Questions tagged [pi-b]

a model of the Raspberry 1 (released 2012), with onboard ethernet and two USB ports.

Model B:

  • BCM2835 SoC (Single ARMv6 CPU and VideoCore IV GPU)
  • HDMI out (HD video and audio)
  • GPIOs
  • SD card slot for boot partition
  • 3.5mm audio out
  • micro USB 5V powered
  • Composite video out
  • 2 USB ports
  • 512 MB RAM
  • Ethernet port
  • lower power consumption than model B
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Minecraft Pi on Raspbian Buster

I have a Raspberry Pi B which is running Raspbian Buster (installed through NOOBS). I am trying to run Minecraft on it. I have downloaded the Pi version of Minecraft from the Minecraft website, unzipped it and am running ./minecraft-pi in the mcpi…
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How to mount NTFS drive on a Raspberry Pi B

I'm having problems with mounting a 3tb Buffalo drive to my Raspberry Pi B, the error I get is: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda1, missing codepage or helper program, or other error I have tried setting the file system…
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I think I shorted my pi

While trying out PiFmRds, I accidentally touched a piece of metal between two of the GPIO pins for a split second and my Pi B immediately shut off. After leaving it for a week, I re-flashed my SD card with a fresh image and tried booting the Pi. It…
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Where to put heat sinks on Raspberry Pi?

I currently have the Raspberry Pi Model B. I got some three heatsinks, one large two small (the large is about the size of the Broadcom chip, small is the ethernet/usb(?) chip). I use my raspberry pi as an audio server. I am running MusicBox on it,…
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How to use my Linux computer's internet connection in Raspberry Pi through a router?

I have connected my desktop computer (running Ubuntu 16.04) to my Raspberry Pi through a router (ethernet connection). My computer can access internet with USB tethering from my phone. I can SSH to the Raspberry Pi, but it cannot connect to…
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How to install node-connect on an old Model B?

I am a newbie here, with some background on Linux and Arduino. I made a Web interface for an Arduino-based project that works fine on my Ubuntu 16.04 desktop. Now I am trying to port it to our favorite SBC. I have a Raspberry Pi Model B. It's the…
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Can't find python pip on newly installed Buster on my old model B

Anyone else using python and pip on Buster lite? Pip is not working for me on my old dual usb Model B. Just seems to be missing. I tried installing it using the "get-pip.py" module from the official pip website but this just resulted in a long list…
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Reading Temp/Pressure with a single Raspberry Pi

I would like to be able to read values of two thermal couples and a pressure gauge using my raspberry pi. Recording the data and then sending it to a server at the end of the day. I am using dual t/c thermal couples. Link for the them.…
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Is there any way to get the Sense HAT to work with the Raspberry Pi B?

I purchased a Sense HAT for my Raspberry Pi B (Rev. 2 I think), only to find that the Sense HAT has 40 GPIO pins while my Pi has 26. I have also found that the Adafruit product page says it is not compatible, and was unaware of this when ordering…
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What did I fry on my RPi 1 B?

I seem to fried something on my RPi 1 Model B by connecting a 12V source instead of a 5V source to the micro-USB port. When I now connect it to a power supply, the PWR LED turns on and nothing else happens. This is what I was able to measure: TP1…
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Static IP for eth0 not working

There are a lot of these posts around here but none of them actually solved my problem. I tried to set up my Pi B to use a static IP in my home network. Here are the things I did so far: Changed /src/network/interfaces to: source-directory…
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Differences between Pi's made by different manufacturers?

If one wants to purchase a Raspberry Pi, there are a number of different manufacturers from whom to buy. These include element14 and RS Electronics. Are there any significant differences between Pi's made by these manufacturers?
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What is the operating humidity of the RasPi?

I am curious what the relative operating humidity of the RasPi is. There is a lot of information about measuring humidity with the RasPi, but I haven't come across any information about the max operating humidity of the RasPi is. Any help is…
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Pi 1 B, Jessie Lite, SPI doesn`t work

Cannot get working SPI. Have checked on wheezy and it works perfectly. On jessie /dev see only spi0.1, have tried both pins, but no result. Where is the problem? grep spi /boot/config.txt:…
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Does the official RaspPi CameraV2 work on RaspPi B rev2? I'm having trouble

I have a new official Raspberry Pi Camera V2 and am trying to use it on a Raspberry Pi B revision 2 board running the Sept 24, 2022 version of the Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye. I have carefully connected the camera and believe I have the cable in the…
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