HATs and other add-ons • Re: Raspberry Pi 5 + PoE HAT?
Out of curiosity: why are people so interested in an official Pi 5 PoE HAT when there are many non-official ones?Is there something wrong with (for example) the WaveShare PoE HAT F/G/H?Do we expect...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Missing gpizero and RPi.GPIO libraries
Yes, we get the error if we create a venv without system packages (on a pi zero 2W running Trixie 64-bit Lite) and activate it:Code: (env) pi@pi:~/nosys $ python>>> import gpiozeroTraceback...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Where to add some commands instead of in /etc/rc.local?
If I remember correctly you should be able to set these in config.txt where they will be set even before the linux kernel boots.The details are in the official RPi documentation.Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Re: Openvpn client.conf only runs from command line
I get just generic errors:Code: Process: 2640 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn --suppress-timestamps --nobind --config client.conf (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)does your .service file have a working...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Unable to Login on Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
It's true that I don't have a monitor connected. I don't really even have one.You should get one. And a keyboard. It makes things so much easier until you know what you are doing.Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Trixie ARM64 PI4B PHP8.4 Lighttpd mprotect errors
What is going on here ? Is it PiOS/Trixie? Is it PHP8.4 for ARM64? Is it Lighttpd for ARM64?Web service works but some PHP responses are truncated to 65527 bytes, while PHP thinks they are...
View ArticleOther • Re: Getting Anydesk to connect new RPi4
Thanks for suggestion. Forgot to mention that I had switched from Wayland to X11. But problem solved - needed, in AnyDesk on desktop, to "discover" the new Pi. Then OK. No payment for Anydesk for...
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Automation, sensing and robotics • Re: Power supply for walking robot
Just build it and see what happens. Good luck! Statistics: Posted by ifhbod30 — Sun Dec 07, 2025 8:49 pm
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Raspberry Pi Writer 2.0.0 Does not honor en_US in Windows?
if you are running Trixie,control center localization.Set lang, keyboard, etc. (use all 4 of the buttons... set everything)if you are running Bullseye, it's in preferences somewhere.Linreoffice will...
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Automation, sensing and robotics • dtoverlay i2c-pwm-pca9685
Hello,I'm trying to get Rasberry pi 5 to communicate with pca9685 with my empty brain. Currently checking driver code to see anything relevant. If you know something, please let me know!...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Re: Proper way to set static IP address on Bookworm with nmcli
I just use nmtui, gave it 2 static IP address 10.x and a 192.x , in fact it just works, no hassle.Nice simple graphical setup.Statistics: Posted by bensimmo — Sun Dec 07, 2025 8:57 pm
View ArticleAutomation, sensing and robotics • Re: dtoverlay i2c-pwm-pca9685
Status report I enabled the I2C 0 through dtoverlayBefore configuration, pinctrl command showed the GPIO 0 and 1 is input. Now it's SDA0 and SCL0.I searched around in overlay README and found the i2c0...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: Cannot Install Dosbox-staging due to missing dependencies
I'm not fluent in this either, but I dabble with it every couple years or so. I'm having the same exact issue you're having. I had installed the regular dosbox version years ago but hadn't really...
View ArticleInterfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Re: USB 3.0 and raspberry pi 4
Via its WiFi?You mention eth0, that is end0 nowadays for RPi kernel, al least on my 2 RPI4. So it seems to me some poking in smb.cmf and as consequence, samba does its transfers via RJ45, not antenna....
View ArticleOther • Re: Yocto SW Integration: gpiozero and lgpio for Raspberry Pi5
Have a read of this for the gpiozero pin factory https://gpiozero.readthedocs.io/en/stab ... in-factoryOn a Pi5, run this test script to see it is using lgpioCode: from gpiozero import Device,...
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General discussion • Re: Windows to PI?
If I were you and wanted something stable & PC friendly, I’d go with a mainstream Linux distro (Debian or Linux Mint) instead of trying to force an ARM‑targeted OS on laptop hardware. That's not...
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Raspberry Pi OS • Re: Raspberry Pi OS Lite (64-bit) - missing driver?
Problem solved. At least I hope the fix doesn't have nasty side effects.@bls put me on a trail which after being stumped a few times ended here: https://jamesachambers.com/raspberry-pi ......
View ArticleGeneral • Re: RP2040 USB Serial RX 12kB/s is too slow
Transfer -> Send Text FileI've used it many times (with HW serial port, FTDI adapter and RP2040), and there have been no (wrong) data problems with it (or at least I can't remember any, and I've...
View ArticleOther RP2040 boards • Re: $4 RP2040 and FPGA board
You need more than 'almost zero-cost' criteria, much more.What more does one need ?More seriousness. FPGAs (including this little cute one) show less forgiveness than MCUs.Statistics: Posted by gmx —...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: Beginner: RPi zero 2, windows 11 not recognizing as...
Have you read and tried the guide by thagrol viewtopic.php?t=306121Yes, it just says"6.10 Windows24 Doesn’t Recognise The Zero Or Installs The Wrong DriverTry using linux.inf or linux-cdc-acm.inf from...
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