Hi Bryan,
> My Pi is due soon; I've a USB keyboard, USB hub and card reader, and
PSU. The missing bit is a monitor. I use a mono Philips on the QL,
video input and have another later style Philips as spare. Will the Pi
work through the video input? Otherwise I have got video i/p on the TV.
The Pi has HDMI sound and vision output from the HDMI connector, there's
a suitable cable on Amazon, gold plated contacts, for around £1.00 - I
have one, and it just works.
The HDMI output can be converted to DVI with a suitable converter, and
I'm told by a contributor to Everyday practical Electronics, Mike
Hibbett, that this DVI can be further converted to VGA with another
converter. Sounds very "early QL with bit hanging off everywhere" to me.
Maybe that's why I like it!
The DVI and/or VGA output will be devoid of sound as the DVI system
doesn't cater for sound, I'm told. However, you can redirect sound to a
3.5mm stereo jack on the side of the Pi with a simple command:
sudo amixer cset numid=3 0
Where the final digit, zero above, is as follows:
0 = Auto (I have no idea what this actually means, or does!)
1 = Sound goes to the headphone socket
2 = Sound goes to HDMI
Yes, I know, the command makes a whole lot of sense doesn't it! I have a
apid of X-mini speakers with a built in amplifier connected to mine, and
it works perfectly.
My own Pi is running headless and is configured on my network with a
static IP address. I can ssh -X onto it from my laptop etc, and as I'm
running Linux, my Pi programs appear on my laptop, thanks to the wonders
of X redirects.
Also attached to the Pi, for anyone without a HDMI monitor, is a
composite video output socket - so you should be able to get something
working. However, you might need to delve into the config.txt file on
the /boot partition. Details in the "Raspberry Pi Users Guide" by Eben
Upton and Gareth Halfacree - which I have and thoroughly recommend for
anyone taking their first Raspberrry flavoured steps.
By then I hope to be able to get an SD card with a QL emulation; is
anyone going to market one, please?
Uqlx is currently undergoing some development and testing in the wild.
Watch this list for details as and when there are some and as and when
Tobias puts them online.
One thing, you might want/need a powered USB hub for your Pi if your USB
keyboard and mouse draw too much current. Read the article on the end of
the following link before buying a cheap USB hub.
http://qdosmsq.dunbar-it.co.uk/blog/2012/08/the-dangers-of-cheap-usb-hubs/
Have fun.
Cheers,
Norm.
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