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Re: Raspberry Pi

From "Brian Watson" <Brian@imagebus.co.uk>
Newsgroups comp.sys.amstrad.8bit
References (1 earlier) <e9NBr.51308$sD5.1240@fx03.am4> <ofOdnasGJPpQ1kXSnZ2dnUVZ7s-dnZ2d@bt.com> <pL6Cr.70595$B64.19099@fx26.am4> <PZqdnYIlApd4D0TSnZ2dnUVZ8oydnZ2d@bt.com> <20120621111813.GF32396@bytemark.barnyard.co.uk>
Subject Re: Raspberry Pi
Date 2012-06-21 15:53 +0100
Message-ID <NqqdnavU3u6pqH7SnZ2dnUVZ7vqdnZ2d@bt.com> (permalink)

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"David Cantrell" <david@cantrell.org.uk> wrote in message 
news:20120621111813.GF32396@bytemark.barnyard.co.uk...
> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 08:29:39AM +0100, Brian Watson wrote:
>> "Craig Harrison" <craig@geemail.com> wrote:
>> > On 13/06/12 09:14, Brian Watson wrote:
>> >> Is it pretty easy to set up, Craig?
>> > yes really is easy, anyone who knows how DD works under linux (Or use 
>> > the
>> > windows tool) can write the SD image to an SD card, then plug in HDMI, 
>> > SD
>> > Card Power, ethernet cable and USB Keyboard/mouse.
>> > And away you go.
>> I understood the last line....
>
> Allow me to translate:
>
> "plug everything in to the right shaped holes"

Brilliant! I understand it at once!! Thanks David.
>
> and that's it.  You don't need to know how dd works, if you're willing
> to spend a coupla quid on an SD card with an OS pre-installed, which I
> think both vendors are offering.
>
> The RPi is apparently a bit fussy about SD cards, so even if you *do*
> know how to drive dd, I'd recommend buying the OS on a card anyway, as
> that way you'll have a known-good card.

Is there a list of OK and NOT-OK SD cards yet?

-- 
Brian
"Fight like the Devil, die like a gentleman." 

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