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Blogs / Re: Raspberry Pi and Python

« Last post by Dragon on October 25, 2023, 22:49:50 »

I saw on the previously mentioned website that the drivers were available at http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-ralink_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb, unfortunately, the file doesn't exist there anymore. However, I did take a look in
http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/ and found a more recent Ralink file: firmware-ralink_20190114-2_all.deb. Also, https://archive.debian.org/debian-archive/debian/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/ does have the firmware-ralink_0.28+squeeze1_all.deb and 5 others that appear to be in between those.   

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Blogs / Re: Raspberry Pi and Python

« Last post by Dragon on October 25, 2023, 19:57:06 »

On my quest, I've discovered that I have Raspberry Pi B+ with 512 MB RAM, which unfortunately doesn't have Wi-Fi built in. I do have an old Ativa Wireless USB Network Adapter, but it wasn't just plug-and-play.

I found a list of tested Wi-Fi Adapters, https://elinux.org/RPi_USB_Wi-Fi_Adapters, but the Ativa AWGUA54 was not on the list.

A quick Google search and I've come across this: 

...you can use USB adapters if they have Raspberry PI (Linux for ARM6) drivers.

And on another site:

This adapter is the same as the Belkin F5D7050 v4.

Back to the first list, the entry for the Belkin says "install firmware-ralink and add usbcore to /etc/modules; use guide" and links to another site. A blogger explained the process of installing the drivers for the Raspberry Pi on Raspberry Pi Wireless - Belkin 802.11g usb adapter Ralink RT2750W.

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Blogs / Raspberry Pi and Python

« Last post by Dragon on October 24, 2023, 23:25:59 »

I recently picked up a book called Raspberry Pi 3 Cookbook for Python Programmers, so here we go. 

Out come the Raspberry Pi hardware again. It's been sitting on the shelf for much too long.

I couldn't remember sure which versions of the hardware that I have. Fortunately I found a handy reference: https://www.raspberrypi-spy.co.uk/2012/09/checking-your-raspberry-pi-board-version/

I also discovered that https://www.raspberrypi.com/software/ has a Raspberry Pi Imager program that can be run on Windows, Linux, or Mac, to make it even easier than before to setup the Raspberry Pi OS onto an SD card than it was last time I had tried it.

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General Discussions / Artillery Sidewinder X2 - 3D Printer

« Last post by Dragon on October 24, 2023, 18:34:33 »

For my birthday I got a new 3D Printer, the Artillery Sidewinder X2. The instructions in the manual that came with it was pretty good, but still left some stuff unmentioned that I wasn't aware of beforehand. I found a great video on YouTube that helped out.

https://youtu.be/9JZqosMxmxk?si=tl2ciPbzQ4waqg4X

Thanks to Just Vlad for this. Check out his channel at www.youtube.com/@Just_Print

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General Discussions / Re: 3D Printer Projects

« Last post by Dragon on October 24, 2023, 17:44:34 »

I'm going to try to print this case for my Raspberry Pi B+: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5190138, but I'm going to use a clear green filament and gold for the logo - Legend of Zelda colors. 

Here are some neat looking alternatives that I've found:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1226828
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2836010
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1327409
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:710688
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1091071
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1727668

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Table-top Games / Re: Jaipur

« Last post by Dragon on October 23, 2023, 18:48:08 »

Last night Beth and I played Jaipur. She hadn't played it before, but it's not too difficult to learn so it was a good choice for the evening to just relax. Beth won the first round, but I won the next two rounds to win the game. I do hope that we're able to get this game out again. I play it often on BoardGameArena.com, but not nearly as much face-to-face. 

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Table-top Games / Re: Pathfinder

« Last post by Dragon on October 19, 2023, 17:14:49 »

Grace suggested playing Pathfinder over the weekend. We played one game in the morning and one game in the evening. I won both times. Grace said that I was cheating because I just ran along the outside of the board at one point and was able to move several spaces in a single turn.

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Table-top Games / Re: Stone Age

« Last post by Dragon on October 19, 2023, 17:11:02 »

I played Stone Age with my two youngest daughters again. It was actually suggested by one of them recently, so I was happy to jump at the opportunity to play a game with them.

Both girls did well. Anna was the first one with points on the board, but Grace and I caught up soon after. In the end, I had many cards that I bought and before I had even finished scoring up a quarter of my cards, I had jumped from the back to the front in score.

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General Discussions / Re: 3D Printer Projects

« Last post by Dragon on October 14, 2023, 00:06:38 »

Unfortunately, printing the Black Knight helmet failed half way through. I'm using the technique described on the previous page, but realized it probably needed to adjust the G28 (the command to home all axes). I found another site that explained it: https://all3dp.com/2/g28-g-code-homing/
Now, am I able to get this to successfully return to a print job that was nearly 2 days in?

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General Discussions / Re: 3D Printer Projects

« Last post by Dragon on October 11, 2023, 18:25:03 »

Today I came across a site that had some interesting tips for being able to continue a 3d print that stopped. I haven't read through it all, but it looks helpful, so if there is ever a need to start halfway through a project, it might be worth checking out this page:

3D Printing Tech Tips: Recover a Failed Print

This solution can help you recover your print if it failed due to the following reasons:

• Extruder jammed in the middle of a print
• Power fluctuations caused the printer to restart
• Extruder ran out of filament (assuming you do not have filament sensors installed)

https://www.3dplatform.com/Blog/2018/July/3D-Printing-Tech-Tips-Recover-a-Failed-Print#:~:text=For%20Simplify%203D%3A&text=STEP%201%3A%20Locate%20the%20layer,resume%20your%20print%20from%20Z.