Questions tagged [pi-b]
a model of the Raspberry 1 (released 2012), with onboard ethernet and two USB ports.
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Using Raspberry Pi B as a Pico substitute
I think I have grasped that one way to program a RPi Pico is to load micropython on it then load programs from Thonny when the Pico is attached using USB to the "host" PC. Is it possible to ...
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What version Pi is this?
I have been given some Pis and I am trying to identify them so I can get the right software. I have identified the others, but I am not sure what version this one is. I have tagged it as Pi2, Is it?
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Any way to boot a Raspberry Pi B SD card on a 4B?
I have a working Raspberry Pi 4 B and a legacy system based on an original Raspberry Pi B. I've copied the SD card to a new microSD, but booting from it says "This board requires newer software.&...
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GPIO is deactivated by loudspeaker
I use https://github.com/ts1/PiIR to send - pin 22 - and receive - pin 23 - infrared signals This works fine as long as I don't play anything through the speaker connected to the pi's own jack socket, ...
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Model B (oldest) boots for a while, then screen goes black, then reboots. Using latest Raspberry Pi OS
I have a Model B with 2 USB ports. From what I can tell this is the very first version. See picture below from when it was functioning long ago. It was last used in 2014 with a then-current version of ...
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Does the official RaspPi CameraV2 work on RaspPi B rev2? I'm having trouble
I have a new official Raspberry Pi Camera V2 and am trying to use it on a Raspberry Pi B revision 2 board running the Sept 24, 2022 version of the Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye. I have carefully connected ...
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Storing Database or installing program on USB drive
I am planning to use by old Raspberry Pi Model B for webscraping with a python script. The data stored will eventually get huge (in GBs). So my SD card will run out quickly. I have a larger capacity ...
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Images with Multiple kernel to share among Pi-B, Pi-3 and Pi-4
I have 3 models of Raspberry from ARM-v6 to ARM-v8 and would like to have SD cards that i can exchange among them. After testing my SD IO have realized that Retropie and RaspberrOS works well on Pi1 ...
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Can't find python pip on newly installed Buster on my old model B
Anyone else using python and pip on Buster lite? Pip is not working for me on my old dual usb Model B. Just seems to be missing. I tried installing it using the "get-pip.py" module from the official ...
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How to use my Linux computer's internet connection in Raspberry Pi through a router?
I have connected my desktop computer (running Ubuntu 16.04) to my Raspberry Pi through a router (ethernet connection). My computer can access internet with USB tethering from my phone. I can SSH to ...
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Minecraft Pi on Raspbian Buster
I have a Raspberry Pi B which is running Raspbian Buster (installed through NOOBS). I am trying to run Minecraft on it. I have downloaded the Pi version of Minecraft from the Minecraft website, ...
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Reading Temp/Pressure with a single Raspberry Pi
I would like to be able to read values of two thermal couples and a pressure gauge using my raspberry pi. Recording the data and then sending it to a server at the end of the day. I am using dual t/...
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Why is /boot/config.txt executable?
FYI, I installed the R-PI minimal image with dd myself onto an sd card I was messing with the boot config when I realized that this file was set as executable. Looking at the config, I don't see why ...
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using a serial connection and using command screen causes the login text to scroll by rapidly multiple times
I'm trying to connect to my raspberry pi through a USB to TTL cable, however, when I use: sudo screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 It results in a console that is rapidly scrolling with the login message, ...
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apt upgrade fails on fresh image
I flashed the latest version of raspbian-lite to an SD card and booted my Model B from it. I changed the hostname and other config settings in raspi-config, then reboted and tried to run sudo apt ...
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