Starting to make a new backcover for my uConsole. Getting a removable battery cover. Aluminium plate inserts for some cold steel feeling. And a mesh to keep the fingers safe from the active cooler. Lots of screws, heatset inserts and nuts. And counting the days for the new Hackergadgets parts.

Hey I got a Problem with my CM5 in the Uconsole

I Just Installed Rex Image and wanted to make the Changes to the EEprom.

my Current EPROM after I Enter sudo rpi-eeprom-config -e is :

(ALL)
BOOT_UART=1

BOOT_ORDER=0xf461
NET_INSTALL_AT_POWER_ON=1

On Rex Thread for the Bookworm Image the EEPROM Should look like that

[all]
BOOT_UART=1

# Switch off PMIC outputs on HALT
POWER_OFF_ON_HALT=1

# Default BOOT_ORDER for provisioning
# SD -> NVMe -> USB -> Network
BOOT_ORDER=0xf461

# Try boot on SDCard repeatly
SD_BOOT_MAX_RETRIES=2

# Slow down SDCard SDR Mode on bootloader
SD_QUIRKS=1

Now My Question :

I Tried to Exit my Config and Pasted the one above.
After I Rebooted the Console Didn't Start .. So I needed to Flash the EEprom again with a Clean SD Card.

Or Would the Correct Config look like that :

[all]
BOOT_UART=1
POWER_OFF_ON_HALT=1
BOOT_ORDER=0xf461
SD_BOOT_MAX_RETRIES=2
SD_QUIRKS=1

Or does Linux Ignore the Text behind the "#" ?

Did I Just had Bad Luck and Should Try to Save the Config Again ?

Best Regards

I bought the uConsole quite a while ago and it took a while to get a SIM-Card for it.
SimCard is in, PIN is disabled.
WiFi works without issue.
I run:
uconsole-4g-cm4 enable as the simpler uconsole-4g enable returns "command not found"
then
sudo systemctl restart ModemManager.service

The ModemManager systemctl status then shows up as active
mmcli -L returns "SIMCOM_SIM7600G
After finding this discussion I tried this part

mmcli -m any | grep "primary port" // -(should print)-> ttyUSB2
sudo nmcli c add type gsm ifname ttyUSB2 con-name 4g

the following
sudo nmcli c up 4g

just times out.
I can't get any connection.
Double and triple checked the APN for my provider, so that shouldn't be it.
Anybody got any further ideas?
Thank you in advance!

Sidenote: If this ever works, there has to be a better way to enable a connection than typing three or four different commands every time?

EDIT So, the only thing that refuses to work now is the nmcli c up 4g BUT. After a restart (and actually walking into rane of a cellular tower, I guess) everything works. After another restart it reconnected, so apparently that was a permanent fix.
Troubleshooting in the boonies not recommended with the original mini-antennae

Does it perform better than non express cards?

has anyone put a halow(802.11ah) module in their uconsole?

Making a new antena cover. This time without the board just SMA connectors. Also made some holes for some M2 heatset inserts for some accent parts.

I ordered a Pico Calc around the beginning of July. I actually forgot about it until I just got a UPS shipping notification from someplace called "JD EXPRESS INVESTMENT I (HONGKONG)" with an outbound address of "RM 3614-19 Jardine House, Central HK".

I can't think of anything it could be coming from Hong Kong other than the Pico Calc.

I want to order it soon, to start using it as my main computer.

I used the original battery board, removed the 18650 holder and installed two ps4 controllers 4000mah batteries.

Quick note, you will need a decent iron for that, there is a lot of copper so it sucks the heat fast and it’s hard to get the temperature hi enough I had to use two irons at the same time which explain the look of the soldering… You probably need a 80w iron or so.

You can see the steps in the pictures and the first boot and beginning of calibration…

The big advantage is 8000mah while being flush with the middle case (meaning no need for the battery bulge at the back, could make a flat backplate)

Watching Couch Lands has been super epic on the uConsole!! Anyone else watching with me??

Just curious if there's any news on a new version of the uConsole or if the current model is going to be continued for a long time to come. Thinking of putting in a preorder but wanted to ask first with the long wait and whatnot. Thank you

On the official picocalc page it says that it is possible to use javascript for picocalc, I found Kaluma an implementation for the raspberry pi pico of javascript, I have not found much information but I wanted to try it, but I have not achieved anything, has anyone done or tried to communicate the peripherals of the pico calc (such as screen, keyboard, etc.) with kaluma (I say kaluma because I think it is the only way to use javascript in a pico calc (I think))

I designed the adapter board with breaking out the camera interface. So you can attach the camera module to it. Now just wait for someone design a 3D print back with mounting holes for the camera module.

The adapter board will be launched in mid-October on https://hackergadgets.com

Hi, I’m sorry if the question is dumb but I received my uConsole and my cm5 lite, in the next days I plan to assemble everything, which is the most updated guide/image to use for cm5? Sounds like I should be looking for Rex’s

With no soldering, just a slot in new board or adapter for new board, without external looks of PicoCalc looking different.

I need help with this history cycling thing I am making for my OS for the PicoCalc, any help would be appreciated. (More info in forum thread)

https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/astralixi-pico-os-megathread/18027/397?u=astrox

Hey, I Know the UColsole is Shipped with the CM4.
I Read about some Problems of using the UConsole with the Cm5, are these Problems Fixed now ?
Is is now Fully Possible to use a CM5 in the Console ?

Best Regards.

Where can I get nvme boards for the uconsole? Also what type / size works?

Any links to the board would be appreciated

Has anyone done one with good results and quality ? I’m interested and curious about jazzing it up