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YouTuber posted:OpenElec used to have the Sabnzbd suite built in, but I'm not sure how out of date it is at the moment; there was a guy running his own Repository for the Suite you may have to enter in. However, I have my doubts that the Raspberry Pi would be capable of running XBMC and unpacking .rar files through sabnzbd at the same time. Also I've heard nzbget is a better choice for the RaspPi since it has a smaller memory footprint. But I'm positive if Nzbget is capable of working with Sickbeard and Couchpotato. I wasn't going to have it run XMBC and unpack, if I went that route the usenet stuff would be on my PC and the Pi would be running xmbc and receiving files, which maybe that in and of itself would be too much(?). Currently it's doing that crap I mentioned, and if I could get it to also play stuff through Raspbian in an acceptable way I'd figure out a way to pause nbz junk while watching stuff (maybe an init script). Another alternative I guess is getting another Pi to run Raspbmc and just networking the current one's drive to it directly. I'll look into OpenElec, but I think the PC handling usenet stuff and sending files to the drive that's connected to the Pi running xmbc would be best, unless getting Raspbian to do all of it and just focus on one thing at a time ends up working out.
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What can novice in programming actually do with a Raspberry Pi? I bought one last summer to tinker with but have no idea of what I can do and even if I did, I wouldn't know where to start. Most resources I can understand are of the type "download this Linux intro packaged with XBMC or emulators".
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gently caress all that specialised distro poo poo. Get N00BS or Raspbian or whatever, do a general linux python tutorial and then write something to check tweets every hour and email you about it or randomly change your facebook status to a charles manson quote or google image search dicks and post them to instagram or whateverthefuck you want.
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Guacamayo posted:What can novice in programming actually do with a Raspberry Pi? I bought one last summer to tinker with but have no idea of what I can do and even if I did, I wouldn't know where to start. Most resources I can understand are of the type "download this Linux intro packaged with XBMC or emulators". Check out sites like Adafruit or reddit/r/raspberry_pi for some cool ideas of what you can do with a Pi.
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For a broad and not deep intro there's also the Raspberry Pi Education Manual: http://store.raspberrypi.com/projects/casmanual It goes over Scratch (more oriented at teaching programming concepts to kids but it's neat), Python, some stuff with the GPIO pins and some Linux. It's not a bad intro but I'd skip stuff you're not interested in.
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Guacamayo posted:What can novice in programming actually do with a Raspberry Pi? I bought one last summer to tinker with but have no idea of what I can do and even if I did, I wouldn't know where to start. Most resources I can understand are of the type "download this Linux intro packaged with XBMC or emulators". The most obvious thing a novice can do with a raspberry PI is use it as a version control repository and also as a deployment testing server if you're doing web stuff. Seriously, it's an amazing little micro webserver. I wouldn't be using it for a public facing website, but for something you can just leave running 24/7 for stability testing, it's great.
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Sir_Substance posted:The most obvious thing a novice can do with a raspberry PI is use it as a version control repository and also as a deployment testing server if you're doing web stuff. Seriously, it's an amazing little micro webserver. I wouldn't be using it for a public facing website, but for something you can just leave running 24/7 for stability testing, it's great. Another nice use is as a 24x7 bittorrent client, running transmission-daemon. Apart from that, I use mine to run virtual VAXen, PDP-11s and other ancient hardware. It is fun to have what 20-30 years ago was a whole datacenter in a credit-card sized gizmo.
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Sir_Substance posted:The most obvious thing a novice can do with a raspberry PI is use it as a version control repository and also as a deployment testing server if you're doing web stuff. Seriously, it's an amazing little micro webserver. I wouldn't be using it for a public facing website, but for something you can just leave running 24/7 for stability testing, it's great. This, but if it's a simple site front-facing is fine. I have a simple personal webpage hosted on my Pi - just some modified Twitter bootstrap with my personal info, CV, links to my research projects, etc. Runs on the Flask microframework. Also echoing Amberskin's idea, but if you're going to have a BT box and be getting any media, throw minidlna on it for streaming as well. I have 2 pis set up like this at home: pi 1: Webserver for my website, another server for communicating with all of the home automation I have going off of GPIO/other goodies pi 2: 24x7 BT box with minidlna (both running daemonized in the background) running alongside the RetroPie image.
