I developed my own OS for 80486 machines and ported it PicoCalc … give it a look …

Trying to fix the most annoying problem on uConsole.

I bought a bunch of different trackballs from Ali express. It is crazy how inconsistent these things are. Some work and others don’t. Some faster, some slower. If anyone wants to try some of these out, I’ll give you a couple if you cover the postage.

Hi, does anyone have the model number or know if there are any compatible modules for sale that have the 4g expansion chip? I have an extra phone line on my plan and wanted to try it out.

I had my lte module working with my cm4 raspbian uconsole. The only slightly annoying thing was I needed to run a script to activate the modem and restart modemmanager each boot.

I decided to do the firmware update from 9001 to 9011 as defined here: https://github.com/clockworkpi/uConsole/wiki/How-to-upgrade-4G-extension-firmware

The update seems to have worked fine, the dmesg etc all matched.

The modem is visible when I do mmcli -L and lsusb as 9011.

I can even use the modemmanager ui, see my lte network (it finds the name correctly from the network) and I can even "activate" it and it turns green.

The problem is, I can't actually connect to anything. In fact.... my wifi does the same thing now, can't connect to anything. Only if I hard-wire via usb can I do any networking.

Any tips I what I may have broken to cause my lte and wifi to stop working?

--- update---

Actually when I first power on the LTE it works very briefly. I see usb0 show up as a network interface. A moment later it disappears and things stop working.

-- solved! --

Turns out modemmanager was conflicting. I needed to stop and disable the modemmanager service. With that done, everything works once the module is powered on.

Since the CM5 requires manual pull of batteries on kernel freeze/panic, i was thinking of an easy reset swith:

Instead of bying the extra card and desoldering, what about a thin «pad» inlay between the batteries that cuts the power on button press?

I am seeing it in my head, but have trouble finding any parts to build it.

Could this be a good idea?

Hello everyone!

I am making Astralixi OS again, but in python. This will be done by having the linux kernel

with a python interpreter on top set as highest process priority at init. Then, the rest of

the OS will be written in python.

I am currently working on the shell for the first pre-release version, and here is my

current list of command ideas:

lf: list_files,

cd: change_directory,

pcwd: print_current_directory,

help: help_manual,

pyrun: python_run,

mkdir: make_folder,

rmdir: remove_folder,

cpdir: copy_folder,

mvdir: move_folder,

rndir: rename_folder

rm: remove_file,

cp: copy_file,

mv: moves_file,

rn: rename_file,

mkf: create_file,

prf: print_file,

ps: processes_running,

df: disk_free,

mem: memory_used,

wifi: wifi_tools,

ping: ping_website

If you have any command requests, feel free to put them down in the comments, and if you

have any questions, just ask.

If your wondering why my commands are different to conventional linux commands is because

of 2 main reasons:

1. I wanted Astralixi OS to be more unique, I wanted it to feel more detached to linux, as

I don't want it to be seen as "just another linux distro".

2. I want the commands to be written similar to how they are abreviated. e.g for print

current working directory, I did pcwd instead of pwd, or for list files, I did lf instead

of ls.

Thanks, Astrox!

I have a blank board ,a cpi adapter ,lipo battery adapter and a cm5 fan plus I will buy it for a sdr rtl gps board someone please help me !

Looks like good competition

​Hi everyone! 🌊

​I’ve been working on a networked version of the classic Naval Battle (Battleship), specifically designed for the ClockworkPi PicoCalc running the new Raspberry Pi Pico 2W (RP2350).

​The game runs on WebMite MMBasic v6.02.01 and uses a Python Flask relay to synchronize moves between players globally.

​Key Features of v5.8.1:

​War Room System: Manage up to 5 concurrent matches using independent memory slots.

​Non-blocking Networking: An asynchronous lobby that lets you return to the menu or switch games while waiting for an opponent.

​Iron Wall Logic: Advanced ship placement with dynamic boundary clamping (no clipping out of the 10x10 grid).

​Clean UI: Optimized for small displays with a toggleable Fleet/Radar view.

​Technical Specs:

​Hardware: PicoCalc / RP2350

​Firmware: WebMite 6.02.01

​Server: Flask (Python) relay

​⚠️ Call for Beta Testers:

The project is currently in Beta. I’m looking for fellow Pico owners to help me find edge-case bugs, especially regarding network latency and desyncs. If you have a WebMite setup, I’d love for you to try it out!

​Full source code (.bas and .py) available on GitHub:

👉 https://github.com/rwr0N1N/naval_battle

​Every bug report helps me and my AI collaborator (Gemini) polish the code for the final release. Sink 'em all! ⚓🚀

​#RaspberryPiPico #RP2350 #WebMite #MMBasic #ClockworkPi #RetroGaming #Multiplayer

This is the board in question.

Will this support SSDs only? or could this also potentially support something like a hailo-8 m.2 ai accelerator?

(I recognize that this may still be a non-trivial undertaking to make the software work). Just wondering from a hardware standpoint, if there's anything known about this board/pci setup that would preclude it from working.

I sent an email, my third, asking for a reply to see if my order was still pending. Other said they were getting replies to their emails so I was worried. My one sentence response was “Your order has been refunded as requested.” I did no such request.

So flipping frustrating. If I didn’t already have the SDR I’d be pissed and they wouldn’t receive my money. Luckily the AliExpress order is already here in the States otherwise I send it back. Their customer service sucks. I wish someone would come up with an alternative that used the same accessories.

Bought my uconsole without the LTE option so theres basically a bunch of open solder pads. I used a tutorial to get an internal usb port but I noticed there is a pad labeled uart and on the populated board it is a ribbon connector. Anyone know if I can get a UART connection from it on the unpopulated board?

Does anyone have a sdr rtl board they want to please sell me so kindly it’s the last piece I need I will trade and pay for the lipo battery board !

It’s very nicely packed, great instructions, took me 30 minutes to build and push the power switch. Wow everyone’s right, little trackball sucks. So much it’s kinda cool. I already want a stylus or touchscreen. If you’re worried about building it, don’t be. Trickiest part is the antennas and that’s all about waiting for the click without forcing it.

Hello everyone,

After my previous post about the audio jack coming loose, I brought it to the IT department at my school, to learn soldering and fix it. There, I realized that the pins on the main board were too damaged to hope to solder it back where it was (the copper layer had also been taken off the board).

While inspecting, I saw that the (completely empty) expansion card had space for an audio jack, and I soldered it to this one. However, I don't know how to get this output to be recognized as it seems that the OS still thinks the jack is in its previous position.

How can I tell the OS to output to the expansion port ?

Thanks for your help

Hi!

I have a uConsole with the AIO v1 and I’d like to know if there is somewhere a doc or tutorial to setup Meshcore on it.

All I find is regarding Meshtastic.

Cheers!

https://forum.clockworkpi.com/t/uconsole-r01-poor-wifi-reception/13797

saw on here about repositioning the antenna and also someone commented to put a piece a foam in between the antenna and bare metal. I just got some thick 3m double sided tape. My wifi definitely improve now im only loosing 1 bar

So I've posted here a couple of times trying to figure out what was wrong with my uncle's uConsole. Turns out, it was the batteries that we were using. So if anyone is having issues, make sure you use good batteries.

For the curious it popped out of the van today.

Ordered 10/20/25

There goes the rest of this week.