When you assign the RAM (which I'm assuming is from your computer), is that permanently partitioned to just that virtual OS, or would I be able to get it back when I close the program?
@339ireri Is that the image released on the Raspberry Pi website? If so, then you can't use this with virtual box, you have to copy it directly to the SD card in preparation for the raspberry pi release using dd
Very nice tutorial Liam. Gonna download soonish then leave my box seeding the rest of the night. Probably most of the morning too depends on if i need to take it anywhere.
@singletona082 Yeah we have loads seeders at the moment... but the mirrors are great for those without bittorrent access! When the download page is full, there is now a link to the unofficial mirror list being made on the wiki :)
@TheSammy585 You can but I wouldn't reccomend it if you don't know what your doing as you don't want to mess up your windows partitions. How about an old pc?
@sfm7 Thanks. I'm not sure about Ubuntu because they have dropped support for the ARM processor that the Raspberry Pi uses. The distros that come with the Raspberry Pi will be designed specifically to run well on the hardware so there shouldn't be a problem. Cheers :)
@sfm7 I apologise in advanced if you're a Linux guru.
Ubuntu is based on Debian so you should find that most things work the same on Debian e.g. they both use aptitude. Debian has some older versions of particular packages as it runs a stable release. The Raspberry Pi will support Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux to start off with.
@elmundo882 Hi mate. That sounds more like an issue with virtualbox? What error message are you getting specifically? Try googling it as thats probably going to be more help than me with this one! Cheers.
@eddiemitch1 try running the command apt-get update and then try it again. The apt-get update will refresh the packages available. Make sure your typing it in all right of course. You also have to switch user to root if you haven't done that. What error message are you getting?
Thank you!!! :D I didn't find this channel until today. I'm excited about the upcoming Raspberry systems. Thanks for giving me time to start my programming earlier.
Thanks Liam. A friend told me to check out the RaspberryPi as something exciting to mess around with, but as an "older" enthusiast who hasn't done any serious programming for about 10 years I was worried that if I bought one it would just gather dust. Looking at how clearly you went through this first tutorial it gives me hope that I can still learn something new and have some fun too. Well done matey, really good job.
I am new to Linux, recently installed Ubuntu and enjoying that. I may give this a go as well. Do you know if there's anyway that I can install Raspberry pi on an Acer A500 Android Tablet ?
British English?!? I don't put my groceries in my boot, I turn my nuts with a wrench and I would never use a "torch" to look under my "bonet". I will take US English please.
Question about 1:08: can I asume that you have an AMD 64bit processor on your machine and that that is why YOU picked the AMD 64bit version of virtual box, or should we ALL pick this version, regardless of what machine we have? Great work. I know that we are all excited about Raspberry Pi.
@Shakespeare1612 I didn't choose that version. I used the i386 version mate. I'd say everyone should pick that because it will work. To emulate 64 bit, not only do you need a 64 bit processor but it also needs to support hardware virtualization.
@RaspberryPiTutorials So the Raspberry Pi has a 64 bit processor and graphics, and you are trying to match virtural box to that? Is that why we all should pick the 64 bit version of Virtual Box, no matter what our main computer is?
@Shakespeare1612 Sorry, I think I misunderstood your original question. You should pick your virtualbox version according to what type your processor is. I was saying that the debian version you choose should definitely be i386 :). The Raspberry Pi has a 32 bit processor.
Thanks, great tutorial. Would the Raspberry Pi be capable of running a low-weight voice server such as Mumble? It would require the Pi to stay on constantly, so I don't know if that will cause problems. Thanks!
@RaspberryPiTutorials Thanks! How do I make a bootable USB drive or CD? I thought you just extract the .iso file provided and write the files to the root of the USB or CD, but that isn't working for me. (I'm using a USB drive.) I set the USB slot to the first thing to boot from, and chose to boot it, but the computer didn't see it as bootable, and it went on to the C drive's OS (Ubuntu 11.10).
@b21492010 Is this a bootable usb or cd to install the OS to your computer? Download imgburn and use that to burn the debian iso to a cd. Might just be easier to install geany in ubuntu for now though if you just want to follow the python tutorials? Up to you :)
@RaspberryPiTutorials Yes it is for installing the OS to my computer. And I want to install the same stuff because I need to de-clutter my computer. Will it work if I have DVD discs? Because I have no blank CD discs. Or can it burn to USB?
@RaspberryPiTutorials I got it to work, but now I don't know how to install my network drivers. I have two drivers (one of them is the compatible one) and I don't know how to install them. I went to Synaptic and installed Wine, but the only Wine programs I see are the uninstaller and the Configuration program. How do I run the driver software?
@b21492010 Send me a direct message with a little more detail and I'll try and help. By network do you mean wireless? Is it built in? What exactly is the driver your trying to install and where does it say it's compatible? Won't be able to help you till tonight as I have college though.
Just one minor point. The recommended Debian package manager these days is aptitude rather than apt-get. You can still type the same commands (replacing apt-get with aptitude) but it is much smarter about remembering what is installed and what is no longer used and can be cleaned out. There is also a semi-graphical mode where you can scan/search the lists of packages to select things that might be useful.
