ABOUT THE COMVETTE IMAGE FILE: The "comvette_image_yyyy-mm-dd.img" file contains a ready-to-run Raspberry Pi image. The image contains the Raspbian OS w/desktop, the Comvette software, and a few customizations to auto-launch the Comvette software at boot-up. You will need to use an imaging tool such as "HDD Raw Copy Tool" (or similar) to place the image on your Raspberry Pi's memory card. A 32 Gigabyte memory card or larger is required. Comvette uses the default Raspbian user account "pi". However, the password has been changed to "yuhana27". The pi account requires the use of sudo to perform root level tasks. The HDD Raw Copy Tool can be found at: http://hddguru.com/software/HDD-Raw-Copy-Tool/ WHAT TO EXPECT: When your Raspberry Pi boots, it will load the Raspbian OS and automatically launch the Comvette software. Portions of the Comvette software require external hardware in order to be fully functional: 1) The FM radio GUI requires an external FM radio module to function. The radio GUI will appear functional but without the external FM radio module no functionality is provided. 2) The GPS recorder GUI requires an external USB GPS receiver to function. Without the USB GPS receiver attached, Comvette will issue a serial port error message at startup. 3) The Diagnostics GUI is not implemented yet. (I'm working on it.) 4) The GUI push-buttons require a piezo buzzer to provide beeps when pressed. The required hardware items are documented on the Comvette website at: https://www.Comvette.com The MP3 music player and the MP4 video player are fully functional. They do not require any external hardware beyond that provided by the Raspberry Pi. Simply hook up a monitor and speakers to the Raspberry Pi to play music and movies. VIDEO CONFIGURATION: In the /boot/config_comvette.txt can be found the configuration settings required by the 5" diagonal touch-screen. These settings are disabled so that you can run Comvette on a stock Raspberry Pi hooked up to a generic HDMI monitor. However, when you start using a GeekPi 5" touch-screen, the /boot/config_comvette.txt configuration settings will need to be enabled. AUDIO CONFIGURATION: In the /boot/config_comvette.txt can be found the configuration settings required by the HDMI Audio Extractor. These settings are disabled so that you can run Comvette on a stock Raspberry Pi hooked up to a generic audio amplifier or headphones. However, when you start using a HDMI Audio Extractor, the /boot/config_comvette.txt configuration settings will need to be enabled. MUSIC AND MOVIE FILES: Comvette maintains a database of your music and movie files. By default, these files are located in: /home/pi/echo-dev/comvette/music /home/pi/echo-dev/comvette/movie When you add .MP3 files to the music folder or .MP4 files to the movie folder you will need to update the Comvette database. To do this, run the "Cataloger" program located in the Raspberry Pi Start Menu. The cataloger extracts metadata from your music and movie files such as the title, artwork etc. and stores the metadata along with where each file is located in the comvette.db file. This assumes of course that you have tagged your music and movie files with metadata. I recommend Mp3Tag (for Windows) or EasyTAG (for Linux). Once the cataloger has finished, your files will now be known to the Comvette program and they should appear in Comvette under the Music and Movie functions. If you have a very large collection of music and/or movie files, you can store your files in a different location. I typically keep my music and movie files on a separate flash-drive. You'll need to modify the "cataloger.ini" to point to your file locations and then run the cataloger again.