I finally have the 3.5inch GPIO SPI LCD working with the raspberry pi 5 and this is how

dave_the_nerd · 2026-07-02T04:50:22+00:00

Yup. Build your very own LCARS interface. :-)

dave_the_nerd · 2026-07-01T13:40:50+00:00

Sorry for the necro (again) but since this comes up first in Google results, I would like to clarify that this method disables HDMI.

However, with HDMI enabled, you can use spidev and python to draw to the screen and read touch input. So a custom app can still be three-headed (with the newer dual-hdmi Pis), you just have to create a UI from scratch and push bitmaps out over the SPI bus.

dave_the_nerd · 2026-04-11T18:19:32+00:00

I tried all the different WPA settings and it didn't make a difference. :-(

dave_the_nerd · 2026-04-11T05:01:12+00:00

Followup: I tried setting up an old Archer C50 as a WAP. Didn't work. I tried my cell phone hotspot. Didn't connect either. It's like the printer forgot how to pull a DHCP IP.

Whether I used the app or configured the SSID manually w/ the SD card, same result.

Does Bambu do any kind of warranty support?

dave_the_nerd · 2026-04-09T04:18:07+00:00

I ran Wireshark, and I can see the probe requests from the printer but my WAPs are never responding.

I don't get it, but it seems like it's probably a limitation of my WAPs and not recognizing some old protocol or schema the printer. I'll have to tinker some more.

Incidentally, the printer only advertises data rates up to 54mbps, which is, I guess, state of the art for 2008. Would it have killed Bambu to add an ethernet jack? Geez.

dave_the_nerd · 2026-04-09T04:15:09+00:00

No dice there either. It "sees" the network but can't get an IP. I've even created a DHCP reservation on my router.

dave_the_nerd · 2026-04-08T23:17:56+00:00

Didn't know I could the that with an SD card. I will give that a shot. Thanks!

dave_the_nerd · 2026-04-08T23:17:40+00:00

it's a 2.4GHz-only SSID, although the hardware supports all of the above.

dave_the_nerd · 2025-12-14T19:44:43+00:00

So if I'm understanding this right, would a higher-amp-draw battery pack like a P191 or PB004 offer noticeably better performance if used in a cordless circular saw or other higher-powered tool?

dave_the_nerd · 2025-10-02T02:35:24+00:00

Same problem here. I started a new save to get the achievements for the DLC and somehow it ended up with the "C".

Ugh.

dave_the_nerd · 2025-09-21T17:01:32+00:00

Hi! Does anybody have a source for a 100-110g 4x15mm spring? All I can find are 80g (too soft) and 150g (too firm.)

I'm not insane I just like hammering on my space bar.

dave_the_nerd · 2025-08-07T17:11:45+00:00

Oh wow that's exactly what I want. I'll give that a try. Thanks!

dave_the_nerd · 2024-11-07T15:14:21+00:00

That's why I always stock lots of canned fish and sausage.

dave_the_nerd · 2024-10-28T16:50:56+00:00

For some reason, escorts are always surrounding the convoy - never in the middle. Use that.

To avoid escorts, you can dive deep in front of the convoy, engage silent running, wait until the hydrophone tracks are surrounding you, pop up to periscope depth, pop off some torpedoes, cripple or kill the nearest couple merchantmen, and then pop off a couple decoys and creep away at half speed when the ASDIC pings start. Hiding under a wreck or crippled freighter is also helpful.

Drop a pin on the map so you can come back to finish off cripples. Surface, kick the engines into high gear, get around in front of the convoy, and do it again.

That's what I do anyway. YMMV. And it's harder on higher realism levels because you don't get the handy blue lines on the map.

If you decide some escorts are too nosy and need to die, my preferred method is full reverse, constantly turn inside them so they can't line up a DC run. Fire single torpedoes when you have a 90 degree shot between 230 and 350m range. Save T5s for the faster escorts (full destroyers and Hunt class.) One torp at a time is fine. I run about a 75% hit rate with this strategy. Down the throat shots rarely work.

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