@akc42 Cheers for the input mate. I found aptitude a little confusing at first so to be honest, I just thought APT get would be a little quicker because it was already a long tutorial :)
alright can you send direct messages on youtube? sorry im new to this and i just wanted to know because i was gunna tell you when i have mine so you can tell me what to do hopefully :)
@Jakeharris97 Yeah you can do. Click on my channel and there will be an option on the right side of the screen i think to send a message. I'll do it as soon as I get mine :)
it worked!:D maaaaaan i love you! one question though... so do i just save all that to a memory card and when i get the raspberry pi i just put the memory card in there and it comes up straight away?
@Jakeharris97 Good stuff mate :). Nope sadly it doesn't work like that. The Raspberry Pi SD card images are already installed. So it will be just like the LXDE environment you installed. I'll do a tutorial on copying the files over and so on once the device comes out. I had to do the install process so there was a virtual machine to do the tutorials on. It will be easy enough, don't worry :)
@Jakeharris97 Sorry your having issues mate. Follow it word by word and it should be fine. No one else has had any problems that haven't been resolved by trying again. Let me know how you get on and I'll help you out where I can :)
@Jakeharris97 By the sounds of it, the X11 packages (that provide a graphical user interface) weren't installed. You need to go back to the part where I'm showing the 'apt-get install' command and try that part again. Make sure you are logged in as root.
Thanks for the tutorial! I'm definitely going to familiarize myself with all this, and have it all set up so when it comes out I'll be all ready to jump into it! This device has so much potential, this is the first of the 'new wave,'
Also, if you would know I was just wondering, on the Raspberry Pi it has 7 GPIO pins, and I was wondering if basically I can make a script telling the program if there is a signal going to GPIO 3, then trigger 'something' else like print not available? Great tuts!!!
@masterwolf1212 I don't know much about GPIO but I don't see why that wouldn't be possible :). People in the forums will know more about this than me!
@RaspberryPiTutorials Okay, and after further researching about how GPIO's work I've concluded based on what I read that you can set them to be inputs, so when they receive a signal they will do something. The reason I ask is because I want to try and intergrate things more than use the USB. For example, I'm currently hitting the drawing boards and trying to make a rough draft touch screen PIC-style which would be compatable with the pi. Only prob is I'm not sure how many pins it'd require. Thx!
@RaspberryPiTutorials Oh yes!!! Right after I commented to you thanking you I went to raspi's site and watched the new video they posted, and in it he mentioned there is going to be a interfacing board which has PIC interfacing!!! Exactly what I needed. Man its almost like my comment was instantly sent to him to answer. So the touch screen will be a synch!
@RaspberryPiTutorials Thanks! With the Gert board, as he did mention, it makes the PI great for home animation. I want to get a bunch of these raspis to control my home, entertainment, TV, boat, car, hell these things have so many uses! I'll definitely be watching out for your videos, and probably be asking plenty of questions :P The gert board allows so many more I/O's to be implimented its crazy!
@lury2009 Thanks for watching. I do like doing this and all the nice comments and subscribers make it worthwhile :). Don't know if I'd like all the paperwork and lesson plans needed for being a real teacher though.
Stubborn as I am, I decided to install the graphical user interface in the setup by selecting it. Now I've got this heavy slow interface with all kinds of software I don't want. I tried to deinstall those but it is 1200 packages which I have to do one by one. Can I go back, or deinstall it as a whole?
Where it loads the packages (About 11 mins in the video you said this might take a few minutes) - It took a good while longer - more like 30 min - so just a warning to others... be patient and let it go through the motions. I paused the video at 11 mins went for a walk, came back and it was ready for the next part. Again when you start installing LXDE - it can take a while to download and install. Really looking forward to following the other tutorials. Thanks for your efforts. Great!
Great tutorial ive never used Linux and wouldn't know where to start. Im very intrigued with the Raspberry Pi and defiantly going to purchase one and follow your videos in order to get it up and running. Top quality 5 star tutorials Thank you
Thanks for this video, I am a complete coding numpty so i'm going to be relying on your videos to be able to learn how to use my raspberry pi! It should be an adventure
@markfrostuk I don't know anything about Bodhi Linux... LXDE is fine for most! Plus I don't think it would be relevant to my current tutorials. Sorry buddy!
Wow! A truely exceptional tutorial! Well paced, easy to under stand and follow! I am so excited for Raspberry Pi but honestly scared of learning linux. If all your videos are this good I have no doubt my son and I will learn it together and have a blast doing so! Thanks a million, I owe you a beer if your ever on my side of the pond!
Good tutorial. They aren't easy to put together so this is an excellent start. I wondered exactly what you do in a tutorial before the Raspberry PI was available but I was pleasantly surprised!
Ignoring the R Pi this tutorial is a good start for anyone who wants to install Linux on their Windows PC in a Virtual Machine.
