Simon Monk
Raspberry Pi Cookbook
Raspberry Pi Cookbook
by Simon Monk
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Table of Contents
P
reface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
1. Setup and Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1. Selecting a M
odel of Raspberry Pi 1
1.2. Enclosing a Raspberry Pi 3
1.3. Selecting a Power Supply 4
1.4. Selecting an Operating System Distribution 5
1.5. Writing an SD Card with NOOBS 6
1.6. Writing an SD Card Manually (Mac) 9
1.7. Writing an SD Card Manually (Windows) 10
1.8. Writing an SD Card Manually (Linux) 11
1.9. Connecting the System 13
1.10. Connecting a DVI or VGA Monitor 14
1.11. Using a Composite Video Monitor/TV 14
1.12. Using All the Storage on the SD Card 16
1.13. Adjusting the Picture Size on your Monitor 17
1.14. Maximizing Performance 19
1.15. Changing Your Password 21
1.16. Setting the Pi to Boot Straight into a Windowing System 22
1.17. Shutting Down Your Raspberry Pi 23
1.18. Installing the Raspberry Pi Camera Module 25
2. Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.1. Connecting to a W
ired Network 31
2.2. Finding Out Your IP Address 33
2.3. Setting a Static IP Address 35
2.4. Setting the Network Name of a Raspberry Pi 36
2.5. Setting Up a Wireless Connection 37
2.6. Connecting with a Console Lead 38
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