Raspbian notes
a debian system for raspberry pi
which RPI version?
- hardware model
cat /proc/device-tree/model
- os version
lsb_release -irdc
- kernel
uname -r
- firmware
/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd version
2014-09-09-wheezy-raspbian
- setup hostapd with RTL8188CUS wireless device
- apt-get install emacs23-nox gcc cmake dnsmasq hostapd zip
2012-07-15-wheezy-raspbian
- Username: pi
- Password: raspberry
audio.i.o
- LogiLink USB UA0053 (using
snd-usb-audio
) - check
/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
for soundcard settings - troubleshooting β http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting#Sound
Hexxeh
- armhf β hardware floating-point
- rpi-update
Pisces
dd if=/Users/zzk/Downloads/rpi_pisces_r3.img of=/dev/rdisk4 bs=1m
- u:p root:raspbian / raspbian:raspbian
- current r3 on 8GB ADATA card
More hostapd notes
Plus you need to setup hostapd for some devices that require better security to see the ssid (phones and linux laptops mainly seemingly):
http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Documentation/hostapd
βThe whole crux of the issue is that it is the apt hosted copy of hostapd that is not compatible with the RTL8188CUS chipset.β