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Referring to troubleshooting (a form of problem solving) issues with the Pi or related to the Pi.

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Trying to allow MAC address whitelist to take effect without needing to reboot Pi

I am using a Raspberry Pi 3B with PiOS and I followed these tutorials for setting up a raspberry pi as a WAP and enabling MAC address filtering... https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/setting-up-a-...
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Can't ping between two Raspberry Pi 4s on WiFi running bookworm

I have two Raspberry Pi 4b's running bookworm with all updates. Something is wrong with the WiFi connection. I can browse the internet but when I try to ping one from the other or vice versa, it just ...
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Investigating Random Crashes/Reboots - RaspberryPi 3B

We have a Raspberry Pi 3B running a custom Buster image (PiSignage 3.2.0 - Its for digital signage). I have recently noticed that the Pi has been crashing periodically and my troubleshooting knowledge ...
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Running Multiple RTL-SDR Applications using a Single Dongle

I want to run two applications in my Raspberry Pi (model B): Weather stellite tracking; Airplane tracking with dump1090. I have installed the RTL software and scripts from this tutorial for the ...
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Zero W2 stopped working unable to ssh or ping

Overnight my pi-hole disappeared, it had been running fine for months, then one morning... gone, I've been unable to ping the Raspberry Pi Zero or ssh to it. It has a fixed IP, assigned by the router ...
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gpiozero's wait for release not working as it should

I'm trying to build a program that has 2 inputs connected to 2 limit switches and each of these needs to be first opened and then closed before the function respective to each button begins. As a ...
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Remember site permissions

I have a javascript page on a website that needs access to a USB port on the PI. When I open the page I can grant permission to the site to access the USB port. But the browser does not remember that ...
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missing libusb-1.x to install openOcd to use picoprobe

I am trying to set up a picoprobe in order to program my rp pico using only wires (using another rp pico). I am following these instructions in Appendix A. I have windows 11 at the moment. When i try ...
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Program to test i2c communication with serial prints breaks RP pico

Background: I am trying to test the communication of 2 raspberry pi pico using i2c. Firstly, i sent a string from one and receive it from the second one. Both of them print the results in the serial ...
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5-second increment pauses on Pi Zero W

I've recently set up a Pi Zero W with the as-of-writing most recent Pi OS Lite image. It is connected to my home network via Ethernet and has Pi-hole installed on it. I found that during setup and, ...
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Camera module survivability questions

I have a camera module which was working fine without the two infrared (IR) lights: . Today, I decided to place on the IR lights: turned off Pi attached the lights and rescrewed the camera on its ...
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Raspberry PI 4 Chia Farm 20 HDD 2 USB Hubs

I have a huge problem. I have 20 HDD and 2 usb 16slot hubs. And if I connect the two hubs than everything is fine and works fine if the total number of hdd is over 19 rasbian OS 64 bit disconnects all ...
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Pi4 won't boot - 3 long / 3 short green flashes

My Pi4B wouldn't boot up the other day and have been trying many different things with no luck. I have everything unplugged from it except the official power supply. With or without the SD card ...
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Raspberry Pi as Router – I got lost in the instructions somewhere

I’m trying to create a secondary router with a Raspberry Pi 3B but somehow keep making the same error and missing some instruction. Maybe I’m using the wrong term which is why it’s not working – I’m ...
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RPi 3b+; updating bluez to 5.50-1.2~deb10u2 fails/hangs/

As topic says, after running apt update the OS (running Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) on kernel 5.10.52-v7+) wants me to update bluez and its dependencies. The version it's trying to update to is 5....
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Looking for a guide to USB ports - and how to trouble-shoot when things stop working

Having recently had problems when connecting different devices to my Pi over USB I am looking for a guide (link to) that explains in more detail what goes on in the OS when devices are plugged in to a ...
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Raspberry Pi Magic Mirror/Google Assistant

I installed a magic mirror software and installed google assistant with it but then after I started the module and tried giving a command everything but then the display shut off. The Pi still has ...
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PiCamera V2 NoIR and AMG8833 thermal sensor mmal_vc_port_enable: failed to enable port vc.null_sink:in:0(OPQV): ENOSPC

Hardware used: Raspberry pi 4b, 4 gb ram, AMG8833 thermal camera, PiCamera V2 noir, ALL brand new, i just bought them few weeks ago. Im trying to do finish a project and i ran into a not that good ...
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Pi Zero W USB port dead or not dead?

