Download the file wiringPi-8d188fa.tar.gz to your desktop and then upload it to the root folder of your pi using winscp Run the 4 commands below as root to install cd tar xfz wiringPi-8d188fa.tar.gz cd wiringPi-8d188fa ./build - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The above instructions and tar file came from this link http://wiringpi.com/download-and-install/ after the install try these commands gpio -v gpio readall