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by topguy
Tue Feb 04, 2020 1:09 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Unable to apt-get update due to no internet connection
Replies: 8
Views: 824

Re: Unable to apt-get update due to no internet connection

You enable it for the ethernet interface, not the Wifi...

Do you have keyboard/monitor connected to the Pi or did you login from the laptop ?
by topguy
Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:52 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Unable to apt-get update due to no internet connection
Replies: 8
Views: 824

Re: Unable to apt-get update due to no internet connection

Did you enable ICS ( Internet connection sharing) on the lap-top ?
What (if anything) did you do on the lap-top ?
by topguy
Tue Feb 04, 2020 10:41 am
Forum: Graphics, sound and multimedia
Topic: USB Webcam Streaming Blurry Motion
Replies: 1
Views: 461

Re: USB Webcam Streaming Blurry Motion

If motion is blurry then the exposure time in the camera is probably to long. More light on the subject usually solves this. ( or a better webcam maybe )
by topguy
Tue Feb 04, 2020 10:35 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Unable to apt-get update due to no internet connection
Replies: 8
Views: 824

Re: Unable to apt-get update due to no internet connection

- Which Pi model ?
- Which operating system ?
- Connected how ? (ethernet) to what ? ( lap-top or router ?)

What instructions did you follow ?
by topguy
Mon Feb 03, 2020 11:57 am
Forum: HATs and other add-ons
Topic: Modem for raspberry pi Zero
Replies: 3
Views: 757

Re: Modem for raspberry pi Zero

power usage for these systems is critical due to them being solar powered I think this would be worth mentioning in the first post. Does this mean that the devices are completely without power some times ? Also what communication distances are we talking about ? I did set up one USB modem and confi...
by topguy
Mon Feb 03, 2020 10:22 am
Forum: Python
Topic: pythoncode to Mysql
Replies: 4
Views: 752

Re: pythoncode to Mysql

sql = ("""INSERT INTO GasData2 (datetimeCO, percLPG, percCO, percSMOKE) VALUES (%s,%s,%s,%s)""",(datetimeWrite,perc)) I'm not an expert of Python nor SQL but it looks like this expects 4 values, but you are only providing 2. ( also I'm assuming "%s" expects strings ? ) You should probably create a ...
by topguy
Mon Feb 03, 2020 10:13 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: New to raspberry pi. Need touchscreen programming help!
Replies: 2
Views: 461

Re: New to raspberry pi. Need touchscreen programming help!

My usual questions are.. what programming experience do you have ? and what programming languages are you proficient in ?
by topguy
Mon Feb 03, 2020 10:07 am
Forum: HATs and other add-ons
Topic: Modem for raspberry pi Zero
Replies: 3
Views: 757

Re: Modem for raspberry pi Zero

Testing has been currently on USB 3G modems which has proved very problematic/unreliable also, Have you done any analysis of what the core reason for the instabilities is ? Is it limitations in the technologies chosen ( Lora/cellular ), flaws in the hardware or improper configuration of the system ?
by topguy
Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:21 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: Code own ROMs for Arcade Cabinet?
Replies: 6
Views: 1120

Re: Code own ROMs for Arcade Cabinet?

Does it have to be "arcade ROM" like or just anything that RetroPie can run ?

https://love2d.org/
by topguy
Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:18 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Convert DVD to MP4
Replies: 8
Views: 1072

Re: Convert DVD to MP4

Running on Pi or not ?

I would recommend Handbrake.
by topguy
Sun Feb 02, 2020 2:43 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Connecting to the Internet
Replies: 4
Views: 601

Re: Connecting to the Internet

I know how to set up port forwarding. Have you done that then ? Forwarded port 80 to the IP of the Raspberry Pi ? You can use https://canyouseeme.org/ to check that the forwarding works. The canyouseeme site also tells you your public IP and that is the address you have to assign to your domain nam...
by topguy
Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:12 pm
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Looking for assistance using TEMPer USB sensor
Replies: 6
Views: 995

Re: Looking for assistance using TEMPer USB sensor

It would be very helpful to see the part of the script that runs the command and exactly what output you get from the command. This is a simple example of how you store a value from the output of a command and test it. ( command "ls | wc -l" just counts the number of file in the currct directory ) #...
by topguy
Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:07 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: Users & Permissions
Replies: 1
Views: 261

Re: Users & Permissions

If anyone will put malware into a PDF, I would think they would target the x86 architecture and Windows operating system and probably a specific PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat. Chances of this working on a Pi is practically non-existant. But yes you can run services as different users, if you really ...
by topguy
Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:14 am
Forum: Automation, sensing and robotics
Topic: Looking for assistance using TEMPer USB sensor
Replies: 6
Views: 995

Re: Looking for assistance using TEMPer USB sensor

Right now we don't even know what programming/script language you are using...

