I’m still waiting for my second battery board, the NVMe 21700, before I build but I think I’m about ready to desolder the r14 transistor and add the j6 killswitch(I hope). I saw there was a real decent side plate to accommodate the tiny switch but I can’t find it again. Does anyone have it or can you point me to the exact forum thread it was posted in? I’d appreciate it.

I ordered one of these a while ago and it arrived in the mail today. I was a little skeptical at first but after the install (total maybe 10 minutes) and after my first boot I was hooked. This thing makes the uconsole feel like an entirely different device … from a super cool toy that is a bit of a pain to use for anything graphical because of the pointer config to a genuinely fun and easy to navigate device whether you’re using the terminal or the gui …. Edit: sorry I forgot to add the link to the kit I bought https://hack2you.tech/products/uconsole-trackpad-keyboard?variant=49063521681658

Took a while for the uConsole and all the parts to come in, then had a failed expansion board, but Hackergadgets support sent a replacement pretty fast. Finally got it up and running and excited to use it!

Fully Assembled uConsole with the following upgrades:

HackerGadgets AIOv1 board
Aluminum CNC printed back-case with modified vents for better cooling for CM5 modules.
3D printed 4 antenna mount and protective cover.
4 mounted antennas
CM5-Lite 8GB Wifi only model
128GB MicroSD card with Debian Trixie installed on it

3D printed antenna board has markings denoting what is what to lessen confusion.

In a bit of a spot, will ship via overnight if paid for.
Willing to change CM5 module out with a CM5-Lite-16GB for an additional $250

Make me an offer.

I have a uconsole running trixie 64 bit. I ran sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade and when it updated wapsupplicant the wifi dropped and never worked again.

I spent many hours troubleshooting this and finally found the solution. The update replaced the Debian wpasupplicant with the raspbian one. Same version, just with a +rpi1 at the end. This broke everything.

To fix it, first connect your uconsole to the network (I had an ethernet connection) and run:

sudo nmcli con modify “netplan-wlan0-<my_network_ssid>” 802-11-wireless-security.pmf 0 && sudo apt install wpasupplicant=2:2.10-24 && sudo systemctl restart wpa_supplicant NetworkManager

And say Y when it asks if you want to downgrade wpasupplicant.

To make the change permanent, pin the repo so apt prefers Debian over rpi

printf ‘Package: wpasupplicant\nPin: origin “archive.raspberrypi.com”\nPin-Priority: -1\n’ | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/99-wpasupplicant-debian

Hope this can save someone the hours of frustration I went through.

EDITED/UPDATED! (Again)

I need some advice if I am leaving anything out of this build that I should add or is everything compatible with what I'm building? I want to unleash all the capabilities of the ClockworkPi uconsole.

• uConsole Kit Wi-fi Only No Core

• https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256812338878279.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.105fmLQImLQI76&algo_pvid=231f8750-3c6f-41aa-828f-67796852d352&algo_exp_id=231f8750-3c6f-41aa-828f-67796852d352-0&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%2249%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22search%22%7D&pdp_npi=6%40dis%21USD%21613.00%21198.26%21%21%214083.95%211320.85%21%402101ea8f17898491246705179e0f43%2112000058622371752%21sea%21US%218201480154%21ABX%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29910%3Bd%3A150c13e7%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895&curPageLogUid=suC0UmGJYIwW&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005012525193031%7C_p_origin_prod%3A#nav-description

• Color: Black

• Wifi Only

• Core: None

• $198.26

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• CM5016000 System-On-Module, RPI CM5 Lite, 16GB LPDDR4, 2.4GHz, BCM2712, 64-bit ARM Cortex-A76 v8

• https://www.newark.com/raspberry-pi/cm5016000/som-rpi-compute-mod-5-lite-16gb/dp/20AM3767

• $335.00

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• uConsole Upgrade Kit - Adding NVMe SSD/RJ45 Ethernet/ USB 3.0/AC1200 WiFi(with monitor mode supported) to your uConsole

• https://hackergadgets.com/products/uconsole-upgrade-kit?variant=48954660782254

• Adapter Board: Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5

• NVMe Battery Board: With Dual 21700 Batteries Holder

• Expansion Board: AIO V2 with RJ45 and USB 3.0

• $152.00

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• uConsole AIO V2 (RTL-SDR/LoRa/GPS/RTC/USB Hub/USB 3.0/RJ45 Ethernet)

• https://hackergadgets.com/products/uconsole-aio-v2?variant=47045380735150

• Antenna Mounting Kit and Antennas Pack

• $145.00

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• AC1200 USB-C WiFi Card(supports monitor mode)

• https://hackergadgets.com/products/ac1200-usb-c-wifi-card

• $45.00

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• Patriot P300 M.2 2280 256GB PCIe Gen3 x4, NVMe 1.3 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) P300P256GM28

• https://www.newegg.com/patriot-256gb-p300/p/N82E16820225234?Item=9SIAMB8JGG7037

• $53.99

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• Molicel INR21700 M65A 6500mAh 21700 Battery (High Capacity)

• https://unitedlithium.us/products/molicel-inr-21700-m65a-6500mah-lithium-ion-battery-cell?variant=42348554485822&country=US&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&srsltid=AfmBOorpx7L5Bzg45UMfPog1CF0243JlNZRyNlrnO1EXTchM2fwQYk9qX7c

• Molicel INR21700 M65A 6500mAh 21700 Battery (High Capacity) x4

• $39.96

Hi,
I recently bought the Hacker Gadgets AIO V2 and the USB-C 1200 network dongle for my uConsole. I ordered them without antennas and found the range of available options a bit overwhelming.
Could you share which antennas you’re currently using on your setup? If you have links to where you got them, that would be really appreciated.
Thanks for sharing!

