General discussion • PCIe gen 2 vs. gen 3
In practical terms is gen 3 really faster than gen 2 on the PI5? Well, it depends for what. Gen 3 is certainly twice the speed of Gen 2 when measured with hdparm.Gen 2Code: pi@pi5:/gcc/build $ sudo...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: How to avoid Filesystem Expansion on first boot
See viewtopic.php?t=364801, for instance.As an aside, sdm will do this for you, plus:Full customization of the OS IMG before you boot itAdd additional partitions to the disk after you burn it...and a...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • SAMBA won't start
I've been following several YouTube videos showing the method of installing SAMBA on my Raspberry Pi 5 and keep getting an error after I determine if SAMBA is running using this command: sudo...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: PCIe gen 2 vs. gen 3
Yep, performance definitely depends on what you're doing. Compiles (like many (most?) workloads) do a lot more than simple disk I/O, so the performance improvement between gen2 and gen3 is not likely...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: SAMBA won't start
Any ideas ?Yes. You're checking the status of the wrong thing. TryCode: systemctl status smbdStatistics: Posted by thagrol — Sat Feb 24, 2024 5:49 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Pico with Sensors of 5V
Hi,I have a clarification, I need to connect a sensor to Pico, The sensor needs 5V for operating voltage from VCC, but the Pico outputs the power with 3V [PIN 36 which is the power][Pico Pin...
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General discussion • need help i am not able to connect to my raspberry pi zero
i am using raspberry pi zero (no wifi) with retropie on it. I have tried everything but usb ethernet ssh is not working my computer recognizes it as usb ethernet but there's no actual communication...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Pico with Sensors of 5V
You can take 5V to your sensor from VBUS (pin 40) which is the nominal '5V' you are providing the Pico from USB, or from VSYS (pin 39) which is the same except after a schottky diode drop.You will...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Raspberry Pi Imager 1.8.5
I am loading Scratch 3 on some RPI 2bs using Raspberry Pi Imager 1.8.5. Each time I start on a new micro SD I have to re-edit the settings. I click Save but each time it reverts to some long default...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Raspberry Pi Imager 1.8.5
That's a hash of the password you entered last time.The password is saved that way so it can't (easily) be read back in clear text by someone who gets access to the files in your drive.So you don't...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Looking to seriously overclock my Raspberry Pi 4B
Have you any tips for the best way to do this?NoScript or equivalent blocks the heavy load of javascript trackware in most Web pages.Open about:configChange browser.sessionstore.interval to something...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Can't set GPU mem on Raspberry Pi 5???
When I check the Raspberry Pi 5 GPU mem size it says only 4M?pi@MyPi5-01:~ $ vcgencmd get_mem gpugpu=4MI added the normal "gpu_mem=" in the /boot/firmware/config.txt file and rebooted but the Mem...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Raspberry Pi updates
I ran the sudo apt update on my RPI 2b that I loaded using Raspberry Pi Imager v1.1.8.1. It then said "39 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them." I did that and saw a long...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Élégant Display solution for température over 30mins
Possible. I have an old iPad 1 I think. It’s a bit large though. An lcd screen or eink with a nice surround would be better. I could let it in then the front stainless panel if not too...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: RPi OS music player
LibreELEC ?https://libreelec.tv/Isn't LibreELEC intended for home cinema type hardware installations?!I'm looking for a Hifi network player, but thanks for your suggestion anyway.Statistics: Posted by...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: A Pi Pie Chart
I have no idea what the flex scheduling is doing, but if it over provisioning, then would 2 workers be a single core? 4 workers be just two cores, so ignoring the other 7 and 6 cores...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • In Car CCTV
Hi please can any body help me out with a project. I want to install a ip camera in my vehicle using a Raspberry Pi 3+ also ip camera.I want to send images from the ip camera when triggered by motion...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: In Car CCTV
As an FYI, I was looking to do something similar for a porch camera. I ended up buying a TP-Link Camera for CA$30 instead.I am mentioning this because I found motion sensing did not give me the...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Do we think my Pi 5 fan is noisy because I have...
I got the pimoroni nvme board and that sits underneath, so all good. I am planning on making a sort of 'case' anyway.I'm using the same NVMe board and used the top half of an aluminium heatsink case...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Looking to seriously overclock my Raspberry Pi 4B
I've seen many posts that at around 2100, the PI4 starts to fail... boot issues, all sorts of problems.i think the highest i've ever seen be successful was 2147 or something like that.i run my PI4 at...
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