Banana Pi cookbook : over 25 recipes to build projects and applications for multiple platforms with Banana Pi / Ryad El-Dajani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

El-Dajani, Ryad, author.

Series:

Quick answers to common problems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pocket computers--Software.

Pocket computers.

Mobile computing--Software.

Mobile computing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England ; Mumbai, [India] : Packt Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is intended for anybody who wants to learn how they can utilize the capabilities of the Banana Pi to its full potential. It's full of step-by-step guides and detailed descriptions for the whole range of possibilities in a language that is appropriate for computer enthusiasts and experts alike. It would be helpful to have a basic knowledge of Unix-like operating systems or programming, but no prior experience is required as every concept is explained in the appropriate sections.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Installation and Setup; Introduction; Downloading an operating system for the Banana Pi; Setting up the SD card on Windows; Setting up the SD card on Linux; Booting up and shutting down the Banana Pi; Chapter 2: Administration; Introduction; Determining the IP address and hostname; Connecting via SSH on Windows using PuTTY; Connecting via SSH on Unix-like systems; User maintenance; Searching, installing, and removing the software; Updating the operating system

Wireless network on the Banana ProChapter 3: External Disks; Introduction; Mounting a USB drive; Mounting an SSD or HDD via SATA; Mounting via fstab; Booting from an external disk; Chapter 4: Networking; Introduction; Sharing files over the network via Samba; Setting up a web application; Securing the Nginx web server using SSL; Synchronizing files over the Internet; Controlling the desktop remotely using VNC; Securing SSH using SSH keys; Setting up a UPnP media server; Chapter 5: Using the GPIO Pins; Introduction; Lighting up an LED using the gpio command; Programming the LED

Using the GPIO input with a pushbuttonChapter 6: Multimedia; Introduction; Configuring the audio device; Getting accelerated video playback; Setting up Kodi; Setting up an infrared remote control using LIRC; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 8, 2015).

ISBN:

9781782174462

178217446X