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Raspberry Pi System Software Reference

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  1. Warren W. Gay
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  • Raspberry Pi Software Reference is your indispensable guide to the Linux on the RPi, from booting and initialization to using the unique vcgencmd command, to building a cross-compiler for the RPi on your own computer.

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Preparation

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    Pages 1-8

  3. Boot

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    Pages 9-44

  4. Initialization

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    Pages 45-54

  5. vcgencmd

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    Pages 55-60

  6. Linux Console

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    Pages 61-62

  7. Cross-Compiling

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    Pages 63-78

  8. Cross-Compiling the Kernel

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    Pages 79-90

  9. Glossary

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    Pages 91-96

  10. Power Standards

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    Pages 97-97

  11. Raspbian apt Commands

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    Pages 99-102

  12. ARM Compile Options

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    Pages 103-103

  13. Mac OS X Tips

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    Pages 105-106

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 107-109
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About this book

Raspberry Pi is Linux, but it's a unique flavor of Linux, specifically for the ARM-based Pi. Raspberry Pi Software Reference guides you through the boot process, including options for tweaking HDMI, memory, and other boot options. You'll learn the details of run levels and creating new services, and how to use the custom command vcgencmd for doing things like reporting temperature, clock speeds, and voltage. And while there are cross-compilers available for some flavors of Linux, one of the most important things you'll get from Raspberry Pi Software Reference is how to build your own Raspberry Pi cross-compiler on your Mac OSX, Linux, or Windows computer.

About the author

Warren Gay has been an electronics enthusiast since childhood and often dragged discarded TV sets home after school. In high school he learned to program the IBM-1130 and then pursued a career in software development at Ryerson Polytechnical, in Toronto. Since then he has worked professionally for over 30 years, mainly in C/C++, under Unix and Linux. Meanwhile, the love of electronics has never faded since the early creation of his home-brewed Intel 8008 system in the 70's to the present day projects employing the Raspberry Pi. Warren also holds an advanced amateur radio license and was able to work the Mir space station (U2MIR) using packet radio in August 1991.He's authored other books including Sams Teach Yourself Linux in 24 Hours, Linux Socket Programming by Example, and Advanced Unix Programming.

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