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"Failed to connect to non-global ctrl_ifname" when running wpa_cli reconfigure
I am using a Raspberry Pi 2, running Debian Jessie, and I have a problem with my Wi-Fi connection, after setting my /etc/network/interfaces:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
# Include files from /etc/network/interfaces.d:
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Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspbian Jessie - How to run fsck at boot?
How to run fsck at boot when using Pi 3 and Raspberry Jessie? I have read some tutorial but they differ.
I have run sudo touch /forcefsck but what else I have to do? I know that I should set FSCKFIX=yes but what is the correct file? Some say…
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Can I break my Pi in a way that can't be fixed with a new SD card?
Aside from physical damage (treading on it), is there anything that I could do to the Pi that could irreversibly damage it?
More specifically, will anything I can do with code, or by prematurely taking out the SD card (I know this can corrupt the…
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Temporarily disable expand filesystem during first boot
I'd like to build an in-house Raspberry Pi image based on Raspbian Lite which is already configured with the correct locale, timezone, etc. Unfortunately for me, current releases of Raspbian images automatically resize the file system, then reboot.…
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What type of television or monitor can I connect to?
What sort of input socket does my television or computer monitor need to have to be able to use it as a screen for my RP?
Will old televisions work with some sort of converter?
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Running on read-only SD card
I have setup the Raspberry Pi to run XBMC, and I want it to boot up to always play a playlist and files on the SD card. I have turned off the Raspbmc automatic update. It still runs okay when I switch the SD card to the "lock" position. Now my…
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Raspbian graphical login screen stuck! Can't login!
I'm seeing the login screen every time my pi boots up. At first it didn't need any password but after 3-4 boots, pi asks for a password. When I write the password displays the same screen again. I don't know what to do now :/
I'm using Raspbian on…
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Raspberry Pi 3 software compatibility
Raspberry Pi 3 uses a 64-bit ARM CPU, while its predecessors used 32-bit ones.
How does this affect software compatibility?
Can all of the old 32 bit binary packages for Raspberry Pi 1 and 2 be properly run on it? Or have most of the Raspbian…
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Raspberry Pi hardware ID
Is there a possibility to store a hardware ID for each Raspberry Pi based device?
Let's say I have 10 custom devices based on Raspberry Pi platform that are used for distributed tasks. At some point, for some reason, I want to erase everything from…
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How compile a loadable kernel module without recompiling kernel
I have read quite a bit about how to compile a kernel module on (and for) the Raspberry Pi, but I'm still not quite able to figure out why it's not working. I have been able to build the module, but it reports Invalid module format when I try to…
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Raspberry Pi Zero usable with fully free software?
In the Free Software Foundation's May 2013 review of single board computers, the Raspberry Pi was found to have fatal flaws for use in a free (libre) software environment:
The Raspberry Pi requires nonfree software to start up. It can't reach
the…
user37294
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How can I stress test my Raspberry Pi
I recently picked up a battery powered USB cell phone charger and I'm running some tests to see what kind of battery life I will get. Right now I'm just testing at Idle. I want to also run a test using as many resources as possible. It seems easy…
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Can I stream 1080p video from the Pi?
We all know the Pi can play 1080p video no problem, but is it fast enough to act as the basis for a file server that can stream 1080p video over its wired network connection?
I'm thinking of using mine as a media server of sorts to stream 1080p HD…
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Raspberry Pi starting programs automatically on startup
I've built a wireless sensor network consisting of two Raspberry Pi's (runnnig Raspbian) with sensors on and a base station Raspberry Pi that collects the data.
Each time I want to run the system I have to log into each sensor unit and run two…
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Modern way to stream H.264 from the Raspberry Cam
I got the Pi B+ and the Pi camera and am now trying to find the most efficient (low CPU) and lowest-latency configuration to stream H.264 encoded video from the camera to my home server.
I've read the…
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