Raspberry Pi – Preparing the SD card
Download the image: First step would of course be that to choose and install a linux distribution on the SD card. I’m personally a RedHat/Fedora user since quite some time but I thought, for the...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi – SSH and static IP
By the time I received my RasPi, I didn’t have an usb keyboard yet, so my first concern was about how to use it without the keyboard from the very first boot. It wasn’t clear whether the ssh daemon...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi – Firmware and Updates
Now that the system is installed on the SD card and the ssh service has been configured properly, we’re going to take care of the system and firmware updates; few words have to be said about the system...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi – Webcam streaming
Now it’s time to make my old Creative Live! Cam Vista IM (VF0260) Webcam work on the RasPi, I also tried a new Logitech C270 HD Webcam and they both work flawlessly out of the box. I have tried three...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi – Wireless configuration
Wireless configuration on Raspbian, and for my particular dongle – a Digicom USBWAVE54 – was pretty straight forward. It requires two steps: Drivers installation Wireless interface configuration...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi – VPN Server
Connecting from the University network, I often incur into a very annoying issue, that of blocked ports. I have therefore decided to configure a personal VPN (Virtual Private Network) server where to...
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