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by gpharos
Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:09 am
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Quality/Heat issues?
Replies: 18
Views: 2402

Re: Quality/Heat issues?

I do not need you fan boys answering questions that are of no help. I bought two PI's at one time from the same distributor. Both serial numbers within a few numbers. I was looking to see if anyone in the Nov/Dec time frame had any pre-mature failures. Not telling me attaching a 4 port usb is bad (w...
by gpharos
Mon Mar 17, 2014 9:54 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Quality/Heat issues?
Replies: 18
Views: 2402

Re: Quality/Heat issues?

@gpharos: what do you mean by "failed"? Stopped working, no boot Splash screen, dead in the water with pwr light lit on the PI. Sitting here looking at the one I requested an RMA on there is a power light on the PI but no pwr light on an attached four port passive usb hub nor a usb attached Kybd. L...
by gpharos
Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:12 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Quality/Heat issues?
Replies: 18
Views: 2402

Re: Quality/Heat issues?

No. I have been running a dozen Pis for a year or two with no failures except one due to operator error. That's what I am looking for, a reliable low cost solution. I currently have 2 PI's working now, and another one coming as a warranty replacement. @ GTR2Fan when I ck temps on the working ones a...
by gpharos
Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:22 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Quality/Heat issues?
Replies: 18
Views: 2402

Quality/Heat issues?

I have bought two PI's from a qualified distributor. The purchase was made on November 13, 2013 and since then both PI's have failed. The first one within a month and just recently the second one. They honored the warranty, but my concern is the quality of the product. I am loading these device with...
by gpharos
Thu Dec 26, 2013 4:20 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Bridging my Pi to my Ubuntu lappy to hook onto the Internet
Replies: 7
Views: 1487

Re: Bridging my Pi to my Ubuntu lappy to hook onto the Inter

You will need a cross over cable or adapter to connect to the notebook with Ethernet. Then Google MS on how to do it based on your OS.
by gpharos
Thu Dec 26, 2013 4:02 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Mpeg2 and Vc1 Dead PI
Replies: 1
Views: 626

Mpeg2 and Vc1 Dead PI

I just sent a request to send back for replacement a Raspberry Pi Model B that I purchased 11/14/13 from Allied Elec. I have two of them and only purchased one mpeg2 and VC1 license and it happens to be the one that just died with a D-Bus error while transferring files from it to the one in my bedro...

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