General discussion • Pi 5 or 500? What would be the decider for you?
I am about to compare a Pi 500 to a Pi 5 for a mixed audience. I think I have the main points listed. What is the number one decider for you when buying your first or next Pi and looking at both?For...
View ArticleGeneral • PSRAM for Pico2
The Pico2 and Pico2 W boards from Raspberry Pi are great boards and are sort of the "default" board for the RP2350. However, they don't provide PSRAM, which is unfortunate since PSRAM is a major new...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Snipping tool
If there is one on the menu I have missed it ! Please help !ORSuggest another (kde-spectacle does not run on Wayland)Statistics: Posted by theoldwizard1 — Thu Feb 13, 2025 11:05 pm — Replies 1 — Views...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Simple graphics editor - similar to MS Paint
I know I have Gimp, but I think it will take me a long time to learn it.Just need to crop (including inverse crop)resizeMS Paint has nice feature to fit to the page.Statistics: Posted by theoldwizard1...
View ArticleGeneral • VS Code with Pico Extension Hangs Up
This has happened, now, on two different systems. I have PiOS Bookworm on two different usb drives. I have VS Code and the Pico extension installed on both. I boot with one or the other. I load VS...
View ArticleC/C++ • Working with node-gyp and C++, is there a way to make a dependency on...
Automatically optional too, simply by testing for the presence of the library, avoiding making the user pass arguments or define environment variables or the like.I'm working on making a Raspberry Pi...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • Raspberry Pi not recognized by network
Hello, We are using Raspberry Pi. Our network does not recognize Raspberry Pi 4. Does it has two MAC ? One for WiFi and one for ethernet cable ? How to start working if our network does not recognize...
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Troubleshooting • High CPU load makes PWM corrupted.
I have a simple Python script to run PWM (on RPI 5 8GB):Code: from gpiozero import PWMLEDfrom signal import pausefrom time import sleep# Define GPIO pin numbersGPIO_PIN1 = 25GPIO_PIN2 = 8FREQUENCY =...
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Beginners • i2cdetect shows no devices
Hi all,I’m new to the Raspberry Pi world and currently setting up I2C sensors on a Raspberry Pi 5. I’ll do my best to explain the issue clearly. ProblemI’m trying to connect multiple sensors (AS7341,...
View ArticleSDK • Slower builds?
Is it me or the build got a lot slower since the 2.x SDKs from SDK 1.5.1?Statistics: Posted by Slion — Fri Feb 14, 2025 8:32 pm — Replies 2 — Views 86
View ArticlePython • Activating a venv at boot time
I'm going round in circles on this...I have a Python script written in a virtual environment (I was forced to use a venv to get the necessary libraries to install - I'd have referred not to!)Anyway,...
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Raspberry Pi OS • Best screen recorder for wayland
All of the options I tried were broken, consumed too much CPU resources, and/or lacked features I needed.botspot-screen-recorder is my attempt to make the best Wayland screen recorder possible.It's a...
View ArticleBeginners • can't install gnuplot
can't install gnuplot:From the terminal I typed:sudo apt-get install gnuplotAfter reporting this:Reading package lists... DoneBuilding dependency tree... DoneReading state information... Doneit says...
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General discussion • No double sided printing
bookworm on genuine RPi CM5 Lite with NVME SSDUsing Chromium, I wanted to print DOUBLE SIDED to my HP ENVY 7855. I believe CUPS is configured correctly (Printer preference says double side is...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Android run on RaspberryOS?
Does anyone know if there is a way to emulate Android on a RaspberryPi? I like the RaspberryOS and have a 500 GB SSD which it's saved on. I just want to run some Android apps on RaspberryOS. Can that...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • EOLing My Guides
Given feedback and demands received over the last few months and in order to protect my health (both physical and mental) I've made the difficult decision to cease updating my guides.It's a shame but...
View ArticleCompute Module • Raspberry Pi CM5 on CM4 IO Board – USB Boot Issue
Hi,Apologies if this has been asked before.I'm trying to boot a Raspberry Pi OS installation from a USB flash drive using a Compute Module 5 (CM5) on a CM4 IO board.On power-up, the HDMI output shows...
View ArticlePython • Web Scraper
I am interested in consolidating data from several websites onto a spreadsheet that I can sort and rank. This data is intended for my personal use only. I have looked at a couple tutorials and begun...
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General discussion • Connecting a monitor without Wi-Fi.
I have an RPizW and no Wi-Fi. Is there a way to connect the monitor of my laptop computer wirelessly to the RPizW without using a Wi-Fi signal?The RPizW is on a mobile platform so I cannot connect...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Issues using XRDP after updaing to Bookworm
Hello I did a fresh install of bookworm on my Pi 4 and now I can't seem to use XRDP.I found a post where someone posted a fix but I can't seem to get it working.Forum Post with Fix......
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