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| From | rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.raspberry-pi |
| Subject | Re: Anybody out there? |
| Date | 2015-09-16 13:52 -0400 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <mtca65$pnu$3@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <55f92636$0$3310$426a74cc@news.free.fr> <mtbckr$4mc$1@dont-email.me> <mtbkr1$ud6$1@speranza.aioe.org> <mtc14d$lmm$1@dont-email.me> <mtc9fs$j6e$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
On 9/16/2015 1:39 PM, alister wrote: > On Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:18:21 -0400, rickman wrote: > >> On 9/16/2015 7:46 AM, alister wrote: >>> On Wed, 16 Sep 2015 09:26:51 +0000, Gordon Henderson wrote: >>> >>>> In article <55f92636$0$3310$426a74cc@news.free.fr>, >>>> F8BOE <f8boe@bluemail.ch> wrote: >>>>> Hello, >>>>> >>>>> As I didn't want to waste my time with a silly test message on an >>>>> empty forum, I decided to head up finding people who are using these >>>>> computer toys. >>>> >>>> They are toys, but they are also being used daily in industrial >>>> applications. The compute board is testament to that. >>>> >>>>> I have a RPi2 lying here and doing nothing but taking dust... Many >>>>> projects are described and that's really cool... But as for the OS, >>>>> sorry, Ubuntu Mate is overbloated with useless things, but works out >>>>> of the box, even WPA access to hidden WLAN APs with SSIDs! Openelec >>>>> and OSmc are unable to automatically detect any UPnP/DAAP server >>>>> (bonjour activated on it) on the network, the other 2 ones are only >>>>> time wasting tricky-tweaky ditros that run well on on Intel/AMD based >>>>> hardware, but only devellopped for ARM V6 and not yet for ARM V7... >>>>> >>>>> A little bit frustrating isn't it? >>>> >>>> Not really. >>>> >>>>> So I hoped getting an easy tune up with Raspbian... Not even able to >>>>> get the USB WLAN dongle that came with the RPi2, work correctly, as >>>>> it worked out of the box under Ubuntu... >>> >>> Wifi worked fine on min with a generic Wifi dongle. >>> did you use a raspian image or Noobs? >>> >>>>> And to get the full HD video support you have to pay extra bucks for >>>>> the driver??? No sorry that's too much for me. I'm the uncomplaining >>>>> and coolkeeping one but there are limits!!! >>>> >>>> No idea what you're on about. My Pi's play full HD video without >>>> paying for any extra codecs/drivers. There are additional codecs you >>>> can purchase but for playing HD you don't need them. >>> >>> Although I guess that @ over 10% of the cost of the board (~£3.00 for >>> both)they are a little expensive ;-) >> >> The CODEC fee is a license required by the developers of the CODEC and >> has nothing to do with the rPi. They could have just not developed that >> particular CODEC at all. You would still be able to view HD, just not >> in that format. > > > you may have missed my sarcasm, > £3.00 for the licenses is a give-a-way, I have bought both for 2 of my > Pi's & mey well get them for the 3rd just in case. Yeah, sorry, the sarcasm went over my head. Is the license coded to a serial number on the pi in any way? What's to stop the world from sharing one license? Honesty? -- Rick
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