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Should GPIO pins 13 and 14 be soldered together?

I just bought a new Model A+ board, and noticed that the GPIO pins 13 and 14 (board pins 21 and 23) are soldered together on the backside. This was not the case with my previous A+ board: see the two compared side-by-side below. Is this an error…
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Auto start TightVncServer on Raspberry Pi 2

I have a Raspberry Pi 2 and have been following the post on Raspberrypi.org but Tight VNC Server does not start on reboot. There doesn't seem to be any error. How do I get TightVncServer to start on Pi Reboot?
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Push buttons getting too many events

I am writing a mp3 player that writes info to a LCD display, I'd like to convert it from using the keyboard to using push buttons but I'm constantly getting too many key presses. I've tried pull up and falling/rising edge but I'm still getting the…
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Can Windows XP run on Raspberry pi?

I would like to run a windows xp OS on my raspberry. If I try to install it with Win32DiskImager would be able to use? Which version should I try?
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Raspberry Pi w/ 2 ethernet ports

I need to use two ethernet ports for a GW like target. Is there an alternative to the RPi, or a way mod the RPi so that it has two ethernet ports? Community Edit Note: The original content of this question has been edited. Originally, the question…
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Is there a way to automatically activate a script when a USB device connects?

I have a USB device (POV camera) that collects a lot of data a fills up its storage regularly. The goal is to write a script that: Listens for the device to connect via USB Mounts it as a storage device Downloads data from the device Safely…
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Having trouble updating - how to fix problem with MergeList?

pi@raspberrypi:/$ sudo apt-get update Hit http://archive.raspberrypi.org wheezy InRelease Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org wheezy InRelease Hit http://archive.raspberrypi.org wheezy/main armhf Packages Hit http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org…
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Custom operating system on the Raspberry Pi?

Me and a fellow coder friend are looking to create our own operating system (OS). We're looking to create a Java-based OS, so I would love to poke about the JNode OS for inspiration. Is there a way to run JNode, and our own OS, on the Raspberry Pi?
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A2DP stereo audio over bluetooth

Using the instructions in this answer I was able to get Bluetooth working with a small Asus branded USB receiver. I was able to see other Bluetooth devices in the area, but whenever I put my Motorola S10 headset in discoverable mode and ran the…
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Why won't Flash Player on Chromium work?

I have installed Chromium on my Raspberry Pi (running Raspian) with sudo apt-get install chromium-browser and I followed the instructions from this site to attempt to get flash player running:…
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How can I change the bash screen resolution to custom values?

I installed archlinux-arm on the RPI. I have a TV, which has 1680x1050 resolution. Where can I change the bash settings to fit the screen correctly? I also want to the boot screen (where I can see what is loading) to be nice. I have this TV. Which…
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Wifi drops on raspberry PI

I have 3 raspberryPIs and all them are dropping wifi connection after sometime. Wifi chipset is Ralink RT5370 Tried power supply with 1000A and 1500A Power management is turned off. ifconfig gives this: But when I do a ping google.com, it times…
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How can I use an iMac as an external display?

I have to admit, the research that I've done suggests that it is not possible to do this (and that it is more complicated than originally thought). The Raspberry Pi outputs HDMI, and iMacs (at least those from mid-2010) do not accept HDMI inputs --…
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What to know about powered USB hub?

I'm a bit lost in electricity stuff, but I want an USB hub to power supply my Raspberry Pi and my hard drive. I know that there are lists of USB hubs for Raspberry Pi that works perfectly, but I want to know how can I choose a good USB hub in the…
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How to get back to NOOBS?

How can I get back to NOOBS? My Pi boots straight into the SCRATCH animator and I can't get anything else. Note I tried holding down the shift key when booting but it still went straight to SCRATCH, bypassing NOOBS.
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