@MattHawkinsUK Thanks for the comment mate. On the actual Pi - you won't need to go through this install procedure as the SD card images are very specific to the device and therefore already installed. Needed this tutorial to set up a Pi like environment though :)! Cheers for watching, Liam.
Hi and thanks for your iitial tutorial. Which version of debian would I want to select to run your tutorial using virtual box on my ancient laptop which is currently operated by ubuntu 11.10? Thanks aj
@malpascru Hi mate. Ubuntu is based on Debian. So you should just be able to install geany and pygame from the ubuntu software centre (or try apt get). You might just be better off doing it natively in your ubuntu machine and then waiting for the Pi's to come out. Should be the end of the month but don't hold me or them to that. It's the manufacturers they are waiting for now.
Very useful video. I am in no way familiar with any Linux. Is ubuntu able to ne loaded to pi. I am looking to purchase a couple of the raspberry pi and wanting to use one as a jukebox. Can any touchscreen jukebox program refused in Linux or can a very small windows xp be installed? Thanks in advance
A great tutorial. I am hoping to get poplog ported to ARM, which would enable Raspberry Pi to be used for teaching programming and AI using any of Pop11, Prolog, Common Lisp or Standard ML. Anyone who has managed to install debian as on Liam's demo, should be able to install and run Poplog by following youtube poplog install video. (Search for it) If interested in the port email me a.sloman AT cs.bham.ac.uk (Download file is 17MB and unpacked installed system is under 82MB)
@confused1985 Hmm apparently it's a bug in virtualbox. It says on google to try un-installing virtualbox. Reboot your. and then Install again. Sorry for the problems!
@alanb32 do apt-get install gnash. Gnash is an open source clone of flash player, and I'm not even sure if that will work well/at all on the Raspberry Pi. So don't get too used to using flash. There will be ways to watch YouTube though if thats what you want
@alanb32 do apt-get install gnash. Gnash is an open source clone of flash player, and I'm not even sure if that will work well/at all on the Raspberry Pi. So don't get too used to using flash. There will be ways to watch YouTube though if thats what you want
@alanb32 do apt-get install gnash. Gnash is an open source clone of flash player, and I'm not even sure if that will work well/at all on the Raspberry Pi. So don't get too used to using flash. There will be ways to watch YouTube though if thats what you want
@alanb32 do apt-get install gnash. Gnash is an open source clone of flash player, and I'm not even sure if that will work well/at all on the Raspberry Pi. So don't get too used to using flash. There will be ways to watch YouTube though.
So basically this network install is just a live cd that pulls the necessary packages and drivers from the Internet? I'm use to windows PE, etc so for me a network install is alittle different. Thanks
@chucknorris687 Yeah just to save time so you don't have to download what you wont use. The disk just has a basic kernel and network drivers. Then only loads what packages you choose.
@XenGi42 I chose not to emulate the ARM processor so I didn't have to get people into the command line before they'd even started. Didn't want to put them off. :)
@XenGi42 I wouldn't want to branch off and do an advanced section now. To be honest, I don't see the point. Got an email from the Rasp Pi mailing list this morning "We have parts in stock for our first 10,000 units, and expect to be in volume production by the end of January."
You actually do only save less than 4 MB of RAM by going to the trouble of installing the LXDE desktop instead of KDE which the Debian installer will give you if you leave the install graphical user interface checked in the Debian installer.
I am a happy user of LXDE through Lubutu, an Ubuntu Linux distro with a LXDE desktop which works absolutely great on just about anything especially device with little memory. I have it running devices such as an Asus EEE pc, a hacked Sony PS3 etc.
How is this relevant to the Raspberry Pi, You installed a Linux OS in a Virtual Machine. You did not even use a virtual machine which emulated the ARM archatecture, theres no point in using an x86 version to install as programs available there are not the same as what you will get on the R-PI and would give a wrong impression of what running the R-Pi will be like.
@midia12 This is relevant because people will be buying it that have never used linux before. The main objective of these VM tutorials is to get people comfortable with linux. Also, when compiled to ARM - the programs will run exactly the same. Anything I install and use in the VM is in the ARM repository on debian. I chose not to emulate the ARM processor so I didn't have to get people into the command line before they'd even started. Didn't want to put them off.
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Dramaturgurgisch 1 day ago
1. "su" just that will root you su root is pointless unless you are root doing su anotheruser
2. i'd really recomend using aptitude, imho it's way more organized (the output) and it uses the same database
3. to "exit" ctrl+d works too, and is way quicker. (also ctrl+L to clear the screen instead of holding enter down)
GunnarAztek 1 day ago
When you assign the RAM (which I'm assuming is from your computer), is that permanently partitioned to just that virtual OS, or would I be able to get it back when I close the program?
Epsio0 2 days ago
@Epsio0 You get it back.
galaxyslayer7 2 days ago
Brilliant stuff.
trepuryllas 2 days ago
Great tutorial, Liam. I was able to follow it through to compleation. many thanks
9y4jl 3 days ago
Excellent tutorial, keep up the good work :-)
CMJefferies 3 days ago
Can anyone get Raspberry Pi computers? If yes, where?
petsoukos 5 days ago
@petsoukos from raspberrypi do t org, when they're released later this month.
bitplane 4 days ago
Hi Liam, Is the procedure same if we want to install on Windows7 64 bit version ?