That is the question! This is my first Pi -> Zero W 2016 v1.1. USB problem happened after another very strange incident. After few days of normal operation, at boot logo screen my Pi suddenly ...
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RPi 4B 4GB: Excessive Shut Down time using the GUI shutdown

I have 5 - 4B-4GB's and 1-8GB systems. One of the 4GB systems is experiencing an excessive shutdown (power off) time of 4.5 minutes. All the other systems take about 15-20 seconds, all my systems ...
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MOSFET conducts current when no gate voltage

I have a Raspberry Pi 4B and a MOSFET IRLB8721PbF (https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/datasheets/irlb8721pbf.pdf) I have wired up a simple circuit with an LED, resistor, the MOSFET and a 6V DC power ...
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Pi4 OVERHEATING and damage micro sd

i have a pi4 2gb wich overheat and damage the microsd as soon as i boot it. After booting pi4 it show this message and the microsd start to burn. when i pull it out from pi and insert inside an ...
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Share Uart Pins

In my build i have a gsm module ( SIM800L ) connected to a RPI 0 W in this way: I would like to get also the current position of my device, for do so i was thinking to buy a Gps module ( NEO-6M STM32 ...
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Main Menu Editor gone

So I had my pi 4 for a few weeks now and everything was working fine. Suddenly, the main menu editor is missing and I can't seem to restore it. I tried starting it via 'alacarte' but nothing happens. ...
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Raspberry 4 - NAS, slow copying over the network

Raspberry 4 - NAS, slow copying over the network I have problem with copying backup speed over network, currently only 30MB/s. How can I confirm that this is the maximum data backup speed? I tested ...
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rPi4 no longer capable of HDMI output. Eeprom recovery did not help

I have a rPi 4 that died on me, in two stages: First it would only show a yellow screen on HDMI outputs. Then later, it completely stopped outputting HDMI altogether. It seems to be in a reboot loop? ...
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Permanent IP Routing on rPi

I need to be able to ping my rPi through eth0, but it is connected to wifi via wlan0. Turns out, it receives the ping on eth0, and replies through wlan0. I have a rPi b+ 3, latest updates. Running ...
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My raspbian buster is stuck at Splash Screen with polkit.service!

I was working fine with my Rpi4 this morning. Next time when I started it was okay. Then there was some resolution issue. so I went into raspi-config and disabled the OpenGL. After a restart my PC is ...
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My raspberry pi HDMI is not working. What are my other options?

I got this old Raspberry Pi B+. One day, suddenly the HDMI stopped working completely. I know it boots up because I can still ssh into it. The thing is, I have no AV cables for alternate input. I ...
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RFID RC522 Clone Script Unicode Error

I've set up a RC522 Card on my pi using This Tutorial and hacked together the Read.py and Write.py scripts into a Clone.py script: #!usr/bin/env python import RPi.GPIO as GPIO from mfrc522 import ...
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Connecting a USB Device by GND, VCC, RX, and TX

I have a few basic devices that utilize a mini USB port. Rather than plugging them into a USB hub, is it possible to connect them and have them recognized by a Raspberry Pi through the four GND, VCC, ...
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Rpi AdaFruit python library controlling SPI MCP3008 of eTape Liquid Level Sensor problem

I have a rpi4 and have successfully replicated the project listed here using the eTape sensor (etape tutorial) I am satisfied with the performance using long breadboard and T-cobbler. In order to make ...
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Raspberry Pi with touchscreen - screen turns white and pi restarts when trying to use LEDs

We currently have a Raspberry Pi 3B+ with touchscreen hooked up to a PCB, and are trying to run adafruit neopixel 60led strip but, when we try and send data using their library, the screen turns white ...
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Raspberry Pi 4 drops hdmi connection for a second at boot tv reconnects, drops signal again after playing any type of video

I've been having a terrible experience with my raspberry pi 4 4G, with regards to a strange problem that's occurring. I am currently running NOOBS with raspbian/libreelec, and everytime after entering ...
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What is causing gaps in logs?

