[raspberry-vi] Re: Setup questions.
- From: Mobeen Iqbal <mobeeniqbal@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: raspberry-vi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2014 22:05:51 +0000
Hello Nick.
1. Yes, the raspbian images do have SSH enabled by default. so a totally
blind person could use the image remotely from windows, though obviously
you would need sighted assistance if you had it connected up to a screen
and ssh wasn't possible.
2. I have tried writing both the accessible arch and raspbian images to
numerous SD cards and the pi has booted with no problems. did you try
making sure the card was clear of any partitions before writing your
images? also, its worth noting that the old image we had on the website
wouldn't boot if your Pi had a hynics chip though the raspbian image
should still have booted. i'm looking in to alternative tools for
writing images for windows and will report my findings soon, as you're
not the first to complain about roadkill's tool. having said that
though, some people have reported the image not booting on other SD
cards when written with other tools including linux. can you provide the
make model and size of your SD card if possible? not all cards work with
the Pi, some can be temprimental to the point where you start to wonder.
i generally use sandisk or transcend cards with no problems, i believe
kingston can be temprimental.
3. backing up an image is a little trickier if using windows, though
again the roadkill tool can do it with no problems. its how i backup all
my images. using NVDA's flat review or the jaws curser, click the backup
tab when roadkill's running and that'll switch to backup mode. it should
be relatively simple from there. select your drive, enter a filename and
click back up. i hope this helps? if you'd like a hand with the podcasts
drop me a note off list and perhaps we can collaborate.
cheers,
Mo.
On 12/01/2014 21:31, Nick Adamson wrote:
> Hi all
> Well my pi arrived a couple of days ago and it's taken a while to get it in
> to a state i can SSH in to it.
> I'm recording a series of podcasts about the pi and I'd like to see if I've
> got everything right before recording.
> With that in mind would anyone mind answering some questions for me.
> 1. Noobe, the setup image the raspberry-pi foundation provide can not be used
> without ssh or with sighted assistance. Is this right?
> 2 I tried to right both the latest raspeen image and the accessible image to
> the ad card using roadkil but both images failed to boot even though they
> seemed to get written OK. Did I do something wrong or does the pi have to go
> through the noobe setup process before you can load images like this.
> 3. How can I back up an image to my pc if I want to try a new image?
>
> Thanks for any help. I'd be happy to help update the getting started guide
> with my findings if that would be use full.
> Nick.
>
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