At a Glance; Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Chapter 1: Raspberry Pi System Anatomy; Model Overview; Common Features; Model A vs. Model B Boards; Model A Family; Model A; Model A+; Model B Family; Model B (First Generation); Model B+, Pi 2, and Pi 3; Zero; v1.2 vs. v.1.3; Pi Zero W; CPU and RAM; System-on-a-Chip (SoC); CPU, RAM, and SoC Features; Ports; Board-Level Connectors; Integrated Network Features; Power Supplies; Summary; Chapter 2: The Distro Bunch; Raspbian; Raspbian with PIXEL Fast Facts; Raspbian Lite Fast Facts

Other Linux Distros Available with NOOBSLibreELEC_R Pi 2 Overview and Fast Facts; Lakka_R Pi 2 Overview and Fast Facts; OSMC_P2 Overview and Fast Facts; RISC OS Overview and Fast Facts; Windows 10 IoT Core Overview and Fast Facts; Other Linux Distros Available with PINN; Arch Linux ARM; RetroPie; Using NOOBS; Installing an OS with NOOBS; Restarting NOOBS; Using PINN: An Alternative to NOOBS; Using BerryBoot; Installing BerryBoot; Installing an OS with BerryBoot; More Options for BerryBoot; Loading an OS with BerryBoot; Other Linux Distros for Raspberry Pi; FreeBSD; NetBSD; Fedora and CentOS

OpenWRTChoosing the Best Distro for the Task; Creating Your Media; Windows; OSX (MacOS); Linux; Summary; Chapter 3: Adding Mass Storage; Recommended Memory Card Types; Expanding a Partition on a Flash Memory Card; Determining the Current Partition Size (Parted); Expanding the Partition Using Parted; Expanding the Partition with RootFS-Expand (CentOS); Expanding the Partition Used by RISC OS; Connecting a USB Flash Drive or Memory Card; Mounting a Drive for Read/Write Access; Partitioning a Flash Memory Card or USB Drive; Formatting a Drive with ext4 File System

Adding and Using an External Hard DriveAdding and Using a WDLabs Pi Drive; Wireless Drives; Troubleshooting; Incorrectly Formatted Media; Not Enough Power; Drive Can't Be Mounted in Read/Write Mode; Summary; Chapter 4: Connecting to a Workgroup Network; Distro and Raspberry Pi Configuration; Connecting to a Windows Share with PIXEL; Connecting to a Windows Share from the Command Line with smbclient; Connecting to Different Workgroups; Connecting to an OSX (MacOS) Share from Raspbian PIXEL; Using Wireless Drives; Connecting to a SanDisk Connect Wireless Flash Drive

Connecting to a Seagate Wireless Plus DrivePrinting to a Network Printer; Configuring CUPS; Setting Printer Defaults; Testing Your Printer; Scanning with a Network Scanner; Raspberry Pi Linux Samba Server Configuration; Creating Local Users; Creating a Network User; Configuring smb.conf; Logging into the Raspberry Pi; Connecting to Raspberry Pi from an Android Device; Connecting to Raspberry Pi from an iOS Device; Troubleshooting; Summary; Chapter 5: Sharing an Internet Connection; Hardware Used in This Chapter; Configuring the Pi for Sharing (Hardware)

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Gain a deeper understanding of how Raspberry Pi works to get the results you want right in the palm of your hand. This book helps you understand the right connections and software to drive your Raspberry Pi into opening the worlds of programming, electronic experiments, system control, digital imaging, and the Internet of Things to you. You'll discover how to expand your Pi's storage for bigger programs, use its onboard connections to interface with cameras and control devices, printers and scanners. You'll also see how to share information with Windows and Apple computers and mobile devices, and use it away from AC power. You'll be able to turn any HDTV into a media player; stream and share files from desktop and mobile devices; use your Pi for image capture via camera or scanner; and more! Expanding Your Raspberry Pi is your guide to doing almost anything a bigger computer can do - if you're ready for the challenge