Regards,
Mohsin
smohsin455 5 days ago
@smohsin455 The procedure is exactly the same. I was doing it on Win7 64bit (This is my other channel!)
liamfraser280 3 days ago
Excellent! Well explained. It just works! Thank you. Next time suggestion - working with the shell? Basic unix commands?
metalox 6 days ago
Thanks a lot for making these! Your voice can get a bit boring sometimes (no offence intended!), but it's very informative and clear.
Oh, and you don't actually need to "su root". Typing just "su" assumes root.
DaVince21 6 days ago
Utter legend! thanks :)
Ruaribush 6 days ago
Thanks for taking the time to create these videos, really good.
gadjetsvideo 6 days ago
Thumbs up if you're here for naked Jennifer Aniston! ;)
hadtomakeachannel 6 days ago
lol released in december :P
smats 6 days ago
Perfectly done :)
Tabaknitro 1 week ago
@Tabaknitro Thanks mate :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 week ago
Worked perfectly! Thanks!
sw7104 1 week ago
@sw7104 Cheers :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 week ago
@sw7104 where did u get a raspberry from?
ZerocoolGaming 1 week ago
EPIC TUT. Keep up the good work!!! :D
MrJster10 1 week ago
@MrJster10 Thanks mate :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 week ago
i got debian6-17-02-2012.img....
how can i convert to *.iso??
thx
339ireri 1 week ago
@339ireri Is that the image released on the Raspberry Pi website? If so, then you can't use this with virtual box, you have to copy it directly to the SD card in preparation for the raspberry pi release using dd
NightspiritHacker 1 week ago
@NightspiritHacker
Thank you for your response. : )
339ireri 1 week ago
Very nice tutorial Liam. Gonna download soonish then leave my box seeding the rest of the night. Probably most of the morning too depends on if i need to take it anywhere.
This whole project gives me warm fuzzies.
singletona082 1 week ago
@singletona082 Thanks very much mate! The amount of mirrors and seeders we have is overwhelming :) Cheers again!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 week ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials Uh Liam? Isn't that the thing we're trying to avoid with the Mountain of Seeders?
singletona082 1 week ago
@singletona082 Yeah we have loads seeders at the moment... but the mirrors are great for those without bittorrent access! When the download page is full, there is now a link to the unofficial mirror list being made on the wiki :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 week ago
Do I have to install Virtual Box ?? ....... can I Install Debian on a different hard drive ??
Thanks
TheSammy585 1 week ago
@TheSammy585 You can but I wouldn't reccomend it if you don't know what your doing as you don't want to mess up your windows partitions. How about an old pc?
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 week ago
Excellent video, it worked a treat. Thanks for making it.
mick4711 2 weeks ago
Nice Video, What about Lubuntu ??
sfm7 2 weeks ago
@sfm7 Thanks. I'm not sure about Ubuntu because they have dropped support for the ARM processor that the Raspberry Pi uses. The distros that come with the Raspberry Pi will be designed specifically to run well on the hardware so there shouldn't be a problem. Cheers :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 2 weeks ago
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@sfm7 I apologise in advanced if you're a Linux guru.
Ubuntu is based on Debian so you should find that most things work the same on Debian e.g. they both use aptitude. Debian has some older versions of particular packages as it runs a stable release. The Raspberry Pi will support Debian, Fedora and Arch Linux to start off with.
turbojosh3285 1 week ago
A step by step tutorial is exactly whats need to remove the perceived complexity of linux/desktop managers for brand new users. A big thumbs up.
The only thing I would say is that you should make it clear in the video where you've skipped ahead a little during installation.
casalor 2 weeks ago
@casalor Cheers for the input mate :)! Thanks for watching.
RaspberryPiTutorials 2 weeks ago
debian web browser doesn't launch ! Why ?
Lamasticow 2 weeks ago
@Lamasticow Did you follow the tutorial exactly? You need to do apt-get install iceweasel as root
RaspberryPiTutorials 2 weeks ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials this may be why yes thank you
Lamasticow 2 weeks ago
I have made a desktop and all but now it won't let me power the virtual thing on and keeps saying won't save changes when I try to power it on :-(
elmundo882 3 weeks ago
@elmundo882 Hi mate. That sounds more like an issue with virtualbox? What error message are you getting specifically? Try googling it as thats probably going to be more help than me with this one! Cheers.
RaspberryPiTutorials 3 weeks ago
When I try do download the GUI in the last part of the video, its refusing to download. Any ideas? Other that that, really informative
eddiemitch1 3 weeks ago
@eddiemitch1 try running the command apt-get update and then try it again. The apt-get update will refresh the packages available. Make sure your typing it in all right of course. You also have to switch user to root if you haven't done that. What error message are you getting?
