel space[/URL] as well despite sharing the Linux Kernel due to any modifications that may have being put forward. Another thing that makes them different from each other is how they release updates. You should read [URL="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch_Compared_to_Other_Distributions"]this[/URL].
Linux requires plenty of extended knowledge and you will never stop learning. I love Linux. Once you have got the hang of it you will never look at Windows the same way again. I have recently become addicted to the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_emulator"]terminal[/URL].
Depending on which distributor you buy your Raspberry Pi from you maybe given the option to buy a preloaded SD card that likely has Raspbian on it. They may even you an option for which distro to preload the SD card with. Of course you can just get any Linux distro that has a ARM build and load it onto the SD card. Depending on which distro you get you will likely see performance differences due to a few factors such as if they have being compiled to use hard [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating-point_unit"]FPU[/URL] or soft [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating-point_unit"]FPU[/URL] and even if they have the SD card run at a higher frequency. One of the biggest [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottleneck"]bottlenecks[/URL] on the Raspberry PI is USB storage devices and the SD card due to how slow they transfer data when compared to the hard drive in the average persons computer. Even the Ethernet port which runs at a a maximum of 10 megabits or 1.25 megabytes is slow however it is enough.
Depending on which distributor you buy your Raspberry PI from they will likely give you the option to buy a power supply from them. The Raspberry PI can run off any 5v [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus"]micro USB power supply[/URL]. Read [URL="http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/260"]this[/URL]. Avoid the cheap china micro USB power supply's at all cost.
You will also be faced with what SD card you should get and you may not know this but SD cards are categorised by which class they are. For example class 10 cards offer very write high speeds but this is not usually beneficial to Raspberry PI because them cards do not offer high random R/W. People have had problems with them cards due to the higher requirements of them. You should read [URL="http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4076"]this[/URL], [URL="http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals"]this[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital#Speed_Class_Rating"]this[/URL]. I currently have a Scandisk 4GB class 4 SD card and its great.
When you do finally get your Raspberry PI and you have chosen the distro to use on it then you can use [URL="http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/Data-CD-DVD-Burning/Win32-Disk-Imager.shtml"]this[/URL] to write it to the SD card. You should also read [URL="http://elinux.org/RPi_Easy_SD_Card_Setup"]this[/URL]. You will also find that the file containing the distro has a .img extension so you may want to read about that [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMG_(file_format)"]here[/URL].
You should also take a look at the [URL="http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs"]Raspberry PI FAQ[/URL]. You should also have a look at [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filesystem_Hierarchy_Standard"]this[/URL] to see how the file hierarchy differs between Windows and Linux.
Everything in Linux is a file.
For programming I suggest learning[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bash_(Unix_shell)"] Bash[/URL] and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)"]Phython[/URL]. Although you may get better suggestions from other people on where to start in the programming world. There is a programming sub forum [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/forumdisplay.php?f=240"]here[/URL] so I suggest asking there.
Not finished. More to come.
[QUOTE=Bird;37110281]I really like Ubuntus apperance, but I'm having some lag. Not much, but its enough for me to notice it. Otherwise it doesn't seem to different from Windows. Maybe that's because I haven't really explored it yet, but so far so good.[/QUOTE]
The lag you speak of is normal. If you were to boot into Ubuntu rather than use it in a virtual machine then that lag would likely go away. There are optimizations you can do that will improve performance on the virtual machine.
If you wish to boot into Ubuntu without installing it on your computer then your in luck. Ubuntu allows you to boot into it without installing it however any changes that you may do it are not permanent. Read [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_CD"]this[/URL].
You can load Ubuntu on to any USB memory stick that has the memory capacity. You should use [URL="http://www.linuxliveusb.com/"]this[/URL] or [URL="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/"]this[/URL] to load it onto the memory stick. If you were to load a distro onto the SD card for the Raspberry PI then I would suggest using [URL="http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/Data-CD-DVD-Burning/Win32-Disk-Imager.shtml"]this[/URL].
[QUOTE=Bird;37110281]I really like Ubuntus apperance, but I'm having some lag. Not much, but its enough for me to notice it. Otherwise it doesn't seem to different from Windows. Maybe that's because I haven't really explored it yet, but so far so good.[/QUOTE]
It doesn't look all that different because you're running a desktop version of ubuntu, I suggest you run ubuntu server instead if you really want learn how to fiddle around.
