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sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
sudo rpi-update
sudo reboot
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential git cmake pkg-config
sudo apt-get install -y libjpeg-dev libtiff5-dev libjasper-dev libpng12-dev
sudo apt-get install -y libavcodec-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev libv4l-dev
sudo apt-get install -y libxvidcore-dev libx264-dev
sudo apt-get install -y libgtk2.0-dev
sudo apt-get install -y libatlas-base-dev gfortran
# 858 MB deleted
sudo apt-get purge -y scratch penguinspuzzle sense-hat sense-emu-tools sonic-pi wolfram-engine minecraft-pi
# 116MB deleted
sudo apt-get autoremove -y
sudo apt-get update -y
sudo apt-get upgrade -y
mkdir n00bs
sudo mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 n00bs/
sudo nano n00bs/recovery.cmdline
sudo umount n00bs
# append vncinstall forcetrigger
DECLARE @StartDate AS DateTime
SET @StartDate = '2017-01-12 11:00:00.000'
--SET @StartDate = GETDATE()
SELECT
DATEADD(DAY, -1, @StartDate)
, DATEADD(MONTH,1,@StartDate)
, DATEDIFF(DAY, -1, @StartDate) as Diff
SELECT DATEADD(MONTH, DATEDIFF(MONTH, 0, @StartDate) - 1, 0),
/etc/init.d/lxdm start
/etc/init.d/lxdm stop
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controlzone / find my pi with nmap
Created January 19, 2017 10:03
Find my pi with nmap
nmap 192.168.0.0/24 -p 22,5900
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controlzone / pi system values
Created July 1, 2015 10:29
pi get temp + volts
#!/bin/bash
clear
#Getting System Information
/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd version
/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp
/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_volts core
/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_volts sdram_c
/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_volts sdram_i
/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_volts sdram_p
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controlzone / fix pi wifi
Created June 30, 2015 08:26
Pi wifi drop out fix
Fixing WiFI Dropout Issues
If you find your module 'drops out' from time to time, you can fix it fairly easily with a command line fix (thanks perseus286!)
Create and edit a new file in /etc/modprobe.d/8192cu.conf
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/8192cu.conf
and paste the following in
# Disable power saving
options 8192cu rtw_power_mgnt=0 rtw_enusbss=1 rtw_ips_mode=1
Then reboot with sudo reboot
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controlzone / ssh x fwd
Created June 30, 2015 08:09
ssh with X forwarding
$ ssh -X user@host