Raspberry Pi

Though i'd jot down some notes about setting up our kid's Raspberry Pi. Its been a bit of a slog due to waiting for cables, adapters, and whatnot to arrive. Still need to get a usb hub to make it able to connect to wifi

Here's the HDMI to VGA converter I needed to purchase to connect it to our old-ish DELL flat monitor that lay discarded for years in a corner and was very nearly given away due to under-use.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0088K7QUQ/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00

/boot/config.txt had to have one of the following (can't remember which now)

disable_overscan=0
hdmi_drive=2
config_hdmi_boost=4

or

# Settings for Flatron VGA monitor
# 1024 * 768
# Force HDMI signal even if monitor not detected
hdmi_drive=2
hdmi_group=2
hdmi_mode=16
hdmi_force_hotplug=1
disable_overscan=0

which took several turns of switching between our HDMI tv and the monitor to get it working !!