Firmware is the code usually stored in flash ROM and contains the instructions for communicating with the other computer hardware.
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How do I update software and firmware?
I understand that the Software on the Raspberry Pi is divided into 3 sections: the closed-source GPU firmware, the patched ARM Linux kernel and the user space software.
Is the GPU firmware on the ...
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How do I upgrade Raspbian?
I have my RPi setup how I want, but I have an older version than what is currently available (2012-10-28-wheezy-raspbian.zip). How do I upgrade the kernel, firmware, etc?
I have upgraded some this ...
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Why does the Raspberry Pi need a MPEG-2 licence?
Since August 24, it is possible to buy a licence to hardware-decode MPEG-2 videos.
Here are my questions:
Does it mean that, without this licence, the RPi cannot handle at all MPEG-2 video, or it ...
