Off topic discussion • Thread replies that are intended as a joke
On two occasions recently there have been replies to a thread, which on the surface appear to be intended as answers to the OPs question, but later the poster says that it was intended as joke....
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Multicore optimisations and memory use
Is the synth running on first core (Core 0) ?You should really start to make a diagram.Statistics: Posted by gmx — Wed Jan 01, 2025 3:21 am
View ArticleGeneral • Controlling Stepper Motor via TB6612FNG Motor Driver using...
Happy New Year's Eve! Although I have limited experience with Arduino microcontrollers, I have no experience with the Raspberry Pi Pico board, or with MicroPython (though I have lots of experience...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: How to add 800x480 resolution in bookworm OS 64 bits?
config.txt is not used anymorein /boot/firmware/cmdline.txt add to the front of the lineCode: video=HDMI-A-1:800x480then you can select it in screenStatistics: Posted by kerry_s — Wed Jan 01, 2025...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: New on screen keyboard option
hello, i was going to ask a question, yet playing around got me my answer. so i'll try and answer yours.when i hold down on my taskbar i get a menu with - add/remove pluins..., notifications...,...
View ArticleGaming • QuakeSpasm 0.96.3 - Quake Source Port
Q2M - Quake 2 weapons for Quake mod - ModDBhttps://www.moddb.com/mods/q2m-quake-2- ... -for-quakeThis QuakeSpasm build guide will be copied over from the previous version I released on 04/25/2021 with...
View ArticleOff topic discussion • Re: Thread replies that are intended as a joke
BTW, the so-called "cleanup" of the thread in question seems to just be the removal of my post where I state that my previous post(s) was/were joke(s). I don't see how deleting *that* post solves any...
View ArticlePython • Re: Virtual environment insanity
I'm wondering why we are using the initials VI for this? Shouldn't it be VE - for virtual environment?It it a result of the phonetic pronounciation of the word "environment" (which sounds like it...
View ArticlePython • Re: BLE connection Raspi 4 to Polar H10 chest belt via Python-script
I've used the same bluepy library on Raspberry Pi with good success, though I've been thinking of moving over to a newer library as I think bluepy has stopped being maintained.The hcitool lescan...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry pi 1 b+ (?) Not turning on anymore
It does, what do I do now? @rpdomStatistics: Posted by Berzi — Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:21 am
View ArticleCamera board • Re: Picamera2: Video file doesn't save full recorded duration...
I've played the video using both VLC and MPC-BE, and it is cut off at 17 seconds. Different capture runs produce files with different durations; it seems non-deterministic.I have also tried encoding...
View ArticleBeginners • Is it possible to get full wifi 6 speeds via usb?
I bought a pi5 to build a wireless remote server that streams a software defined radio feed. Ive got everything working so far but the pi5s built on wifi is the limiting factor. Im getting a 370mbps...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Prevent Pi5 from turning on sleeping external HDD...
Besides what rpdom said, if it is the boot device, there is system stuff (such as a time record) and any "dirty" cached pages that is written as part of the shutdown process.Statistics: Posted by W....
View ArticlePython • Re: Difficulties with Python and PIR Sensor
Did you try to avoid the intermediate shell scripts and instead invoke the target programs 'feh' and 'impressive ' directly with the popen-command?Reason for this proposal: if you use a shell script...
View ArticleUbuntu • Re: Ubuntu Server Can't Install Anything
maybe try again from scratchelseuse the recommended raspberry os liteI think I fixed it. I did a fresh install again and that didn't work. So instead I got the same ubuntu image from the ubuntu...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Is it possible to get full wifi 6 speeds via usb?
Pi5 is Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi, NOT (!) 802.11ax = WiFi6In case yoi want/need WiFi 6 yoi will have to buy an external hardware (i.e. AX210 based M.2 WiFi in an M.2 HAT+)Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Controlling Stepper Motor via TB6612FNG Motor Driver using...
While it contains 2 H bridges, the control logic is not designed for stepper motors, and it does not have current control, microstepping etc.TB6612FNG.gifLike a proper one:A4988.gifThe control logic...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Worst experience of my life: Constantly freezing for no...
I think the damn thing is defective.Then return it to the store.Statistics: Posted by ame — Fri Jan 03, 2025 2:49 am
View ArticleBeginners • Help understanding WiFi speeds/standards and the Pi5
Ok so I am trying to use a 4GB pi5 as a remote server for radio reception on top of a hill (the hill is about 200ft elevation) behind my house. The simple overview of the project is connect a piece of...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Different behavior between run/flash/debug (newbie)
Maybe try 'volatile int x = 0' ?Great suggestion, that seems to have fixed it!Statistics: Posted by aaronmj — Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:22 am
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