2019 Oct 14 Stickied helpdesk thread - Do you have πππ΄πππΈπΎπ½π? Do you need π―π¬π³π·? Do you want ππ»πΌπΈπ? Do you know the muffin man?
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- Q: Does anyone have any ideas for what I can do with my Pi?
A: Sure, look right here! - Q: My Pi won't boot, how do I fix it?
A: Step by step guide for boot problems - Q: The screen is just blank, what do I do?
A: Follow these steps - Q: The red and green LEDs are on/off/blinking but it doesn't work, can someone help me?
A: Start here - Q: Which model of Raspberry Pi should I get?
A: Get the Raspberry Pi 4B with 4GB of RAM - Q: Can I use SD card from another Pi in my Pi 4?
A: Only if the SD card already has Raspbian Buster - Q: I found an old guide that tells me exactly how to do something, should I follow it?
A: Yes, follow it. If you get stuck then come back and describe the exact step you are stuck on. - Q: When will the revised Pi 4 that fixes the power problem be released?
A: Only the Raspberry Pi foundation knows that - Q: Can I use a Raspberry Pi as a Minecraft Server?
A: Yes, but it will perform terribly, even on a Pi 4. - Q: Would a Raspberry Pi make a good NAS? What about the 4?
A: No models of the Raspberry Pi will perform well as a NAS. - Q: I want to watch Netflix/Hulu/Amazon/Vudu/Disney+ on a Pi but the tutorial I followed didn't work, does someone have a working tutorial?
A: Use a Fire Stick/AppleTV/Roku. Pi tutorials used tricks that no longer work or are fake click bait. - Q: I want to know how to do a thing, not have a blog/tutorial/video/teacher/book explain how to do a thing. Can someone explain to me how to do that thing?
A: Uh... What? - Q: Is it possible to use a Raspberry Pi to do multiple things?
A: YES. The Pi is capable of multitasking and can run more than one program and service at the same time. - Q: How do I protect Pi from power loss? What do I use for powerbank/battery?
A: Most recent UPS/Battery/Powerbank discussion is here and here. - Q: I only have one outlet and I need to plug in several devices, what do I do?
A: They make things called power strips. - Q: I tried to search but didn't find any answers, can someone Google it for me?
A: Replace "raspberry pi" in your search with "linux"
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β See the /r/raspberry_pi rules. While /r/raspberry_pi should not be considered your personal search engine, some exceptions will be made in this help thread.