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Sorry, all y'all, no DFWRPI this November, I'm going to attend https://bsidesdfw.com/ at UT Arlington. Pretty much a must, since it's within easy reach and free. See you in December! -Cornelius

I don't think anybody here GARA about the Computer Modules but... https://bret.dk/raspberry-pi-cm5-is-weeks-away/ -- _____ |\/ o \ o Rusty Haddock <=> AE5AE/WRQD389 | ( -< O o If you're sending someone some Styrofoam, |/\__V__/ what do you pack it in?

Full release notes as follows. Off to the Bat Computers! 2024-10-22: * labwc compositor now used as the default on all models of Raspberry Pi * wf-panel-pi now loads plugins dynamically at runtime * New raindrop screen configuration tool to replace arandr * squeekboard on-screen keyboard installed; will automatically run on systems with touchscreens, and can be manually enabled in rc-gui for others * Improved support for touchscreens - long press for right-click, and double-tap for double-click * Update installer moved out of panel code into separate gui-updater package * Missing cursors added to icon theme * Wizard no longer auto-pairs Bluetooth HID devices by default - create the file "/boot/firmware/btautopair" to enable, or reboot wizard after first run * Modified handling of Pi 5 power button to reduce CPU load when in shutdown dialog * Raspberry Pi Connect now controlled by dedicated panel plugin instead of system tray icon and option in rc-gui * Screen sharing in Raspberry Pi Connect now available as soon as a running WayVNC server is detected * Safety info URL added to main menu * Chromium package renamed from chromium-browser to chromium * Various memory leaks in pcmanfm fixed * Bug fix - crash when running Appearance Settings on headless systems * Bug fix - crash when opening icon chooser in application properties dialog * Translations updated * Chromium updated to 130.0.6723.58 * Firefox updated to 131.0.3 * Raspberry Pi firmware a2e586ba98ce68f7d11b1c717ad8329b95dcb3b6 * Linux kernel 6.6.51 - 5aeecea9f4a45248bcf564dec924965e066a7bfd -- _____ |\/ o \ o Rusty Haddock <=> AE5AE/WRQD389 | ( -< O o If you're sending someone some Styrofoam, |/\__V__/ what do you pack it in?

https://youtu.be/Vs6IAhfqXt0?si=2MBUCaNm3QPQohuB Needs wired keyboard and, if booting from network, a network cable. No wireless networking supported.

I'm back! Missed me? Hopefully so. It's been a bit, so surely there's something to show, right? As always, both in person at https://thelab.ms/ and online: Topic: DFWRPI 10/2024 Time: Oct 5, 2024 10:00 Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88388882846?pwd=d8aLMpw8sxWyI7Zpq1qIav2mn6JSiv.1 Meeting ID: 883 8888 2846 Passcode: 100647 --- One tap mobile +13462487799,,88388882846#,,,,*100647# US (Houston) +17193594580,,88388882846#,,,,*100647# US --- Dial by your location ? +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) ? +1 719 359 4580 US ? +1 253 205 0468 US ? +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) ? +1 669 444 9171 US ? +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) ? +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) ? +1 305 224 1968 US ? +1 309 205 3325 US ? +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ? +1 360 209 5623 US ? +1 386 347 5053 US ? +1 507 473 4847 US ? +1 564 217 2000 US ? +1 646 931 3860 US ? +1 689 278 1000 US ? +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 883 8888 2846 Passcode: 100647 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kigQuNKzD

... because I have family in town, so I'm quite booked. See all y'all in October! -Cornelius

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/2gb-raspberry-pi-5-on-sale-now-at-50/ -- _____ |\/ o \ o Rusty Haddock <=> AE5AE/WRQD389 | ( -< O o If you're sending someone some Styrofoam, |/\__V__/ what do you pack it in?

I'm excited about this: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/raspberry-pi-pico-2-our-new-5-microcontroller-board-on-sale-now/

Due to downsizing and moving from Plano to a smaller location in Whitney TX, l am giving away an older, decommissioned IBM blade eServer model X306. Unit is 19¡± rack mount with two 80GB disks included. No cables. Powered up for me without a problem about a year ago. Probably contains an ancient version of Windows. If interested, email me at: KE5VCT@... for handover logistics. Mike

Yay, I'm self-propelled again, no longer confined to quarters. Means that whoever feels like braving this Texas summer might join in person, as always at https://thelab.ms/ If not, there's always Zoom. Who has something to show, let me know! Topic: DFWRPI 08/2024 Time: Aug 3, 2024 10:00 Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88144453850?pwd=tRsA2R7CbHCmsAxXlf5uPzELqdLwl6.1 Meeting ID: 881 4445 3850 Passcode: 245295 --- One tap mobile +13462487799,,88144453850#,,,,*245295# US (Houston) +12532050468,,88144453850#,,,,*245295# US --- Dial by your location ? +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) ? +1 253 205 0468 US ? +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) ? +1 669 444 9171 US ? +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) ? +1 719 359 4580 US ? +1 689 278 1000 US ? +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) ? +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) ? +1 305 224 1968 US ? +1 309 205 3325 US ? +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ? +1 360 209 5623 US ? +1 386 347 5053 US ? +1 507 473 4847 US ? +1 564 217 2000 US ? +1 646 931 3860 US Meeting ID: 881 4445 3850 Passcode: 245295 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kd3oW9HmCW

