Troubleshooting • Re: screenshot apps do not work at all
Have RPi4b and newest Pi-OS (bookworm) with all updates. Nothing else. installed 3(!) different screenshot tools and none work at all. What is the problem and how can it be fixed?DavidSee...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: RP2040 counter divider by 10
I am currently using an interrupt call to measure the input frequency. I set the input frequency to pin 0. And I output the data to the Serial port. Please help me fix this code by using an interrupt...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: rc.local does not exist and cannot recreate function
1) I would remove the -e. Yes, I know that is the old default, but I usually remove it. It can lead to unexpected results for newcomers. I might also change it to /bin/bash, for much the same...
View ArticleCamera board • Re: Application freeze while recording in Raspberry Pi 5
As I suspected, the root cause was with “the application”Statistics: Posted by neilgl — Mon Jan 06, 2025 7:46 pm
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: How to Properly Initialize and Use PWM...
If you're going to post python code on the forum (and want to preserve left hand whitespace) you need to enclose it in [code]... your code here ...[/code] tags.That makes the difference betweenif...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Re: Cronjob help! (please)
The right way to do it (and the way I do do it) is to never put any kind of complex command line (i.e., one that depends on bash-isms) directly into the crontab file.For what it's worth, where I work,...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Wrong controller or just broken? [SOLVED, ground not connected...
Wonderful cheap AI generated SK6812 protocol description in the Technical Data Sheet, almost not completely wrong, almost Data protocol using unipolar NRZ communication mode, the pixel isreset after...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: The best SD Card for Raspberry Pi 5?
If you want the faster speeds of A2 (random small files). don't touch the Samsung they don't like it apparently.viewtopic.php?t=367459&start=100Statistics: Posted by bensimmo — Mon Jan 06, 2025...
View ArticleDevice Tree • Re: rotary-encoder overlay ?
added to config.txt gives me a working encoder. Thanks bugsnightmare.How do you verify this?Statistics: Posted by hambonius — Mon Jan 06, 2025 8:15 pm
View ArticleBeginners • Re: shared drive
here is how i mount a windows shared on another machine on my PI5-8G running Bookworm:(folder i'm mounting is on 192.168.0.99/d)create a folder on the PI for the mount point (under your home folder)...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: PI5 - Bookworm 12 - VNC
However, I'd like to also connect when I'm outside of my home network.I know I could connect from outside network using cloud connect, which should be possible when both phone and PI are logged into...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: RP2040, Issues with I2C-bus_scan. Unable to get address of...
@harsh20: Some I2C devices have a secondary address (like broadcast), but this one doesn't look so.You might still have signal integrity problems. Check your wires, try lower pull-up...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: etc/rc.local does not exist
In fact, you usually want both. So, the usual idiom is:Code: something > /path/to/logfile.log 2>&1Hi, Sorry, bit confused. The original comment has "2" before the chevron (pipe char?), but...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Help with speed of mathematical calculations
Your dilemma appears philosophical rather than technical.Perhaps yes. If I think about it from that point of view I suppose I am trying to have hardware that is both a portable solution, low energy as...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Is this even possible with my old Lulu Mirror?
Thanks! So I’m guessing I can just follow the setup instructions for the pi?I am unable to obtain a replacement controller. They don’t exist for this model. I just want to make sure that is not an...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Raspberry Pi Camera V2.1 not detecting
Can you post a picture of the camera and cable connecting it to the Pi?I am assuming you have a connected a "camera cable" and not a "display cable"...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: J2 don't work with Raspberry Pi5
Can you post a picture of the wiring to J2 and the button?I am assuming you are running Raspberry Pi OS 64-bit with desktop - correct?Statistics: Posted by neilgl — Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:29 pm
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: systemd kills all processes? Really? Since when?
All I know is that A) I haven't done anything - haven't called any weird programs or set any weird options or changed any config files and that B) Both screen and tmux work fine (since I use both, all...
View ArticleCompute Module • Re: CM4 does not boot on CM5 IO board
I've tested all again. CM4 eMMC / lite didn't boot on the official CM5 Carrier board.All CM4 cards work on the CM4 Carrier boardAll CM5 cards work on the CM5 Carrier boardAll CM4 cards doesn't work on...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Streaming camera app remotley
"I want to see if there a non commercial solution" - the Real VNC "Lite" plan I mentioned is free (I use that).Install rpi-connect on the Pi running the desktop, even though no monitor is connected to...
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