From e41b15452941bc4b66c4aed21b4c158bde758e7c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: cimryan Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2018 06:30:50 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Relocate and reformat notes. --- README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a66fd21..1ee2937 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Required: * A Micro SD card, at least 8 GB in size, and an adapter (if necessary) to connect the card to your computer. * A USB A/Micro B cable: [Adafruit](https://www.adafruit.com/product/898) or [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013G4EAEI/) + > Note: Of the many varieties of Raspberry Pi only the Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi Zero W can be used as simulated USB drives. It may be possible to use a Pi Zero with a USB Wifi adapter to achieve the same result as the Pi Zero W, but this hasn't been confirmed. + Recommended: These will allow you to set up the Raspberry Pi without following the steps for a "headless" setup, which are a little more complicated. * Mini HDMI to HDMI cable [Adafruit](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2775) or [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-High-Speed-Mini-HDMI-HDMI-Cable/dp/B014I8UEGY) * A USB keyboard. @@ -48,8 +50,6 @@ Optional: * A case. Don't want unprotected circuits hanging about! Official case at [Adafruit](https://www.adafruit.com/product/2885) or [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y593MHV). There are many others to choose from. Note that the official case won't work with the USB A Add on board. * USB Splitter if you don't want to lose a front USB port. [The Onvian Splitter](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KX4TKH6) has been reported working by multiple people on reddit. -> Note: Of the many varieties of Raspberry Pi only the Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi Zero W can be used as simulated USB drives. It may be possible to use a Pi Zero with a USB Wifi adapter to achieve the same result as the Pi Zero W, but this hasn't been confirmed. - ### Software Download [Raspbian Stretch Lite](https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/) * Note: Bittorrent is dramatically faster than direct download. @@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ There are four phases to setting up the Pi: [These instructions](https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/README.md) tell you how to get Raspbian onto your MicroSD card. Basically: 1. Connect your SD card to your computer. 2. Use Etcher to write the zip file you downloaded to the SD card. Etcher works well and is multi-platform. -> Note: you don't need to uncompress the zip file you downloaded. + > Note: you don't need to uncompress the zip file you downloaded. 3. Plug the micro sd card into the Pi. ### Get a shell on the Pi