On Fri, 2012-03-09 at 14:28 +0000, Bob Dunlop wrote: > On Fri, Mar 09 at 01:12, Peter Merchant wrote: > > It looks to me that this is the best buy for a keyboard for it, when you > > consider that you also might want to add USB wireless networking, USB > > disc storage etc. > > Beware wireless even at 2.4GHz does not equate to WiFi or any other > standard. Most keyboards etc are not standards based and need propriatry > drivers that are unlikely to be linux friendly. > > I'd have thought the most useful first peripheral would be a powered > USB hub, with it's own mains power brick. Then you can use that to > power the Pi and use any old wired keyboard and mouse that you have > to hand. > > HDMI to SVGA is tricky as you are going from digital to analog domains > requiring an active convertor. DVI-D or DVI-I (but not DVI-A) would be > a lot easier, that's just a simple wiring conversion. >
Yes, it is a 2.4Ghz wireless connection from the USB to the keyboard mouse. But as mentioned, it doesn't give anymore information about the form of wireless, whether it conforms to 802.11 standards, or will interfere with my wifi connection (Probably). An HDMI to SVGA cable is less than £4 on ebay, but I'll wait until I get the rasp-pi to verify the HDMI connector. My son tells me that the shipping date for mine is 23 July, but as it is going to his address, and he may be away on his travels, I'll have to be patient. P. -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday 2012-04-03 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
