>>> I recently bought a Raspberry Pi and I want to use it as a small server. I >>> installed FC25 on it. The only additional piece of hardware is a bluetooth >>> keyboard/mouse device, which is connected via usb dongle. On the software >>> side I only installed a samba server and opened the related ports with a >>> firewall command. >>> This installation is working and I can access the shared folder. However >>> after a while - it differs - the server isn't available anymore. No ping is >>> possible, also there is no HDMI signal anymore - the only thing I can do is >>> restart it. I'm keeping the software up to date, but that doesn't solve the >>> problem. >>> So what I would like to ask is, if there are known stability issues? Or is >>> there something I can check and maybe fix? Maybe I could provide some >>> details (not sure what - log doesn't tell anything usefull) to track down >>> any issue. >> >> There's no known issues I've seen running it from a Server PoV but >> there's some common issues. Do you have the storage for the share on a >> USB HDD or is it just sharing space on the SD card? What model of RPi >> is it and what is the amp rating on the power supply. The most common >> issue is caused by a PSU that's not strong enough. > > > I had exactly the same issue some time ago. The strange thing was that > all USB related devices (keyboard, network card) and HDMI was not > working, but the system was still somehow alive and I was able to > find valid records in logs about the system activities. When I > equipped the RPi with more powerful PSU (5V/3A) the issue disappeared. > My conclusion is that even the RPi do not need to consume much in > average, there are some peaks when it need a lot of current. If a PSU > can not provide the required current, it survives, but USB bridge dies > (it means also NIC).
Yes, USB is a big power draw as is any wireless interface. To date 90% of stability problems with the RPi that I've seen have been due to not having a PSU with enough guts. Peter _______________________________________________ arm mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
