Loading The O/S - Element 14 Raspberry Pi User Manual

Loading the O/S

The memory card is affectionately
referred to as NOOBS.
NOOBS is a way to make setting up a Raspberry Pi for the first
time much, much easier. You won't need network access, and
you won't need to download any special imaging software.
Insert the microSD card in the memory slot
underneath the board. Plug your power
cord into the port next to the HDMI video
port. When you boot up for the first time,
you'll see a menu prompting you to install
one of several operating systems into
the free space on the card. The choice
means you can boot the Pi with a regular
operating system like Raspbian, or with a
media-center specific OS like RaspBMC.
Once you've selected the O/S you'd like
(see the O/S section for more information),
make sure you check the dialogue box
at the bottom of the page for the proper
language that you prefer. The installer will
build the O/S that you selected (a good
time for a sandwich or a cup of coffee).
Once you've installed an operating system,
your Pi will boot as normal. However,
NOOBS stays resident on your card, by
holding Shift down during boot you can
return to the recovery interface. This allows
you to switch to a different operating
system, or overwrite a corrupted card with
a fresh install of the current one; it also
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provides a handy tool to let you edit the
config.txt configuration file for the currently
installed operating system, and even a
web browser so you can visit the forums
or Google for pointers if you get stuck.
Once the installation is complete your Pi will
restart and a bunch of strange looking text
will appear on your screen. If you are new to
Linux this might take you back to the "DOS"
days. Not to fear this is called the "command
line" You will see at the bottom of the page
the last line reads – raspberrypi login:
Next you will need this information.
The default username and password are:
Username: pi
Password: raspberry
When you hit the enter key you
will see the following line
Pi@raspberrypi ~ $
Type the following to launch the desktop:
startx
Congratulations! You now have started
up your Pi! Now go explore.
The microSD card
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slot is located on
the underside of the
Raspberry Pi board.
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