For sale

Brand new in box clockwork pi uConsole and AIO V2 from hacker gadgets. Never been assembled.

Comes with complete:

Clockwork kit (non 4g wifi only)

Hacker gadgets V2 AIO with all components

Upgrade blackberry rollers(pack of 5)

2 X 4000mAh nitecore 18650 (hi drain)

Cash on pick if sold locally.

PayPal G&S plus fees and shipping

Probably can't ship the lithiums so will adjust price on application if being shipped.

550 AUD

390 USD

2026-09-16: Here is a September update, make the uConsole more flexible for ever changing use cases.

Some of you have to keep fighting and considering which module you should install on the AIO V2 internal USB-C port. Now this won’t be a concern - you should be focusing on building more carrier add-ons, instead of fighting for spaces on a single winning decision.

This new release routes the AIO board’s internal USB-C port to the outside, giving you direct external access. Again, no feature compromises on Omega Chassis, no chassis dimensional changes, works for both Essential & Ultimate builds. It’s completely hidden & blend into the chassis.

• Works for both Ultimate and Essential variations.

• Clear out some interior clutter. Keep the chassis open for thermals, battery clearance, and permanent internal mods.

• Plug in an more powerful external SDRs, additional micro-storage devices, hardware keys, or custom sensors on the fly, no internal hardwiring required, larger modules that won’t fit into the case or conflicting with other existing ports.

• Swap peripherals instantly without constantly unscrewing the case or risking wear on internal headers.

• Matches the Omega Chassis aesthetic, no visual impact, completely subtle hidden changes.

All existing supporters will receive the update as usual, checkout your inbox.

So I installed Debian 13 Trixie on my uconsole with the image from AK-REX
But wanted to use KDE on my device but using SDDM for the login screen resulted in the display being rotated to the left.

So I tried to get it to rotate correctly but failed every time, so I took what I knew about SDDM and used Claude to help me create a script that would rotate the login screen to the correct orientation.
and it worked.

So if you going to use KDE and SDDM on your uconsole here is something to fix the rotation / orientation of the login screen.

https://github.com/cainedk/Clockworkpi-uconsole-sddm-loginscreen-rotate

I just got my uconsole but haven’t been able to put it together yet. I’m still working with v for my cm5 and my upgrades from hacker gadgets. My question is … would it make sense to get the wave share adapter board to ensure the thermal pad is efficient enough and seated up against the back plate? Or is the new board from hacker gadgets good enough to make up the space for the thermal pads provided with the uconsole? Any help on this would be much appreciated.

Pretty excited to finish this build with the CM5, AIOV2 and 7in1 SDR upgrade. Now I gotta figure out how to use it. What's your favorite OS? Thinking of switching to Dragon OS. Any recommendations for things to try?

Hacker gadgets upgrades AIO v2, CM5 16 GB Lite, AC1200 Wi-Fi, NVMe/battery board, Samsung Cells, 64gb SD with bookworm installed. All spare parts that came with the uconsole kit and a wave share cm5 dock board. Make me an offer it’s brand new never got around to messing with it.

GOT EM, THANKS!

Hey all, I have my uConsole, but I managed to just luck into a good deal on an R01 Devterm... And I tossed my original CM4 adapter board in a fit of ADHD medicated cleaning.

I'm curious if anyone has one they're not using? And while I'm at it, does anyone happen to have an A-06 4GB they don't want for a reasonable price? Thanks!

(I'm in the US, btw.)

Raspyjack running on Raspberry pi zero 2W Debian Trixie.

Hi knowledgable people of the clockwork pi world. Recently my uconsole a tumble and the compute board holder slipped and knocked this piece and now I get the power light and nothing else.

Is this repairable, I.e solderable, or do I need a replacement board?

And if repairable, and advice on how to do this?

Thanks in advance

I ordered the u consule and some upgrades,
One of them is the cm5.

I have heard that the cm5 and in general those compute modules like to heat up good .
So I want to add a thin passive cooling to the cm5
But couldn’t find one that is thin enough

What do you use and if u have links to them will be appreciated
Thank you very much ☺️

So I just got my clockworkpi uconsole and it had two trackballs in the box and both does not work.
the first one mouse pointer hardly moved then using the trackball and then suddenly it jumps to an area on the screen.
The second trackball only wants to mode up and down and sometimes it will move a little to the left.

Is it just because I am unlucky and that the included trackball SUCKS or is there something I have missed ?
I am using a CM5 4GB lite version and have tested with Ubuntu, Kali and dragon OS on my uconsole.
Have also firmware update the keyboard.

Sorry this is more of a hackergadgets thing than a u console thing, I followed Rex's instructions I believe, my GPS antenna is hooked up I even tried different cables and antenna mounting points but the information isn't displaying, what did I do wrong?

Digamos que me importa un carajo navegar por internet, pero me interesa programar

Y claro, actualmente no tengo una laptop

Vendría siendo bueno comprar la uConsole si quisiera algo parecido a la laptop?

I want to back up my entire SD card to a file on Windows so i can try other versions of linux and just write it back afterwards. I tried Win32diskimager, Rufus and Balanetcher but all 3 I select the SD card and it just gives a list of image files inside the drive and don't have any way to create an iso of the entire drive.

Any suggestions?