Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit - Ubiquiti Unifi controller software

On 2021-05-10 9:01 a.m., Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: On 2021-05-09 10:51 a.m., James Knott via talk wrote: I've been considering (because I have way too much time on my hands these days) getting a Raspberry Pi to run my Unifi access point controller software on.  I would be doing this

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit - Ubiquiti Unifi controller software

On 2021-05-09 10:51 a.m., James Knott via talk wrote: > I've been considering (because I have way too much time on my hands > these days) getting a Raspberry Pi to run my Unifi access point > controller software on.  I would be doing this with Ubuntu or Raspian > Linux.  I currently run the

[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit - Ubiquiti Unifi controller software

I've been considering (because I have way too much time on my hands these days) getting a Raspberry Pi to run my Unifi access point controller software on.  I would be doing this with Ubuntu or Raspian Linux.  I currently run the controller on my desktop system (openSUSE).  I assume a kit like

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Sorry for the late entry, been a busy couple of days... Aruna, I'm glad that you found the info on the firmware upgrades enabling the Pi4 to run cooler. They indicate that fanless passive cooling is acceptable for most uses. The FLIRC is great because most of the case is one giant aluminum

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 11:56 AM D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > Just adding my two cents after reading this thread. > > Cooling (just an opinion, not based on diverse experience): > > - Pi 4 does not need cooling but it apparently makes a difference in > performance under load. > I found

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 2020-08-09 12:02 p.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: Switching to a 64-bit OS would let Gimp use most of your 8G. As for crashing: do you know what kind of crash is happening? Is it worth reporting? I suspect it is running out of memory. You can check the system log messages after

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

From: D. Hugh Redelmeier" > | From: mwilson--- via talk > > | [ GIMP crashes under Raspberry Pi OS ] > > Last I checked, ordinary Raspbian was 32-bit only. If Gimp's memory > use is within a single processs, it is limited to about 2 or 3G (I > don't remember which) of your 8G. > > Switching to

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

| From: mwilson--- via talk | I started with a 4GByte kit from ABRA in Montreal. It did adequately | replacing my old 1-core I386 desktop, mostly running Firefox and Gnu Image | Manipulation Program. GIMP seemed to encounter strange crashes with many | images open, so I lately upgraded to an

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Just adding my two cents after reading this thread. Cooling (just an opinion, not based on diverse experience): - Pi 4 does not need cooling but it apparently makes a difference in performance under load. - passive cooling is "good enough". I use a FLIRC case

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Hi Stewart, On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 3:21 PM Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > Hi Aruna - > > Just covering some points that didn't quite match my experience. 4GB > Raspberry Pi 4 good, 8 GB better, which it sounds like you've discovered. > Yes thanks to Scott and others :-) > > > How hot

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

> >> How hot does the unit become ? Does it require an add on fan shim ? Or > >> will work fine without one ? > >[ ... ] > the 8GB Pi4B which had been running idle > > overnight, and the air temperature in the case near the processor read > > 37degC. A few minutes work with GIMP brought that

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 11:21 AM Kevin Cozens via talk wrote: > On 2020-08-08 10:49 a.m., Scott Sullivan via talk wrote: > > When you also factor in Keyboard, Mouse, and USB boot drive, your left > with > > only one spare USB port, which could likely be taken up by a webcam. > > You can use a USB

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

> > So it has USB boot with the Pi 4 I just have to change the > > FIRMWARE_RELEASE_STATUS value from "critical" to "stable." > > I would err on the side of sticking with just a high quality SD card. > There far less chance of the accidental removal while the machine is in > operation. > Very

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 2020-08-08 3:47 p.m., Kevin Cozens via talk wrote: There is a new(ish) high quality Pi camera with adjustable focus. Yeah, I knew about that. It's got no focus at all, just being a sensor board and a lens mount. The best that folks are getting out of it right now is manual focus. There's

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 2020-08-08 3:21 p.m., Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: The Raspberry Pi camera is also fixed focus and doesn't do audio. It's not useful for video calls. There is a new(ish) high quality Pi camera with adjustable focus. See rpi.io/hqcam for details. -- Cheers! Kevin.

