General discussion • Moving /var/log to external disk?
What is the best way to redirect /var/log content to an external disk? I have seen two basic methods, but neither seems to work?1) symbolic link? Say the mount path of the disk is /mnt/var/log,...
View ArticleBeginners • rpicam-hello and background text
Is there some way to launch rpicam-hello from the command line and clear the text on the background so it's not surrounding the preview window?I know I can cover it up if I display the image...
View ArticleGraphics, sound and multimedia • Re: Need driver file for touch function
1. It is capacitive Touch2. Yes it is USPStatistics: Posted by pandian — Thu Sep 12, 2024 4:14 am
View ArticleHATs and other add-ons • Re: M2 Hat+ with 5V Case Fan
My concern is that since I don’t know if the m.2 hat is sensitive to the current it receives from the 5V pins, I don’t know how it will affect it.makes me asaume you're new to electronics.Look at the...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspi 5 8gb turns off shortly after boot.
I'd also look at what your Pi 5 has is common with your recent Pi 4B failure.Anything connected to GPIO etc?Nothing is connected to gpio and I have currently never used the pis gpioStatistics: Posted...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Moving /var/log to external disk?
Traditionally, it wasn't unusual to have a dedicated /var and/or /var/log filesystem. Just mount the filesystem directly, e.g.Code: /dev/sdb1 /var ext4 defaults 0 2If you're moving /var/log for...
View ArticleHATs and other add-ons • Re: Seeking Hat for Extending USB Interface Without...
Thank you for your response. The model I’m using is a Pi4, which was mentioned in the subject. However, from my understanding, a basic USB HAT for the Pi4 should also work with the Pi5.To clarify...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: Voltage sensor with ADC on Raspberry Pi 5
Some information is needed:- what voltage range do you want to measure?- show your python program. Use code-tags for source code, see viewtopic.php?t=84477- show your setup. Either a clear photo, or a...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Pi 5 serial output is buggy
Did you by any chance upgrade the Pico C SDK you are using on the Pico? The reason I ask, is that I hit something similar when I upgraded my Pico code to version 2.0.0 of the Pico C SDK . I too was...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Docker intermittently uses IPv6 despite disabling IPv6...
Hi everyone,I'm running Docker on a Raspberry Pi 4 (8GB model) with Raspberry Pi OS, and I’m facing an issue where Docker intermittently attempts to use IPv6 addresses to connect to Docker Hub, even...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: A Pi Pie Chart
Thanks for posting! I find it interesting how much better RISC-V performs on the integer calculations compared to the floating point. I wonder if that will change and whether the reduced precision...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Gnome4
what rpi modelyou want at least a rpi4-4gb or a rpi5-4gbinstall the lite version + gnome for the best results.Statistics: Posted by kerry_s — Fri Sep 13, 2024 3:56 am
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Analog voltage pattern matching
Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. I realize now I over complicated the problem initially, and your recommendations should be within my skill level and work well. This is a …when I have...
View ArticleMicroPython • Re: MicroPython Library for Ultrasonic Sensor with noise filter
Hello everybody,I would like to share the MicroPython Library for Ultrasonic sensors that can works with Raspberry Pi Pico boards.This library also supports to print custom characters on LCD...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Re: Multidrop Serial
Here's a good article about building your RS485 network:https://www.analog.com/en/resources/tec ... rated.htmlIn terms of protocol, you can roll your own, or fit in with the protocol used by the...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Re: RAID setup problem
You actually needed only the last command, all separate formatting HDDs is not the way btrfs works. It does format and RAID in one action, the profiles options determine what type of RAID it is. The...
View ArticleGraphics, sound and multimedia • Re: 7 Inch DPI screen isnt working with...
Use GPIO extenders of sufficient length. Maybe your jumper wires are causing the issues.viewtopic.php?p=2250568#p2250503Use the generic_dpi overlay. You have to timings provided by WaveShare, so...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: More GPIO - how ahout 23, 24, 25, 29?
Had you considered using a I2C bus expander, at least for the slowerupdating digitsBWStatistics: Posted by cadcam — Fri Sep 13, 2024 5:51 am
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry Pi 5: USB and Ethernet Ports Not Working
Unfortunately, I've tried pretty much every permutation of keyboard/mouse combinations and none work Pi is in a case, so I'll probably try and replace itWhere did you install the OS to ? USB-device or...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Chromium issue after latest updates
RPI 5. KDE on top of RPIOS Lite. Bu the way, i have opened a bug report and i received an answer stating that hw acceleration will not be available under X11 anymore. I don't know if this is true or...
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