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Mysterious RPi wifi problem -- No wireless interfaces found
Alright, I have been unable to find a solution to this problem anywhere else online, so please bear with me:
I have a new Raspberry Pi Model 2B which came with a wifi dongle (Ralink RT5370) and when I fired it up with the pre-installed Raspbian,…

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How to install Raspbian without an SD card reader
I'm new to the Raspberry Pi platform and I just bought one! I downloaded Raspbian from the download location and then realized that I don't have a card reader to install the ISO. How can I install it without a reader? I've got a desktop computer and…

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Cannot Emulate Raspberry Pi using Qemu: Kernel Panic
I am trying to follow various guides on the Internet in order to emulate Raspberry Pi on my Fedora 22 machine. I have found this question: Emulating raspbian with QEMU and used it to find kernel-qemu to grab a kernel. I downloaded…

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Backup Raspberry Pi automatically, with incremental backups
There are some different questions and answers on this subject. However, when searching I have been unable to find an answer that could be considered "canonical" or that gathers the various options in one place.
I would like to backup the contents…

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Can I speed up web browsing on the Raspberry Pi?
Browsing the web using Midori on the Raspberry Pi feels very slow.
I appreciate that the speed at which a web page will load is determined by a number of factors including: the speed of the network connection, the web browser that I am using and…

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Raspberry Pi connected to internet but can't SSH or Ping
I have a Raspberry Pi Model 2 running the newest version of Raspbian Jessie. My Pi is connected to the internet using an Edimax Wireless adapter, and I can download and browse the internet just fine. However any time I try to ping the Pi I get…

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Raspberry Pi reboots on plugging in a USB device
My Raspberry Pi Reboots on plugging in some USB devices. I do not think it is a power supply problem - I am using a 5v 30A power supply (ATX SMPS) and I have see it occur across two OS releases - (debian & Raspbian).
The devices I have used are…

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DS18b20 temperature sensor not listed
I would really appreciate some advice on this. Being a TOTAL noob I have closely followed a guide on the internet explaining how to use a DS18b20 sensor with my Raspberry Pi. The guide is…

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Connect to Raspberry Pi over ssh: connection refused (from putty)
I have a raspberry running raspbian, and I want to connect over SSH, but something is happening.
On the raspberry I have run nmap and port 22 says: OPEN; the ssh process is running and fine.
But I can't connect from my windows 8.1 machine with…

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Multiple Display Screens
I want to build a mini multimedia system based on the raspberry pi B+, which has 2 display screens:
The main screen (like a 42" LED TV), which plays the main video in Full HD.
HDMI
RCA/AV/Composite
The control touch screen (like a 3~8"…

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Is it possible to use multiple monitors or displays?
If it's possible to use multiple monitors with the device, how can this be set up and configured?

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Pi as a USB client
I am looking for a way to have the Pi act as a USB client and masquerade as a flash drive.
I have seen lots of suggestions, however most of them are old (1+ years) by now and vague/incomplete - I would like to ask for a refresh as to what worked,…

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What hardware do I need to turn Raspberry Pi into a TV remote controller?
I would like to control my TV using a Raspberry Pi. I would like my Raspberry Pi to act like a TV remote controller.
What kind of hardware do I need to make it? Do I need something like IR emitter, and if so, where to buy such hardware? …or does the…

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Can I make a full USB keyboard with Makey Makey + Raspberry Pi
I recently bought the Makey Makey (based on Arduino Leonardo / ATMega32u4), hoping to construct a full USB steampunk-style keyboard from some metal parts. Before it arrived I re-read the details and realized it has only 18 possible inputs, so 85+…

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Is there a console-only (no GUI included) distro under 1 gb?
I'm looking for an OS which:
At least boots to the console by default
Preferably has no GUI included at all
Will fit on a 1 GB SD card
Is there an OS like this available, and are there any additional steps or requirements to install it?

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