RaspberryPiTutorials 3 weeks ago
nice one...worked perfectly (plus didnt know about oracle virtualbox) :-)
jpalmz1978 3 weeks ago
@jpalmz1978 Yeah, it comes in handy :)! Cheers mate
RaspberryPiTutorials 3 weeks ago
Excellent tutorial! Thanks for taking time to share your knowledge!
coombed 3 weeks ago 4
@coombed Cheers mate :)
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wo0fuk 3 weeks ago
Thank you so much for cutting the crap. This is one of the most concise tutorials I have ever seen.
jag9998 3 weeks ago
@jag9998 Cheers mate :)!
RaspberryPiTutorials 3 weeks ago
I'm planning on settng up a Bramble cluster. woot!!
adamx20 3 weeks ago
@adamx20 Good luck with that mate :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 3 weeks ago
@adamx20 Wow, the term "Bramble" sure did catch on quick.
jag9998 3 weeks ago
Thank you!!! :D I didn't find this channel until today. I'm excited about the upcoming Raspberry systems. Thanks for giving me time to start my programming earlier.
mirako347 3 weeks ago
@mirako347 Thanks for watching mate :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 3 weeks ago
Thanks Liam. A friend told me to check out the RaspberryPi as something exciting to mess around with, but as an "older" enthusiast who hasn't done any serious programming for about 10 years I was worried that if I bought one it would just gather dust. Looking at how clearly you went through this first tutorial it gives me hope that I can still learn something new and have some fun too. Well done matey, really good job.
Tigs62 3 weeks ago
@Tigs62 Cheers mate. Hope you enjoy the tutorials!
RaspberryPiTutorials 3 weeks ago
I'm debating getting a raspberry pi, what do you think
AlphaBetaJacob 4 weeks ago
@AlphaBetaJacob I say sure... it's not much money and if you don't use it to program it will make a great media centre.
RaspberryPiTutorials 3 weeks ago
I am new to Linux, recently installed Ubuntu and enjoying that. I may give this a go as well. Do you know if there's anyway that I can install Raspberry pi on an Acer A500 Android Tablet ?
m0bob 4 weeks ago
@m0bob I'm not sure if that's possible. It might be though because Android is Linux. Hope you enjoy the tutorials though.
liamfraser280 4 weeks ago
@liamfraser280 Thanks. I might use my old laptop.
m0bob 4 weeks ago
If I had to give one bit of advice it would be to try and not sound so bored. :P
Dethklokpie 4 weeks ago
British English?!? I don't put my groceries in my boot, I turn my nuts with a wrench and I would never use a "torch" to look under my "bonet". I will take US English please.
Shakespeare1612 1 month ago
Question about 1:08: can I asume that you have an AMD 64bit processor on your machine and that that is why YOU picked the AMD 64bit version of virtual box, or should we ALL pick this version, regardless of what machine we have? Great work. I know that we are all excited about Raspberry Pi.
Shakespeare1612 1 month ago
@Shakespeare1612 I didn't choose that version. I used the i386 version mate. I'd say everyone should pick that because it will work. To emulate 64 bit, not only do you need a 64 bit processor but it also needs to support hardware virtualization.
RaspberryPiTutorials 4 weeks ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials So the Raspberry Pi has a 64 bit processor and graphics, and you are trying to match virtural box to that? Is that why we all should pick the 64 bit version of Virtual Box, no matter what our main computer is?
Shakespeare1612 4 weeks ago
@Shakespeare1612 Sorry, I think I misunderstood your original question. You should pick your virtualbox version according to what type your processor is. I was saying that the debian version you choose should definitely be i386 :). The Raspberry Pi has a 32 bit processor.
RaspberryPiTutorials 4 weeks ago
Thanks, great tutorial. Would the Raspberry Pi be capable of running a low-weight voice server such as Mumble? It would require the Pi to stay on constantly, so I don't know if that will cause problems. Thanks!
eXtreaLx 1 month ago
@eXtreaLx Mumble is open source so you'd probably be able to compile it for the ARM processor that the Raspberry Pi uses :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 4 weeks ago
@einballimwasser No units have shipped yet except for Beta boards.
HB45175 1 month ago
Mate, fantastic , thanks so much!
GPEART1 1 month ago
@GPEART1 Cheers for watching :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
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iirwin747 1 month ago
Very Clear, Thanks
logtothebase2 1 month ago 5
@logtothebase2 Cheers for watching mate :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
If I want to do all this stuff on an old Dell Inspiron 600m laptop, which version of Debian should I get? i386?
b21492010 1 month ago
@b21492010 You should be able to go with i686 but probably safest just to go with i386 because otherwise it would just be a waste of a cd :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials Thanks! How do I make a bootable USB drive or CD? I thought you just extract the .iso file provided and write the files to the root of the USB or CD, but that isn't working for me. (I'm using a USB drive.) I set the USB slot to the first thing to boot from, and chose to boot it, but the computer didn't see it as bootable, and it went on to the C drive's OS (Ubuntu 11.10).