Are you modifying the "temperv14" program or just trying to use the output from it in a bash script ?

Show is an example of the "IF" statement you have tried. ( hint: use the </> button for formatting your code )
by topguy
Thu Jan 30, 2020 9:56 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Running apt-get update, my connection always times out
Replies: 3
Views: 227

Re: Running apt-get update, my connection always times out

How is your Pi connected to the internet ?
Have you verified that general internet connection is working ? ( ping 8.8.8.8 )
by topguy
Wed Jan 29, 2020 11:04 pm
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: Wifi direct or p2p programming
Replies: 6
Views: 508

Re: Wifi direct or p2p programming

I see no problem with that.
by topguy
Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:55 pm
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Owncloud 10.3.2 unable to put files on external USB Harddrive
Replies: 2
Views: 233

Re: Owncloud 10.3.2 unable to put files on external USB Harddrive

If you run "mount'" in a terminal how does the line with the USB drive look ?
by topguy
Wed Jan 29, 2020 1:19 pm
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: Raspberry Pi Zero WH OTG Keyboard Passthrough over SSH Window!
Replies: 8
Views: 843

Re: Raspberry Pi Zero WH OTG Keyboard Passthrough over SSH Window!

First you need to know that "characters" and "keyboard-events" are two different things. You can hold in "shift" and SSH will not send anything until you press another key. When you then press "a" key and shift is still held down, ssh will send an "A" to the other side. When you want to get an "A" a...
by topguy
Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:21 am
Forum: Beginners
Topic: how can I get a share to automount and has anyone moved data (Radicale)
Replies: 6
Views: 1013

Re: A few simple questions, honestly!

Two ideas... - I think "raspi-config" has an option that makes the system wait for "network" before starting a lot of services. I could help with the mount from fstab. - Have you tried putting the mount command in "/etc/rc.local", it gets run as root pretty late in the boot process. ( I mean the who...
by topguy
Wed Jan 29, 2020 12:15 am
Forum: Troubleshooting
Topic: Inconsistent tty name for USB device
Replies: 7
Views: 339

Re: Inconsistent tty name for USB device

The answer to your question is "udev" rules. An udev rule can recognize the exact usb device that is your GPS and link the ttyACMx name to another name of your choosing ( like: /dev/gps ) If you can post the output of "lsusb" while the device is connected we might be able to give you an example of w...
by topguy
Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:57 pm
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: Viewing my Camera and controlling it through the Raspberry Pi 3B+
Replies: 6
Views: 410

Re: Viewing my Camera and controlling it through the Raspberry Pi 3B+

But how does the files end up on the computer ?
- Do you take out the memcard and put it in a card reader ?
- Do you connect the camera to the PC with a cable and transfer the files ?
- Or do the camera act as a webcam so you can record with software on the PC ?
by topguy
Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:30 pm
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: Wifi direct or p2p programming
Replies: 6
Views: 508

Re: Wifi direct or p2p programming

Choose a different channel and different SSID there should not be any conflicts.
by topguy
Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:57 pm
Forum: Networking and servers
Topic: Reverse ssh tunneling to server and reuse the tunnel
Replies: 3
Views: 322

Re: Reverse ssh tunneling to server and reuse the tunnel

If you are only using port 22 I believe you can have as many connections as you want. And I believe SCP also uses port 22. But if you want the tunnel to work for all types of traffic then you should look into OpenVPN or something. The ssh stuff is not really a "tunnel" you just are mapping one port ...
by topguy
Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:28 pm
Forum: Beginners
Topic: how would one exit the noobs v.3.1 screen to safely shutdown?
Replies: 12
Views: 526

Re: how would one exit the noobs v.3.1 screen to safely shutdown?

Unless you have actually started an installation there should be no activity on the SD card so pulling the power should be safe enough..
by topguy
Tue Jan 28, 2020 1:26 pm
Forum: Advanced users
Topic: Viewing my Camera and controlling it through the Raspberry Pi 3B+
Replies: 6
Views: 410

Re: Viewing my Camera and controlling it through the Raspberry Pi 3B+

I think it is Nikon.
So how do you normally get the videos from the camera to YT ?

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