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Is the Pi Camera a good buy? $25 for 1080P seems like a good deal, but also seems far too cheap. Also, fixed focus seems like it might be a deal breaker but I am just wondering if anyone has experience with this.
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There are a few vids on youtube if you've not checked them out yet. eg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc10uqTgdFM
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I've used the camera a little bit and it's great if you have a project in mind that needs it, but on it's own I'm not sure it's worth the price. The advantage of it over a webcam is that it's much faster at getting images and doesn't tax the CPU as much because it uses the GPU memory. This is also a disadvantage though because it means software that needs to access the camera has to do so through talking to the Pi's GPU--this means it doesn't show up or act like a web cam and most software has to be written to explicitly use it. I think this point is starting to get better since I saw some talk of making a video for linux driver for the camera, but I'm not sure how much has come of it yet. The field of view for it with video is also rather narrow, similar to what you get from a front facing camera on a phone. Not really wide enough to capture video of a small-ish room like a webcam can. Finally the cable it uses is kind of a pain, is somewhat fragile, and not very long (although you can buy slightly longer ones now). That said, for static pictures I am actually somewhat impressed--it has a wider field of view than video, and good resolution. Definitely good enough for something like a security camera that captures images when movement is detected, etc. Compared to an actual digital camera it's not that great though, again think of it more like the camera on a tablet or phone to get an idea of the quality.
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Can you use the gpio pins to read the status of a switch? I had the idea of a multi position switch to choose which OS to boot into.
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Absolutely, but the switches would be read after boot. An easier way would be to use a breakout board for the SD card, and switch between two different SD cards.
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What about using an initramfs to read the state of the switch? I'm a bit weary of SD swapping after reading all the stories of the SD connector breaking so easily.
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I don't know anything about that. Many people use microSD cards with adapters so they don't have to mess with the card itself, though. I snapped the connector on mine, but that's because I had it naked kicking around in my backpack for four months. Just get a case that somewhat supports the card and don't abuse it and you should be fine.
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You could try berryboot http://www.berryterminal.com/doku.php/berryboot I haven't tried it yet but it claims to support CEC so you can use your TV remote to select what to boot, which is pretty handy.
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PS. Love the cabin posted:What about using an initramfs to read the state of the switch? It doesn't need to be in the initramfs, though it can be. It just needs to kexec. Anything in initramfs will need to be statically linked (traditional initramfs/rd) or very carefully written.
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rpi-update On raspbian screwed up my USB boot somehow. It looks like it's either not seeing the USB stick or somehow it's still looking for mmcblk0p1 or whatever. E: Just venting a bit, it's kinda flakey how this all is set up :/ E again: It's actually because my USB ports are no longer working. That certainly sucks big time. The last things I did were to unplug it and move it to the TV to see why it wasn't booting. E again again: I wiped the SD card and threw NOOBS on it and after it boots the USB power comes back on? o_o PS. Love the cabin fucked around with this message at 07:14 on Feb 2, 2014 |
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Currently trying to use a pi to show video using this image. The difficulty is that the display is 1280*480 which isn't normally supported so the video only plays on one half of the screen. Please can anyone help with making it output in the resolution I want?
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I'm suddenly wanting to make a Raspberry Pi emulator. I have a few controller options, from a PS2 controller through an old USB adapter I have lying around to a PS3 controller (I would buy a bluetooth adapter at microcenter), to a new wired USB SNES fake controller... Any suggestions for a reliable and easy controller? It would be awesome if I could do 2xPS3 controllers on a bluetooth adapter, which I have read is possible but there are lots of people having issues with controllers and RetroPie.
