Akuza Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 So I ordered one of these http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/05/05-31-2012dsc0213300-1338512994.jpg Cost me £30 Don't have a clue why, I suppose it's just both handy and cool to carry around your computer... Mine is the B Model http://singularityhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Raspberry-pi-models-a-and-b.jpg I'm more wondering, is anyone else getting / got one of these? Also what are the limitations I can do with this thing?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I've wanted one, but being in the US makes it a pain in the ass to acquire. You won't be able to WINE with it, but that's no big deal. It can do 1080p native, which makes that broadcom chip just freaking incredible. I certainly want to know what it's performance is when bitcoin mining. I'm getting an Android stick as a stopgap in the meantime. http://e.dx.com/albums/201207/android-4.0-mini-pc/index.html?utm_source=dx&utm_medium=albums&utm_campaign=android-4.0-mini-pc Someone got one of those to run Ubuntu, which is something we can't even say of rPi yet. Any word on the ARM processor port, or do you know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuza Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 (edited) My pi has turned up Its really small 0.0 ! Only problem is I now need an OS and have no SD CARDS haha So onward to amazon to find me either a raspberry pi sd card OS or a general SD CARD I've wanted one, but being in the US makes it a pain in the ass to acquire. You won't be able to WINE with it, but that's no big deal. It can do 1080p native, which makes that broadcom chip just freaking incredible. I certainly want to know what it's performance is when bitcoin mining. I'm getting an Android stick as a stopgap in the meantime. http://e.dx.com/albums/201207/android-4.0-mini-pc/index.html?utm_source=dx&utm_medium=albums&utm_campaign=android-4.0-mini-pc Someone got one of those to run Ubuntu, which is something we can't even say of rPi yet. Any word on the ARM processor port, or do you know? I don't really know, from what I've seen and been told people have been playing wow on them and the "ONlive" gaming streamer on them... So they must be kind of powerful? Haha Turns out the B model has more RAM which is what I have Although physically, there are no differences between the A and B models Edited July 27, 2012 by Akuza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blink Posted July 27, 2012 Share Posted July 27, 2012 I'm interested in getting one, but I'm going to wait for a little while until they've become more established. The best feature for me has to be the ability to play HD videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuza Posted July 27, 2012 Author Share Posted July 27, 2012 Well here's a few videos! One of a raspberry pi running quake 3 [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_mDuJuvZjI&feature=youtube_gdata_player]Raspberry Pi - Quake 3 demo - YouTube[/ame] And an "everything you need to know" video [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sTKb9Vjkek&feature=youtube_gdata_player]Everything you need to know about Raspberry Pi - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 (edited) Amazon.com: Polaroid 16 GB High Speed Class 10 MicroSDHC Flash Memory Card for Tablet PCs and Smartphones (P-SDU16G10-EFPOL): Computers & Accessories There's a pretty decent deal to work with. microSD in a SD adapter. We missed a deal that expired today where 8GB microSDs were being sold for $2 a piece, no limit I don't really know, from what I've seen and been told people have been playing wow on them and the "ONlive" gaming streamer on them... So they must be kind of powerful? Haha Turns out the B model has more RAM which is what I have Although physically, there are no differences between the A and B models Ah, but bitcoin mining isn't driven by power, but the ability to do one task over and over again. Generally we need a powerful graphics card to pull it off, but if that chip could do it, I could tie 16 of those babies together and use half the electricity that one of my machines would've used. Edited August 29, 2012 by AOS Puck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuza Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Ah, but bitcoin mining isn't driven by power, but the ability to do one task over and over again. Generally we need a powerful graphics card to pull it off, but if that chip could do it, I could tie 16 of those babies together and use half the electricity that one of my machines would've used. cheaper too I bought an 8gb with it pre loaded on, plus I have a 750GB external hard drive, so plenty of extra storage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 The bitcoin mining on these is apparently piss-poor, and Broadcom won't release specs (as they shouldn't) of their proprietary tech so that someone can write software to take advantage of their chip. That's okay, though. I still ordered six. Should be here next week sometime. Depending on performance, I may just sell all my home machines and put these into service for primaries. You may think I'm kidding, but I'm not. I just wish they ran Ubuntu because I'm far too lazy to fuck around too much with Fedora to get the environment to how I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Running Razzbian. Not bad. Usable. Got a torrent running on Fedora rPi. Am actually running Android 2.1 on it at the moment. Absolute shit. Apparently someone's working with Broadcom to make 4.0 usable, though, so we'll wait for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 They're releasing a revision 2.0 of model B. No big deal; fixed a problem some had with audio through HDMI and added mounting holes, which should've been there in the first place, but I digress. MCM had 30 in stock when I ordered mine. Reselling a few at a swap meet tomorrow with accessory packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cobbmeister Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I did hear that revision 2 is now shipping although there are no main big upgrades. A fixed bug for connection to HDMI tv's, power access from a USB and a couple of other bugs fixed and some location holes for mounting a Pi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 No big deal; fixed a problem some had with audio through HDMI and added mounting holes, which should've been there in the first place, but I digress. I did hear that revision 2 is now shipping although there are no main big upgrades. A fixed bug for connection to HDMI tv's, power access from a USB and a couple of other bugs fixed and some location holes for mounting a Pi. It's uncanny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speed gun Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 im interested in buying one and am interested im programming which is basically why im thinking about computer science. thing is i dont care much about tech and hardware so have no idea whats so good about this. what can you do with them. and i heard they are good at teaching programming. mostly want to learn programming to make my own games. all i see in some bits and pieces with absolutely no idea what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akuza Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 To be honest I haven't even been using mine all that much. Gonna sell it I think Let someone who will use it more have it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 (edited) Anyone here set up xbmc on this? Edited September 29, 2012 by Lord Because I can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Anyone here set up xbmc on this? I've tried. I keep running into voltage problems, though, where I can't seem to get my ethernet and a keyboard/mouse to work at the same time. Apparently the XBMC software overclocks the processor which causes a more strenuous power draw on everything else, dropping the USB devices or even the ethernet. I could solve it with a powered hub, but that'd mean getting a powered hub. I'll take another crack at it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleary Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I've got 2. One running Raspbmc instead of using my 360 to stream videos from my NAS. I'm going to use the other one as an Emulator inside a gutted SNES case. So far I've taken all the innards out. As soon as the HDMI, Ethernet and USB panels come I'm going laser cut a back panel so it all looks nice and neat, mount the Pi on acrylic legs inside the case. Also bought one of those Controller to USB port converters off eBay that I'm hoping to disassemble and attach to the original existing ports to keep it retro Should it all come together, it'll be the $hit lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 That is a phenomenal plan and I endorse it. I'd like to cram my Pis into more stuff, but the multitude of options keeps me from doing any. I think a C64 or Apple ][e, something with an integrated keyboard, will be what I try to put it into for giggles. FWIW, everyone, they just boosted the Pi to 512MB for future orders, so... lucky bastards. Also, if you're having voltage issues like me, it's your power adapter. It's lying to you about how much mA it's putting out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Mini Arcade cabinets on the way: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleary Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Mini Arcade cabinets on the way: http://memeorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/puking-rainbows-meme-rage-face.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I know, right? I'd never be able to afford one, though. Which is fine, except I'm still struggling to get MAME crap working on my Pi. XBMC is working perfectly, though. OOH I JUST WENT AHEAD AND ORDERED THIS: http://bensoutlet.com/products/motorola-droid-bionic-lapdock Check the video in the link as to why this is Pi related. YAY HAX I may also run my 360 on it. Sell my TV. Time to run to monoprice for some cables to shred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Mojang has ported Minecraft to it: http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2565 Finally. Some community members were trying to do it on their own without much success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Bump to say that I finally got a Raspberry Pi to work on a Motorola Lapdock. I'll take pictures of it at work tomorrow. May log in with it later. Now I need to find a half decent Wi-Fi dongle for it. Had my eye on this 1W beast: http://www.hkbestsellers.com/alfa-awus036h-long-range-wireless-80211n-usb-wlan-adapter-p-1498.html RAWR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayonTarget Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Raspberry pie? I think you are looking for this forum. http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2945 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felonious Monk Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) Raspberry pie? I think you are looking for this forum. http://www.xbox360achievements.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=2945 http://imagemacros.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/oh_you.jpg Going to go ahead and boot this machine into windows so I can use the internet share ability. Or spend a couple of hours and figure out how to share the connection over ethernet. Well that was easy. Sharing the connection and this is the first post from my Raspberry Pi. The screen on this lapdock is much crisper than my netbook, but I'm going to have to practice typing on this keyboard; not sensitive enough for me, missing keys, jumping up lines. Heading to the Raspberry Pi 'store' in order to see what software goodies I can get into. Edited January 18, 2013 by Felonious Monk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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