= Bootable Raspbian "Pisces" Image by Mike Thompson =

'''Please Note:''' The Raspberry Pi Foundation has produced and released their own recommended image of Raspbian.  All users are encouraged to download the Foundation image as it is the best supported image within the Raspberry Pi Forums.  This "official" Raspbian image can be downloaded directly from the [[http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads|Raspberry Pi Website Downloads Page]].

Mike Thompson has produced a publicly available SD image of Raspbian that is bootable on Raspberry Pi hardware.  This is called the "pisces" image as that is what Mike's Raspberry Pi system is named on his LAN.

This image is a little newer and includes a more complete installation of Raspbian and LXDE than the more minimal Hexxeh image.  This image was created using the Debian installer so it reflects a minimal Debian installation with the LXDE packages added for a desktop.

=== Download the R3 Image ===

The 449 MB R3 image can be downloaded from this link [[http://archive.raspbian.org/images/rpi_pisces_r3.zip|rpi_pisces_r3.zip]] or [[http://archive.raspbian.org/images/rpi_pisces_r3.zip.torrent|torrent]].

Once booted, log into one of the two existing accounts:
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<<Columns(2, start)>>
||'''Username'''||'''Password'''||
||root          ||raspbian      ||
||raspbian      ||raspbian      ||
<<Columns(2)>>
 . 
<<Columns(2, end)>>

=== Image Install ===

To install the image file, you will need to unzip it and write it to a suitable 4G or larger SD card using the UNIX tool [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dd_(Unix)|dd]]. Windows users should use [[http://www.softpedia.com/get/CD-DVD-Tools/Data-CD-DVD-Burning/Win32-Disk-Imager.shtml|Win32DiskImager]]. Do not try to drag and drop or otherwise copy over the image without using dd or Win``32``Disk``Imager – it won’t work. If you’re still not clear on what to do, the community on the Raspberry Pi Wiki has written a [[http://elinux.org/RPi_Easy_SD_Card_Setup|guide for beginners]] on how to set up your SD card.

=== Image Notes ===

 * Typical Linux tools and editors are included
 * GNU C and C++ compilers included
 * SSH server included, launches on boot by default
 * Xorg and LXDE included, type "startx" to launch this after logging in
 * Hexxeh's rpi-update is included
 * Updated to the latest Raspberry Pi firmware and kernel as of July 10th

Some notes concerning this image:

 * Remember to reset 'root' and 'raspbian' passwords and [[http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-regenerate-openssh-host-keys/|OpenSSH server host keys]] to avoid security issues.

 * Configure your timezone:

   {{{dpkg-reconfigure tzdata}}}

 * Configure locale settings:

   {{{apt-get install locales}}}

   {{{dpkg-reconfigure locales}}}

 * Configure keyboard settings:

   {{{apt-get install keyboard-configuration}}}

   {{{dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration}}}

 * Configure Exim

   {{{dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config}}}

 * Install the Midori web browser:

   {{{apt-get install midori}}}

 * Configure /etc/apt/sources.list to [[RaspbianFAQ#What_do_I_need_in_my_sources.list_file_to_access_the_Raspbian_repository.3F|pick-up 'contrib' and 'non-free' repositories]].

=== Keeping Up to Date ===

You can use the standard Debian way to update your installation:

  {{{apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade}}} 

To get the newest kernel and firmware, [[https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update|rpi-update]] is included in this image.

Verify the system time and date are set correctly and then run the following command:

  {{{rpi-update}}} 

=== Older R2 Image ===

The older 465 MB R2 image can be downloaded from this link [[http://archive.raspbian.org/images/rpi_pisces_r2.zip|rpi_pisces_r2.zip]] or [[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4593149/torrent/rpi_pisces_r2.zip.torrent|torrent]].

=== Older R1 Image ===

The older 466 MB R1 image can be downloaded from this link [[http://archive.raspbian.org/images/rpi_pisces_r1.zip|rpi_pisces_r1.zip]] or [[http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4593149/torrent/rpi_pisces_r1.zip.torrent|torrent]].

Some notes concerning this image:

 * DHCP may fail on boot and the Raspberry Pi may not have network connectivity.

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   To fix this, delete all lines in the file '/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules'
   and reboot. DHCP should then be functional and your Raspberry Pi should be assigned an 
   IP address from the DHCP server on your local LAN.

   . 
   The problem is that ethernet address of the Raspberry Pi I created the image on differs
   from the ethernet address on your Raspberry Pi. The OS notices this and assigns the 
   ethernet interface to device 'eth1' rather than 'eth0' which is configured to use DHCP 
   in the '/etc/network/interfaces' file.

   . 
   It has been reported that the fix above doesn't always work.  An alternate fix is to 
   edit the ''/etc/network/interfaces'' file and change eth0 to eth1 and reboot.