I am examining the log of my program, which runs on a Raspbian 9, on an SD card. The program is started and managed by systemd, and the logs are handled by journald. Occasionally the log contains ...
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Pi3 model B v2 no longer reads SD card!

I've had this pi for almost a year and have been using it recently for almost a month, and it used to work just fine. All of a sudden, the green LED stopped blinking "an indication I found out means ...
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Can Pi 3b+ be killed by wire under ethernet port

Can raspberry pi be killed by cable under ethernet port? I had moved pi on desk and placed it over a cable in area shown on picture (cable has only 5mm exposed wire), after that pi freezed and din´t ...
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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Hung / Frozen, Including Clock?

I just happened to check on a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B with Raspbian Jessie 4.9.35-v7+ this morning and found it unresponsive. IIRC, there is an LED that is normally on when the Pi is on, so I thought ...
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Dropped wifi packets from Pi Zero W to Pi 3B+

We're trying to build a system where a master Pi 3B+ controls a dozen (or more) Pi Zero W clients - all running the latest raspbian (as of 18:00 EDT today) - in an isolated WiFi island (no ...
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Unable to Connect to Raspberry Pi with SSH

My Raspberry Pi is active on my network and I confirmed that it's online with an IP scanner. But if I run PuTTY (I usually connect through SSH instead of HDMI) and try to connect, it says that the ...
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Raspberry won't boot (even after replacing sd and power supply)

I was working on my raspberry over ssh, and then I lost connection with it. So then I saw that when it boots the red lights turns on while the green light doesn't light on and there is no display. ...
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Connecting Raspberry Pi Zero W to wifi [duplicate]

I've just set up a Raspberry Pi Zero W - my first Raspberry Pi. I've loaded Raspbian into it without trouble, but I can't connect it to WiFi. It can find my home network easily, and lets me key in ...
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How to update Chromium on RPi 3B+?

I'm brand new to Pi, and I found that the Raspberry Pi chromium is not as updated as standard Chromium. Thanks in advance. EDIT: For clarification, I am on Raspbian 2.5 (Nov. 2018) on a Raspberry Pi ...
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When under load, the system is unresponsive except for a ping

I've got a Raspberry Pi 1 Model B that has been my trusty workhorse for a few years. It normally chugs away happily running transmission, pi-hole and a node.js app simultaneously. All of a sudden it'...
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Help with installing zbar

I was hoping someone on here who's familiar with zbar could help me install it properly? Here's what happened: (I'm running Stretch on the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B). I download the file from here: ZBar ...
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RPi freezes at booting. Log screen attached

I'm working on a project where I have a couple of RPis recording some audio. Recently the devices stopped working and after probing I found out that devices stops at following screen while booting, ...
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Raspberry PI 3 freeze for some hours and afterwards its working

I've a strange issue with my raspberry pi 3: The raspberry is working fine, after a while the raspberry stops working for about 5 hours. Afterwards the raspberry recovers itself (without rebooting!) ...
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segmentation fault python

I was trying to install the opencv with TBB in a new virtual environment. So I have two virtual environments and a base environment. Before this compiling, the base environment was working well, with ...
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How do I change the desktop wallpaper on my Pi. I am using Jessie.

I have a number of images shown for my wallpaper in preferences but whatever I click on, does not change the wallpaper. I want to go back to the Raspberry Pi image and when I click on that image ...
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Act LED flashing 3 times quickly after boot

The ACT LED on my Raspberry Pi 3 B+ is flashing three times very quickly after boot. I am not able to connect via ssh (the error message is "Connection Refused" – despite ssh being enabled), but I am ...
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