Raspbian is a Linux operating system designed for the Raspberry Pi and based on Debian Squeeze for ARM processors. A stable release version has recently become available, and the Raspberry Pi Foundation are now recommending Raspbian (over Debian) as the standard distribution for the Raspberry Pi.
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Accessing a USB drive after start up with Python
I'm working on a picture viewer using python, that executes on startup of X (using LXDE/autostart) and accesses an attached USB drive and starts to display the images it finds. I'm using the current ...
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Bash Script with GPIO fails - what am I doing wrong?
This simple bash script always executes with my embedded error message, 'Something went horribly wrong.'
This script was originally coded by someone else; I have no idea what (exactly) gpio -g mode ...
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code stops after few hours and raspberry py freezes. (pymodbus + rs485 + raspberry pi) python code
i am using pymodbus to collect some data from sensors 4 reading every sec. program is in continuous loop but the problem is raspberry pi freezing every few hours(60 hr).
code stops automatically. ...
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How can I send a constant stream of the camera module to the screen?
Right now if I type:
raspistill -t 60000
I can see the image on screen for 60 seconds, but I just want to show what the camera sees at all times. I am connected via HDMI.
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Capturing video with motion cant go higher than 640x480
I got a webcam that supports images up to 1920x1080 but when i use motion to capture video it can only go as high as 640x480.
if i specify anything higher in the motion.conf the webcam doesnt return ...
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Litterature/books on how to use the RaspberryPi for servo controlling [closed]
I would like to use my Raspberry Pi for controlling a servo system and in that respect read your suggestions for litterature on this topic. I know programming, both C and Python, so general ...
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How can I get back to the initial load screen of Raspbian?
I've installed Raspbian onto my RPi's SD card from the Raspberry Pi downloads.
The first time I booted up the RPi, connected to a monitor, I got a list of options, with something like a ...
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Streamripper recording only weird noise
I am running Raspbian on my Raspberry Pi. Anyone has tried streamripper?
When I use streamripper to record any online radio station, streamripper only records weird noise, no matter what url I put. I ...
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VCHI initialization failed
I'm creating a munin plugin to fetch temp values from my Pi's.
When running the script, as root, everything is fine:
pi /etc/munin/plugins # ./temp
temp.value 47.1
But when running it directly ...
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How to solve Qt5 illegal instruction issue in cross-compilation?
I have cross-compiled Qt5 following http://thebugfreeblog.blogspot.it/2012/11/bring-up-qt-50-on-raspberry-pi.html instructions.
Unfortunately I have an error when I try to run the compiled program on ...
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rasbian switches off when network connection is removed
I have setup my pi, initially with DHCP and later with static ip address, I find that the os shuts down when I remove the network connection? Whats going on here?
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SSH not working when connecting from local network, but working when connecting from external ip
Raspberry pi has been having some erratic ssh and vnc performance, it just closes itself and do not let me reconnect, i need to restart it in order to do so. i tried connecting from my external ip, as ...
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recover files from broken sd card (no boot)
Is there any chance to recover some files that are on a SD card which doesn't boot anymore? Seems the last power-cut affected some files on the card and the Raspberry Pi is not able to boot anymore.
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which key types the “|” symbol
If I press shift + | the result would be ~
and if I press on ~ or shift +~ I would get a different symbol.
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How to setup a shortcut key to run the terminal in Raspbian?
How can I setup a keyboard shortcut to start the terminal? I do not mind if it has to be done via the GUI or the command line.
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Raspberry pi video streaming image error
I have a problem with video streaming on raspberry pi. When I want to stream the webcam's image trough the network, the image has many errors, like fall apart, other colors and lot of garbage appear ...
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Ethernet light doesn't go on
I have just bought Pi, and I have no monitor to plug into it, so I thought I would do the DHCP trick. I installed the latest Raspbian wheezy (2013-02-09) on the SD and connected the ethernet cable ...
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Creating boot script for webcam
I seem to be having trouble getting this to work, I'm trying to run mjpg-streamer when the Raspberry boots, but it doesn't using the script below. I have mjpg-streamer installed in: ...
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Remote Desktop With xrdp
I have installed xrdp on my Raspberry Pi (which is connected to my TV) and a program called CoRD on my Mac that lets me connect to the RPi remotely and I am able to see the RPi desktop without any ...
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Omxplayer (Raspbian Hard Float) vs OpenElec
I've got a couple of 1080p videos that I'd like to play in my Raspberry Pi (512 MB). This is part of a project I'm doing with a couple of friends. We built a server in Node.js and use a local client ...
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How to printscreen on Raspberry Pi?
I would like to screenshot the Midori browser and i've tried the following methods as mentioned HERE.
Using Imagemagick which is pre-installed in Raspberry Pi. I pressed the printscreen key on the ...
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Raspbian Bug — error: 'AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW' undeclared
I am getting following error when compiling cmake package.
error: 'AT_SYMLINK_NOFOLLOW' undeclared
What is cause of this error please suggest. Is this bug in Raspbian because it is defined in ...
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What is the mmcqd process?
I have a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian Wheezy headlessly with all graphics-related software uninstalled.
I have bitcoind running, which is mostly consuming most of the resources. Usually, when I ...
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WPA_GUI “the configuration could not be saved”
I'm trying to setup WiFi on my RaspberryPi running Raspbian. WPI_GUI refuses to allow my to save it's configuration as
The configuration could not be saved. The update_config=1
configuration ...
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Forcing HDMI Audio Breaks Resolution?
I have a little problem with trying to force audio via an HDMI TV/Monitor, heres what I can get the Pi to do.
Without forcing HDMI Mode using hdmi_drive=2 the monitor works fine with the correct ...
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Where should put debian package of ceph for pi
so where should I put upload the .deb file when done. Their dot lib for the doc's if anyknows of a package for this please give me a heads up about it.
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RPi Web Server: 403 forbidden on Apache
I have created a web server with my Pi, and everything was working fine. I got the "It works!" page so I thought "Okay, everything's working". I then decided to upload a new index.html file. After ...
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SM5100B GSM connection with Raspberry
I would like to ask you if you know how to connect SM5100B with the pi. I connected the rx/tx lines, I have the power on but when I run the hwinfo line the system does not recognize it. Is there any ...
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Sending audio to multiple different A2DP bluetooth speakers
At a basic level I'm wondering if I can send audio to multiple bluetooth speakers at once. Before I invest in multiple bluetooth speakers and a bluetooth dongle for the Pi, I'm wondering if it's even ...
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Static local IP/gateway config on startup issues
I'm using a BT Homehub 3 and trying to set up my PI using raspbian with a static local IP.
Before any changes, using dhcp, the output of $ netstat -nr is
Kernel IP routing table
Destination ...
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Compiling errors!
So I am trying to compile some C code and Assembly code from a video on my raspberry pi with GCC and Nasm. When I do compile the code on Raspian on my RPi (by doing the Build.sh in the zip file) it ...
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Raspberry Pi using up my bandwidth?
Whenever I use something like apt-get git clone on my Pi (using Wifi connection via dongle), the internet for all other devices connected to the router drops considerably, to the point where some ...
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Control robot over WiFi
I am working on a small robot that is driven using a joystick. As of now the joystick is connected to the Pi via USB and is driving the servos as intended. What I would like to do is get rid of the ...
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Display a test pattern by writing the Frame Buffer and then clear it
I'm wondering if the following is possible: I would like to display a test pattern on my Raspberry Pi and then clear it while going back to the original display. Thanks Low-Level Graphics on the ...
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samba server (smbd) causes “mount: / is busy”
I am developing an application on Raspberry Pi. I am using samba to share my RAMDISK over network. Here below you can see my fstab:
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
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Where can I find example C source for using non-graphics related parts of the Mailbox interface?
I would like to extract information about the Raspberry Pi like Serial Number, Board Model, Board Revision, CPU Clock Rate, Temperature in a C program. It looks like I have a couple of options:
Use ...
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cannot resolve hostname error
I have a model B pi with the latest version of wheezy installed. I cannot connect to the internet at all. I am using an edimax nano wifi dongle and using the recommended 5.25v power supply. If i ...
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Getting axis values from joystick from jstest into C program
I am wondering if there is a way to get the axis position values from a joystick to feed into a C program. I can run the command jstest /dev/input/js0 and it will display live feedback of current ...
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Open multiple “Terminals” without GUI (startx)
I dont know if the title is self explanatory, but i wanted to have multiple (two for now would be enough) terminals open without having to start the Desktop.
I want to have a php script running ...
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How can I determine which OS image I am running?
I have been given a pre-installed SD card. It boots fine, and I know it is running some version of Raspbian. Can I determine exactly which release it is running?
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Set Keyboard Layout to my language
I have this keyboard: http://trust.com/products/product.aspx?artnr=17603 and i cant configure it with Raspbian. I run rasp-config and went to configure_keyboard, selected a generic 105-key keyboard ...
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Raspberry Pi LED confusion
I have had some issues with my raspberry pi. I went online to find some videos to try to figure out what is going on. I then noticed that their raspberry pies Have the LEDs OK, PWR,FDX,LNK and 100 (in ...
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How to make shairport play nicely with mpd?
Building a media server on the Pi using MPD it would be nice id shairport could be used to override the currently running mpd stream just like it does not AppleTV. To do that, I'm trying to use the ...
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Using an Android phone or tablet as a keyboard or mouse
There are many remote apps to let Android devices control XBMC installations. Is there anything that would act as a generic keyboard or mouse, to allow an Android phone to control Raspbian, ...
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Raspberry Pi Not turning on
I just got a raspberry pi in the mail from element 14. Its a model B. I also bought this SD Card to boot from. When I first put in my SD Card and plugged in my power the PWR led turned bright red, ...
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Control servo with raspberry pi
I have the following servo I would like to make a small self balancing robot with it. I am having trouble with figuring out how to control it with PWM using pulses to decide what position to move it ...
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Installing node with nave
Can nodejs be installed via nave on your raspberry ?
Does node 0.10.x is working fine when installed this way ?
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Raspberry Pi Fedora 18 ARM Remix Remote Desktop from Windows 7
I've installed the Fedora 18 ARM Remix for Raspberry Pi onto the SD card of my RasPi (type B). When connected by HDMI, Fedora and XFCE4 come up fine and without the HDMI i'm able to login through SSH ...
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How do I improve speed of photo/image resize? (~8MB to ~100KB)
I'm building a program which reads photos off an SD Card then resize the images and upload them to Flickr (note, it's a second SD Card reader, not the one on-board)
The photos are high-resolution ...
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Video blinks in and out
I'm using the raspbian installer. When I get to the step to select disk partitioning the video display starts to blink in and out.
At first it just blinks a few times and progresses to the point ...
