Troubleshooting • Fruitbox - error loading shared library
I am trying to get Fruitbox to run on a Raspberry Pi 4.I am following Jay Thomson's superb guide. He suggests that Bookworm runs better than Bullseye, so I opted for Bookworm.Loaded Bookworm 64bit on...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: lsb_release does not work but lsb_release -a does
As the manual says, lsb_release with no arguments defaults to lsb_release -vWhich, when '-v' or '--version' is used, one would expect it to show some kind of version number or string. But it...
View ArticleOther • 'ioctl(file_desc, IOCTL_SET_MSG, message);' return -1.
My host is Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS running Buildroot master branch; my target is rpi3mb running rpioslite32bit. I successfully built my own ioctl.ko as a Buildroot external kernel module; had no problem of...
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • VL6180X TOF Sensor - How to Determine a...
I have a VL6180X sensor working with Python code and the Adafruit_VL6180X library. The sensor is static in a stand and I'm using machinist gauge blocks with a sheet of white paper to set a variable...
View ArticleHATs and other add-ons • Re: RPI5 and Waveshare M.2 PoE+ hat
Actually, the issue isn't with the PoE HAT, it's with the PCIe cable. The power for the NVMe drive comes through the PCIe cable from the PI. Chances are, you have the cable installed backwards. Flip...
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Beginners • Re: Pi 5 and surveillance camera: Motioneye or something else?
As an alternative to MediaMTX and MotionEye, try Go2RTC... it has very minimal CPU and RAM usage, and low latency.Please post the link for the MotionEye information Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleCompute Module • Re: Need Help: CM5 Lacks Composite Video Pin for Drone Project
Hello,I purchased an RPI5 and composite output improved a lot, thank you RPI foundation very appreciated. Image quality is really good, and I am able to fill the screen almost 100% on 400x240.I have 3...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry pi 1 won't read sd cards after overclock
The activity led blinks 4 times, stops and repeatsthat means start.elf is missing, so, check the SD card, is it missing? what files are on the fat32 partition?i have checked, the start.elf is here,...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Re: Pi Zero W Keeps disconnecting from the wifi
Just going to post this as my solution... SOLVED! - Doing something else, I moved the battery that is 4 inches below the Pi and that seems to have fixed it, now have an uptime of 80% or so, still does...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Fruitbox - error loading shared library
What guide is that?Statistics: Posted by neilgl — Fri Aug 08, 2025 7:29 pm
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: VL6180X TOF Sensor - How to Determine...
Interesting read there. I'm looking at level sensing over long span of time not the fast acting case in link/article provided.I'm currently processing the raw data without filtering. The averages over...
View ArticlePython • I2C in python script
Short version: How do I send an I2C command from a python scriptLong version: I have a project in mind using an RPi and an SDR as part if an alarm system. Running on the RPi will be an app (rtl_433)...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • RC Car .. Its crashed again.
Hi all,First of all is is working as expected BUT occasionally my silly car with a lego ultra sonic sensor on the front doesnt see a chair leg or something similar and it gets itself stuck and sits...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: RaspberryPI 5 and IMX290-83 errors
Is it possible this camera can use the entire 1980 x 1080 resolution?My Setting is set to Code: dtoverlay=imx290,cam0,clock-frequency=37125000Statistics: Posted by DJOSHI — Sat Aug 09, 2025 5:02 pm
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HATs and other add-ons • Re: connecting multiple pci hats together?
I guess you are right will find an make a post.Statistics: Posted by malar67 — Sat Aug 09, 2025 5:04 pm
View ArticleOther projects • A Chromium Kiosk for Wayland/labwc
My community is putting more and more stuff on-line, to the detriment of the computer-ignorant and computer-hostile (the community has more 90+ residents than 75-). Since the information portal is...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry Pi 3-B connect to CRT
Thanks for your help. I have been unable to turn the PI on since you last helped. The lights blink green and stay red but it wont connect to a monitor and usb connections also dont seem to work.I cant...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Re: Pull-up / down RC filter
That approach should work in principle, yes. Combining a pull-up resistor with an RC filter is actually pretty common for de bouncing and noise suppression. Just keep in mind that too large a...
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Off topic discussion • A bit of Raspberry with 144C/288T
Lately I do a lot of mathematical computing with AMD graphic cards, and that without Raspberry Pi. Yesterday I received a 8U server with 8x e7-8880v3 CPUs with 144C/288T in total. I won it for 399€ on...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Pi Imager 1.9.6 Windows
It defaults to using a passkey. And it ignores using a password, so either way you get passkey only access. It seems that it defaults back to passkey when you exit and restart raspberry pi imager...
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