Raspberry Pi OS • Re: raspberry Pi5 wont turn on power led never turns green
I also searched it up and it said in order for the pi led to turn green you need a micro sd cardThat only applies to the early models of Pi which didn't have any code on board that knew how to drive...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Re: Is there any way to have a LUKS encrypted /home mounted...
I'll admit for my own needs what I'm using now has worked perfectly.But it's always good to have options and there's always the possibility someone will be doing a search and run across this thread,...
View ArticleCompute Module • CM5 Has Power, No Status or Power Lights
I bought this unit over a year ago and it never worked. I'm out of warranty and I'm wondering if it's an IO board issue or a CM5 issue. When I first started It, I did get a solid red light on the...
View ArticlePython • DIY touchpad with RPi.GPIO and gpiozero
I am having problems using a DIY touch sensor with both RPi.GPIO and gpiozero on a Raspberry Pi 4B running Trixie and completely up-to-date.Code: pi@zenobia:~ $ uname -aLinux zenobia...
View ArticleOther • Re: Ideas and discussion of capable browsers for low memory pi
P.S. I still don’t think every browser needs to be a Lamborghini, but the Ladybird people are definitely assuming their new browser has to be track ready. Check out their summary of their work last...
View ArticlePython • Re: DIY touchpad with RPi.GPIO and gpiozero
If you are using the TTP223 then it is an open-drain output. You need to turn the pull-up on for the input to the Pi.In addition, if your sensor is connected to GPIO25 and GPIO25 is also connected to...
View ArticleSDK • Re: RP2350: memcpy called in flash despite PICO_MEM_IN_RAM
There have been some discussions: viewtopic.php?t=384468&start=25#p2297923Also: https://github.com/raspberrypi/pico-sdk/issues/2340For me it works with *libg.a:*libc_a-mem*.o, not...
View ArticleBeginners • Reliable power backup for Raspberry Pi projects
Hi all,For basic Raspberry Pi projects, small UPS HATs work fine. But in situations with frequent voltage fluctuations or longer outages (industrial monitoring, edge servers, remote systems), I’ve...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Green Light Blinking 8 times RPI 5
Hello gaess, I have been troubled with my Raspberry Pi 5 that continues to blink the green light 8 times. blank in my monitor and doesn't boot. Had anyone solved these anomalies?Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: pi 5 "normal" operating temperature
For the Raspberry Pi 5, The fan noise is very noticeable when the computer reaches 70 Degrees C, which causes the fan to run at full speed.65 Degrees C load temperature is normal, but a larger...
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Graphics, sound and multimedia • Pi Zero C program can system call aplay OK,...
Been at this one for days...looking. I have a Raspberry pi Zero 2W with a custom hat PCB to produce audio using a PAM8302 amplifier. My program runs in C making system calls to the amixer and aplay of...
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Troubleshooting • Touchscreen not operating correctly
Hello, I'm attempting to wire a touchscreen instead of placing it on top of the Pi 5 since I had other connections I wanted to make. I purchased this touchscreen...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Re: wf-panel-pi keyboard layout display and switching...
Everything worked out when I did it locally. Thank youYou are welcome, I am glad it worked in the end!Statistics: Posted by avarvit — Tue Feb 24, 2026 4:52 am
View ArticlePython • Re: Kivy (again sorry) on pi trixie without DeskTop Environment ?
Thanks,This is looking like the quickest, simplest option.If I set up a virtual environment for python and a later version of kivy and fpdf2 , I can keep the old version as a backup.I've been play...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • CM5 w/ IO board bricked
I updated eeprom on the CM5 w/IO board after doing a full update from the GUI.I haven't been able to figure out what this actually puts in the EEprom;I assumed it's an OS with ramdisk, but at this...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • How to disable mouse click of touch screen
I´m reading out positions of an eGalax USB capacitive touchpanel in Pure Data. This see-through touchpanel is basically a capacitive touchscreen without screen. The 17" touchpanel is being read as USB...
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General • Driving hundreds of LEDs with the Pico
hi all!tl;dr I had some fun with PIO and LEDs and thought it was cool enough to share so here it is: https://github.com/nmattia/pio-charlieI've been playing with the rp2040 for a while and used it...
View ArticleBeginners • Re: How should I properly setup my Raspberry Pi 5 headless?
I haven't check it, but I've installed few days ago.I'm not sure about Imager has built-in updater or not, but I haven't received any 'update notification' too.I think I'm using 'latest'...
View ArticleMicroPython • Re: asyncio and bluetooth on pico
I tried directly sending the reading from the function which measures the voltage, but it still only appears to be sent when a button is pressed.Logically if you can place the battery reading in a...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Re: CM5 w/ IO board bricked
Instructions on flashing an image to on-board eMMC storage:Flash an image to a Compute ModuleI'm using this cable:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3TNSXQQUSB to USB Cable 3 ft, USB 3.0 Male to Male Type A...
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