Ralink/Realtek Wireless Dongle (rt3070) on the Raspberry Pi

June 3, 2012 - 3 mins read

Scenario You have a HAWKING HWUN3 Hi-Gain Wireless Adapter dongle that you want to use on your Raspberry Pi running debian. Note: the same set of steps will probably work for other variations of Ralink/Realtek wifi dongles [rt2561,rt2661,rt2860,rt2870,rt3070,rt3071,rt3090]. The Problem The standard release (debian6-19-04-2012.zip) contains the needed drivers however, the firmware needed is not included. The following tutorial will describe how to get and “install” the needed firmware. You will notice the firmware problem if after plugging in your wifi dongle you type dmesg and it complains about not being able to find the firmware.

Raspberry Pi Audio

June 2, 2012 - 1 min read

Currently, the audio drivers for the Raspberry Pi are still in beta, and as such come disabled in the standard release (debian6-19-04-2012.zip). Here’s a quick way to get it up and running for both the HDMI as well as the analog output. Open up a terminal and install the alsa (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) utility package: sudo apt-get install alsa-utils Now load the sound driver using modprobe: sudo modprobe snd_bcm2835 By default output will be automatic (HDMI if supported, else analog).

Install Quake 3 on Raspberry Pi

June 2, 2012 - 1 min read

Here is the easiest possible way to install Quake 3 on the Raspberry Pi with debian6-19-04-2012. Just copy and paste the following in a terminal on the Pi: cd ~ wget http://radium.hexxeh.net/quake3.zip wget http://www.andershizzle.com/Q3%20Demo%20Paks.zip unzip quake3.zip unzip Q3\ Demo\ Paks.zip rm quake3.zip rm Q3\ Demo\ Paks.zip mv ./baseq3/pak* ./quake3/baseq3/ rm -rf ./baseq3/ chmod +x /home/pi/quake3/start.sh chmod +x /home/pi/quake3/ioquake3.arm chmod +x /home/pi/quake3/ioq3ded.arm Note: After reports of connection issues with the downloads, I have hosted mirror versions of the two files here:

VNC setup on Raspberry Pi from Android

June 2, 2012 - 2 mins read

This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup and connect to a Raspberry Pi over VNC from Android. This process assumes you have Debian for Raspberry Pi installed on an SD card. If not, see RPi Easy SD card setup. It also assumes that you have a display connected to the Raspberry Pi. If you don’t have a display available, the steps to configure VNC remotely are outlined in my last tutorial: VNC setup on Raspberry Pi from Ubuntu

VNC setup on Raspberry Pi from Ubuntu

June 2, 2012 - 3 mins read

This tutorial will demonstrate how to setup and connect to a Raspberry Pi over VNC from Ubuntu. This process is easier if you have a display connected to the Raspberry Pi, but will also show the steps to connect with only Ethernet and power connected. It assumes you have Debian for Raspberry Pi installed on an SD card. If not, see RPi Easy SD card setup Getting the IP address of the Raspberry Pi The first step is to locate the Raspberry Pi on your network.