b21492010 1 month ago
@b21492010 Is this a bootable usb or cd to install the OS to your computer? Download imgburn and use that to burn the debian iso to a cd. Might just be easier to install geany in ubuntu for now though if you just want to follow the python tutorials? Up to you :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials Yes it is for installing the OS to my computer. And I want to install the same stuff because I need to de-clutter my computer. Will it work if I have DVD discs? Because I have no blank CD discs. Or can it burn to USB?
b21492010 1 month ago
@b21492010 Yeah you can burn it to a dvd disk too :) USB will be more complicated so dvd would be easier!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials I got it to work, but now I don't know how to install my network drivers. I have two drivers (one of them is the compatible one) and I don't know how to install them. I went to Synaptic and installed Wine, but the only Wine programs I see are the uninstaller and the Configuration program. How do I run the driver software?
b21492010 1 month ago
@b21492010 Send me a direct message with a little more detail and I'll try and help. By network do you mean wireless? Is it built in? What exactly is the driver your trying to install and where does it say it's compatible? Won't be able to help you till tonight as I have college though.
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@b21492010 Also imgburn is for windows. If you are on linux just google 'burn iso on ubuntu' or something similar
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Just one minor point. The recommended Debian package manager these days is aptitude rather than apt-get. You can still type the same commands (replacing apt-get with aptitude) but it is much smarter about remembering what is installed and what is no longer used and can be cleaned out. There is also a semi-graphical mode where you can scan/search the lists of packages to select things that might be useful.
akc42 1 month ago
@akc42 Cheers for the input mate. I found aptitude a little confusing at first so to be honest, I just thought APT get would be a little quicker because it was already a long tutorial :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
alright can you send direct messages on youtube? sorry im new to this and i just wanted to know because i was gunna tell you when i have mine so you can tell me what to do hopefully :)
Jakeharris97 1 month ago
@Jakeharris97 Yeah you can do. Click on my channel and there will be an option on the right side of the screen i think to send a message. I'll do it as soon as I get mine :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
it worked!:D maaaaaan i love you! one question though... so do i just save all that to a memory card and when i get the raspberry pi i just put the memory card in there and it comes up straight away?
Jakeharris97 1 month ago
@Jakeharris97 Good stuff mate :). Nope sadly it doesn't work like that. The Raspberry Pi SD card images are already installed. So it will be just like the LXDE environment you installed. I'll do a tutorial on copying the files over and so on once the device comes out. I had to do the install process so there was a virtual machine to do the tutorials on. It will be easy enough, don't worry :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
alright i deleted it and started again im just near that now
Jakeharris97 1 month ago
@Jakeharris97 Sorry your having issues mate. Follow it word by word and it should be fine. No one else has had any problems that haven't been resolved by trying again. Let me know how you get on and I'll help you out where I can :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
can you please help if got to the part where you type in startx but it says command not found?
Jakeharris97 1 month ago
@Jakeharris97 By the sounds of it, the X11 packages (that provide a graphical user interface) weren't installed. You need to go back to the part where I'm showing the 'apt-get install' command and try that part again. Make sure you are logged in as root.
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
are you reading the beginning?
CrazyBunnyPictures 1 month ago
@CrazyBunnyPictures Yes :D
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Thanks for the tutorial! I'm definitely going to familiarize myself with all this, and have it all set up so when it comes out I'll be all ready to jump into it! This device has so much potential, this is the first of the 'new wave,'
Also, if you would know I was just wondering, on the Raspberry Pi it has 7 GPIO pins, and I was wondering if basically I can make a script telling the program if there is a signal going to GPIO 3, then trigger 'something' else like print not available? Great tuts!!!
masterwolf1212 1 month ago
@masterwolf1212 I don't know much about GPIO but I don't see why that wouldn't be possible :). People in the forums will know more about this than me!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials Okay, and after further researching about how GPIO's work I've concluded based on what I read that you can set them to be inputs, so when they receive a signal they will do something. The reason I ask is because I want to try and intergrate things more than use the USB. For example, I'm currently hitting the drawing boards and trying to make a rough draft touch screen PIC-style which would be compatable with the pi. Only prob is I'm not sure how many pins it'd require. Thx!
masterwolf1212 1 month ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials Oh yes!!! Right after I commented to you thanking you I went to raspi's site and watched the new video they posted, and in it he mentioned there is going to be a interfacing board which has PIC interfacing!!! Exactly what I needed. Man its almost like my comment was instantly sent to him to answer. So the touch screen will be a synch!
masterwolf1212 1 month ago
@masterwolf1212 Hope it all goes well for you mate :)!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials Thanks! With the Gert board, as he did mention, it makes the PI great for home animation. I want to get a bunch of these raspis to control my home, entertainment, TV, boat, car, hell these things have so many uses! I'll definitely be watching out for your videos, and probably be asking plenty of questions :P The gert board allows so many more I/O's to be implimented its crazy!
masterwolf1212 1 month ago
An OS within an OS... OS-CEPTION! great tutorials mate, just installed debian in virtualbox too, cant wait to get a RaspberryPi
ravyHD 1 month ago
@ravyHD Haha yeah I suppose it is :D! Thanks mate!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
This is completely irrelevant but you're cute...
now, let's get back to watching your tutorials. :)
naumrusomarov 1 month ago
@naumrusomarov Thanks :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Very nice tutorials :)
inanc64 1 month ago
@inanc64 Thanks mate :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Liam, top job explaining how to set-up a virtual system. I have now watch 5 of your videos on this. Keep up the good work.
dpsbiker1 1 month ago
@dpsbiker1 Thanks for the comment :) Glad you like the tutorials!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Thanks a lot for this vid, well executed and with your skils you should consider working as a teacher.
lury2009 1 month ago
@lury2009 Thanks for watching. I do like doing this and all the nice comments and subscribers make it worthwhile :). Don't know if I'd like all the paperwork and lesson plans needed for being a real teacher though.
