Re: [Emc-users] Rpi4B OS

2021-04-06 Thread dave engvall
On 4/6/21 10:24 PM, dave engvall wrote: OK, so I download 20210210_raspi_4_buster.img.xz check sha256 and it matches make a *.img out of it. attempt to install the rpi-imager   no x86 version.   so use dd dd to SD:   dd bs = 1M if=202010210-raspi_4.buster.img

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi4B OS

2021-04-06 Thread dave engvall
OK, so I download 20210210_raspi_4_buster.img.xz check sha256 and it matches make a *.img out of it. attempt to install the rpi-imager   no x86 version.   so use dd dd to SD:   dd bs = 1M if=202010210-raspi_4.buster.img of=/media/dave/3339-3839/rpi_4_buster unmount put SD in rpi4B and power

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi4B OS

2021-04-06 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 6 Apr 2021 at 22:56, Feral Engineer wrote: > Have you experienced crashes in lcnc on a pi4b? TBH I haven't really used it. I have lots of other LinuxCNC machines which actually have monitors. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi4B OS

2021-04-06 Thread John Dammeyer
Edited... Hi Phil, I only had issues with occasional loss of Ethernet messaging which required restarting LinuxCNC and homing again with the Pi4 and Mesa 7i92H. Upgrading the power supply to at least 3A made a difference. I used the same display, keyboard and mouse I used with the PC.

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi4B OS

2021-04-06 Thread John Dammeyer
Hi Phil, I only had issues with occasional loss of Ethernet messaging which required restarting LinuxCNC and homing again with the Pi4 and Mesa 7i92H. Upgrading the power supply to at least 3A made a difference. I used the same display, keyboard and mouse I used with the PC. I'm back to

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi4B OS

2021-04-06 Thread Feral Engineer
Andy, Have you experienced crashes in lcnc on a pi4b? I've had the software bomb out on me a bunch of times, mainly when tapping the touchscreen too quickly. Do you have any recommended settings for the best speed and reliability? Phil T. The Feral Engineer Check out my LinuxCNC tutorials,

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi4B OS

2021-04-06 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 6 Apr 2021 at 22:35, dave engvall wrote: > Download a buster image as a .zip. Unpack to get an .img. Which Buster image, from where? The LinuxCNC one works for me, on a variety of Pis. I would suggest using the RPi imager app from Raspberry Pi, that seems to be the most reliable way of

[Emc-users] Rpi4B OS

2021-04-06 Thread dave engvall
Hi, After much fuss due to a bad assumption I made I finally managed to flash the 7i90 for spi. Easy when you do it right. However, loading an OS isn't going well: Download a buster image as a .zip. Unpack to get an .img. dd .img to 32G SD, stick in slot and power up. I get 4 blinks ( no elf )

[Emc-users] Glade-3 on Rpi

2021-04-06 Thread Ralph Stirling
I seem to be plagued by things that I thought I had working but which now do not. The current one is gladevcp. I have Raspbian installed on a 3B+, with Linuxcnc 2.8.1 and an RIP install of 2.9.0-pre available. Glade-3 is version 3.8.6 Python is 2.7.16 The HAL components and pixmaps are

Re: [Emc-users] Glade-3 on Rpi

2021-04-06 Thread Ralph Stirling
Here is one possible hint that somebody might get a clue from. I tried install QtVCP, and never got that working. I have a suspicion that something in that installation clobbered my GladeVCP installation. Anyone know how to recover from that? -- Ralph