Considering Duet3, New to RPi
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Yes, I mean start fresh completely by re-imaging the SD card entirely. We got off to a false start, so let's start fresh.
Don't bother editing the wpa_supplicant.conf file since you'll be able to add the network from the display anyway.
Don't put anything else on the SD card either. Just image it anew and put it in the Pi.
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Should I erase the SD Card first, or will BalenaEtcher take of that?
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Etcher will overwrite the entire card, so no need to wipe it first.
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Hi Phaedrux,
That seems to have fixed the issue.
Found my router added my password, now it's off looking for an update (although it's been doing that for 15 mins).
Am I correct in saying that once it's all finished with updates, I then remove the SD Card?
If an SD Card is inserted, will that then overwrite whatever's on the RPi, as I've purchased a RPi cooler/fan that needs some software.
Do I just add this fan software to the SD Card along with the Duet files?
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@Dizzwold said in Considering Duet3, New to RPi:
I then remove the SD Card?
No. The SD card needs to stay in the Pi. Without that it has nothing. The Pi operating system and software is all on the SD card. It's the hard drive in other words.
@Dizzwold said in Considering Duet3, New to RPi:
I've purchased a RPi cooler/fan that needs some software.
How does it connect? If it needs GPIO pins to work you may be out of luck because the Duet3 would use the GPIO header with the ribbon cable.
The Pi operating system itself is still in tact. You can close or minimize the Duet window and interact with the Pi as a normal desktop environment.
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Sorry, I didn't say, the fan cooler is a shield with a header;
http://www.yahboom.net/study/RGB_Cooling_HATAny way;
A BIG THANK YOU, for your time, patience, input and getting my up and running, well walking at-least.
I'm very grateful.
Thank you.
Dizzwold.
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I think that fan hat is going to cause problems with the connection to the Duet. A simpler option may be a 5v Noctua 40mm fan that could be powered directly.
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if it just uses i2c and allows the ribbon cable to be connected it should be fine, but briefly looked at the link and can't say i found the docs very forthcoming.
in any case the hat should be the first to go if you run into issues i recon.
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Hi Guys,
A little off subject.
What's the preferred method of transferring files from a Mac to the RPi ?
I'd prefer to not have to learn lots of terminal commands, so your advice is appreciated.
Dizzwold.
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@Dizzwold You can use DWC like in standalone mode. For general file transfers I find FileZilla + SFTP quite convenient. SSH/SFTP is enabled by default in DuetPi lite, for DuetPi you need to create an empty "ssh" file on the SD card's booty partition to enable it. Credentials are "pi" and "raspberry" without quotes.
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@Dizzwold said in Considering Duet3, New to RPi:
What's the preferred method of transferring files from a Mac to the RPi ?
It's a full fledged linux desktop so you can use SMB to access file shares on other computers as well.
But for any Duet related files like config or macro files you can use the DWC web interface from a browser on your mac.