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Stubborn as I am, I decided to install the graphical user interface in the setup by selecting it. Now I've got this heavy slow interface with all kinds of software I don't want. I tried to deinstall those but it is 1200 packages which I have to do one by one. Can I go back, or deinstall it as a whole?
MeneerJochem 1 month ago
Where it loads the packages (About 11 mins in the video you said this might take a few minutes) - It took a good while longer - more like 30 min - so just a warning to others... be patient and let it go through the motions. I paused the video at 11 mins went for a walk, came back and it was ready for the next part. Again when you start installing LXDE - it can take a while to download and install. Really looking forward to following the other tutorials. Thanks for your efforts. Great!
jaseman125 1 month ago
Great tutorial ive never used Linux and wouldn't know where to start. Im very intrigued with the Raspberry Pi and defiantly going to purchase one and follow your videos in order to get it up and running. Top quality 5 star tutorials Thank you
ryanjboss88 1 month ago
@ryanjboss88 Thanks for the comment mate :)! Glad you find the tutorials useful!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials : Thanks for all your efforts, tremendous work. Are you on twitter?
sumitpalz 1 month ago
Found it : @FraserLiam
sumitpalz 1 month ago
@sumitpalz Cheers for the kind words mate :)... and the tweet!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Thanks for this video, I am a complete coding numpty so i'm going to be relying on your videos to be able to learn how to use my raspberry pi! It should be an adventure
roggerfrogger2 1 month ago
@roggerfrogger2 Thanks for watching mate :) It should be good :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Can you do a tutorial loading Debian and then Bodhi Linux libs on top?
markfrostuk 1 month ago
@markfrostuk I don't know anything about Bodhi Linux... LXDE is fine for most! Plus I don't think it would be relevant to my current tutorials. Sorry buddy!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Wow! A truely exceptional tutorial! Well paced, easy to under stand and follow! I am so excited for Raspberry Pi but honestly scared of learning linux. If all your videos are this good I have no doubt my son and I will learn it together and have a blast doing so! Thanks a million, I owe you a beer if your ever on my side of the pond!
TheLifelesslived 1 month ago
@TheLifelesslived Cheers mate :)! Glad you find the tutorials useful.
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Good tutorial. They aren't easy to put together so this is an excellent start. I wondered exactly what you do in a tutorial before the Raspberry PI was available but I was pleasantly surprised!
Ignoring the R Pi this tutorial is a good start for anyone who wants to install Linux on their Windows PC in a Virtual Machine.
MattHawkinsUK 1 month ago
@MattHawkinsUK Thanks for the comment mate. On the actual Pi - you won't need to go through this install procedure as the SD card images are very specific to the device and therefore already installed. Needed this tutorial to set up a Pi like environment though :)! Cheers for watching, Liam.
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Hi and thanks for your iitial tutorial. Which version of debian would I want to select to run your tutorial using virtual box on my ancient laptop which is currently operated by ubuntu 11.10? Thanks aj
malpascru 1 month ago
@malpascru Hi mate. Ubuntu is based on Debian. So you should just be able to install geany and pygame from the ubuntu software centre (or try apt get). You might just be better off doing it natively in your ubuntu machine and then waiting for the Pi's to come out. Should be the end of the month but don't hold me or them to that. It's the manufacturers they are waiting for now.
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials thanks for the helpful feedback.
malpascru 1 month ago
Very useful video. I am in no way familiar with any Linux. Is ubuntu able to ne loaded to pi. I am looking to purchase a couple of the raspberry pi and wanting to use one as a jukebox. Can any touchscreen jukebox program refused in Linux or can a very small windows xp be installed? Thanks in advance
dsdpuoh3qhald 1 month ago
A great tutorial. I am hoping to get poplog ported to ARM, which would enable Raspberry Pi to be used for teaching programming and AI using any of Pop11, Prolog, Common Lisp or Standard ML. Anyone who has managed to install debian as on Liam's demo, should be able to install and run Poplog by following youtube poplog install video. (Search for it) If interested in the port email me a.sloman AT cs.bham.ac.uk (Download file is 17MB and unpacked installed system is under 82MB)
aaronsloman 1 month ago
Great tutorials! I got up to starting the new VM and it says "Cannot access the kernel driver"
Any advice?
confused1985 1 month ago
@confused1985 Hmm apparently it's a bug in virtualbox. It says on google to try un-installing virtualbox. Reboot your. and then Install again. Sorry for the problems!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
vera helpfull, subscribed!
