General discussion • Backing up the micro sd card
I used the sd card copier accessory to make a copy of the sd card in my pi 3 b+. All appeared to go well but when I test it by switching cards in the unit the particular program I use does not...
View ArticleSDK • Interesting error
Hello All, I thought I would share this one, I'm not sure there is a solution to it.So what was I doing, I needed some image functions so I thought about using stb https://github.com/nothings/stbCode:...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Will the RTC driver for RV3028 be...
I am unclear on the provenance of all of this, but in trying to interface an RV3028 RTC to my RPi 3B+ I have noticed some differences between the RV3028 and the DS3231 (ds1307 driver): Namely, there...
View ArticleGeneral • PIO won't generate 8-bit VGA signals
So I am developing a project which will need a VGA output at 640x480 at 8 bits / pixel (256 colors). The obvious choice would be to use the RP2350's PIO to make it happen so that's what I'm trying to...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Using GPIO is PHP scripts.
I have been using a RPi 2B to monitor and control a solar changing system since 2017. It has worked great. I even posted it on Github and have gotten positive feedback form a few people. That was...
View ArticleBeginners • How to completely disable terminal history
Hello. Can anyone help me to completely disable terminal history on latest raspberry pi os, I tried with unset HISTFILE and set +o history and putting in ~/.bash_profile also but nothing works at all,...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Raspberry Pi Webcam Server
I have a spare webcam so I've been following the tutorial at https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-web ... ment-94937 Any ideas please?Doesn’t work for Pi model 4 on Bookworm. Also, doesn’t work for...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Missing subtitles when playing live stream with OMXPlayer
When I play the following live stream from NRK, no subtitles can be dispalyed. I have tried -t 0 and -t 1 with no result.If I play the stream with VLC, the subtitles can be dispalyed, but VLC has a...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Clipper LTE Hat - unable to communicate
Hi,I have a Clipper LTE Hat. I have had this working in the past but now i'm unable to communicate with itIf i open Minicom and type "at" i get nothingI have tried this on both /dev/ttyS0 and...
View ArticleGeneral • Using the Pico 2 W as a Debug Probe
Just a quick PSA: if you're trying to use the pico 2 W as a debug probe for another pico, and you're expecting the LED to come on to indicate that it's working as a debugger and it isn't, don't worry....
View ArticleTroubleshooting • CM5 8GB 16EMMC boot issue
Hello allI have a CM5 8GB 16EMMC with Waveshare CM5-PoE-BASE-A and am having problems with it starting up. no matter what I do the error that comes up is (brcm-pcie 1000110000.pcie: link down) the...
View ArticleAdvanced users • How to control camera gain and exposure when streaming via...
I am streaming video with Gstreamer on Rpi 5 (Bookworm). Gstreamer seems to override previous camera settings. I am particularly interested in analog gain and shutter, as I am trying to optimize the...
View ArticleMicroPython • Connect to Pico w with Garmin watch
Has someone been able to connect to the Pico from a Garmin watch?Using the example advertising: https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-mic ... rtising.pyI can see the Pico in the Garmin BLE Scan app...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Using Raspberry Pi Pico as HID bridge for...
Hello, I hope everyone is doing well.I am not sure if here is the right place to post, if not, please remove or move to the right section, thanks.I've been trying to set up my Raspberry Pi 5 as an HID...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • (Mild) electric shock while handling 3B Pi board
I think this is kind of a blast from the past; I think it was discussed long ago, but I haven't seen anything recently on the topic.I have a Pi 3B that I use every day and it is fine. It is powered by...
View ArticleAndroid • Android 15 on Pi4 no display
I am trying to set up android 15 on a brand new Pi4. I am using the OS from konstakang.I have no display when I plug the PI into my TV or PC monitor. I have tried using SSH to log in, but I don't see...
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Troubleshooting • raspi-config: Confusing rpi-eeprom update message
The following update message is rather confusing.Fresh install with RPi imager, followed by sudo apt upgraderaspi-config > Advanced > Boot Order > NVMe bootThis message is displayed:I'm...
View ArticleHATs and other add-ons • Raspberry DAC Pro audio cracks from 3.5mm port
I'm testing the DAC Pro with Pianoteq 8. I found that if I use the 3.5mm audio port I get cracks in the audio, especially with higher notes, but from the RCA ports the output is perfect. May someone...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Bookworm 12.8 - etc/network/interfaces does not...
I have an embedded device, which uses a "configuration editor" to produce a single user config file.We have devices running with hardware dating back to CM1 , CM3, all sorts, boards and heaven knows...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • i2c overlays are not exposing 0,2,3 Pi5
/dev/i2c-1 is exposed, the others are not. I even tried the overlays with -pi5 and they did not work.Is this a 6.6 kernel issue not loading the module or working with it properly?Code: fred@pi5:~ $...
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