HATs and other add-ons • Re: hat for sandisc X400 SATA Drives
IME pi4 and pi5 can cope with a 2.5 inch SATA HDD without extra power, I presume the same would be true of a M.2 SATA SSD.Statistics: Posted by plugwash — Thu Feb 05, 2026 11:58 pm
View ArticleNetworking and servers • 2 IP addresses, but WLAN disabled
Running RPiOS Lite (Trixie/13) on an RPi4B. I have attempted to fix the RPi adress, using nmtui. The RPi is connected by ethernet only - WLAN disabled using nmtui.I can connect through SSH to...
View ArticleCamera board • Re: rpi4 camera module surveillance
Not motioneyeos but this Python/Picamera2 script, based on some of the Picamera2 examples, provides a minimal surveillance system.Statistics: Posted by sandyol — Fri Feb 06, 2026 12:06 am
View ArticleUbuntu • Re: Login incorrect
(or using NOOBS/PINN, which is also nice - but now "deprecated").NOOBS is deprecated, but PINN is still active.I know that - and you know that.But the attitude of most of the help-givers on these...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: VLC and RTSP incompatibility
Thanks for the replies. Buta. The service won't start if called from the command line.b. I haven't got any mpegs on the rpi to try running themc. Where would I find rtsp sources on the webd. The rtsp...
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Interfacing (DSI, CSI, I2C, etc.) • Re: USB LED light
It sounds like I won't be able to turn USB power off on the Raspberry Pi Zero. I found this https://thepihut.com/products/usb-power-switch-module, which if also connected to a GPIO pin, could control...
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Networking and servers • Re: Advice for creating server/repository for...
What is your experience with application development? That could influence the choices. Home Assistant is written in the yucky Python language plus uses the unreliable Javascript language for the...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Remote Control I/O
Yes, can be use any Zero, Pico, Pico 2, Nano etc...as long use Ethernet not WIFI.Does Remote IO not work on a zero 2 that is using WiFi?Of course it does.Statistics: Posted by ame — Fri Feb 06, 2026...
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Networking and servers • Re: 2 IP addresses, but WLAN disabled
Many thanks to all who replied.I think I found the answer in the article that Milliways linked. When I edited the ipv4 configuration, using nmtui, I had not changed the configuration to Manual, but...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Issue using Waveshare relay board with Pi 5 and the latest OS
I connected up an 8-channel Waveshare relay board to a Pi 5 running the latest OS.On applying power I can hear a relay(s) click.After the OS has started, relay LEDs for channel 3 and 8 (P13 and P26)...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: Attempt to move my current filesystem on external SSD and...
sdm V15.2 is released and includes automatic encryption of data partitions as well as the rootfs partition. Here's a getting-started example that shows how to encrypt the rootfs and create and encrypt...
View ArticleGeneral • Re: Help with interfacing with Lyontek LY68L6400
Thank you soo much, I checked out the rp2350 datasheet and the linked post.I think I understand what i need to do.I won't have time to try it out tomorrow, but day after tomorrow I will.I'll post a...
View ArticleCamera board • Help with my Raspberry Pi Camera Module 2
Any time I video or picture, weird black lines/weird black shapes show up. It changes shape and location as I change the focus. I don't know if it has to do with the fragmented looking glass...
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General discussion • Re: Ram price hikes.....killing RPi sales?
I agree with WH Heydt that high prices for conventional PCs and laptops may drive more Pi sales.The other thing worthy of consideration here is the 2-3X price increases in SSDs and SD Cards. I expect...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: custom keyboard shortcuts pi
It depends on which RPi model you have (hardware) and what DE (Desktop Environment) you have. KDE Plasma for sure will allow any keyboard shortcut customization that you'd like, but it seems to be...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: How to make Pi 4 run Latency Tests for various different...
A free network latency tool is SmokePing. A few years ago I tried to create a version for the Pico, but the fun factor was lower than expected.Installing the source...
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Other RP2040 boards • Re: Beware the clones
The most serious issue I see, is the color/colour. It looks like a red poisonous frog. I liked that red though perhaps because all my bare Pico boards and clones have different colour card wrappings...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: What product would you like to see?
I first learned to program on a machine with 8K of memory. I first programmed professionally on a mainframe where my programs were limited to 16MB of memory. It is absolutely shocking to me that a...
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General discussion • RFID Reader Question
Hi everyone,I’m working on a new project with a rfid reader. I’m trying to use the wiegand protocol. My reader shows wiring d0,d1, clock. I thought with wiegand you only need d0 and d1 connected?...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: UUID or PARTUUID in fstab
Much appreciated sensible reply, I will endeavour to get it working.Statistics: Posted by petcol — Sat Feb 07, 2026 1:56 am
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