Raspberry Pi Desktop for PC and Mac • Raspberry pi OS for latop
OK folks just a quick question last night i changed OS on an old laptop from windows 10 to the raspberry pi OS. i was just curious as there is another old laptop here, can i swop OS on it too using...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • PI zero-w can't connect to WPA2-PSK/WPA3-SAE network
After flashing with latest PI imager I notice that my pi wouldn't connect to my network, if I force AP to be in wpa2 only everything works fine.I've seen people having problems and solving this via...
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Beginners • Can i connect an old asus laptop screen into my rpi5
Its just the screen , not the laptop itself. I researched but didnt find anything , thanks. Statistics: Posted by erdem1357123 — Wed Jan 28, 2026 7:44 pm — Replies 2 — Views 26
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Adding HDMI or VGA monitors using USB
Would you like to be able to add additional HDMI or VGA monitors to your Pi by simply plugging-in a low-cost, high quality, Raspberry Pi designed and branded adaptor to USB ?Support for doing that is...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • RAS
[RASPBERRY PI 5 BOOT ERROR]I am using raspberry pi 5 2gb via sdcardboot. I previously used this as a pihole and months ago booted it from kali linux (now its rpi os trixie distro) . When i try to boot...
View ArticleGeneral • Looking for recommendations for SPI displays
I am wondering if anyone can suggest likely displays that are suitable for use with the Pico/Pico2?I have used the Pimoroni Display Pack 2.0 and 2.8, both of which are based on the ST7789, and also...
View ArticleSDK • HELLO_USB uses USB, but Blink ... Not
Hi Sirs,HELLO_USB uses USB, i.e., it sends the content of e.g. “printf(”Hello, world - %i !\n“, i++);” to the USB port. I can then receive and read the output on my PC using any serial monitor (e.g.,...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • How auto update works?
HiI have a fresh headless Trixie I let run on its own (I seldom connect to it, maybe once or twice a year just to check everything is still OK), and yet I notice I'm notified for available updates to...
View ArticleCamera board • Mechanical ibis, possible/worth it?
Imagine you take an HQ cam, remove the c-mount, attach it to 2 linear solenoids and an IMU. Is it that simple to make an IBIS system? Or am I missing something like due to the size of the sensor,...
View ArticleBeginners • memory mapping hardware (Clo)
I got this link from a different post on this forumhttps://github.com/librerpi/rpi-tools/b ... .c#L17-L27Downloaded it, compiled and ran it and I get Code: $ sudo chmod 644 /dev/mem $ ls -ld...
View ArticleTroubleshooting • Problems with charging
Hello everyone,Today I wanted to ask a question. I have a Raspberry Pi 5 and I'm having a problem with it. As you mentioned, the Raspberry Pi 5 can work with a 5V and 3A charger as a minimum. The...
View ArticleNetworking and servers • what the hell is wrong with this???
trying to set up samba shares. can someone tell me what is wrong with this. My head has gone all squishy.Code: [StarTrekDrive]comment = On Pi 4public = yeswriteable = yesbrowsable = yesread only =...
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Troubleshooting • Pi Zero USB Gadget Mode: Stuck as SB Serial Device on...
I am having a persistent driver issue with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W in USB Ethernet Gadget mode on a Win11 x64 Lenovo laptop. I am positive I have configured the cmdline.txt and config.txt correctly,...
View ArticleAdvanced users • Tv out to DAC
This is possible? [ HD TV ] │ │ 3.5 mm analog audio out (headphone / AV out) ▼[ 3.5 mm → RCA cable ] │ │ Analog L/R audio ▼[ USB Audio Capture Device ] │ │ USB Audio (ADC converts analog → digital) ▼[...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi OS • Methods for finding out what all is installed
This is, of course, in the context of setting up a new system (*) and you want to install on the new system all the packages you had installed on the old one.My question is: What is the best way to do...
View ArticleAdvanced users • maping hardware
I am cross posting this from the Beginners forum hoping to get some tractionExample codehttps://github.com/librerpi/rpi-tools/b ... .c#L17-L27Downloaded it, compiled and ran it and I get an error...
View ArticleOther programming languages • Rust settings missing in Kernel
Hi,I was trying to build rpi kernel from source. When using menuconfig, I don't see option to enable `Rust support`, in Kernel Hacking `Rust Hacking` has empty options. My goal is to write an out of...
View ArticleGeneral • Neopixel with 5v supply problems
I am trying to run approx 102 LEDS, using a Pico2 as controller. I'm pretty new to this, but have done a lot of reading!When I power the LED strips straight from the pico, they are working perfectly,...
View ArticleBeginners • Squematic to connect 120V (and others) to a raspberry Pi
Hello!I am interested on the better way how to connect different voltages items to a raspberry Pi...^^^ Would anybody have any videos / schematics on how to do this??Do you need any SSR's, or any...
View ArticleBeginners • /etc/fstab including userid
Apologies for what's likely an obvious question, but....I have four computers accessing a shared folder on a local NAS (not all at the same time). One Windows pc, one Linus Mint pc and two Ras PisAll...
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