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ARM – DreamPlug Power Fault – and ‘Fix’..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on March 3, 2015 by RGMarch 3, 2015

I finally got my old DreamPlug working again, but found that the power would fail intermittently..    After checking for software faults, I tracked the problem down to the power supply cable ‘clip-on’ connector..   The problem was caused by the internal connection between the two external pins and the internal slide-on metal tabs being loose, and causing … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., Dreamplug, Hacks, Opinion, Performance | Tagged dreamplug, fix, loose connector, power supply, problem, success | Leave a reply

Pi Power and Hub – It’s All About the Power Supply??.

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on May 17, 2012 by RGMay 17, 2012

After many fruitless attempts to cobble together a working USB hub setup for the Raspberry Pi, I came to the conclusion – after trying all the USB/mains power adapters I had (from various phones and other accessories), that the power supply made a significant difference to the behaviour of the Pi..     With some adapters, I had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., Hacks, Opinion, Performance, Raspberry Pi | Tagged errors, hub, improvement, nokia, power supply, problems, raspberry pi, usb | Leave a reply

Pi – USB – The Saga Continues..

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on May 15, 2012 by RGMay 15, 2012

Thought I would try a couple more options, just in case.. First, I confirmed that the USB sound card works connected directly to one of the Pi USB ports (using a USB extension cable): usb 1-1.2: new full speed USB device number 13 using dwc_otg usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0d8c, idProduct=000c usb 1-1.2: New USB … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., Hacks, Opinion, Raspberry Pi | Tagged grounding, hub, power supply, problems, raspberry pi, speculation, usb | 1 Reply

Pi – Near-Death Experience…

Adventures With Linux ™ Posted on May 15, 2012 by RGMay 15, 2012

My Raspberry Pi had been behaving itself on the ‘hardware’ side since I took possession of it, weeks ago.    After reading about limitations of USB connectivity, I obtained a reasonably-priced powered USB hub, with the intention (not surprisingly!) of connecting more things – including testing the possibility of USB sound.. So….  I connected the USB hub, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Crash and Burn.., Hacks, kernel, Opinion, Raspberry Pi | Tagged corruption, failures, power supply, raspberry pi, sd card, troubleshooting, usb hub | 5 Replies
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