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+++ title = "Universal Remote - Part IV" date = 2015-11-05
[taxonomies] tags = ["RaspberryPi", "UniversalRemote"] +++
With the hardware built the next step is getting the Raspberry Pi up and running and installing LIRC. Alexba.in has a comprehensive post for both of these things: RaspberryPi Quickstart and Setting Up LIRC on the RaspberryPi.
I discovered and modified a few things along the way, so here’s what I did.
- Download the latest Raspbian Image and follow their Installation Guide.
- Network the Pi over wired Ethernet using RJ45 connector.
- Connect to the Pi over SSH with PuTTy.
Since I’d like to connect over WiFi I’ve added a Belkin USB F7D2101. For future development, I also added a ORICO BTA-402 USB Bluetooth 4.0 Micro Adapter Dongle for controlling a Play Station 3 using GIMX.
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- With the Pi temporarily connected by Ethernet cable, I set up the wireless connection via the command line over SSH.
- The following commands update the Software and Firmware then sync the Time with a source on the Internet:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
sudo apt-get install git-core
sudo wget http://goo.gl/1BOfJ -O /usr/bin/rpi-update && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-update
sudo rpi-update
sudo apt-get install ntpdate
sudo ntpdate -u ntp.ubuntu.com