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The ps3 controllers never had PC drivers released for them (for some loving reason). The windows ps3 controller stuff is done through a dodgy third party driver called motion-in-joy by some random chinese group. The ps4 controllers, on the other hand, are designed for PC use, and you may find it easier to connect them to the pi as well for that reason. Do some research before dropping $100 on one, but I'd wager they'll be easier, or at least better documented.
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Sir_Substance posted:The ps3 controllers never had PC drivers released for them (for some loving reason). The windows ps3 controller stuff is done through a dodgy third party driver called motion-in-joy by some random chinese group. We are talking about for the Pi, though...
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I've used a PS3 controller on Ubuntu with Sixaxis and it's kind of a pain in the rear end. On a Pi it's probably even more annoying if there isn't a precompiled binary. Using it is also annoying as it requires you to run a program in the background that will link up with the controller. If you just want a nice plug and play controller, I think a PS2 controller and simple USB adapter is probably the way to go (although I've never tried one on the Pi myself).
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mod sassinator posted:I've used a PS3 controller on Ubuntu with Sixaxis and it's kind of a pain in the rear end. On a Pi it's probably even more annoying if there isn't a precompiled binary. Using it is also annoying as it requires you to run a program in the background that will link up with the controller. It's not much help right now unless you want to patch and compile a custom kernel, but full Dualshock 4 support is currently being completed for future kernels. 3.14 adds support for rumble, LEDs and the motion sensors on USB and 3.15 will have full support for everything on USB and Bluetooth.
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I finally bit the bullet and bought one to run torrents at home. Great little thing! I love the fact that you can use it for a multitude of different things and all you have to do is switch out the SD card. Have gathered up all the smaller (1-2gb) cards I could find. Made an image of a freshly installed/updated raspbian to dump on them to make it a bit quicker. Too much fun. Can't believe it took me this long to buy one.
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Before anyone else goes as insane as I did raspian seems to default to a UK keyboard layout. Aside from that is there much of a performance hit using wifi for streaming or file transfer? I'm thinking about buying one of those $3 tiny wifi usb sticks you can find on ebay.
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PS. Love the cabin posted:Before anyone else goes as insane as I did raspian seems to default to a UK keyboard layout. The keyboard setting should be part of the initial setup tool. If you search "raspberry wifi" on amazon it returns a few modules with positive RPi-related reviews if you're concerned about support.
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PS. Love the cabin posted:I'm thinking about buying one of those $3 tiny wifi usb sticks you can find on ebay.
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Definitely spend the extra bucks to get a known good WiFi adapter. If you get a cheap / no-name one you might go through hell to get wifi working.
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My $1 tiny-form-factor eBay wifi adapter worked fine (with a powered hub). My $1 tiny-form-factor eBay BT adapter worked fine without a powered hub.
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Good grief, I was trying to load an OS on an SD card for my Beaglebone Black and as I inserted the micro SD card the holder snapped off right at the solder joints. Anyone else done the same thing? I wasn't even pressing that hard.
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ante posted:My $1 tiny-form-factor eBay wifi adapter worked fine (with a powered hub). Wow! Thanks for the two worthless bits of information!
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Good thing you quoted it so we can all read it twice.
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Jago posted:Wow! Thanks for the two worthless bits of information! Actually it's worthwhile because I asked about it a few posts up.
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Jago posted:Wow! Thanks for the two worthless bits of information! You're pretty special.
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ante posted:My $1 tiny-form-factor eBay wifi adapter worked fine (with a powered hub). My $10 known good Edimax WiFi chip works fine without a hub, for what its worth. That's worth it alone IMHO.
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Able to run both a edimax dongle and this monkey at the same time without hub. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0041RFWZ6/ I am using a 2.2 amp power adapter though, also worked fine with a 12000 mah usb power brick. Initially could not even run the dongle at 1.1 amp
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