MicroPython • Re: main.py is not running on reboot/hard reset.
Upon further reflection, and per @hippy's suggestion, I think that I will pull the connection code out of boot.py and put it in a class that is more robust.Statistics: Posted by TomCamp — Tue Jan 30,...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Raspberry Pi Model 4 as USB Storage Device
modules-load=dwc2,g_mass_storage file=/pi_usb.img stall=0That's the wrong way to specify module parameters in cmdline.txt. The correct syntax is module-name.parameter=value. So what you want isCode:...
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Troubleshooting • Pi 3A+ Showing low voltage after installing new OS
I've been using my Pi 3A+ with the official power supply for half an hour with no problems. Then thought I'd try updating it. I got a bunch of errors so re-imaged the SD card with the latest version...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Cannot control a servo motor precisely
In the spirit of Debugging by talking to the Rubber Duck I offer the following to provoke investigation -Are 0.4 milliseconds and 2.4 milliseconds (if I've got the decimal fractions right) the correct...
View ArticleCamera board • rabbit hole getting picamera2 v0.3.15 -> v0.3.16 to work
Chronology of this issue:1) First had to downgrade to Linux 5.13.32 doe to my camera not having drivers compiled for Linux 6, and latest RPI not detecting it. 2) After I got it working with Picamera2....
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Samba share with symbolic links fails on windows PC
There is your problem, NTFS has no concept of symlinks, it uses 'reparse points'.If you want to have any chance of your setup working, I think you are going to have to reformat the drives. Your...
View ArticlePython • Re: Bookworm-start script in virtual environment after reboot
There are other methods too, including getting the old way back. See section 4 of Bookworm vs Bullseye - A GuideStatistics: Posted by thagrol — Tue Jan 30, 2024 1:30 pm
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Pi 4 USB boot oddity on KVM
I suspect your KVM is putting voltage onto one or both of the D+/D- pins. That confuses the PMIC on the Pi which then refuses to start up so the Pi refuses to boot.The only known solution is to find a...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Re: Using X11 to display Chromium on another computer
Cool!Always great with tutorials/notes.Excuse my ignorance though.If all you actually wanted to achieve was copy/paste, is there really no button combination that lets you do that in a mac terminal?I...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • raspberry pi tv hat
Hi , I have recently bought a raspberry pi tv hat and followed the instructions to create the tv server.I can stream tv with vlc from: my old raspberry os(installed may 2023), my mobile phone(android...
View ArticleCamera board • Re: HQ-Camera Strange disturbances in the picture
I looked here https://www.waveshare.com/8-50mm-zoom-lens-for-pi.htm and they say this lens needs the adapter. And now? What can I do to prevent this error?Statistics: Posted by swe — Wed Jan 31, 2024...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: I want to build a GPS unit that...
If accuracy is imperative, don't use a DIY option.There are surveyor quality DGPS devices that will give you a much more accurate position that are already used for subsea equipment installation.Spend...
View ArticleCompute Module • Re: Raspberry Pi Compute 5 Release Date?
FYI, with the addition of the new rp1 or whatever it's called on the rpi5, you've made it unusable in a pistorm. Hope you know people were looking forward to even better performance.People everywhere...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Wayland window size and position
I think this is a wayfire setting. See https://github.com/WayfireWM/wayfire/wi ... tion#placeStatistics: Posted by glykos — Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:36 pm
View ArticleTeaching and learning resources • Re: Advent of Code 2023
I wonder how a Pi 5 would manage.Just finished building Julia from source on the Pi5. Post your code, and I'll try to run it.Statistics: Posted by lurk101 — Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:39 pm
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Re: Sharing a Windows-share with RPi
For people running the MX Linux RPi respin: there is a dedicated tool for such setup called MX Samba Config.Statistics: Posted by jerrymxfb — Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:46 pm
View ArticleBeginners • Re: NVME hat and Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe M.2 2280SS SSD
The base plate I see online has no air flow for the SSD. The SSD will get hot with continuous writes. When I use something similar for a backup server, where there can be frequent 100 MB writes, I...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Re: Protecting against power failure: excluding some folders...
I am trying to use a Rassberry Pi to power a kiosk type display. I am running into issues where if the power is cut it can potentially corrupt the SD card.Are you actually experiencing corruption in...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: 6 BME280 sensors with rpi 4
Personally I wouldn't let I2C out of the box, and I'm not sure how susceptible it would be to interference.And the BME280 has only two supported addresses (the 'hardware solution' referred to is, I...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: About the 3.5mm jack missing from the Pi5...
I thought that no longer works on a Pi 5? It relied on firmware support which isn't present on Pi 5. There is a replacement but its not ready yet AFAIK.I thought I had made the same point when that...
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