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by TheFireman
Fri Jul 17, 2020 8:45 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: reversible heat pump help
Replies: 24
Views: 836

Re: reversible heat pump help

https://github.com/fixedd/RPi_Relay_Interface#readme


"It's an older code, but it checks out" :mrgreen:
by TheFireman
Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:35 pm
Forum: Español
Topic: Server wakeonlan raspberry pi 4
Replies: 1
Views: 263

Re: Server wakeonlan raspberry pi 4

Primero solicito permiso para escribir aquí. Hola a todos. Quiero usar mi raspberry pi 4 como servidor wakeonlan para encender 2 pc que tengo en mi casa pero no me funciona. Los dos pc los tengo configurados para que sean usados con wakeonlan. Los probé encendiendo entre ellos y no tengo problemas....
by TheFireman
Sun Jul 12, 2020 11:29 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: I have New Pi 8GB! and Plans in the making....
Replies: 53
Views: 3353

Re: I have New Pi 8GB! and Plans in the making....

whiteshepherd wrote:
Sun Jun 21, 2020 10:07 am
Does anyone even still follow this thread? I'll keep posting updates if anyone is still interested.
I, for one, still follow this thread
Ideas, thoughts, opinions? ;)
Yes, I have an idea, that I think, that my opinion is, that you continue this thread.... :geek:
by TheFireman
Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:33 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Suggestions for a cheap, wireless, and reliable Keyboard/Mouse?
Replies: 31
Views: 2235

Re: Suggestions for a cheap, wireless, and reliable Keyboard/Mouse?

...There is a program called solaar for Logitech unifying devices on Linux, and it is available for Raspbian. It will let you pair and unpair devices, but doesn't have all of the functionality of the Windows software (which can toggle function keys and update firmware)... it's quite handy for users...
by TheFireman
Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:56 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Raspberry Pi Zero with micro HDMI
Replies: 21
Views: 719

Re: Raspberry Pi Zero with micro HDMI

I believe it's not possible to use two microHDMI to HDMI adapters with Raspberry Pi 4 B, because they would be too close together. Therefore people that use two monitors with Pi 4 probably has microHDMI to HDMI cables. Two of these https://chicagodist.com/products/short-microhdmi-to-standard-hdmi-a...
by TheFireman
Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:20 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Raspi+Ovpn as private DNS server
Replies: 7
Views: 305

Re: Raspi+Ovpn as private DNS server

mahjongg wrote:
Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:11 pm
Original poster post edited and added hidden spamlinks, so first post was removed. and poster banned
Thank you for your service....

Honestly.. thanks
by TheFireman
Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:14 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: RPi to old TV set up...
Replies: 23
Views: 650

Re: RPi to old TV set up...

Pictures and description of that Amazon RCA <-> RF co-ax adapter show 61.25MHZ and 67.25MHZ output. 61.25MHZ is TV VHF channel 3... 67.25MHZ is TV VHF channel 4... N.B. these assignments are valid for the Americas, and a few Asian countries. If your Trinitron is made for the US market, this will wor...
by TheFireman
Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:49 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Does the Pi4 4GB from OKDO come with a semi-transparent white bag?
Replies: 8
Views: 416

Re: Does the Pi4 4GB from OKDO come with a semi-transparent white bag?

W. H. Heydt wrote:
Fri Jul 10, 2020 6:32 pm
That is my experience with the 10 Pi4Bs I have...so far.
I'll call your 10 Pi4Bs, and raise you six 4PiBs, 12 Pi3s, 4 Pi2s and two Zeros... :D

Not all working at the moment, though... :geek:


come on , people, show us your Pi's :mrgreen:
by TheFireman
Fri Jul 10, 2020 7:40 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Linux WIFI Not Supported by Spectrum/Charter?
Replies: 34
Views: 979

Re: Linux WIFI Not Supported by Spectrum/Charter?

An old router connected to the wired network will work quite happily as a wireless access point - just make sure you disable the DHCP server. This reminded me, I also have an RPi4 at the furthest corner of my house, running in bridge mode. WiFi <--> wired To me, this was easier (and more fun) than ...
by TheFireman
Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:22 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Need advice on choosing Pi3B+ and Pi4 4GB
Replies: 16
Views: 533

Re: Need advice on choosing Pi3B+ and Pi4 4GB

there are no "universal" cases in the desktop world either.
by TheFireman
Thu Jul 09, 2020 11:51 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: copying microSD boot card to USB SSD?
Replies: 20
Views: 912

Re: copying microSD boot card to USB SSD?

