Troubleshooting • Re: Creating a Virtual Environment
Yes, you have missed something. You have to activate it everytime you want to use it.Or, run python by giving the full path of the binary in the venv and it will know you started it from the...
View ArticleMedia centres • Network media server question regarding jellyfin and...
Hi everyone. I have a media server set up on our network using the Rpi4. Its working fine. I would like the media server to be blocked from the internet ,unless I give it access, but have full...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Re: ASIX ax88179_178a not getting predictable network...
Thanks for your rapid reply!Yes - that is is the problem with the kernel names ethX. With the option "predictable netwrok interface names" enabled in raspi-config (option A2), the names should be like...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: The Grounding Wire
Grounding and earths are for safety to ensure things are at the same voltage (bonded) and in some safety systems to detect if there is a leak of mains current to earth.In the UK (and probably...
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Italiano • Re: Segnale vido HDMI disturbato in FullHD
Visto che hai esperienza dovresti sapere che le informazioni che fornisci sono del tutto insufficienti!Il primo indiziato è l'alimentazione.Il secondo i dispositivi collegati, oltre al monitor (che...
View ArticleBare metal, Assembly language • Accessing GPIO pins from a BASH script on a...
I'm not much good at programming and therefore I am much more comfortable working with bash shell scripts rather than Python - Python is WAY too picky about syntax and indentation. Anyway, I have this...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Placement of decoupling capacitors in RP2040 board design
If you look at the schematic there are two specific caps they ask you place in close proximity to two specific pins. The remaining 8 caps must pair with the remaining 9 Vdd pins and they recommend for...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry Pi 5 keeps dropping ethernet connection to PC
I ended up finding the solution on my own, if anyone sees this and is having the same problem, I fixed it by typingCode: sudo nmcli c m "connection name" ipv4.method link-localAfter this I just...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Re: Need to 'spoof' a router - not sure if it will work
After setting the required IP for the RPi's ethernet fire up a browser on the RPi and log in to the Netgear's web interface. Change the allowed address(es). Job done?But if that is all there is to it,...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Rasbperry Pi 5 8GB Can't Recognize NVMe in Any Form
Some nvme drives are not compatible with some of these nvme boards. Have you asked Pineberry if your board + nvme drive combination is supported?If not, you should to confirm that your combo will in...
View ArticleMicroPython • Re: USB communication between a Pico and another RP2040 device...
USB is a one master, multiple slaves system. Two slaves can't communicate directly neither can two masters.In the default state both 2040 boards will be slaves. You need one to act as a master and the...
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General discussion • Odd power supply - is it safe?
I need a power supply for my RPi. Unfortunately, this is the only one I can find at home. It has three voltages along with three amperages. Can anyone tell me if this thing is safe to use on my...
View ArticleOther RP2040 boards • Re: Placement of decoupling capacitors in RP2040 board...
The great thing about standards is there are so many of them to choose from, or to ignore.Statistics: Posted by plugwash — Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:58 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Malloc_Consolidate:() Invalid Chunk Size Error
malloc() in general allocates memory dynamically. ie this does not lead to a determinate amount of memory being allocated by an executable, which would be the case if the executable only used...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Getting started
Thank you very much. I now believe my VS is running properly.If I try to load and run an example code, like blink, I get error message: No executable target was found to launch. Please check:[main] -...
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Raspberry Pi OS • Re: Fail to commit transient machine-id on disk
You may have a fake flash drive - it may be worth testing with https://github.com/AltraMayor/f3Though I have had issues with booting from USB sticks on multiple platforms for years TBH Some days these...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Odd power supply - is it safe?
Some USB power supplies support higher voltage modes, either through Qualcomm's quick charge protcol or through USB C's power delivery protocol. These modes should not be activated unless the device...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Kernel modules missing for "softdog"?
softdog is the name of the linux module that emulates a watchdog device for (old) platforms that lack the facility.It's not used in general on Pi since the platform does include a hardware watchdog...
View ArticlePython • Re: Pi 5 / RC522 / Python for RFID Reading?
Please don't give up just yet. I previously used the PiMyLifeUp tutorial mentioned above so I thought I'd try danjperron's very clear guide as it is much more succinct. It took less than 15 mins to...
View ArticleBeginners • Wayland & Wayfire very buggy
I’m working on the mid-March 2024 Bookworm release, on a Pi400, and the Wayland/Wayfire desktop has numerous problems. Folders can’t be repositioned, screen background turns to a black screen at...
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