Despite working in IT I am quite ignorant when it comes hardware/electronics.
Today's project: trying to figure out why that sbc I put batocera Linux on doesn't want to run it's fan.
I still haven't actually come to a conclusion. The Le Potato sbc has a different gpio layout than the raspberry, and batocera is weirdly different from anything I am used to.
In the end I learned that not connecting one of the cables to its pin lets the fan spin on full power. And that's OK for now.
@kyonshi
I feel you. Everything should have a man page.
I've transformed my Linux notes into a knowledge base, and I've been thinking of making them into man pages.
We have various categories for 'config files', but nothing for setting something up for the first time. I want a walkthrough of the software, which works like a well-commented script to start using the software, so I'll make one, if I ever get the time.
@fishidwardrobe I don't know. It doesn't seem to have a package manager besides pacman. And the distro is specifically designed as an emulation system you can put on a pi, with use of kodi as a media center being the only other concern. A full Linux distribution this isn't.
I have the feeling I am not even supposed to do anything in the terminal except move roms around.
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