Unboxing The Raspberry Pi !

The Raspberry Pi has a Broadcom BCM2835 system on a chip (SoC), which includes an ARM1176JZF-S 700 MHz processor, VideoCore IV GPU, and 256/512 megabytes of RAM. It does not include a built-in hard disk or solid-state drive, but uses an SD card for booting and long-term storage.

In August 2011, fifty Alpha boards were manufactured. These boards were functionally identical to the planned model B, but were physically larger to accommodate debug headers. Demonstrations of the board showed it running the LXDE desktop on Debian, Quake 3 at 1080p, and Full HD MPEG-4 video over HDMI.

Connect to TV.

There is composite and HDMI out on the board, so you can hook it up to an old analogue TV, to a digital TV or to a DVI monitor (using a cheap adapter for the DVI). There is no VGA support, but adaptors are available, although these are relatively expensive. We prefer the WiFi route, to get this.

Preparing For WiFi.

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W311MI is a 802.11n compliant wireless USB Adapter that provides up to 4x faster wireless speeds and 3x better wireless reception over 802.11g products while staying backward compatible with 802.11g/b devices. This wireless adapter features a sleek compact design that fits into your computer's USB port with minimal protrusion making it ideal for use when traveling.

The W311MI connects your desktop or notebook computer with an available USB port to your wireless network for Internet access and file sharing. Desktop users can easily add wireless connectivity without having to open the PC case. Laptop users can easily upgrade to the latest 802.11n and get better range.

In addition, the wireless adapter supports advanced WPA/WPA2 security modes that ensure you will be able to share files and surf Internet within a secured connection. The Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) feature enables devices to quickly establish a secure connection to an access point or wireless router, eliminating complex encryption codes.

Debian Squeeze and Wheezy

Wheezy: Works out-of-the-box.
Squeeze: Save.

Apply.

TightVncServer

pi@raspberrypi:~#sudo apt-get install tightvncserver

pi@raspberrypi:~#tightvncserver

yes, password, password, visable NO!

sudo nano /etc/init.d/vncboot

Then, to start at boot.

Running Headless

If all went well,

pi@raspberrypi:~# sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

pi@raspberrypi:~# sudo shutdown -r now

You are now running Headless and Wireless.

Use your remote desktop viewer client to connect.

Getting Productive.

For Squeeze:

pi@raspberrypi:~# sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
# add This Line
deb http://backports.debian.org/debian-backports squeeze-backports main
pi@raspberrypi:~# sudo apt-get update
pi@raspberrypi:~# apt-get install -t squeeze-backports libreoffice

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