Raspberry Pi Recommended kit?

Hello,
I just bought the RISC OS SD card and DDE USB Stick as sold on this site. Now I need to get my Raspberry Pi on the way. I guess I can use just about keyboard, mouse etc. but also I’ll need a HDMI > DVI connector, and a USB Wifi dongle I expect. Any recommended brands which are known to work?

All the best

Garry

No USB Wifi dongle because none is working at the moment. But if you really need to, there are tricks to get Wifi working.

Wired ethernet is likely what I’ll use anyway, but I’ll look into the wifi tricks all the same.

Cheers

Garry

WiFi on the Pi works if you buy a hardware dongle that connects to the ethernet socket. A little more expensive than the USB type though. See here

Re. keyboard & mouse, not just any work – I had trouble when I used the ones from my desktop PC. Probably a power draw-related problem (it’s a backlit keyboard), but not sure.

I use a Logitech Keyboard & mouse with no problems also used the aldi one same deal, If you don’t have an RJ45 cable then you can use a wireless extender or powerline connector they both work without problems. a direct hdmi cable to a suitable TV is just fine in most cases or Monitor hdmi make sure that you have a power supply that gives the correct voltage i use an Apple Ipad supply more than man enough for the job, the NutPi disc would have been a better buy than the DDE usb stick as you gets a great selection of software that includes the DDE for a very good price.

I saw the NutPi SD card, but I don’t think any of the software interested me, and I’m happy for ROOL to get a bit more money for their efforts. At present I’ll look for a HDMI→DVI connector, but perhaps in the future get a dedicated HDMI TV.

I’m using a HDMI>DVI-D converter on my BB-xM. Nothing fancy, Maplin IIRC so shouldn’t be an issue. Obviously no audio via DVI but the BB doesn’t support that anyway. No luck with Microsoft mice but the wireless Logitech M510 works fine. Keyboard shouldn’t be critical either, actually I’m running a USB>PS/2 adapter with an old Acorn keyboard but my Cherry USB keyboard also works (in a cheap clicky way). Might be different forthe R-Pi though.

Good to know, I’ve ordered my Raspberry Pi, and a HDMI→DVI-D adaptor. Wired ethernet is fine for me, in fact at the moment, it’s favoured. I have a few mice hanging around, so I can try some out.

Cheers

Garry

I’d recommend an HDMI to DVI cable rather than an adaptor as it will put a lot of strain on an HDMI Socket!
We sell them along with almost anything you might want for a Pi or PandaBoard
www.cjemicros.co.uk/rpi

Avoid Apple and Microsoft keyboards and mice, they often cause problems on the Pi. Clearly not quite following the standards, now there’s a surprise!

Logitech devices seem to work well. The wireless keyboard and mouse combo is good as it has just one dongle controlling both, leaving the other USB socket on the Pi free. Plus the dongle draws very little power.

I have a Logitech K260 wireless mouse and keyboard, and I think them amazing value. Not all mouseclicks seem to get through in a timely fashion, however; that can be annoying.

Yes, the problem of dropped clicks affects RISC OS and Lunix on the R-Pi unless they’ve fixed it in the latest Linux driver.

I’m just planning on using a regular USB keyboard and mouse, nothing wireless, I have enough things to keep charged as it is.

This list will be very useful fir selecting the raspberry pi kit.

Update:

Not all mouseclicks seem to get through

Since I changed to an Rpi2 (RO 5.23) that problem seems to have been cured. The Logitech K260 wireless keyboard and mouse cost £26, and that was over three years ago.