Questions tagged [bugs]

For questions pertaining to a bug with software installed form the repos, whether it's an app or an OS. Please note your OS when using this tag.

Bugs are issues with computer code. Bugs are regularly found in all kinds of software and are most often fixed with patches or new versions.

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Will RPi suffer from the Y2K38 bug?

Just out of curiosity, what will happen to RPis Model A and B on January 19, 2038 in 3:14:07 AM GMT? Are they affected by the Y2K38 bug?
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Can the bug with class 10 SDHC cards be fixed in firmware?

It seems relatively well known now that there's a lot of problems with class 10 SDHC cards: There are issues with most Class 10 SDHC cards, apparently due to a bug in the Broadcom bootloader.(link) Is this a problem that can be fixed with a later…
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sendEmail failure

I want to send a email. Here my working example on ubuntu: sendEmail -f -t -u 'Book' -m 'ISBN: 12345-678-90' -s smtp.gmail.com -o message-charset=utf8 -o tls=yes -xu -xp On the raspberry i get an…
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Networks drops, and freezes

Yesterday I've received my Raspberry Pi, and there are some issues I can't get rid of... After a few minutes (3-4 minutes to be exact) of seemingly error free work session through SSH, the network status LEDs turn off, the Pi freezes. It doesn't…
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Overclock after power failure not possible

Immediately after install, I've overclocked my raspberry (1 GHz). After power failure today (the whole building) I can't overclock it again. First I tried: sudo raspi-config Then I tried to make the same as root - without success. I don't want to…
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How can I enable javascript in the integrated Epiphany web browser?

Javascript worked just fine on my Raspberry Pi 2, but after the browser silently crashed, it no longer works. I can still browse, but javascript no longer works. I tried rebooting, no effect. I updated everything, then uninstalled and re-installed…
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Check a program/script is active and running properly

I can't find guidance anywhere on how, if you're running a (say python) script permanently in Raspbian on a headless RPi, to check periodically it's running ok. I've researched reporting on running scripts using ps, but feel like I'm just…
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why does gpsd not update a location past its first fix?

I'm running GPSD 3.23.1 built from source but this also occurred on GPSD 3.22-4 from the debian/raspbian repositories. When I launch any gpsd client, gpsd sends the first fix it managed to acquire, and then sends nothing else. Two fixes for this are…
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Whenever I restart my Raspberry pi 4, GPIO pin number 3 goes high and low very fast (bug in pi?)

I just switched from Raspberry Pi 3 to 4, which I use to control some devices. I just discovered that whenever Raspberry pi 4 boots, it changes the pi state of GPIO pin number 3 very fast from low to high to low, which ruins my application. Is there…
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How bad are the MONO errors at the moment? eg. datetime issues

I have heard that there are several MONO issues with the current version of Raspbian Wheezy. What is the extent of these issues? Are they minor or do they severely stifle programming? Other people have effectively demonstrated this issue. Also, can…
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Network automatic reset on boot on raspberry pi 4

I have 2 Raspberries. First, one 3B, which, I used for a while, everything works well. Now when I'm started using the 4B also, I encountered an issue. My 4B, doesn't resolve nameservers. Example: ping: google.ro: Temporary failure in name…
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Raspberry Pi 5 becomes buggy without monitor

I recently purchased a Raspberry Pi 5 and attempted to use it as a server for a Node.js program. The Raspberry Pi functions properly when connected to a monitor, and when I access it via SSH from my Mac, it works well too. However, when I disconnect…
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Raspbian: chromium crashes when logged in as root

I have got a clean install of Raspbian on an RPi 4B. If I log in as root (not as the standard pi user) and try to open the Chromium web browser, by clicking its icon on the Task Bar, Chromium simply crashes and does not start. Everything works fine…
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Installing interactive brokers IB gateway on raspy 3B+

I found some posts that walk you through the installation but they are very old and don’t work anymore. I tried to install the oracle java for Arm Linux and then modify the IB installation script to point to the newly installed version of java but…
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