General discussion • Some letters don't work on touchscreen keyboard
Pi OS's touch keyboard isn't typing letters q, k, Z in Chromium browser. They work using the terminal keyboard but not with the English UK keyboard. They seem to work in other programs too. I haven't...
View ArticleOfficial Display • How does the monitor know when it is powered by a Pi?
The documentation is quite clear that when it is powered by a Pi's USB ports it is limited to 60%/50%, but how does it know? The USB plug on the monitor seems to be just for power and not as a device....
View ArticleMicroPython • Pico2W & micropython
Before I go order a bulk of them for the collegeWhat's the state of play with micropython on the Pico2WLooking in Thonny I see Pico/Pico2W and Pico2. But not the Pico2W Is it not there yet and best...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Migrate SD to SSD
I have a raspberry pi 4 running for several years now.I use it for various tasks and I've invested significant time configuring and setting it up.I'd like to move from using SD card to an SSD card in...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Failed to connect to a screen
I have a raspberry pi 4 running for several years now.I use it for various tasks and I've invested significant time configuring and setting it up.Back then, it was connected to a computer monitor...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Camera does not work with opencv
No matter what I do the camera will not open when I am using opencv. I am using the picamera 3 on the raspberry pi 3B V1.2 with the latest OS. When I try to list the camera's it shows up as usual at...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Can't boot anything but Raspbian on a Pi 5.
So I fail to boot anything but Raspbian on a Pi 5. Trying to run Minecraft server.jar results in a java error, since apt doesn’t have Java 21, so I go with rocky 9’s rpi specific image. Connect HDMI0,...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi 400 and 500 • Pi500 Rp1-c0 processor?
Hello I’m thinking of buying the pi 500. But from all the photos I’m seeing and the research I’m doing on it. Something I’m confused about. What looks like a pico micro controller, I think it says...
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HATs and other add-ons • Dual nvme plus fan in case options
Hi all. I'm a hardware newbie so pls be kind.The most I've done is stick the basic fan on a pi 4 and basic heat sinksNow I'm waiting for my Pi 5 to arrive and wanting to order add on bitsIve seen lots...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • ABC (Aus) IVIEW DRM error RP5 with latest RPOS
Fresh install on RP5. Neither Chromium nor Firefox can play video on ABC Iview website claiming error 246007 which mentions DRM. However, both Firefox and Chromium both work on other sites requiring...
View ArticleGeneral • [Solved] Build issue with implict functions
I am trying to build a Pico SDK C project with '-Wall -Werror' with appropriate 'Wno-' options to cater for some refactoring not being completed yet.That's almost working but has required me to use...
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Graphics, sound and multimedia • Spotify player on headless
Hi,First of all, I am quite new to Linux and the kind of programming I have ventured into. So please bare with me. Second, I know I could probably find what I am trying to make on GitHub, but I want...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Desktop for PC and Mac • How to configure Debian to look like...
Hi to everyone. I registered here on this forum to ask this question specifically. I did try the Raspberry PI OS edition that's available on the Raspberry PI website (for PC and Mac). I loved its...
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Other projects • Raspberry Pi Pico H - Weather station: component...
Good day everyone. I am a computer science student who would like to make his first project on rasberry pi (a weather station, by the way ), I haven't been involved in this type of issues much, so I'm...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Can you get Pi 5 Serial number from the box?
Hello i am a seller/reseller of brand new raspberry pi's. I am only selling PI 5 on an online platform.I would like to protect myself from situations where customers do a buy and switch scam: wherein...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Asking about the Buydisplay.com site- reliability and...
Hey there. I’m thinking about getting a display from buydisplay.com since it’s the only site I’ve found where all the components are pretty individually separated instead of already stuck together, so...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Simultaneously DSI Camera and Display
I have tried using both a DSI camera and a DSI display simultaneously on my Raspberry Pi, but there seems to be a conflict. When both devices are connected, one of them stops functioning...
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Advanced users • SDL2 Mouse Cursor acts inverted when cmdline.txt uses...
I have added rotate=180 to the cmdline.txt and have one generic monitor attached (upside down mounted).cmdline.txt: ... video=HDMI-A-1:1280x1024M@60,rotate=180At the console and GUI the orientation is...
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Official Display • 7 inch Touch Screen - Please Help!
All: I have a new 7 inch touchscreen. While attempting to connect, I damaged the ribbon cable.I've been trying to find a replacement, to no avail.I have emailed Raspberry Pi and Canakit and searched...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi 400 and 500 • Pi 500 keyboards LEDs
I have not found any information about the keyboard LEDs on Raspberry Pi 500. Where is the official information about the LEDs? Are the LEDs programmable? If so, how? Are they controlled by the RP2040...
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