Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
To purchase one, you'll need your serial number, which you can find easily:
$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
Processor : ARMv6-compatible processor rev 7 (v6l)
BogoMIPS : 795.44
Features : swp half thumb fastmult vfp edsp java tls
CPU implementer : 0x41
CPU architecture: 7
CPU variant : 0x0
CPU part : 0xb76
CPU revision : 7
Hardware : BCM2708
Revision : 000e
Serial : 0000000011185abc
The last line, Serial , is the part you'll need in order to purchase a license. When you
receive your license, it will be a text file with one line that says something like
decode_MPEG2=0x8675309 . Edit the config file on your Raspberry Pi:
$ sudo vi /boot/config.txt
Add the license information as a new line at the bottom, save, and exit. Reboot your
Pi, and you're ready to go. Because this is in the configuration file on the distribution,
if you change distributions or reinstall your card, you will need to add the license again.
Because the code is linked to the serial number of the Pi, however, you will need to
purchase a separate license for each physical Raspberry Pi you want to use it on.
Add a Remote Control
Once you've been using your new Pi media center and decided you like it, you might
feel it's missing one familiar piece: a remote control. Flirc is a small USB dongle that
turns whatever remote control you have lying around the house into your new XBMC
remote control. You can buy it from Flirc directly or one of their distributors, including
The Pi Hut and ModMyPi.
Bonus: a portion of the profits go to the USC Cancer Research Facility .
You can set up Flirc on your PC (Windows, Mac, or Debian/Ubuntu) with a sim-
ple .exe , .dmg , or by adding Flirc to your apt-get sources list. Instructions and down-
loads for each are available at http://www.flirc.tv/downloads .
Once you install the software and start it, you'll see the screen shown in Figure 5-12 .
 
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