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Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by 72deluxe »

firemelt wrote: post #3

anyone could tell me how did you use raspberry pi?

My Pi4 (8GB ram) runs:

1. Mox mail server at home (PTR record set up with ISP) - https://github.com/mjl-/mox.

2. Web server (no external hosting hurray); TLS set up via LetsEncrypt.

3. Navidrome for streaming my music collection to my phone/computers. I ripped my thousands of CDs to MP3. I use subtracks on my phone for listening to it, and sonixd on my computers (Mac/PC). https://github.com/navidrome/navidrome

4. mpd for driving some speakers via a USB audio interface so I can use some speakers plugged into the Pi for listening to music in the same room as the Pi (practicing guitar). I control this via the Supersonic app on my phone.

5. Wireguard VPN so I can connect home.

6. PiHole for my network at home. Combined with Wireguard, it means my phone is permanently connected to my home network and gets ad-blocking and stops apps dialing home. I use DroidHole on my phone to see what's going on.

7. xrdp server running, so a usable desktop is always available.

8. miniDLNA running connected to a NAS box so that I can watch all my DVDs easily on my TV downstairs (I spent weeks ripping them).

9. Tuya IoT API for turning some smart plugs in the house on/off via cronjob; I do this instead of using the timer in their app because it means my phone can be off the network/abroad and these plugs/lights still turn on/off.

10. linx-server (https://github.com/andreimarcu/linx-server) for sharing files so that I don't have to use Google Drive and share with people that way.

11. Peer Calls (https://github.com/peer-calls/peer-calls) so I can video conference in decent quality without having to use Google Meet / Teams etc. I also host a STUN and TURN server on the Pi so that Peer Calls works behind NAT.

12. Runs CUPS so that my very cheap Samsung wireless laser printer actually shows up as an AirPrint printer for my wife's iPad/iPhone and shows up in Android printing. (The printer does not natively have AirPrint capability but CUPS means I can provide it to users on the network).

It fetches time over NTP on a cron job. It also blocks various ASNs and IPs by country on a cron job to stop annoying remote pests and cloud providers. It also runs Monitorix so I can see system load, and goaccess on a cron job so that I can see who's hitting my website without having to resort to analytics nonsense.

It boots from USB3 (it has a NVMe in an IcyBox caddy).

Incredibly useful device.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by peteforde »

xorcist wrote: post #248
peteforde wrote: post #197

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nobody said anything about not having NTP in the loop! Here's the deal: RPi The first thing we did was deliver 12V down the wire with a high quality power supply. Then we used UBEC buck converter modules (intended for RC quadcopters) to deliver power directly into the Pi via its pins. However, even now you're just chasing physics. There's no way to send a command to all of the Pis to do something right now . Instead,…

What's with the patching? It sounds like pretty much spot on for what NTP was designed for. Each clock is monotonically increasing, with its individual drift. NTP will pretty soon find out exactly what the right polling interval is. Even if you run it in broadcast mode (why would you though, with only 70 devices).

It's been eight years, but if memory serves, the primary need was to force it to broadcast as frequently as possible.

Everything you said is totally legit unless you're addressing devices with software clocks that are running at speeds dictated by subtly shifting voltage.

Remember, according to the Pi itself, it's 100% in sync. No problem hereeeeeeee (robot voice as voltage dips to 4.9887 volts).

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by tm-guimaraes »

FirmwareBurner wrote: post #226
rgovostes wrote: post #75

At the moment the product page is just a list of specs, but the blog post goes into much more detail, including describing the new RP1 I/O controller: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-raspberry-pi-5/ On pre-ordering: > We’re also giving every print subscriber to The MagPi and HackSpace magazines a single-use code, giving them priority access to Raspberry Pi 5 hardware. A subscription is US$43 and up, and…

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RaspberryPis are a physical good, those have production limitations. They are also quite cheap, sell well, and have kept prices.

