This warning was for the non- adventurous types. Sometimes testing band new OS and equipment becomes "more fun than a sharp stick in the eye". Working with the new all in one small computers with Ryzen 7 that can run off 13.8v battery power. The $99 gateway laptop screen is too small and is limited in ports. Working on the Wo-We and separate 15.6" mobile screen. Both run off battery power. Further testing with full mobile shack ops and power drain.
On Tue, Oct 24, 2023, 10:39 Walter Holmes K5WH <
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Wow, that¡¯s a pretty GRIM way to look at things. ?
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I thought we were hams that enjoyed experimenting with NEW technology all the time. That¡¯s what separates us from the average appliance operator.
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Certainly there is a possibility of finding a bug here and there, just like we do EVERY single week when Microsoft pushes out a slew of Windows updates.
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But the sooner we find a bug and REPORT it, the sooner it can be fixed and make it better for everyone.
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No doubt, that type of perspetive may not be for everyone, and of course, one person¡¯s experience can be far different from others, but lets hammer out the issues now and move on. ?
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Just my 2 cents, for what little it may be worth. ?
All the best,
Walter/K5WH
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My advice for hams, unless you are expert in Linux and want to test the new software, wait. Wait. Wait until all the peoblems have been worked out by others.?
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So far, the only Pi5's in the wild are with beta hardware testers, and those that got priority with the Mag-Pi magazine advance order codes.? The biggest issue will be the new BookWorm PiOS.? The windowing system is now Wayland, VNC is Wayfire and networking is now NetworkManager instead of DHCPD.
For a VNC viewer you need to use TigerVNC as realVNC viewer doesn't support the security methods used by Wayfire, and RealVNC server doesn't work with the Wayland windowing system.? Bookworm does run on all the older Pi's so you can give it a run on what you have.? Pi3 and older it automatically reverts back to XWindows due to the slower video processor.? Pi4 and up runs Wayland
On Oct 23, 2023, at 06:56, Jay Lijoi <lijoi@...> wrote:
Has anyone tried the PI5?
Are there any issues with amateur radio software?