See? I told you that the Brits work on July 4th. New versions of Raspberry Pi OS are on the servers. Release notes as follows: 2024-07-04: * pipanel - allow customisation of more than 2 desktops * pipanel - add customisation for labwc * gui-pkinst - add whitelist to restrict installation to specified packages only * pixflat-theme - add theme settings for labwc * pishutdown - revert to original use of pkill to close desktop * piclone - fix for potential buffer overflow vulnerability (that would never have actually happened?€?) * lp-connection-editor - fix dialog icons on taskbar * rp-prefapps - add Raspberry Pi Connect; remove SmartSim * piwiz - add page to enable / disable Raspberry Pi Connect * wf-panel-pi - constrain main menu to fit on small screens * wf-panel-pi - fix dialog icons on taskbar * wf-panel-pi - fix keyboard handling and icon highlighting for taskbar buttons * raspberrypi-ui-mods - add configuration for labwc * raspberrypi-ui-mods - add support for new touchscreens * raspberrypi-ui-mods - systemd-inhibit used to override hardware power key on Pi 5 * rc-gui - add configuration of alternate keyboard layout * rc-gui - add switching for Raspberry Pi Connect * arandr - add brightness control for DSI displays * arandr - more reliable method to detect virtual displays * raspi-config - add setting of keyboard options * raspi-config - add setting of PCIe speed * raspi-config - add switching for Raspberry Pi Connect * wayvnc - better handling for virtual displays * wayvnc - improved encryption support * GTK-3 - add keyboard shortcuts in combo boxes * pcmanfm - allow customisation of more than 2 desktops * pcmanfm - fix bug causing crash and inconsistent behaviour on certain drag and drop operations * raspberrypi-sys-mods - add udev rule to allow backlight change * raspberrypi-sys-mods - increase swapfile size * raspberrypi-sys-mods - remove symlinks from paths in initramfs scripts * wayfire - fix for crash when opening multiple Xwayland windows * wayfire - fix for touchscreen bug when touching areas without windows * labwc compositor installed as an alternative to wayfire; can be enabled in raspi-config * various small bug fixes and tweaks * Chromium updated to 125.0.6422.133 * Firefox updated to 126.0 * Raspberry Pi firmware 3590de0c181d433af368a95f15bc480bdaff8b47 * Linux kernel 6.6.31 - c1432b4bae5b6582f4d32ba381459f33c34d1424 To the Batcave! -- _____ |\/ o \ o Rusty Haddock <=> AE5AE/WRQD389 | ( -< O o If you're sending someone some Styrofoam, |/\__V__/ what do you pack it in?

Hi, As you may know, Jon (J) Jentink passed away June 27, 2024, at his home near Diana, Texas. There will be a get-together for his friends and acquaintances Sunday, July 21, at 3 PM at the Cheddar¡¯s restaurant at 700 West LBJ Freeway in Irving, Texas. It¡¯s southeast of the intersection of LBJ and MacArthur Boulevard. We are hopeful that his long-time caregiver Denise will come from East Texas and join us. If you are can come, please let me know. This will be a good opportunity to share a meal and remember J. Stuart Yarus syarus@...

And now for something entirely different: just in case you are still somewhat functional after Independence Day, there's, as always, the DFWRPI Usersgroup Meeting. Though, this month there's a change. I'm recovering from a hip replacement, and I'm not supposed to drive, so we'll have this one virtual, online only, so NOT IN PERSON at the lab. Everything else is same old, same old. You are not getting rid of me that easily. So, here we go: Topic: DFWRPI 07/2024 Time: Jul 6, 2024 10:00 Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85706094836?pwd=Ptj1gWp1cNkrEHDeXa627wPQbvHUFq.1 Meeting ID: 857 0609 4836 Passcode: 544976 --- One tap mobile +13462487799,,85706094836#,,,,*544976# US (Houston) +17193594580,,85706094836#,,,,*544976# US --- Dial by your location ? +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) ? +1 719 359 4580 US ? +1 253 205 0468 US ? +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) ? +1 669 444 9171 US ? +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) ? +1 305 224 1968 US ? +1 309 205 3325 US ? +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ? +1 360 209 5623 US ? +1 386 347 5053 US ? +1 507 473 4847 US ? +1 564 217 2000 US ? +1 646 931 3860 US ? +1 689 278 1000 US ? +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) ? +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) Meeting ID: 857 0609 4836 Passcode: 544976 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kj7NXhfsv

