Troubleshooting • Add user to welcome screen challenge
Hello,I added a user to the Pi5 desktop via Terminal -> $ sudo adduser -> followed the guide -> rebooted.Welcome login screen has disappeared and logs straight into the Admin user.The...
View ArticleOff topic discussion • How reach the moderators ?
Hi,I'm new here, I've posted two Topics, and the newest has been already approved by moderators , but the first one is still pending...This post is not visible to other users until it has been...
View ArticleBeginners • Remote button pusher with Raspberry Pi Zero W?
Hi, so I was suggested to try these forums because you'll probably know best My problem is I want to be able to turn my laptop on (it's a Huawei MateBook D 14 KPL-W0X) remotely over any distance,...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Why a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 exploded when a Pi 1 and 4 did not
I have had a raspberry 1 and 4 controlling and dimming a LED strip for a few months using a MOSFET directly connected to the GPIO and using the raspberry's PWM.I replaced the raspberry 4 with a new Pi...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Raspberry Pi - X11 Conky issue
Hi,Im using latest RaspiOS(lite+KDE) and X11 combination.I observed conky get disapper if I click on desktop area.This is not happening in wayland.Anyone observed this?I have default configuration...
View ArticleEspañol • SSD RPI5
Hola, estoy intentado configurar un ssd en la rpi y no consigo que me lo reconozca, ¿alguna idea?El ssd es este:https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/ssd-kit/$ sudo nano...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Raspberry Pi OS Upgrade using APT
I have been looking at ways to upgrade my Rapsberry Pi OS from Bookworm to Bullseye without having to completely reload all system data, library settings, apps etc. Cloning the existing SD card is not...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Tor on Bullseye
I am using a pi 4 Model B - OS os Bulleye 11. Until recenly I used Tor browser occasionally...then it would not run. All the files/data structures appeard to be OK. Mystified...I removed/purged Tor...
View ArticleLinux Kernel • [vc_sm_connected_init]: failed to initialize shared memory...
I am currently trying to get the Pi Camera Module 3 working on a Pi 4 B under NixOS, but I'm having some issues with the video core drivers (which I assume are needed to use the camera).I'm seeing...
View ArticleGraphics, sound and multimedia • Pi4 composite video, how to change resolution
I had an old Raspberry Pi project that used a composite video display of resolution 480 x 284. The old Pi died and Ive replaced it with a version 4.Ive managed to get the composite video working using...
View ArticlePython • how to edit Thonny stdout colours
Where are the Thonny theme config files stored on the rPi? I'd like to edit the stdout foreground and background colours. I know you can set them with escape/ansi codes and various libraries, I want...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • High speed DataLogging and integration with Arduino
Hello all, Looking for some insight and advice. Fairly new to the game but not too worried about setting aside time to study what needs to be done. Basically I am working on a project that needs some...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Browser oftren Hangs.
so I have a RPI 4 Model B Rev 1.5 8gb ram running Raspbian debian Trixie arm64 buildI have Brave browser and the default chromium installed. they work ok, but sometimes doing some things the os gets...
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Camera board • Camera flickering at low light
HiI'm streaming video to a webpage using a V1.3 camera through Motion. What causes the video to flicker like this when the lighting is poor or there's no light at all? If lighting is good then then...
View ArticlePython • Multiple python scripts in virtual environment
I have been using python scripts successfully for a few years but recently upgraded to Pi5 running bookworm. The virtual environment that python uses now proved to be a hurdle but I think that I got...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Custom Video Modes, Wayland
Sorry if this is obvious to some, but since we switched to the Wayland Composer, too many things changed, and I'm running in circles through the documentation which is wrong by now.I have an...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Pi3B won't boot on Bookworm (rainbow screen) but will boot...
Any idea why a Raspberry Pi 3B wouldn't boot Bookworm (rainbow screen & 7 LED flashes - kernel.img not found) but if I flash an old Stretch image to the same SD card it will boot just fine?This...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Clarification re: picotool & vs code
I recently set up a new installation of PiOS Bookworm and VS Code on an external HDD connected to a Pi 400. When I execute picotool version in the VS Code terminal window, I get: picotool v2.1.0. When...
View ArticleSDK • hello_rtc example doesn't compile on Pico 2 W
I would like to run the hello_rtc example on Pico 2 W.I am using Visual Studio code (1.95.3) and Raspberry Pi Pico extension (0.17.2) and I have updated the CMakeLists.txt as follows:Code:...
View ArticleOff topic discussion • Falling for AI: My Experience with Twins AI and the...
I thought I'd share an interesting experience I had recently. Chances are you've heard of ChatGPT and the growing number of apps based on it. One app that caught my eye was Twins AI I was curious, so...
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