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Hi Aruna - Just covering some points that didn't quite match my experience. 4GB Raspberry Pi 4 good, 8 GB better, which it sounds like you've discovered. How hot does the unit become ? Does it require an add on fan shim ? Or will work fine without one ? You can definitely get by without one.

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

>> Hello, >> I stumbled across this recently: >> https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ >> I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience >> with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have questions. > [ ... ] >> How hot does the unit become ?

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 8/8/20 11:21 AM, Kevin Cozens via talk wrote: On 2020-08-08 10:49 a.m., Scott Sullivan via talk wrote: When you also factor in Keyboard, Mouse, and USB boot drive, your left with only one spare USB port, which could likely be taken up by a webcam. You can use a USB type web cam with a Pi

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 2020-08-08 10:49 a.m., Scott Sullivan via talk wrote: When you also factor in Keyboard, Mouse, and USB boot drive, your left with only one spare USB port, which could likely be taken up by a webcam. You can use a USB type web cam with a Pi but you can don't need to. There is a special

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 8/8/20 9:27 AM, Aruna Hewapathirane wrote: On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 9:11 PM Scott Sullivan via talk > wrote: On 8/7/20 6:49 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: [.SNIP.] > How easy or difficult would it be to boot off an external hard disk as >

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Hello Howard, On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 10:47 PM Howard Gibson via talk wrote: > On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 18:49:37 -0400 > Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I stumbled across this recently: > > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > > > I can use some

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 8:52 AM wrote: > > Hello, > > I stumbled across this recently: > > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience > > with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 10:39 PM wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I stumbled across this recently: > > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > > > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience > > with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Fri, Aug 7, 2020 at 9:11 PM Scott Sullivan via talk wrote: > On 8/7/20 6:49 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I stumbled across this recently: > > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > > > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

> Hello, > I stumbled across this recently: > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience > with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have questions. [ ... ] > How hot does the unit become ? Does it

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On Fri, 7 Aug 2020 18:49:37 -0400 Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: > Hello, > > I stumbled across this recently: > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience > with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

> Hello, > > I stumbled across this recently: > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > > I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience > with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have questions. > > If 'you' were to use a Raspberry Pi as a

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

On 8/7/20 6:49 PM, Aruna Hewapathirane via talk wrote: Hello, I stumbled across this recently: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have questions.

[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit

Hello, I stumbled across this recently: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ I can use some guidance and advice from folks who have experience with Raspberry Pi's. What I read so far looks good but I have questions. If 'you' were to use a Raspberry Pi as a desktop

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

On 2020-05-28 12:03 p.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: I just got an ad from Seeed Studio. It offers an 8G Raspberry Pi 4 for pre-order. I didn't know of this new RAM size before seeing the ad. Someone I talk with in an IRC channel saw this coming ages ago. He said they were calling

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

On Thu., May 28, 2020, 14:08 Dhaval Giani, wrote: > >> Maybe a plug here > https://www.oracle.com/linux/downloads/linux-arm-downloads.html > > It won't have accelerated graphics either. If the Foundation hasn't done it for their release for the hardware they know best. Stewart > --- Post to

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

> > > > > On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 12:57, Andrew Heagle via talk > > wrote: > > > > 64bit version of Raspbian (Now apparently renamed to Raspberry Pi > > OS) in beta also released. > > Note that it's very beta: much desktop acceleration isn't available yet. > > Maybe

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

On 2020-05-28 1:40 p.m., Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote: Canadian (Ottawa) availability: https://www.buyapi.ca/product/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-8gb/ Craig at Elmwood in Toronto hasn't listed his yet, but likely will soon: https://elmwoodelectronics.ca/collections/raspberry-pi Elmwood isn't an