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Hi, Jon (J) Jentink passed away today, June 27, 2024, at his home near Diana, Texas. J was an active member of the Dallas/Fort Worth Unix Users Group, the North Texas Linux Users Group, and the Dallas Raspberry Pi Users Group. He was also an Expert-rated ham radio operator interested in QRP transmission and devices. In lieu of a religious service, we are thinking of a memorial service to be held at a DFW-area restaurant where we can talk about his life. I am thinking of doing this next weekend, July 6 or 7, perhaps around 1 PM. Please let me know if this seems reasonable to do, or if you have other suggestions of how to honor J. Stuart Yarus syarus aaattt gmail dddooottt com -- Stuart Yarus

If any possible, we'll be having our monthly get-together both online, see below, and in person at https://thelab.ms/ The reason for the "if any possible" is that we had a storm roll through this morning. Downed trees, flipped 18-wheelers somewhere, cellphone coverage, depending on location, deficient at best. At this time the lab has power, but the forecast has more messes at the ready. Right now dallasrpi.org is offline, courtesy of complete and quite likely prolonged power loss. Last time something like this rolled through it took five days to recover. Bottom line is, if nobody is here at the lab Saturday 1000CDT, or the lab is dark, then try online to see if I found a place with juice and a decent uplink. If not, then we'll have to skip June, and I see all y'all in July. Topic: DFWRPI Usergroup Meeting 6/2024 Time: Jun 1, 2024 10:00 Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82472988268?pwd=wIw53apKVgX4lJ6BSamLunbINTlbnh.1 Meeting ID: 824 7298 8268 Passcode: 515423 --- One tap mobile +13462487799,,82472988268#,,,,*515423# US (Houston) +16694449171,,82472988268#,,,,*515423# US --- Dial by your location ? +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) ? +1 669 444 9171 US ? +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) ? +1 719 359 4580 US ? +1 253 205 0468 US ? +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) ? +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) ? +1 305 224 1968 US ? +1 309 205 3325 US ? +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ? +1 360 209 5623 US ? +1 386 347 5053 US ? +1 507 473 4847 US ? +1 564 217 2000 US ? +1 646 931 3860 US ? +1 689 278 1000 US ? +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) Meeting ID: 824 7298 8268 Passcode: 515423 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kcINZfMMyl

I'm running FireCapture v2.7.14 on a RPi 5 with 8G and NVMe SSD. I have a QHY533C and a ZWO ASI120MM Mini cameras. The RPi 5 is running Bookworm. When I use FC with the 120MM, it seems to work fine. With the QHY, it seems to struggle. I've been playing with the settings to try and optimize (reading through some of the posts here). With the QHY, if I set it to bin x2 the preview looks ok (although debayer is not allowed). I do see that 1 core of the RPi is pegged at 100%, even when using 1 FPS. With the 120MM, the CPU usage is much lower on all cores. I realize the QHY has a lot more data to retrieve. If I uncheck the FPS control so the FPS goes up to 10, the % usage on that core goes down slightly to 96% - 98%. Maybe not really an issue, but seems odd. Just something that I noticed based on my years as a RTOS and Linux kernel developer. I'm using Kstars/ekos/PHD2 on the RPi to control my mount and cameras, I am intending on using FC to give me a live view for doing manual focusing, then go back to Kstars for the data collection. Would I be better to use indi server with FC, or leave it directly connecting to the camera like I am using it now? This post is part introduction, and part looking for suggestions to tweak FC for better performance. Thanks! Pete Kockritz

Yay, May. Hay fever, allergies, and hopefully no more tornadoes. Means everybody gets to venture places, to, for instance, attend this one at https://thelab.ms/ or online, see below. Who has some new cool stuff to show? Let me know! Topic: DFWRPI 5/2024 Time: May 4, 2024 10:00 Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89040059936?pwd=5NZUZkaUaCBBLDtUCjHTVN7Ug83H3i.1 Meeting ID: 890 4005 9936 Passcode: 727194 --- One tap mobile +13462487799,,89040059936#,,,,*727194# US (Houston) +17193594580,,89040059936#,,,,*727194# US --- Dial by your location ? +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) ? +1 719 359 4580 US ? +1 253 205 0468 US ? +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) ? +1 669 444 9171 US ? +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) ? +1 646 931 3860 US ? +1 689 278 1000 US ? +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) ? +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) ? +1 305 224 1968 US ? +1 309 205 3325 US ? +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) ? +1 360 209 5623 US ? +1 386 347 5053 US ? +1 507 473 4847 US ? +1 564 217 2000 US Meeting ID: 890 4005 9936 Passcode: 727194 Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kc0u6Pzhka