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TimG

It seems that any failed sshfs connection, with a mount-point inside the user's home directory, will cause pcmanfm to go berserk and load the CPU 100% Steps to reproduce with latest Raspbian/Debian Buster: After logging-in to the gui, run sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install sshfs mkdir ~/tmp ss...

TimG

Ah-ha! Yes. In /var/log/lightdm/x-0.log Fatal server error: (EE) no screens found(EE) Adding hdmi_force_hotplug=1 to /boot/config.txt seems to have solved the problem. The Pi4 is running headless, and will be accessed via VNC. I don't remember that being needed on a Pi3+ with Stretch. I assume it's ...

TimG

It used to be possible to add the desktop environment to raspbian-lite by installing a single package (and all its dependencies): apt-get install raspberrypi-ui-mods This does not seem to be working on a Pi4 with 2019-07-10-raspbian-buster-lite.img. After running raspi-config and choosing "B4 Deskto...

TimG

piglet wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 07, 2019 11:56 am

jamesh wrote: ↑
Tue Aug 06, 2019 2:44 pm
although we are learning by osmosis.
*cough* diffusion is the closer analogy, unless you've a semi-permeable membrane in the office for the information to pass through *cough*

The skull is semi-permeable to information. At least, some are.

TimG

The official RPi power supply is actually hard to beat on price and reliability. There are industrial power supplies which would be more compact, but good ones aren't cheap -- especially once you factor in cabling, connectors, and a ventilated case. Cheaper power supplies are the cause of endless di...

TimG

Just a guess, but it looks to me like the extra componentry there is related to the USB hub. On closer examination it looks like the power circuitry is for the VIA chip and SOC. I guess the main power chip does not generate all the necessary voltage levels. That still leaves the two 8-pin chips nea...

TimG

Purely out of curiosity, what are the Pi4's extra components around the audio jack? PWM drivers and a stabilised power supply? How is the Pi4's audio quality compared to previous models?

LHS: Pi3B+
RHS: Pi4

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TimG

I noticed (systemctl status hciuart) that the bluetooth communication is 3Mbps (with flow-control) on the 3B+, but only 0.92Mbps (without flow-control) on the 3B. Both should be sufficient for an A2DP audio stream, but it's the only difference I could spot. Anyway, now that Buster is out (*before* D...

TimG

As the WiFi is just a module, I assume it is still fine for RS/Farnell to have orders for customised Pi4 without the WiFi/BT module there. Cutting the antenna trace would be sufficient, shirley? And/or a solder blob shorting it to ground. No, I'm not going to try it on my soon-to-arrive Pi4. Bravo ...

TimG

Here's a couple of useful links: https://designercircuits.com/DesignNote1c.pdf https://hackaday.com/2017/04/04/the-shocking-truth-about-transformerless-power-supplies/ Even though you need very little power, you do need mains-rated fail-safe components. It's usually cheaper and easier to find a disu...

TimG

Hi Everybody, I have set up a Pi as a bluetooth speaker, and I'm getting prominent audio glitches every few seconds. The odd thing is it *only* happens with a Pi-3B using the built-in bluetooth. Other Pi models are not affected. Does anybody know if this can be cured? A Pi-3B+ and the *same* uSD car...

TimG

Re. power: To avoid putting mains power in a box exposed to the weather, I've used an old 18V laptop power supply in combination with a small regulator like these: https://www.tracopower.com/products/browse-by-category/detail/dc-dc-converters/non-isolated-step-down-regulators/ The 18V supply (the ex...

TimG

Does anybody know if the camera ribbon cable can withstand soldering? I'd like to join a PiZero-to-camera adapter cable to a normal cable without using extra intermediate connectors. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0174/1800/products/Camera_cable_1_of_3_19028afc-2f5f-40ba-863d-293ee88ef649_256x256...

TimG

A digital light detector would save you a lot of work. For example, https://www.adafruit.com/product/4162 https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/073/757/small240/adafruit_products_VEML7700TopHeader.jpg On the other hand if you want to learn about phototransistors, here are a couple of usef...

TimG

It's been a while since I worked on fast-booting, but on a Pi Zero it's possible to start running code within 2 - 2.5 seconds. I used a systemd service file to launch my script as early as possible, like this: # example.service # run as early as possible [Unit] Description=Example Service DefaultDep...

TimG

- The LM386 has two audio inputs: inverting and non-inverting. Are they both connected to something? - The speaker output needs a DC-blocking capacitor. - Likely the USB headphone output needs a load. Connect a set of headphones in parallel. If you still get distortion, you may need DC-blocking capa...

TimG

Wow, thanks for the fix, and the build instructions. The updated binary has been running for an hour now with no glitches. Not having to monitor raspistill is going to simplify my code a lot.

TimG

Ah-ha. Yes, I just realised that my crashes are happening every 2^31 us.

$ raspistill -v
"raspistill" Camera App (commit 7cbfbd38d982 Tainted)

TimG

Hi everybody, Running raspistill in timelapse mode I'm encountering freezes and unexpected exits. These happen very regularly, and one of the following always seem to happen (in fact they alternate): - The raspistill process freezes and has to be killed. - The raspistill process gives an error like ...

TimG

Hi andreioniga, Here's the recipe I use with a similar setup (qiv running under X and Raspbian-lite). At least with my monitor, "BlankTime" seems to be the only parameter which really does anything. mkdir /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d # disable X blanking chmod a+rx /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d echo >/etc/X11/xorg.c...

TimG

Hi bouwew, I think the " /boot/initrd.img-4.14.79-v7+ does not exist. Cannot update. " message is a hang-over from Debian which expects a different kernel file naming scheme. Use it as a reminder that initrd.img needs to be updated by hand. Probably if you had a copy of initrd.img named with the app...

TimG

In addition to Gordon77's comment, the read-back to GPIO12 mustn't be more than 3.3V.

TimG

The essential soldering accessory is a brass-wool tip cleaner. Forget sponges and that weird gunge that comes in a little tin.
https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/sold ... ip-cleaner

TimG

RDPUser wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 14, 2019 8:27 pm
So to secure against this "cold boot SD-Card swap attack" a few lines of code are sufficient.

It sounds like a generous layer of epoxy would be just as effective.
Forcing the agents of the deep-state to resort to alternative decryption techniques: https://www.xkcd.com/538/

TimG

I think it's likely your Pi is fine, and your problems are caused by bad cables. But without a multimeter it's difficult to make any suggestion.

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