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

Canadian (Ottawa) availability: https://www.buyapi.ca/product/raspberry-pi-4-model-b-8gb/ Evan Leibovitch, Toronto Canada @evanleibovitch / @el56 On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 12:57, Andrew Heagle via talk wrote: > Raspberry Pi 4 8GB version was just released today! > >

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

Raspberry Pi 4 8GB version was just released today! https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/8gb-raspberry-pi-4-on-sale-now-at-75/ 64bit version of Raspbian (Now apparently renamed to Raspberry Pi OS) in beta also released. Andrew On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 12:03, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > I

[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4 with 8G of RAM

I just got an ad from Seeed Studio. It offers an 8G Raspberry Pi 4 for pre-order. I didn't know of this new RAM size before seeing the ad. Estimated availability date is June 5. US$75 for a computer with 8G seems

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On Tue, Sep 03, 2019 at 08:17:56PM -0400, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > Oddly, swearing at keyboards seems fairly limited to computer types. I use > to work with a lot of copy-typists, and they could work on anything at all. > They'd switch from Suns to Macs to Thinkpads to real typewriters

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 9/3/19 8:17 PM, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: On 2019-09-03 3:25 p.m., Lennart Sorensen wrote: If you work on look, hunt and peck princible, then sure, anything will do. Oddly, swearing at keyboards seems fairly limited to computer types. I use to work with a lot of copy-typists,

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-09-03 5:03 p.m., Lennart Sorensen wrote: Well the left shift key is too short, and the part of it I use is there '|' is placed. :) It all depends on the keyboard you have. The shift key is the same position and size as the one on my current main keyboard. It takes a little time to

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-09-03 3:25 p.m., Lennart Sorensen wrote: If you work on look, hunt and peck princible, then sure, anything will do. Oddly, swearing at keyboards seems fairly limited to computer types. I use to work with a lot of copy-typists, and they could work on anything at all. They'd switch

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On Tue, Sep 03, 2019 at 03:43:14PM -0400, Kevin Cozens via talk wrote: > The shift key is where it is supposed to be. The | is in the wrong place > along with a few other keys. I was thinking of getting one of those > keyboards to go along with the matching red and white case and white power >

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-09-03 12:45 p.m., Lennart Sorensen via talk wrote: On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 06:39:12PM -0400, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: Some of you might like the keyboard, if you're not about the numeric pad: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-keyboard-and-hub/ It's a compact

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On Tue, Sep 03, 2019 at 01:40:15PM -0400, Stewart Russell via talk wrote: > I honestly think I'm too old to care. I've been using it for the last > couple of weeks and it's pretty decent. The mouse is good enough, I guess - > though it's no IBM//Lenovo Trackpoint mouse. If you are used to

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On Tue., Sep. 3, 2019, 12:45 Lennart Sorensen, wrote: > > Vertical enter key, '|' key on left where shift should be. What's to > like about that keyboard? Eww! > I honestly think I'm too old to care. I've been using it for the last couple of weeks and it's pretty decent. The mouse is good

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 06:39:12PM -0400, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > Some of you might like the keyboard, if you're not about the numeric > pad: https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-keyboard-and-hub/ > It's a compact 78-key unit with USB micro-B input and a 3-port USB hub. >

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-08-07 6:39 p.m., Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: Seems that Raspberry Pi (Foundation|Trading Ltd) have been completely blindsided by demand for the 4GB model, with the possibility that they're being intended as corporate thin clients or low-power desktop It isn't the first time they

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-08-06 11:20 a.m., D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > | From: Kevin Cozens via talk > > | I found one Canadian authorized seller (afaict as they are listed on the RPi > | site when you click on Buy Now) that has decent prices and shipping. It is > | buyapi.ca and they appear to be