Here are some basic commands you're probably going to use a lot:
[url]https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UsingTheTerminal/[/url]
i got my pi last week and built a lego case around it.
unfortunately, while raspbian works fine, xmbc doesn't. i need a more powerful power brick in order for my keyboard to work with xmbc :(
other than that, cute little device!
Im currently using my PI as a seedbox (Transmission), NTP server and HTTP server (Lighttpd). I'm also going to attempt to compile MC-Server on it.
[QUOTE=TheCreeper;37111107] I'm also going to attempt to compile MC-Server on it.[/QUOTE]
This is going to end in tears.
I haven't touched my Pi in months.
I'm pretty sure I killed it with overclocking a couple of months back, and I haven't booted it up since, so it's in a quantum state where it cannot be determined if it's working or dead.
I basically own Schrödinger's Pi.
Mine's sitting on my desk in a container. I plan to get some kind of battery for it, if that's even possible, and hook it up to my DSLR to use as a remote SSH tether.
[QUOTE=nikomo;37111495]I haven't touched my Pi in months.
I'm pretty sure I killed it with overclocking a couple of months back, and I haven't booted it up since, so it's in a quantum state where it cannot be determined if it's working or dead.
I basically own Schrödinger's Pi.[/QUOTE]
Unless you overvolted, you can't have killed it.
[editline]7th August 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=Panthereye;37110998]i got my pi last week and built a lego case around it.
unfortunately, while raspbian works fine, xmbc doesn't. i need a more powerful power brick in order for my keyboard to work with xmbc :(
other than that, cute little device![/QUOTE]
Raspbmc runs on raspbian as of yesterday 3pm UK time, and now has hdmi-cec support out of the box. Use your tv's remote to control your PI!
[QUOTE=mobrockers2;37112316]Unless you overvolted, you can't have killed it.[/QUOTE]
I overvolted it to like 8 and AFK'd for over an hour, it had crashed at some point.
I stopped being a pussy and hooked it up, it works just fine.
Hopefully the update to Raspbmc will make my xbox dvd remote work better, though my Flirc did just ship so that isn't too big of an issue. If I'm going to replace my xbox with it, I need to solder together a switch or something so I don't have to fiddle with the microusb connection every time.
I managed to buy a used RPi one off someone and I should get it this week. Planning to make a car media center with one, and a home server with the second.
I ordered a case with the one I got from rsonline.com, but I don't have a case for this one.
Planning on using this case: [URL]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ad.johnson/Punnet_net_Mk1_600x600dpi.jpg[/URL]
(After I remove the branding, ugh)
If anyone has a better idea, feel free to chip in.
[QUOTE=gparent;37122527]I managed to buy a used RPi one off someone and I should get it this week. Planning to make a car media center with one, and a home server with the second.
I ordered a case with the one I got from rsonline.com, but I don't have a case for this one.
Planning on using this case: [URL]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ad.johnson/Punnet_net_Mk1_600x600dpi.jpg[/URL]
(After I remove the branding, ugh)
If anyone has a better idea, feel free to chip in.[/QUOTE]
[url]https://www.modmypi.com/[/url]
If it hasn't been noted, this is a great setup for a laptop with the Pi:
[URL]http://rpidock.blogspot.com/2012/05/raspberry-pi-and-motorola-lapdock.html[/URL]
but with improvements from here:
[URL]https://plus.google.com/photos/102495332412423336353/albums/5759622493987044801[/URL]
It's working flawlessly for me so far, I just need to get a WIFI dongle at some point...
[editline]7th August 2012[/editline]
Should have skimmed the thread... one page off, oh well.
I tested the Xbox remote with the Pi and it works great out of the box with the lastest Raspbmc, terrific.
Apparently some form of "App Store" could come to the Raspberry Pi in the future, I read: [url]www.youngwebbuilder.com/interview-with-eben-upton-co-founder-of-the-raspberry-pi/[/url]
Was thinking of buying Raspberry pi from RS Online but
[I](Despatch expected within 15 week(s))[/I]
WHAT?
Does it really take this long?
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