General discussion • Adding plugins to RPi5 Menu bar
I an using an old monitor that does overscan and I would like to avoid modifying CONFIG.TXT if at all possible.The problem is the RASPBERRY PI menu at the top left of the screen is all but invisible....
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Trying to install Noip...error?
Anyway, wouldn't pkill be better advice than pgrep?Or just tell OP to remove the file (/usr/local/bin/whatever) and reboot.“Better” is subjective.Statistics: Posted by bls — Sat Feb 01, 2025 6:04 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Raspberry pi 5 capability
Hi, I need a low energy consumption PC alternative and my option is either mini PC or raspberry pi.My plan is to use raspberry pi 5 with 8GB RAM. Does this setup can handle 2 charts of tradingview and...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Lighttpd returns 403 after symlinking document root
Just tried editing the lighttpd.conf file to point the document root to "/home/username/www/html"I've also made sure that the html folder is owned by www-data as well the www-data group with...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Broken camera socket…any other way to connect a camera?
I have a raspberry π 5 for octoprint and the camera socket is physically broken. The unit fell with the camera attached and that was the result. I suppose hot glue or something could be used to get...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Broken camera socket…any other way to connect a camera?
Switch it to the other connector, both on the 5 can be connected to a camera or display. Note the cables are different for whatever type of device.Statistics: Posted by wildfire — Sat Feb 01, 2025...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • how do i set up my raspberry pi
a few days ago, i bought a pre installed raspberry pi OS sd card. i don't know what i do with it.Statistics: Posted by engineer48 — Sun Feb 02, 2025 12:23 am
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Espeakng
I am using raspberry pi 4b with python 3.9.2 installed. I'm installing espeakng. Espeakng works when I have speech recognition 3.13 installed but when i install version 3.14 it doesn't. I can't find...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Espeakng
I can't find the 3.13 version anymorehttps://pypi.org/project/SpeechRecognit ... 3.0/#filesStatistics: Posted by fprietog — Sun Feb 02, 2025 1:19 am
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: how do i set up my raspberry pi
https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/Statistics: Posted by kerry_s — Sun Feb 02, 2025 2:23 am
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: STICKY: PINN - An enhanced version of NOOBS.
I have a few questions1. Does it support Raspberry Pi 4?2. If I have a preexisting OS on there, do I download pin, or is there a risk? Is there a way to bypass it?Statistics: Posted by DJW730S — Sun...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: New life to old computer
Of the Debian based Linux distributions for Intel, Linux Mint has the friendliest support forums plus the choice of GUI, Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce. Xfce is the lightest. I find the small difference...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Windows folder for Pi is denying access all of a sudden
Hi Pi usersIm relatively new to the Pi however I've set up my plex account with the Pi and everything is going well until I came across an issue.I had to shut down the pi as had to check my external...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Audio test with spekers in H/W
Use a 3.5mm stereo jack to phono cable to connect the Pi to an amplifier. Connect speakers to the amplifier.https://thepihut.com/products/3-5mm-ste ... hono-cableOr use "computer" speakers that have a...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • How does pi as a “headless computer” accessible only...
Hi,I was reading the official raspberry pi webpage and there are two options.1. With monitor 2. Headless computer And I want the headless computer because i only have a laptop, but what can i see on...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: How does pi as a “headless computer” accessible only...
Depends what you want your PI to do.I have five Pi's I access headless just using ssh in a remote terminal so basically text only (CLI).If you need a GUI then some variant of VNC is the usual solution...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • My confusing with the Pi
I've been using a Pi 4B for a couple years now. I want to further upgrade to the CM5, the CM5 development kit for example. I found it very weird, for all the info. I've read SD and eMMC can not...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Very old PI - need to get its model type
If you can log in, enter this command:Code: cat /sys/firmware/devicetree/base/model;echoshould give e.g. for my Pi1 with yellow RCA jack, 26 GPIO pins Code: Raspberry Pi Model B Rev 2Statistics:...
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General discussion • Re: [Raspberry Pi 5] Help with USB-C chargers - for...
Using Patchbox OS on Raspberry Pi 5 with a USB audio interface can be tricky when it comes to power supply choices. Some chargers, like the Dell 65W USB-C, work flawlessly, while others—such as the...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: STICKY: Introduce yourself!
Hey everyone, Recently retired and diving deeper into my passion for tech and sim racing.Lately, I’ve been experimenting with using a Raspberry Pi for sim racing—thinking about setting up a telemetry...
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