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

| From: Kevin Cozens via talk | I found one Canadian authorized seller (afaict as they are listed on the RPi | site when you click on Buy Now) that has decent prices and shipping. It is | buyapi.ca and they appear to be showing that 1GB and 2GB models are in stock. | I'm still waiting on the

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 05:03:25PM -0400, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: It seems that official Raspberry Pi resellers are finding that the North American importer, OKdo (formerly Allied), is selling units out from under the resellers. I found one Canadian authorized seller (afaict as they

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On Sun, Jul 28, 2019 at 05:03:25PM -0400, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > … but good luck getting one, even still. Especially the 4 GB ones > > It seems that official Raspberry Pi resellers are finding that the North > American importer, OKdo (formerly Allied), is selling units out from >

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-07-28 11:14 p.m., Evan Leibovitch wrote: > > These guys claim stock now: > https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-4-4gb.html They do, yes. They are one of the (two?) official resellers in Canada. > How important are the heatsinks? Does the new processor need them? Yes, very much so,

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On Sun, 28 Jul 2019 at 17:04, Stewart C. Russell via talk wrote: > … but good luck getting one, even still. Especially the 4 GB ones > These guys claim stock now: https://www.canakit.com/raspberry-pi-4-4gb.html I recall stock problems in the first few moths of previous releases too. How

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

… but good luck getting one, even still. Especially the 4 GB ones It seems that official Raspberry Pi resellers are finding that the North American importer, OKdo (formerly Allied), is selling units out from under the resellers. That's why Digikey - not an official reseller - has them and

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-06-27 3:34 p.m., Stewart Russell via talk wrote: Given that they've launched models in January, February, March, June and November, I won't ever ask you to draw me a circle ... This one came out early as the work on the SoC went quickly. It apparently supports 8 GB of LPDDR4, but they

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On Thu., Jun. 27, 2019, 13:37 Kevin Cozens via talk, wrote: > > > Um... it isn't Pi day. They always bring out the new models on Pi day. > Given that they've launched models in January, February, March, June and November, I won't ever ask you to draw me a circle ... This one came out early as

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-06-24 6:27 a.m., Stewart Russell via talk wrote: More RAM, proper USB 3 and fast Ethernet, better processor, and dual HDMI output (incl 4K @ 60Hz): https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ Um... it isn't Pi day. They always bring out the new models on Pi day. I

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 6/24/19 11:31 AM, James Knott via talk wrote: On 2019-06-24 11:20 AM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: Netgear has a cheap (~$100)  8 port managed switch that will support VLANs. There is also a version that will provide POE. There are plenty of cheap managed switches available, with 5 port

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-06-24 11:20 AM, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: > Netgear has a cheap (~$100)  8 port managed switch that will support > VLANs. > There is also a version that will provide POE. There are plenty of cheap managed switches available, with 5 port starting at around $35, though TP-Link should be

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 6/24/19 9:28 AM, James Knott via talk wrote: On 2019-06-24 06:27 AM, Stewart Russell via talk wrote: More RAM, proper USB 3 and fast Ethernet, better processor, and dual HDMI output (incl 4K @ 60Hz): https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ It would be nice if they

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-06-24 9:28 a.m., James Knott via talk wrote: > > It would be nice if they made a model with 2 Ethernet ports. I don't think they have room on the board. I suspect the demand for such things is rather higher on this list than elsewhere. But a 4 GB DDR4 machine with a quad-core Cortex-A72

Re: [GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

On 2019-06-24 06:27 AM, Stewart Russell via talk wrote: > More RAM, proper USB 3 and fast Ethernet, better processor, and dual > HDMI output (incl 4K @ 60Hz): > > https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ > It would be nice if they made a model with 2 Ethernet ports.  If you

[GTALUG] Raspberry Pi 4

More RAM, proper USB 3 and fast Ethernet, better processor, and dual HDMI output (incl 4K @ 60Hz): https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/raspberry-pi-4-model-b/ --- Talk Mailing List talk@gtalug.org https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk