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by JimmyN
Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:13 pm
Forum: Raspberry Pi OS
Topic: [RESOLVED]How do I add unlisted app to app launch bar?
Replies: 6
Views: 7033

Re: How do I add unlisted app to app launch bar?

This worked - just one minor change to the instructions - where it says $HOME/.config/lxpanel/LXDE/panels/panel instead use $HOME/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel It depends. I'm running uname -a Linux rpi2 4.1.7+ #817 PREEMPT Sat Sep 19 15:25:36 BST 2015 armv6l GNU/Linux Which is up to date, b...
by JimmyN
Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:51 am
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: Bind Usb Flash drive folder to folder in home directory
Replies: 3
Views: 3627

Re: Bind Usb Flash drive folder to folder in home directory

Do you want to access the folder using commandline, or using the Desktop? For command line you could use a symbolic link to the USB music folder, or even an alias to provide a shortcut to the folder. If it's GUI you could put a shortcut on the Desktop, click on it and the USB music folder would open.
by JimmyN
Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:34 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Getting not enough space on NTFS drive with enough free spac
Replies: 7
Views: 1683

Re: Getting not enough space on NTFS drive with enough free

Is there a chance that every given time i need the required space to be available also to my SD? If you're copying the files from the SD card to the drive then the SD would have to have enough space to hold them. But if you are copying from say a USB flashdrive (or another hard drive) to the extern...
by JimmyN
Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:59 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Using Raspberry Pi to remove files from an old hard drive
Replies: 4
Views: 783

Re: Using Raspberry Pi to remove files from an old hard driv

If it's a temporary setup I use one of these instead of an enclosure. Mine is a different brand but it's the same thing. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Description=USB%20ide%20adapter&Submit=ENE It has SATA on one side and IDE on the other so it will work with either type drive, and ...
by JimmyN
Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:44 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Sending pi input to a windows machine
Replies: 9
Views: 1697

Re: Sending pi input to a windows machine

Synergy charges for the download, the software is free. They do offer an older version (for Mac, Linux, Windows) that is still a free download (v1.4), and it works fine with the RPi build in the repository (v1.3). The newer "pay to download" version won't work with the version in the repository anyw...
by JimmyN
Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:30 pm
Forum: Raspberry Pi OS
Topic: [RESOLVED]How do I add unlisted app to app launch bar?
Replies: 6
Views: 7033

Re: How do I add unlisted app to app launch bar?

That will work, at least it does with Wheezy, and the LXDE configuration files seem to be the same. I'm using matchbox-keyboard rather than florence and used that method to add a "toggle" button to the launchbar. Touch it and matchbox-keyboard pops up, touch it again and the keyboard disappears. It ...
by JimmyN
Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:53 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: rootfs /dev/root full
Replies: 23
Views: 39169

Re: rootfs /dev/root full

Maybe someone could explain it for me in more detail. This would be great :) When you create a mount folder it's just like any other folder. You can read/write to it whether a drive/share is mounted or not. When you mount a drive to that folder it overlays anything that is already there, so existin...
by JimmyN
Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:25 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Automatically run command once booted up?
Replies: 13
Views: 2277

Re: Automatically run command once booted up?

How about if you run them consecutively from the command line using "&&". Does that work? >$ modprobe fbtft_device custom name=fb_ssd1351 buswidth=8 gpios=reset:24,dc:25 sp$ && /usr/local/bin/fbcp ^^^ That's all one line of course. If that doesn't work try adding some delay to see if it's a timing i...
by JimmyN
Mon Oct 12, 2015 8:07 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Pi won't save Settings
Replies: 3
Views: 4986

Re: Pi won't save Settings

The screenflip.sh ist great if I call it "./screenflip.sh" it do what it should do. Since it works from command line you've obviously made the file executable. What does your autostart file look like? Are you placing it in the global lxsession autostart in "xdg", or the users lxsession autostart in...
by JimmyN
Mon Oct 12, 2015 7:55 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Fitting a Pi into its plastic case.
Replies: 5
Views: 916

Re: Fitting a Pi into its plastic case.

^^^ I second that. I removed the RPi once and it's not an easy task, that case doesn't want to let it go.

When I was working on it an old riddle came to mind:
What goes up the chimney down, but not down the chimney up?
by JimmyN
Sun Oct 11, 2015 5:14 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Rainbow Screen and Voltage
Replies: 2
Views: 447

Re: Rainbow Screen and Voltage

When I insert the micro SD card however, the voltage changes to 5.14 volts. If you're inserting and removing the SD card with the RPi powered it has possibly corrupted the files. It's not a hot-pluggable device. Put the card in then power up, and don't remove the card until you've powered down the ...
by JimmyN
Sun Oct 11, 2015 12:27 pm
Forum: Official Foundation Display
Topic: Any tutorials on how to make a simple Menu app in Python?
Replies: 15
Views: 3673

Re: Any tutorials on how to make a simple Menu app in Python

I skipped the step installing pip 7.2 from source and used the pip 1.1 already installed. sudo pip install --upgrade cython Cython install completed after that, so I installed "pygments" and "docutils" Kivy installed without a problem and I've gone through the examples and demos and it's working gre...
by JimmyN
Sat Oct 10, 2015 9:23 pm
Forum: Official Foundation Display
Topic: Any tutorials on how to make a simple Menu app in Python?
Replies: 15
Views: 3673

Re: Any tutorials on how to make a simple Menu app in Python

I'm having trouble when I get to this point. I've started over three times from the beginning and it always stops at the same place. sudo pip install cython pygments docutils Collecting cython /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/_vendor/requests/packages/urllib3/util/ssl_.py:90: InsecurePlatf...
by JimmyN
Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:22 pm
Forum: Official Foundation Display
Topic: Rotate display 90º?
Replies: 76
Views: 295125

Re: Rotate display 90º?

Really helpful post thanks! In my hands I ended up doing added "display_rotate=2" to /boot/config.txt (run via ssh so) DISPLAY=:0 xinput --set-prop 'FT5406 memory based driver' 'Evdev Axes Swap' 0 DISPLAY=:0 xinput --set-prop 'FT5406 memory based driver' 'Evdev Axis Inversion' 1 1 Quite why our Pi'...
by JimmyN
Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:54 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Sleep Mode - and or turn off backlight?
Replies: 204
Views: 111291

Re: Sleep Mode - and or turn off backlight?

solar3000 wrote:that does not work.
'File not found'
/sys/class/backlight/: no files, just an empty folder
The reason it didn't work is contained in the text you quoted.
gsh wrote: With my current build (not released yet) will do that...

Gordon
by JimmyN
Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:44 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Wood display stand for RPF 7" display
Replies: 12
Views: 8043

Re: Wood display stand for RPF 7" display

Thank you, and you're right it probably would look better with the edges rounded over more. I'll probably do that on the next one.
by JimmyN
Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:23 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: How to install Ramlog?
Replies: 4
Views: 1343

Re: How to install Ramlog?

I'm today got my Pi2 and I want optimize the system. Now I read a book <Raspberry Pi Practical Raspberry Pi>(Writer are Brendan Horan),the book tell me change atime to relatime is better for SD Card,but other Blog tell me use Ramlog can optimize system too(but his install Ramlog on Ubuntu). So,can ...
by JimmyN
Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:51 pm
Forum: Other projects
Topic: Wood display stand for RPF 7" display
Replies: 12
Views: 8043

Re: Wood display stand for RPF 7" display

I had a problem with the 7" display, the glass (lens) on the front was sagging down over time to the point it wasn't usable. And I had given up on the idea of making a new improved case/stand. But I think I solved the problem with the display, so I made a trim plate to go around the USB/Ethernet por...
by JimmyN
Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:03 pm
Forum: Python
Topic: GPIO input detection
Replies: 2
Views: 919

Re: GPIO input detection

I think the internal pulldown is 50K, that may be too high a value for your setup. I'd try adding an external 10K pulldown resistor to pin 4 to make sure it stays low until you get the 3.3V input.
by JimmyN
Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:09 pm
Forum: Official Foundation Display
Topic: The screen is 'sliding' ( gap between screen and bezel )
Replies: 31
Views: 15241

Re: The screen is 'sliding' ( gap between screen and bezel )

The problem with returning it is: 1) The expense of postage to send it back. 2) I don't have the original packaging, I've trimmed the standoffs, and I've pushed the screen around several times to get it back in position. They may look at it and say I've voided the warranty by tampering/modifying it,...
by JimmyN
Thu Oct 08, 2015 7:36 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: turn LED on Pause then turn on 2nd LED
Replies: 9
Views: 1306

Re: turn LED on Pause then turn on 2nd LED

Look at @ Laurens-wuyts script example. Use "time.sleep(2)" rather than "time.wait(2)"
by JimmyN
Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:36 pm
Forum: Official Foundation Display
Topic: The screen is 'sliding' ( gap between screen and bezel )
Replies: 31
Views: 15241

Re: The screen is 'sliding' ( gap between screen and bezel )

Mine has gotten worse. Mine has now slumped so low that anything displayed in full screen most of the title bar is off the top and out of sight, and of course the touch calibration has shifted along with it. I have to touch well below the location to get what I want. It seems that pushing it back in...
by JimmyN
Wed Oct 07, 2015 7:39 pm
Forum: Official Foundation Display
Topic: how to remove the rpi lcd wide black frame
Replies: 3
Views: 1463

Re: HOW TO REMOVE THE RPI LCD WIDE BLACK FRAME

The front is a single piece of glass. The black is applied to the back of the glass to provide a "frame" effect, it's not a separate border or trim.
by JimmyN
Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:23 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: What Components do I need for an LED sensor
Replies: 5
Views: 853

Re: What Components do I need for an LED sensor

No, sorry I don't have anything specific to recommend, when I need one I look around in my parts boxes until I find one. But they are very reasonably priced. Your biggest decision will probably be the size, 3mm, 5mm, etc. You won't want it a lot larger than the LED you're monitoring, as you will nee...
by JimmyN
Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:24 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: What Components do I need for an LED sensor
Replies: 5
Views: 853

Re: What Components do I need for an LED sensor

A phototransistor and a resistor is probably all you'll need, the rest will be done in programming. Watch this video, especially the last third, it will show an example of using a phototransistor to provide a high/low signal to a GPIO pin when it senses light. Your script can monitor that input pin ...

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