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How to establish network connection between Mac and Pi using serial cable?

I have managed to establish a connection from my Mac (OS X 10.9) to Raspberry Pi (Raspbian 3.6.11) using a serial USB to TTL cable by following these instructions. I can successfully establish a ...
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File sharing between OS X and RPi: Finder won't notice changes

I set up file sharing between the Raspberry Pi and a Mac following this guide. Most things work well: I can access the Pi from OS X's Finder. If new files are added on the Pi, they appear in the ...
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no consistent connection when using RBP as Ethernet gadget on macos

I am trying to connect my RBP to my MacBook using Ethernet gadget. I followed this guide link, I also had to share internet to the RNDIS/Ethernet Gadget. I managed to SSH to my RBP and to access ...
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Permission Denied error trying to access MacOS shared folder on my raspberrypi

I have an HD plugged on my mac mini shared over my local network through SMB. I want to mount this folder on my raspberrypi using: sudo mount -t cifs //SERVER_IP/FOLDER ~/macshare/ -o user=USER but ...
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Raspberry Pi Zero as boot keyboard USB gadget (libcomposite and macOS boot)

Since I have exactly the same issue and no solution so far, please allow me to repost the question by Charlotte J at superuser again on this board: I am trying to turn Raspberry Pi Zero W as a "boot ...
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How do I run retropi when my raspberrypi is connected to my mac via ethernet?

I am new to this so sorry if this is a stupid question. I'm trying to start the retropie desktop screen, but I'm a bit lost on how to do it. I have installed the retropie disk image to the micro sd ...
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Mac Finder/Netatalk not working with High Sierra

I've recently updated my Mac to High Sierra and since then I can't use Finder with my Raspberry Pi's. SSH and VNC work but Finder comes up with "There was a problem connecting to the Server ...". ...
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Cross Compile on maxOS fails linking System library (CMake), but other libraries succeed

tl;dr - CMake fails at linker not finding System library with precompiled RaspberryPi toolchain when other libraries work So I've been fighting this for a few days, and I believe I'm nearing the end ...
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No internet with pi directly connected to Mac OSX

I've set up a direct ethernet connection with between PI (192.168.2.2) and my imac (192.168.2.1). I can connect ok to the pi via ssh, but I am unable to connect to the internet from the Pi. I've ...
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Cast full OS X screen on RPI

I have a RPI w/ OSMC built-in installed, but I keep tweaking the Debian background for my purposes :). I am trying to stream my MacBook on the TV (HDMI), for instance for dual-screening, but after ...
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iTunes and RaspBMC - Airplay version not supported

Today I installed RaspBMC on my new Raspberry PI and it works just fine! I connected my iTunes to it using AirPlay - worked well too. I turned the Raspberry PI off in the meanwhile, after booting it ...
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Key combinations ignored

I'm using my Pi (Raspi 4 model B, 64-bit Raspi OS) with an old mac keyboard (used on those big round-ish iMacs from the 2000's). When I want to do things like curly braces with alt+( or backslash with ...
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Unable to connect to Raspberry Pi 3 B+ from MacBook Air through wire

I am trying to establish a wired connection between my RPi 3 B+ and my MacBook Air. After I connected the two devices with a wire, my MacBook got IP=169.254.214.218, and my RPi got IP=10.0.0.21. When ...
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DietPi USB Ethernet Gadget mode network breaks when enabling network sharing?

I'm trying to set up a raspberry Pi Model A (the original generation) as a USB Ethernet Gadget from DietPi (following these instructions), along with trying suggestions from several similar articles, ...
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Raspberry Pi can't issue dynamic IP address to Laptop connected via Ethernet cable when Laptop is also connected to home wifi

I am new to configuring networks so please excuse my ignorance if I have made some obvious and simple mistakes. For educational purposes, I am trying to set up a small wired network where a Raspberry ...
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screen and serial UART connection gibberish

I'm connecting my iMac (10.14.16) to my RPi 3b+ (Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS ubuntu ttyS0, uname -a = Linux ubuntu 4.15.0-1067-raspi2 #71-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT Fri Jul 10 01:36:10 UTC 2020 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 ...
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Screen Configuration does nothing, and nothing I do seems to change the desktop resolution in VNC

I connect to a headless Pi from my Mac. I've set resolution in raspi-config, I've manually edited /boot/config.txt, and when I select Screen Configuration at the desktop (VNC'd in from the Mac) ...
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Setup a remote client with Raspberry Pi

I'm working on video production for one of our school TV shows; we have Mac pros set up for editing with Final Cut. It's always a problem that I couldn't edit from outside the school, as there is ...
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Direct SSH from Mac to Raspberry Pi on its own wifi

I'm as new as possible to Raspberry Pi, and I'd like to configure the following: My Raspberry Pi connected directly to my Mac via an Ethernet (or other) cable, so that I can setup and run the RP ...
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PLEASE HELP. Super Confused w/ Raspberry Pi 4 SSH Setup on Mac 10.15.7

Being a newb, I should have started this process 3 weeks ago so I could troubleshoot, but I'm in a hell of a bind. Trying to login to SSH on my Raspberry Pi via my Mac OSX terminal. When using the ...
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