Roflmane 1 month ago
@Roflmane Thanks mate :)! Great stuff!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
how do you install flash player on Debian in virtual box?
alanb32 1 month ago
@alanb32 do apt-get install gnash. Gnash is an open source clone of flash player, and I'm not even sure if that will work well/at all on the Raspberry Pi. So don't get too used to using flash. There will be ways to watch YouTube though if thats what you want
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@alanb32 do apt-get install gnash. Gnash is an open source clone of flash player, and I'm not even sure if that will work well/at all on the Raspberry Pi. So don't get too used to using flash. There will be ways to watch YouTube though if thats what you want
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@alanb32 do apt-get install gnash. Gnash is an open source clone of flash player, and I'm not even sure if that will work well/at all on the Raspberry Pi. So don't get too used to using flash. There will be ways to watch YouTube though if thats what you want
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@alanb32 do apt-get install gnash. Gnash is an open source clone of flash player, and I'm not even sure if that will work well/at all on the Raspberry Pi. So don't get too used to using flash. There will be ways to watch YouTube though.
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@alanb32 for some reason I can't post this as a comment so I'll message you
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@alanb32 you should be able to find it in the package manger.
chucknorris687 1 month ago
So basically this network install is just a live cd that pulls the necessary packages and drivers from the Internet? I'm use to windows PE, etc so for me a network install is alittle different. Thanks
chucknorris687 1 month ago
@chucknorris687 Yeah just to save time so you don't have to download what you wont use. The disk just has a basic kernel and network drivers. Then only loads what packages you choose.
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Many thanks for your tutorial. I am retired and found howto's complicated. Your tutorial has got me started and I look forward to more.
frediswyde 1 month ago
Great starter. Looking forward to the next one.
ChristopherCoulombus 1 month ago
First thing I learned: Ludovico Einaudi is awesome music :3....
KodessR 1 month ago
@KodessR Yes it is :D! But where did you learn that from on this channel haha?
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials Anytime I watch screencasts, I cant resist and google the bookmarks, shortcuts etc :P
KodessR 1 month ago
@KodessR Haha great stuff! Yeah it's nice to listen to when you want to relax :)! Thanks for subscribing mate!
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
Can't wait to install Arch Linux ARM on one of those. Should be fast as fuck.
tjpld 2 months ago
15 pounds man thats heavy.
dudds6699 2 months ago
@dudds6699 It's made of solid gold and rainbows.
Raaszhecku 2 months ago
Maybe you should use qemu and emulate a real arm system. It would be very slow but more like the real thing.
Anyway very good video for linux newbies.
XenGi42 2 months ago
@XenGi42 I chose not to emulate the ARM processor so I didn't have to get people into the command line before they'd even started. Didn't want to put them off. :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 2 months ago
@RaspberryPiTutorials Good point. Put maybe you can do an advanced tutorial later with some scratchbox, qemu, crossdev guide for the advanced users.
XenGi42 1 month ago
@XenGi42 I wouldn't want to branch off and do an advanced section now. To be honest, I don't see the point. Got an email from the Rasp Pi mailing list this morning "We have parts in stock for our first 10,000 units, and expect to be in volume production by the end of January."
RaspberryPiTutorials 1 month ago
No this is nto relevant because you will flah your OS to the PI not in stall in a VB through a VM
anthony62161 2 months ago
@anthony62161 I know. But people wanting to do the tutorials need some kind of environment to do them in for now
RaspberryPiTutorials 2 months ago
Thanks so much I can now learn this for when R-Pi comes out
elmundo882 2 months ago 4
@elmundo882 No problem mate! The tutorials get a lot more interesting as they go on so please keep them up :)
RaspberryPiTutorials 2 months ago
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You actually do only save less than 4 MB of RAM by going to the trouble of installing the LXDE desktop instead of KDE which the Debian installer will give you if you leave the install graphical user interface checked in the Debian installer.
I am a happy user of LXDE through Lubutu, an Ubuntu Linux distro with a LXDE desktop which works absolutely great on just about anything especially device with little memory. I have it running devices such as an Asus EEE pc, a hacked Sony PS3 etc.
SquirrelFromGradLife 2 months ago
How is this relevant to the Raspberry Pi, You installed a Linux OS in a Virtual Machine. You did not even use a virtual machine which emulated the ARM archatecture, theres no point in using an x86 version to install as programs available there are not the same as what you will get on the R-PI and would give a wrong impression of what running the R-Pi will be like.
midia12 2 months ago
@midia12 This is relevant because people will be buying it that have never used linux before. The main objective of these VM tutorials is to get people comfortable with linux. Also, when compiled to ARM - the programs will run exactly the same. Anything I install and use in the VM is in the ARM repository on debian. I chose not to emulate the ARM processor so I didn't have to get people into the command line before they'd even started. Didn't want to put them off.
RaspberryPiTutorials 2 months ago 16