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5 Enable Camera
This option should be used only if you have a Raspberry Pi Camera Module (see Chapter 15,
“The Raspberry Pi Camera Module”) installed in your system. Choose the Enable Camera
option with the cursor keys, press Enter, and then press Enter again to confirm the change.
This will ensure that your Pi is configured to use the Camera Module, including downloading
and installing the companion software if required.
If you remove the Camera Module from your Raspberry Pi, choose the Enable Camera menu
option with the cursor keys, press Enter, and then use the Right arrow key to select No
before pressing Enter again. Although this isn't strictly speaking required—having the
Raspberry Pi configured for a camera that isn't connected will do no harm—it can help to
keep things tidy.
Note that you will need to ensure that your Pi has at least 128MB available to the graphics
processing unit (GPU) in order to use the Camera Module for video recording; see the section
“A3 Memory Split” later in this chapter for how to configure this option.
6 Add to Rastrack
Rastrack is an interactive map of Raspberry Pi created by Ryan Walmsley. It is designed to
help enthusiasts in close proximity to find each other, and to demonstrate areas of the world
that have a large concentration of Raspberry Pi users. The service is voluntary and is not con-
nected with the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
To appear on the Rastrack map, a Raspberry Pi must be registered. This is an optional pro-
cess, and if you have any concerns about privacy you can skip it without losing any features
or functionality. If you would like your Pi to appear on the map, however, choose the Add to
Rastrack option with the cursor keys and press Enter. Note that you will need an Internet
connection to continue.
Press Enter to confirm you have read the message that appears, then enter your name—or a
nickname—followed by Enter. Enter an email address next, followed by Enter again to add
your Raspberry Pi to the map. You don't need to give your location because the software uses
your Internet connection to place your Pi on the map. It will not give your exact location at
street level, but it will show others roughly where in the world you and your Pi are located.
Finally, press Enter to return to the main
raspi-config
screen, press the Right arrow key
twice and then Enter to quit the tool and return to the console or terminal. To see the map,
visit the website at
rastrack.co.uk
.