. If I net booted I'd need a Server also. Per the Raspberry Pi Documentation: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/bootmodes/net_tutorial.md "The tutorial assumes that you have an existing home network, and that you want to use a Raspberry Pi for the server." :) BAS not re...
by TheFireman
Thu May 28, 2020 4:35 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: DC Motor Driving
Replies: 4
Views: 216

Re: DC Motor Driving

Ok , some links for your studying pleasure A little pricey, Adafruit has this hat. The page also has a link for the PDF of the article, and software (Adafruit has several hats/controllers for stepper, servo and DC motors) https://www.adafruit.com/product/2348 two links to the ever-popular and inexpe...
by TheFireman
Thu May 28, 2020 4:05 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: What gives with updates/upgrades?
Replies: 8
Views: 483

Re: What gives with updates/upgrades?

trejan wrote:
Mon May 25, 2020 4:51 pm
You should use apt instead of apt-get....
I am wondering...Why?
by TheFireman
Sun May 24, 2020 3:18 pm
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: RPi4 foil path current carrying capacity.
Replies: 8
Views: 402

Re: RPi4 foil path current carrying capacity.

The 5V on pins 2 and 4 of the header connects directly to the USB-C power input socket pins. so, does this mean that connecting 5V 4A power supply to pin 2 is functionally equivalent to connecting the power to the USBC? I am setting up a Pi4 in a dedicated function ( picture frame) and this would m...
by TheFireman
Wed May 06, 2020 8:18 pm
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: Thermal differences between mutiple Pi 4B units
Replies: 37
Views: 2021

Re: Thermal differences between mutiple Pi 4B units

Hi all, I've been building a little Pi network in a box for the past couple of weeks. 3x Pi 4B 4GB in a rack mountable case I am curious, what does the Pi network do? I put a couple of fans in the lid connected to an ESP32 which I've written some fan control code for, it'll be interfaces to the fir...
by TheFireman
Mon May 04, 2020 5:23 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Question: Linux mint on Raspberry pi 4
Replies: 10
Views: 373

Re: Question: Linux mint on Raspberry pi 4

Raspbian is Debian with a tweaked LXDE as a window manager. Raspbian is Debian WHICH HAS BEEN COMPILED (and tweaked) TO THE ARM HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE. You need to find Linux Mint that has been compiled for ARM, or you can compile it yourself. I did a Google search for a Linux Mint IMG and did not f...
by TheFireman
Wed Apr 29, 2020 8:37 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: How do i use an ESC?
Replies: 8
Views: 434

Re: How do i use an ESC?

A good youtube video, lots of explanations.

5:27 / 17:35
Servo ESC RaspberryPi
ExplainingComputers

Raspberry Pi Servo Motor Control

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHDT4CwjUQE
by TheFireman
Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:59 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Build solution using Windows PC
Replies: 23
Views: 828

Re: Build solution using Windows PC

from a terminal, execute the following very complicated, very long command

touch ssh
by TheFireman
Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:15 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Build solution using Windows PC
Replies: 23
Views: 828

Re: Build solution using Windows PC

https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/remote-access/ssh/README.md ;) At first only ssh was accepted but because Windows Notepad or whatever has a habit of automatically appending .txt to the filename, the ssh enabling was changed to accept both ssh and ssh.txt So we can't rely on even the Offic...
by TheFireman
Wed Apr 29, 2020 3:10 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: TV, HDMI, config.txt and other matters
Replies: 10
Views: 339

Re: TV, HDMI, config.txt and other matters

Hi. Got my window laptop , insert the SD: format not recognized. SO googled it: it may happen (?). Tried on Mac , cannot see the SD partition. Tried on Googlechrome Linux : cannot access SD cards, yet. Something fishy here... The root partition on the SDcard is FAT32, accessible to the universe. If...
by TheFireman
Tue Apr 28, 2020 11:43 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Build solution using Windows PC
Replies: 23
Views: 828

Re: Build solution using Windows PC

If SSH was out of the box ..., but as far as I can see it isn't. ... Just create a file called "ssh" or "ssh.txt" in the boot partition (...) and reboot. I'm surprised you missed that when checking the Help pages (https://www.raspberrypi.org/help/). You did do that before posting? :geek: I'll see y...
by TheFireman
Wed Apr 01, 2020 2:27 am
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: Project for a Beginner
Replies: 7
Views: 587

Re: Project for a Beginner

Hello there, HobbyGirl... You describe yourself as a beginner in the PRi world. You wish to do greater things with the Pi. Good. Next: As I understand your post, you have some books on a storage (drive) and you have some videos on a storage (drive) You have a "network" of some sort set up... You wan...
by TheFireman
Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:48 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Rasbian mpv player
Replies: 13
Views: 994

Re: Rasbian mpv player

To install via command-line

Code: Select all

sudo apt-get install mpv
N.B.

the repos show gnome-mpv as a graphical front end.
P.S. I use Synaptic Package Manager, but started with apt-get centuries ago :)

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