Raspberry Pi Getting Started Guide
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2.2.4. Super Easy Way using Minicom
Run minicom with the following parameters:
minicom -b 115200 -o -D Port_Name
2.2.5. GUI method with GtkTerm
Start
GtkTerm
, select Configuration->Port and enter the values above in the labelled fields.
2.2.6. Windows Users
Windows 7 or Vista users must download putty or a comparable terminal program. Users of XP and
below can choose between using
putty
and
Hyperterminal.
2.2.7. First Dialog
If you get the prompt below, you are connected to the Raspberry Pi shell!
prompt> #
First command you might want try is "help":
prompt> # help
If you get some output, you are correctly connected to the Raspberry Pi! Congratulations!
2.3.
SD card setup
Now we want to install a GNU/Linux distro on an SD card and make space for our stuff. You can
use either an SD or SDHC card. In the latter case of course take care that your PC card reader also
supports SDHC. Be aware that you are not dealing with an x86 processor, but instead a completely
different architecture called ARM, so don't forget to install the ARM port for the distro you are
planning to use.
2.3.1. Formatting the SD card via the mkcard.txt script
1. Download
mkcard.txt
.
2. $ chmod +x mkcard.txt
3. $ ./mkcard.txt /dev/sd
x
, where
x
is the letter of the card. You can find this by inserting your
card and then running dmesg | tail.
You should see the messages about the device being mounted in the log. Mine mounts as
sdc
.
Once run, your card should be formatted.
2.3.2. Formatting the SD card via fdisk "Expert mode"
First, lets clear the partition table:
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$ sudo fdisk /dev/sdb
Command (m for help): o