It’s quite different from a lootbox that has no production restriction (replication is instant and almost free)

I don’t believe that the low supply of RPIs is an attempt to extract huge profits, logistics are not easy. This magazine move seems more of an honest way to prioritizing people that have been showing interest. They are not demanding new subscriptions, they are prioritizing who has on.

An entusiastic hobbyists, that has been accompanying the project and supporting via these, would be happy that we got his pi before some random guy clicking buy on impulse

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by Fnoord »

moffkalast wrote: post #222
pja wrote: post #214

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Jeff Geerling measured 1.8W idle power draw. Based on my experience with previous Pis, I bet you’ll be able to drop that even further by turning off unused board components at boot time.

True, I've gotten Pi 4s pretty low (< 1W), disabling the LEDs, Ethernet, HDMI, and USB controller, but it's never gonna equal a proper suspend.

How did you disable the LED? I mean I can disable LEDs via /proc but not in config.txt correct?

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by explodingwaffle »

dheera wrote: post #207
isoprophlex wrote: post #6

I'm happy that they're upgrading the pi, but it's not exactly lightweight computing in terms of power (they recommend a 27W PSU) or performance/watt (see: your cell phone) To me the charm of the raspi ecosystem was always in giving you a very low power, "always on, almost no power draw" linux environment. Oh well, I guess there's always the older versions or the zero for that.

The worst part about it is they require a nonstandard, USB-C standard-violating proprietary power brick that does 5V5A. None of your 100W Anker or Apple power bricks will supply this. They'll do 12V3A, 12V5A, 20V5A, but not 5V5A. Yet another piece of nonstandard USB-C equipment.

It’s worth noting that this is _allowed_ by the USB-PD spec, but you’re right that 5V @ 5A is not common because it is not required. At least it’s better than the Pi 4 was at launch? :D

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by filleokus »

Hmm. I'm disappointed honestly, I was looking forward to USB-C with display port and "normal" USB-C power.

Is there any reasonable option with software support that comes even close to what RPI offers? I don't want an SBC where I have to use some strange back ported, super old, kernel with little to no chance of getting updates.

Maybe I should just go for an X86 board? Lattepanda Delta, or Khadas Mind whenever that's released. Not even that more expensive.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by globular-toast »

lloydatkinson wrote: post #114

Five generations in and it finally gets radical features such as: - a power button - a real time clock Crazy it took this long but finally, seriously. Downsides here are that it might need more active cooling whereas previous generations worked without it. Also, ugh: > Gigabit Ethernet, with PoE+ support (requires separate PoE+ HAT)

I liked that the Pi lacked features that were taken for granted. Made you think about things in a different way. Now it's just the same as everything else and much less about learning and education.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by trvz »

schappim wrote: post #126
Zuiii wrote: post #45

I'm tired of information being vague, under-specified, or only available under NDA (if you're lucky). I'm not stupid enough to hop on this ride again. Are there any fully open (in terms of schematics, firmware) RISCV rpi-"compatibles" out there? I'd be happy to pay triple the price of this thing for a power-efficient linux-capable sbc that is open.

I was lucky enough to get early access to the Pi5[1]. I'd be happy to answer any questions you may have. [1] Youtube Video on the RPi 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_QPM9xV_sw

Could you please run the Geekbench 6 [1] benchmark and report the results?

[1]: https://cdn.geekbench.com/Geekbench-6.2.0-LinuxARMPreview.ta...

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by nsteel »

systemvoltage wrote: post #242

I fundamentally have issues with Raspberry Pi brand. It markets itself as a “open source” company but it is anything but. Sure you can get pcb files, but the real stuff is the binary blobs for qualcomm processors. None of that stuff is open source. You can’t get a datasheet for it. So you’ve got a company that is taking advantage of OSS ecosystem’s reputation but returning nothing back. Treat it like any other compan…

I don't think it does market itself that way.

People seem to think it does, and want it, but I don't see that claim (or even the words "open source") on either the trading company or the charity About Us pages. Plenty of companies use OSS, nothing wrong with that. The idea they've returned nothing back is misplaced.

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