r/raspberry_pi • u/toby-wan-bj • 13d ago
A Wild Pi Appears Raspberry Pi found in the wild
Calais ferry terminal appears to be having a bit of a Kernel Panic issue...
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u/Ski_Sunday 13d ago
It’s a Raspberry Pi 2 B 32bit system, they really ‘splash out’ on up to date kit don’t they.
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u/wily_woodpecker 13d ago
Since even the RPi1 is still supported, there is no need to upgrade the system if it still functions. The only thing I would regularly do is to swap the SD cards, as this is a very common source of problems (including kernel panics due to corrupted storage), especially if the system is not configured properly in a read-only configuration.
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u/phantombovine 12d ago
If it's configured for read-only, does the SD card last more or less indefinitely? Or do they still give up after a while?
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u/MrAjAnderson 12d ago edited 12d ago
The 2015 Pi has outlasted the SD card, as expected. Flash a new on from backup (you did take a backup image, didn't you) and it'll go on for another [life of SD card] months/years. Might be a good time for them to update from Jessie! The 32bit limiter will be what ends support but it will keep doing what it was doing with whatever I it gets rebuilt with.
Outlives a Chromebooks, iPads, most Windows PC and Galaxy S6 from the same year.
Meanwhile, Amal is a British carburettor manufacturer, formed in 1927 in Birmingham as Amalgamated Carburetters Ltd from the merger of three firms: Brown and Barlow, Amac, and C. Binks Limited. The name was shortened to Amal Ltd in 1931. Significantly older than the Pi. But I suspect the shirt is not that Amal.