Beginners • OpenMPTCProuter - Vultr
Does anyone here have experience with running OpenMPTCProuter? I’m wondering if there’s a pre-built, plug-and-play version available.I have a Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB of RAM and a VPS already set up,...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Re: Pi5/CM5/RP1 D-PHY (CSI/DSI) Lane...
The PHY is a Synopsys DW component. There's some stuff in the datasheet about P/N polarity swapping but unclear if it refers to transmit or receive or both, or what must be done to support it. It's...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Trying to change the rpi os whole look
These are the instructions I used to set up KDE:Code: #install RPI-OS Lite, thensudo apt updatesudo apt full-upgradesudo rebootsudo apt install kde-plasma-desktop #(or kde-standard)sudo systemctl...
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General discussion • Re: Rasoberry Pi Imager
Old versions of Imager can be downloaded from https://downloads.raspberrypi.com/imager/ Statistics: Posted by andrum99 — Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:26 am
View ArticleAdvanced users • Re: How to identify a pi
Per https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentati ... tributions:Code: $ cat /proc/device-tree/compatible | tr '\0' '\n'raspberrypi,5-model-bbrcm,bcm2712According to that part of the documentation, it...
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Compute Module • Re: Need help on CM4S with CAM1,CAM0 setup in config.txt
There seems to be an error here ?#CAM1dtoverlay=cm-swap-i2c10-gpio28dtparam=cam1_reg_gpio=39dtoverlay=ov5647,CAM1....CAM0 (*I physically connected Camera Module v1,OV5647 to CAM0)Are the cameras in...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: RPI Zero won't detect Arduino Mega as serial device
You don't need anything plugged into the USB-serial device (e.g. the Arduino). It's the USB converter device itself that should be auto-detected when inserted, and the appropriate device drivers...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Re: Pi 4 on 5 Ghz WiFi can't connect to Pi 1 on 2.4 Ghz
Have you rebooted the router, most router software is notoriously buggy and a regular reboot tidies things up.I did reboot it; more than once. Once for a firmware update.The switch I ordered arrived...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Is internet a neccessity for chrontab?
cron doesn't. What you're running might. Can't say as you didn't tell us what it is.[shameless self promotion]Cron – A Beginner's GuideRunning A Program At Start Up A Beginner's Guide[/shameless self...
View ArticleCamera board • Re: Custom stereo camera
There is also software camera synchronisation.Statistics: Posted by therealdavidp — Tue Jun 17, 2025 10:37 am
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry pi reboot without screen
Headless booting is very common and should just work.Without the display, how are you determining it is not booting? Using ssh? Connecting monitor later? Observing something it does (e.g. web server)...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Do HDMI ports actually work on the Pi3 or Pi4?
What (unofficial) OS are you actually installing? Between all that offensive garbage he said it is Lite OS an is trying to install plexamp which seems to be some audio player.Few seconds of googling...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Pi 4 SSD Boot Fails on USB 3 Port, Works on USB 2 port
Ok I imaged a fresh copy of Pi OS onto the SSD from a Ubuntu laptop and then plugged it back into the hub and tried to boot my Pi 4:Welcome screen(About 10 minutes go by)mmc1: controller never...
View ArticleGraphics programming • Re: Is it possible to use accelerated H264 encoding...
No it's still not in mainline.Mainline devs are wanting vc04_services to be destaged before extra things get merged, and that is being chipped away at.Statistics: Posted by 6by9 — Tue Jun 17, 2025...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • RPI 2 wont start. UART to debug
i have a RPI2 that suddenly it does not show anything on the HDMI, nor it gets an IP.i have a USB to serial (UART) and i am looking how to get it working with RPI, so i could debug and recover it.this...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: About the 40-pin header on Raspberry Pi 5
thank you!!Is it correct that the input/output voltage for GPIO 18, 20, and 21 (PCM_CLK, PCM_DIN, PCM_DOUT) is 3.3V?Yes. All GPIO are 3v3.Statistics: Posted by jamesh — Wed Jun 18, 2025 10:58 am
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: How to Play a Fullscreen Splash Video on Raspberry...
I don't think that is possible.Statistics: Posted by jamesh — Wed Jun 18, 2025 11:00 am
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Compute Module • Re: "CM5 IO Board and M.2 PCIe Lane Labels Swapped in...
Look into the official standard document: PCI Express M.2 Spec Rev4.0 Ver1.0.pdfThis is the pinout of a type M socket.This is the pinout of a type M card. TX and RX are naturally swapped.Statistics:...
View ArticleGeneral • 12v Charging & Pico Switching
I have a requirement that might involve a PICO-W to control charging of a 12V leisure battery. Overview of what I am trying to achieve, I have bought an automated lawnmower which has a docking station...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Re: Input voltage to gpio pin(s)?
The situation is a bit more complicated.The MCP3008 datasheet says:"Input Voltage Range for CH0 or CH1 in Single-Ended Mode (VIN) Min: VSS Max: VREF"If the chip is unpowered VREF is zero. This means...
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