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Proper way to prevent dnsmasq from overwriting DNS server list supplied by DHCP?

I have two interfaces: wlan0 - Wi-Fi client configured via DHCP; wlan1- static IP address, running hostapd to act as access point, running dnsmasq to give out IP addresses and service DNS requests on that interface. Unfortunately, it seems that…
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WatchDog Daemon not restarting PI after fork bomb

I have tried to run the WatchDog Daemon using the tutorial found at http://binerry.de/post/28263824530/raspberry-pi-watchdog-timer So basic process I ran through to get WatchDog up and running is: 1. sudo modprobe bcm2708_wdog 2. sudo nano…
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Can the bug with class 10 SDHC cards be fixed in firmware?

It seems relatively well known now that there's a lot of problems with class 10 SDHC cards: There are issues with most Class 10 SDHC cards, apparently due to a bug in the Broadcom bootloader.(link) Is this a problem that can be fixed with a later…
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X forwarding and GPU memory allocation

I run my Raspberry Pi headless and typically use X forwarding to run applications. I'm wondering what split I should use for allocating the RAM. I am not sure whether it is the server or the client's graphics memory which is "important" in this…
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How do I make hostapd run at startup?

I'm running Raspbian Wheezy, on a freshly installed SD card: pi@raspberrypi ~ $ uname -a Linux raspberrypi 3.18.11+ #781 PREEMPT Tue Apr 21 18:02:18 BST 2015 armv6l GNU/Linux I wanted to make my Raspberry Pi a Wifi access point, so I followed the…
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Why doesn't my Logitech K400 keyboard/mouse always respond in raspbmc?

I have a Logitech K400 wireless keyboard/mouse that I use with my Raspberry Pi (the new 512MB model). I have Raspbmc installed. I'd say about 50% of the time when I boot the device, the keyboard and mousepad do not do anything. I can still use the…
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How to achieve Low Power Consumption on Raspberry Pi via Software and Hardware control

Would like to enquire if anyone could list any/or all possible ways to achieve low power consumption on the raspberry pi. I have found that one could disable the USB ports of the raspberry pi . however i would require one of the usb port for my…
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Accessing gpio pins using c program in raspberry pi

I am using raspberry pi with Debian Wheezy 18-09-2012 image. I can access gpio pins with Wiring pi tool. But I would like to know is any other method that we can access gpio pins directly without wiring pi? When I run the following command on…
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How do I set the memory split for 512MB model?

I have just received the 512MB model. However, there are no options for memory split. I'm running the latest and greatest 2012-09-18-wheezy-raspbian.img. See the video question (30 sec): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PENjgvxZkZo How do I set the…
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Buffering issues with kodi (on openelec)

Every time I try to stream heavy (mostly 1080p) videos trough the network (webdav, sftp...), it either fails or I got the message “cache is full” etc. Videos start playing, but randomly stop (to buffer again, I guess). I know this is a common issue…
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How can I have multiple USB peripherals?

How can I have multiple USB peripherals connected to my Raspberry Pi at once? For example, I want to have a keyboard and a mouse plugged in at the same time.
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Prevent screen from going blank for kiosk

I should start off by saying I am fairly new to Linux. I want my pi to scroll through pictures in Image Viewer and never sleep. I've followed these instructions from another question to try to fix the sleeping problem. apt-get install…
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Self healing SD Card partitions

Many sd cards are rather fragile. I've had a pi for about 2 years now and the main failures were due to the sd card getting corrupted for a reason or another. I'm wondering if there is some development done to "strengthen" the sd card on boot. I…
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What instruction set is used on the Pi's ARM/Broadcom chip?

I am trying to figure out what instruction set (x86_64, IA-32, etc.) is used by the RPi's Broadcom chip (really an ARM 1176JZF-S), because I'd like to understand how linux can run on it. My understanding is that Linux (Raspbian, Debian, Ubuntu,…
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Connect raspberry pi to pc (ubuntu) with ethernet

I tried to connect raspberry pi (headless because I have no monitor to use) to an Ubuntu PC using ethernet using link-local setting on the network manager, setting the ip of the pi using "cmdline.txt" file on the boot partition of the SD card. Then…
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