Teething problems

So last Saturday, I picked out my Raspberry Pi 2 and tried installing Ethereum on it. Unfortunately, I ran into the common problem of MicroSD slot not locking. Tried few fixes available on the internet and finally gave up. Will take a look again later this week.

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