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by solar3000
Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:24 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: RPi2 ruined by one mistake
Replies: 13
Views: 2616

Re: RPi2 ruined by one mistake

I have unused PI Bs I can give to you. ( pi ver 1 with the standard SD card not micro)
by solar3000
Sat Apr 04, 2015 1:00 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: raspi cam 24/7?
Replies: 12
Views: 1980

Re: raspi cam 24/7?

An external sensor I see.
Looks great.
by solar3000
Sat Apr 04, 2015 12:55 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Raspberri requires CTRL ALT DEL to boot (solved)
Replies: 19
Views: 3260

Re: Raspberri requires CTRL ALT DEL to boot

You should also try to make your own install on a linux pc: dd bs=4MB if=yourdistro.img of=/dev/sda That's a terrible command to use. /dev/sda is probably the boot drive. that is how to create a sd image. obviously you substitute the sda with whatever your sd card adapter is. that's the official co...
by solar3000
Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:29 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Raspberri requires CTRL ALT DEL to boot (solved)
Replies: 19
Views: 3260

Re: Raspberri requires CTRL ALT DEL to boot

can you unplug everything?

just have the HDMI -> monitor.
USB keyboard.
And of course the sd card and power.
Nothing else, not even the network.
See if it boots.

You should also try to make your own install on a linux pc:
dd bs=4MB if=yourdistro.img of=/dev/sda
by solar3000
Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:08 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Speed v.s. reliability
Replies: 6
Views: 936

Re: Speed v.s. reliability

I am wondering, is installing Raspbian on external storage (trough BerryBoot 2.0) a good idea? Is filesystem corruption a lesser problem when installing to an external USB hard drive? I guess it's also a bit slower, but if there is a significant difference in reliability, I'm willing to sacrifice a...
by solar3000
Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:42 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: raspi cam 24/7?
Replies: 12
Views: 1980

Re: raspi cam 24/7?

has anyone used the raspi cam on 24/7 for any reason? like a security camera or any application? always on, always streaming or taking snapshots? I'm using several raspi cams on 24/7 as PTZ-security cameras and for taking timelapse videos. Take a look here for my current PiCAM project. That looks h...
by solar3000
Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:40 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: raspi cam 24/7?
Replies: 12
Views: 1980

Re: raspi cam 24/7?

Awesome folks!
I'm always afraid of damaging stuff. Or burning out the camera.
by solar3000
Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:28 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: raspi cam 24/7?
Replies: 12
Views: 1980

raspi cam 24/7?

has anyone used the raspi cam on 24/7 for any reason?
like a security camera or any application?
always on, always streaming or taking snapshots?
by solar3000
Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:16 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Water cooling etc.
Replies: 8
Views: 1779

Re: Water cooling etc.

didn't someone already post the water cooled pi?
I have mine cooled with liquid nitrogen.
by solar3000
Sat Mar 28, 2015 9:36 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Few questions about powering pi 2 and rainbow square
Replies: 12
Views: 1988

Re: Few questions about powering pi 2 and rainbow square

..... then i power off tv and my pi powers off), .... please clarify. You power off your pi by shutting off your tv? Yep, works great, with hdmi cec, i use my remote from tv to 1st shutdown the pi(OS openelec shuts down but pi is still powered, have to do this 1st so that sd doesnt get corupted), t...
by solar3000
Fri Mar 27, 2015 6:57 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Few questions about powering pi 2 and rainbow square
Replies: 12
Views: 1988

Re: Few questions about powering pi 2 and rainbow square

userino wrote: ..... then i power off tv and my pi powers off),
....

please clarify. You power off your pi by shutting off your tv?
by solar3000
Fri Mar 27, 2015 2:21 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: pi store viruses
Replies: 8
Views: 4458

Re: pi store viruses

Still with this?
So far you've told us about some strange viruses and some evil Mexicans.
Is the "virus" gone?
by solar3000
Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:20 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: bad sd card due to power
Replies: 1
Views: 346

bad sd card due to power

having too many pis, I often unplug the wrong pi.
So I have a bad msd card. cant be read with linux or windows. it has vfat. any ideas on how to recover it?
windows chkdsk doesn't work either.
by solar3000
Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:18 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: When will the Raspberry Pi have USB 3.0?
Replies: 13
Views: 7092

Re: When will the Raspberry Pi have USB 3.0?

USB 3 uses too much power at this time. but that's sure to change. Just like gigabit ethernet used to take a lot of power, now you can get a gigabit switch that fits in your pocket and uses only 5vdc at 2amps.
by solar3000
Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:16 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Raspberry PI and Virtualbox
Replies: 14
Views: 8691

Re: Raspberry PI and Virtualbox

what about his question about virtualbox?

if he is able to run virtualbox, then android can run in virtualbox - although veryyyyyyyyyy slloooowwwwwllllyyyy.
by solar3000
Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:14 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Where to get small displays
Replies: 6
Views: 2652

Re: Where to get small displays

adafruit has many nice lcd kits....
by solar3000
Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:12 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: UPS for Pi?
Replies: 52
Views: 39711

Re: UPS for Pi?

My solution uses 2 100 farad supercaps in series charged by a 5 volt supply through a diode and a 1 ohm power resistor. The supercaps actually charge to about 4.4 volts because of the diode drop. The supercaps charge feeds a DC boost convertor. Boost convertor: http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-pcs-XL6009-...
by solar3000
Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:48 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: UPS for Pi?
Replies: 52
Views: 39711

Re: UPS for Pi?

I've seen two Raspberry Pi specific UPS projects.
Here's one:
http://www.piups.net/
by solar3000
Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:41 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Red Pi 2
Replies: 13
Views: 2512

Re: Red Pi 2

Oh, a 人民幣!
[yeah, I know google, copy, paste]
by solar3000
Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:24 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Question before I buy
Replies: 11
Views: 1640

Re: Question before I buy

rpiswag wrote:Why would people attack raspberrypi.org? Raspberrypi.org is one of my favorite and most visited sites. I love raspberrypi.org!
¿Attack?
¿Do you mean the spamming the posted emails?
If so, its not personal. They're not attacking this site specifically.
Most likely many bots (software).
by solar3000
Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:18 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Red Pi 2
Replies: 13
Views: 2512

Re: Red Pi 2

There is not red Pi 2 currently. And few weeks ago I contacted the red Pi distributor about Pi 2, they told me they had not a production plan yet. If your friend know Chinese, you could tell him go to http://www.taobao.com to find a green Pi 2 in China. Thanks. How much would the Green Pis cost in ...
by solar3000
Wed Mar 25, 2015 1:17 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Red Pi 2
Replies: 13
Views: 2512

Re: Red Pi 2

DougieLawson wrote:
solar3000 wrote:I painted one of my pis red.
Did that fix the xenon flash problem?
No, my eyes are still pink.
by solar3000
Tue Mar 24, 2015 1:25 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Red Pi 2
Replies: 13
Views: 2512

Re: Red Pi 2

I painted one of my pis red.
by solar3000
Tue Mar 24, 2015 1:22 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Question before I buy
Replies: 11
Views: 1640

Re: Question before I buy

It is very easy to use. My son was 5 years old when he used it.
by solar3000
Tue Mar 24, 2015 1:18 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Pi Project Ideas
Replies: 14
Views: 2458

Re: Pi Project Ideas

How about a LED clock?

Did you do that already?

Why don't you list the projects you already did so we can figure out what you haven't done.

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