Troubleshooting • On PI5 8GB running Ubuntu 24.04 - Kodi for Plex server?
I basically am searching for a client to connect to my local PLEX server running on a local NAS. I had tried using Kodi, did not get far. As soon as I loaded a Plex Add-On Ubuntu became unstable.I...
View ArticleGraphics programming • Re: SSD1306 eating my fonts!
Hi PaerynThat was very helpful. Thanks a bunch for taking time to look over that. I am a self trained hobby programmer as you can probably tell. My bit shift operations knowledge is poor. Can you help...
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Ubuntu • Re: Can't boot first time - fan in endless loop
I am using the official SD card from raspberry Pi, so I assume that it has the right specs normally 1 would boot raspberry os 1'st to make sure everything worksyou can then use raspberry pi...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: MotionEye OS No way to get network work in a Pi 3B+
Do you have a monitor connected? That may show you what's going on boot wise / error wise. No problems here with Motion Eye OS on 3B+'s. I copy over a wpa_supplicant.conf on my headless wifi connected...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: a file mounted over nfs is accessible to me, but not...
I'm in new territory here, using thagrol's nas guide to get started. He mentions a few options related to squashing, terse man-page style, but I don't yet understand the implications. Ten minutes of...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Raspberry pi 500 rechargeable battery?
i couldnt even order the rtc coin-battery from usa->canada, because of those regulations!Ditto, from an approved UK based retailer, they could only deliver in England or Wales. If Scotland or N.I....
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Hard resetting my raspberry pi 5
K thanks!Statistics: Posted by randomboi — Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:40 pm
View ArticleGeneral programming discussion • Re: 24 Minute Sun Simulation
You have bought "WS2815 Individually Addressable RGB LEDs", not simple LEDs.You need to wire up the LED strip with power, ground and a communication wire.And you need your code to address each LED to...
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Troubleshooting • I can't flash an OS - has my Raspberry Pi SD card gone...
I bought a Rasp Pi 5 bundle, and the SD card came with it, so it is an official Raspberry Pi SD card.After many changes done on my side, I am now stuck with the SD card.In Pi imager on Windows, any...
View ArticleGraphics, sound and multimedia • Re: X11 screen tearing in latest...
The fix for screen tearing is Wayland. X11 doesn't lend itself to tear free scrolling acceleration, whereas Wayland is a much better fit.Statistics: Posted by jamesh — Wed Jan 01, 2025 9:56 pm
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Raspberry Pi 5 came with no SD card
the card was too large to fit into the slot on the board.How old is the card you tried? Are you sure it is actually a full-size SDCard, and not a micro-SDCard in an adapter?Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi 400 and 500 • PINOUT command does not work on PI500
I tend to use the Code: pinout command to check what RAM my Pis are using, I tend to run them headless and find that a useful command. And it was a quick way to see the GPIO pinsOf course the Pi500 is...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi 400 and 500 • Any music player like iTunes PiOS
Anything I can run on the Pi500 that's like iTunes I don't want a media server just a app that is inside a window that can play music stored on the Pi along the lines of iTunes.I know VLC can do this...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: What's with the M.2/NVMe obsession?
If I had decided that any Pi 500 I bought would need to have an internal NVMe I wouldn't be buying a Pi 500 without it. Not having NVMe would indeed be "a deal breaker".People can tell me I'm wrong, I...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: Hall sensor issues
Did a simulation here and the code seemed to work.Simulation: - IR sensor = 1- HALL sensor 10 ms pulses 0->1->0 each 0.51 sec- wheel diameter 0.7- distance 1kmIf you have other parameters, let...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: I can't flash an OS - has my Raspberry Pi SD card gone...
OK I found the way to do it. Instead of using a USB HUB where I plugged the SD card adapter into, I plugged the SD card adapter directly into my PC and it worked. The USB HUB was the reason why it was...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry pi 5 power delivery
The Pi5 clearly needs more than 15W to implement its design goals with the available (affordable) silicon.Err, no. Only if you want the full 1.6A (8W) for downstream bus powered USB devices. If you...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Base PI4 used for PICO2 development; HowTo?
I use the RPi debug probe from a Linux PC to the Pico hoping any electrical issues will take out the probe first. Binaries are uploaded via SWD debug port. To power the Pico I use the same model wall...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: how much would it have cost per pi500 to fit the M.2...
It is indeed about $1 per socket. But I suspect the real cost would be testing that socket. If fitted somebody, or perhaps a robot, would have to plug something into it to check it works before it was...
View ArticlePython • Re: Virtual environment insanity
1. install the venv without pip in it.I'm not sure why in the context of the OP's needs you would want to do this but am willing to learn.2. why backup the venv at all? All you need is a test file...
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