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what RPi kit do i need to buy to make this work? Do I need the complete starter kit, will that block the usb? edit: here's what i purchased: [1] CanaKit Raspb

what RPi kit do i need to buy to make this work? Do I need the complete starter kit, will that block the usb? edit: here's what i purchased: [1] CanaKit Raspberry Pi (512 MB) Complete Starter Kit (Raspberry Pi 512 MB + Black Case + Micro USB Power Supply + Original Preloaded SD Card + HDMI Cable) [2] Edimax EW-7811Un 150 Mbps Wireless 11n Nano Size USB Adapter with EZmax Setup Wizard [3] SanDisk Cruzer Fit CZ33 32GB USB Flash Drive (SDCZ33-032G-B35) [4] Preloaded SD Card for Raspberry Pi (16GB, Raspbian "wheezy") [1] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DLUXD64/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i03?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DLUXD64/ref=oh_details_o... [2] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003MTTJOY/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003MTTJOY/ref=oh_details_o... [3] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00812F7O8/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00812F7O8/ref=oh_details_o... [4] http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AYH22VY/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AYH22VY/ref=oh_details_o...

doctoboggan 13y ago
You do not need any particular kit. You will need: * Raspberry Pi * SD Card with OS (Raspbian Wheezy is the simplest to use) * USB power cable * Internet connection (Ethernet cable or USB WiFi dongle) The rest is software that is described in my article.
johnchristopher 13y ago
Well... you should be fine now :) You can now have your own free 30gb git repo as well. Words of caution: - Buy a second SD card ; - once you have a running rPi tweaked to your liking clone it with dd to prevent eventual data loss.
- tokenizerrr 13y ago
  Why not just dd to a file on your hard drive?
  - johnchristopher 13y ago
    That's what I meant. I wasn't clear: the second SD card is to play with more than one OS or to be able to quickly swap a working distro in case the first one goes wrong (dd to a file is of course the mandatory way to go but having the second SD card plug-and-play is more convenient IMO:no fdisk involved).
    - tokenizerrr 13y ago
      Ah, alright. That makes sense then. I interpreted it as you suggesting to dd the first sd card to a second sd card which would then become your backup.

doctoboggan 13y ago

You do not need any particular kit. You will need: * Raspberry Pi * SD Card with OS (Raspbian Wheezy is the simplest to use) * USB power cable * Internet connection (Ethernet cable or USB WiFi dongle) The rest is software that is described in my article.

johnchristopher 13y ago

Well... you should be fine now :) You can now have your own free 30gb git repo as well. Words of caution: - Buy a second SD card ; - once you have a running rPi tweaked to your liking clone it with dd to prevent eventual data loss.

tokenizerrr 13y ago
Why not just dd to a file on your hard drive?
- johnchristopher 13y ago
  That's what I meant. I wasn't clear: the second SD card is to play with more than one OS or to be able to quickly swap a working distro in case the first one goes wrong (dd to a file is of course the mandatory way to go but having the second SD card plug-and-play is more convenient IMO:no fdisk involved).
  - tokenizerrr 13y ago
    Ah, alright. That makes sense then. I interpreted it as you suggesting to dd the first sd card to a second sd card which would then become your backup.