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Howto install UPnP/DLNA media renderer

I'd like to use my raspberry pi as media renderer so I can select playlists on my control point to play music from the media server. I've found some questions to gmediarender but no direct answer how to install it. How can I do that in an easy way?
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How can I check for internet connection before running /etc/rc.local script

I want to use the Raspberry Pi as a VPN gateway. The RPi connects to my home network and the internet via wlan0, and any device plugged into eth0 gets a VPN connection. I am using pptp-linux to make the VPN connection and everything worked fine…
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Good lightweight web server framework?

Which web servers and frameworks work well on the RP? Are there tweaks which can be made to the web server config files that will make it run better given the limited RAM?
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What is the best OS for XBMC on Raspberry Pi?

I want to install XBMC on my Raspberry Pi, but I do not know what OS to choose. There are three: OpenELEC Raspbmc XBian What is the most efficient of the three? Which allows you to continue to use the Raspberry Pi as a classic Linux system?
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How does the RF/FM GPIO transmitter hack work?

A while ago, a few guys figured out that they could transmit FM signals using the Raspberry Pi's GPIO ports, and another person realized that he could use the RasPi for controlling his home automation…
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i2cdetect doesn't catch ANY address. How can I tell if I2C working correctly?

I'm having difficulties interfacing the Raspberry Pi to basically any I2C sensor. I've gone through a lot of tutorials on how to get the I2C driver to work and my connections are correct. Still, i2cdetect (Or any I2C based code) doesn't get me any…
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How can I troubleshoot kernel panics?

My Raspberry Pi 3 has been working stably for a year now as a headless server. In the last month, it's started crashing frequently (every two days). I can attach a monitor and see that there has been a kernel panic. However, I'm not sure how to…
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Calculating resistor value for transistor

I'm creating a circuit with an infrared led and a transistor connected to a gpio pin. I'm currently using 5v with a 40 ohm resistor (four 10 ohm resistors chained) but I'm not sure what resistor to put on the transistor. The only transistor I have…
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Running Selenium & Firefox & geckodriver on Raspberry Pi 2 Model B

I'm trying to run Selenium on my Raspberry Pi 2 Model B but I'm having trouble finding a compatible combination of versions of Selenium, Firefox, and geckodriver. (I've already run sudo apt-get update, upgrade and dist-upgrade.) Using "old"…
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how to run netflix on a raspberry pi 3?

I have a legitimate subscription to Netflix, but even though I can login, I can't watch any content other than previews. If I try I get the message Error Code M7701-1003 when I try to watch anything. Does anyone have a good solution to this? I have…
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How to start Xorg while showing splashscreen?

I'm creating a simple device with a Raspberry Pi and a touchscreen display connected to it. On boot, I want to show a loading image (a simple gif or jpg) while X is starting. Then a chromium-browser instance will be started in kiosk mode showing my…
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Raspberry Pi 3 Freezes

My Raspberry Pi 3 Model B freezes randomly. This as been going on since I got it, about 4 months ago. It sometimes freezes on reboot causing reboot loops. It freezes on Chromium when all that's open is 1 Chromium tab. The CPU has 100% usage, when…
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Remote Desktop With xrdp

I have installed xrdp on my Raspberry Pi (which is connected to my TV) and a program called CoRD on my Mac that lets me connect to the RPi remotely and I am able to see the RPi desktop without any issue. However, the TV screen doesn't show what I am…
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Waterproof solar battery enclosure for my Pi?

There are numerous topics out there about powering Raspis from batteries or from solar or just making a waterproof enclosure... But I'm a programmer, not an electrician. I would end up plugging the flux capacitor into the manifold, blowing up the…
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Raspberry Pi Custom SSH/Normal Login Message

I am currently using Raspbian Stretch Lite and would like to know how, if possible, I could make custom login messages. e.g Currently, I get this: Linux RPi 4.9.41-v7+ #1023 SMP Tue Aug 8 16:00:15 BST 2017 armv7l The programs included with the…
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