General discussion • customizing LXDE
I just want to simple things like add items to the right hand side of the task bar.Statistics: Posted by theoldwizard1 — Tue Feb 11, 2025 11:29 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: customizing LXDE
you have to switch to X11 in raspi-config -> advanced -> waylandlxde is not default anymorelabwc is the default desktopthe switch is moving to wayland, X11 is now a choice you have to...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Customize labwc
I just want to simple things like add items to the right hand side of the task bar.Statistics: Posted by theoldwizard1 — Wed Feb 12, 2025 1:46 am
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Is there any way to START a RPI 400 external using...
once shutdown, the SoC is entirely unpowered, so the gpio header will have no effect on anythingyou would need to either use a different model or crack open the 400 (voiding the warranty) and try...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Customize labwc
labwc is the wayland window manager, it has of course been modified for raspberrywf-panel-pi is the panel, a modified wf-panelpc-man-fm provides the desktopraspberry os does not use a standard...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Missing SMART vendor attributes
I purchased some used nvme's to use with a Pimoroni nvme base.My PI 5's are working fine.However, I wanted to monitor the SMART counters to see how many GB's are written and life expectancy.On a linux...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Zero 2 W vs Zero W
Does Buster run on a Zero2? It's one of the pet peeves I have with Raspian , they Keep changing os's so often you waste so much time trying to keep up, as soon as you are comfortable, they change...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Emulator etc.
Is there anything like a Pi emulator for windows?I'm after a way to set up rpi os and customise it on a pc, then image that to an SD card that I can stick straight in a pi and boot with no...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Emulator etc.
What do you mean by "set up rpi os and customize it on a pc"? There are a couple of different tools available. For instance, rpi-imager can write a RasPIOS disk on your PC and do some level of...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Bug in Raspberry Pi Desktop: Icon sticks to mouse pointer
Consistently, if I change the default size of the desktop icons so that an icon extends partly off of the bottom of the screen, when I try to drag that icon to a new position on the screen, that icon...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • CUPS Command line only ?!
bookworm (updated), genuine Pi Dev Kit, CM5 Lite, 8GB, NVME SSDWhen I connect Chromium to http://localhost:631/, CUPS for Administrators, Add Printer and Classes only give command line information...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: CUPS Command line only ?!
look in your menu for printer setupmost of this stuff is covered in the docs, at least browse through ithttps://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/Statistics: Posted by kerry_s — Thu Feb 13, 2025 2:02 am
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General discussion • How to develop drivers for the unsupported camera IMX415...
I'm a beginner in linux, and I'm learning to develop a driver for imx415 for Raspberry Pi 5B, but I don't have a clue at the moment, can someone teach me? Thank you! Statistics: Posted by JACKCHEN —...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Snipping tool
If there is one on the menu I have missed it ! Please help !ORSuggest another (kde-spectacle does not run on Wayland)Statistics: Posted by theoldwizard1 — Thu Feb 13, 2025 11:05 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Simple graphics editor - similar to MS Paint
I know I have Gimp, but I think it will take me a long time to learn it.Just need to crop (including inverse crop)resizeMS Paint has nice feature to fit to the page.Statistics: Posted by theoldwizard1...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Simple graphics editor - similar to MS Paint
i use drawingCode: sudo apt -y install drawingStatistics: Posted by kerry_s — Thu Feb 13, 2025 11:10 pm
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Snipping tool
raspberry uses grim for screenshots(print key)you can extend it with slurpCode: sudo apt -y install slurpCode: slurp | grim -g - $(xdg-user-dir PICTURES)/$(date...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Pi 5 or 500? What would be the decider for you?
I like the Pi500 passive cooling, I also really like the compact keyboard. But my short ownership of one showed it to be a bit of a messy set up compared to a Pi 5 which can be out of site at the back...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Using Mobile Charger to power raspberry pi zero
I have had no trouble using chargers of even lower specs (though of good quality like yours), with Raspberry Pi zeros. For pi2 or higher, and for Zero 2 Ws, I always use power supplies, nearly always...
View ArticleGeneral discussion • Re: Raspberry pi5 freezes after a few minutes
Speed test resultsRaspberry Pi Diagnostics - version 0.17Fri Feb 14 14:13:19 2025Test : SD Card Speed TestRun...
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