Does anybody know how to use this line in a python script? Tested code: import os cmd = '/opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp' line = os.popen(cmd).readline().strip() if "error" in line: print "Error ... is your firmware uptodate? Run rpi-update" else: # line now contains something like: temp=41.2'C #...

Latest firmware also has: /opt/vc/bin/vcgencmd measure_temp temp=48.7'C We believe up to 85'C should be okay. Does anybody know how to use this line in a python script? I would like to insert the temperature reading into a variable so I can display it on my 16x2 LCD display. So far I've tried it wi...

Do you have a multimeter? Can you try this? http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting#Troubleshooting_power_problems Or swap power supply/usb cable. This :) Also double check the cable. I also used a HTC power supply but started off with a cheap chinese cable which was the deal breaker. I now use auth...

I think you should first check your power supply using: http://elinux.org/R-Pi_Troubleshooting#Troubleshooting_power_problems My Pi was fine running on Debian but it wouldn't run OpenELEC because I used a cheap cable. It would hang just after showing me the home screen. My readings on TP1 and TP2 wo...

I just got my Raspberry and i´m a bit stuck on how to install openelec to it. I downloaded "OpenELEC-RPi.arm-devel-20120520171357-r11043", but the INSTALL file (0 Byte) seems to be empty. Is there any tutorial available as of now? Thanks for giving me a helping hand! You've just downloaded the SD i...