jamesh wrote:Report post would work fine. Or PM a mod (which has the same result, but slower)

Any chance of adding [Solved] to the reporting list?
The current list items clearly don't cover the situation and it feels a bit strange reporting your own topic using the present options.

Thanks for everyone's help.
Have now successfully booted to my TV
Now to do the same for my grandson and move on to a bit of programming and connectivity.

Thanks again Richard. I have managed to open and alter what I think are the appropriate settings. I have removed the hash from the line containing sdtv_mode=2. Although there is already a hash against the line containing hdmi_force_hotplug=1 I notice it is also contained in the auto generated settin...

Thanks Richard, I had used the right shift key previously but the left shift key now gives me the Noobs installation screen again on the TV showing Raspbian is installed but the Edit config is greyed out. If I de-select all OS the only option is exit which appears to boot Raspbian again but still wi...

I installed Noobs successfully on a Verbatim 32gb SD card and then, using the composite video connection and TV successfully installed Raspian as desired OS but found that on reboot there was no recognisable video output. Having checked the sticky on 'no video' I decided to switch to HDMI output on ...

I guess we naturally drift away from the original vision of an affordable entry into coding for youngsters, and I admit I am not immune since it appeals to me as a prototyping platform. Having said that there is obviously a fine balance between size, features and low cost - so please don't move too ...

I'm only in the exploratory stages as I don't yet own an RPi. For my application I need (somehow) to interpolate 4 pairs of TTL or serial data, Re Linux code I came across this a few minutes ago looking for barcode interpretation - don't know if it will be of any use to you but here it is http://fre...

How feasible is it to convert between RS232 and USB to achieve this?
Some of the devices I would like to connect have TTL, RS232 or USB output (e.g. barcode engines) and is there a practical limit to the number of connectable USB ports?

Hi I'm Paul - expat pom in Australia for last 52 years. Been on the fringes of electronics and computing since about 1968. Looking forward to exploring the world of Raspberry Pi with my kids and grand-kids and others on the forum.