Chluz wrote: > Ok, after testing with all my power adapters, both branded and > unbranded, the best I could get was 4.80V (with the power adapter I had > bought specifically for the pi and which works fine on the other pi as > well) > With that power adapter I still get wifi dropouts. > > Using a USB powered hub does solve the issue, so thanks very much for > pointing that out Greg. However the one I'm using atm is huge for the > intended setup, so I would like to discuss what my options are: > > - Buy a new wifi adapter that is less taxing on the board (gonna need > help figuring which one, maybe the all so popular edimax would do better > ? ); > - or buy the smallest powered hub I can find (suggestions welcome) > - or RMA the board and get a new one which hopefully will work the same > as the first one I got (which works fine without usb hub or different > wifi adapter, and is using exactly the same hardware) > - Or RMA board and get a B+, which doesn't yet work on picoreplayer > afaik and I'll need a new box, and its more expensive, but it might have > better sound
hi Chluz, Sounds like you are on top of it now. - I would also like to try an edimax. The ralink ones that use the driver rt2800usb do seem to have an issue that has been around since 2010. - I can't really recommend a hub. Some say not to use USB 3.0 hubs. - If you have time, try RMA. There is no guarantee though, as your first one is probably the odd one. - piCorePlayer does work on the Model B+ (requires insitu upgrade to 1.16a). The model B and model B+ are the same price (or very close) in Australia. Does the Model B+ sound better? Good question! The model B+ has removed one hardware clock and gone to a software/firmware solution. The power circuits are now switchers instead of linear regulators. Audiophiles will be crying. regards ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greg Erskine's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7403 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97803 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
