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    • SnilleS Offline
      Snille Module Developer
      last edited by

      @Mykle1 Don’t worry about it. You provided the information. :) But if you want to do it anyway, do it via SSH instead, you need to have more “screen-space” to fit all the information at the same time. Check my screenshot. The number of columns and rows are much higher. :)

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      • Mykle1M Offline
        Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer
        last edited by

        A quick google search reveals that the Pi is mainly manufactured in Wales, UK. However, they are also being made in China, and now Japan. I can’t help but wonder if there is some small difference that would affect performance on those made in the UK and those made elsewhere

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        • SnilleS Offline
          Snille Module Developer
          last edited by

          @Mykle1 Lets see…
          Do (in SSH): cat /proc/cpuinfo

          Paste the result from hardware and revision… :)

          Hardware        : BCM2835
          Revision        : a02082
          

          I think it’s the “last” revision that is important.

          Pi 3 Model B	1GB	a02082 (Sony, UK)
          Pi 3 Model B	1GB	a22082 (Embest, China)
          

          More info about revisions…

          Mine is from UK it seams. :)

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          • Mykle1M Offline
            Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Snille
            last edited by Mykle1

            @Snille said in Electron CPU usage:

            Mine is from UK it seams. :)

            Here it is. It appears that mine is also from the UK. How about the other info? Does it match up to yours?

            processor	: 3
            model name	: ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
            BogoMIPS	: 76.80
            Features	: half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm crc32 
            CPU implementer	: 0x41
            CPU architecture: 7
            CPU variant	: 0x0
            CPU part	: 0xd03
            CPU revision	: 4
            
            Hardware	: BCM2709
            Revision	: a02082
            Serial		: 0000000028d2c528
            pi@Pi3:~ $ 
            
            

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            • SnilleS Offline
              Snille Module Developer
              last edited by

              @Mykle1 Here is my full “list”. :)

              processor       : 0
              model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
              BogoMIPS        : 76.80
              Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm crc32
              CPU implementer : 0x41
              CPU architecture: 7
              CPU variant     : 0x0
              CPU part        : 0xd03
              CPU revision    : 4
              
              processor       : 1
              model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
              BogoMIPS        : 76.80
              Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm crc32
              CPU implementer : 0x41
              CPU architecture: 7
              CPU variant     : 0x0
              CPU part        : 0xd03
              CPU revision    : 4
              
              processor       : 2
              model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
              BogoMIPS        : 76.80
              Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm crc32
              CPU implementer : 0x41
              CPU architecture: 7
              CPU variant     : 0x0
              CPU part        : 0xd03
              CPU revision    : 4
              
              processor       : 3
              model name      : ARMv7 Processor rev 4 (v7l)
              BogoMIPS        : 76.80
              Features        : half thumb fastmult vfp edsp neon vfpv3 tls vfpv4 idiva idivt vfpd32 lpae evtstrm crc32
              CPU implementer : 0x41
              CPU architecture: 7
              CPU variant     : 0x0
              CPU part        : 0xd03
              CPU revision    : 4
              
              Hardware        : BCM2835
              Revision        : a02082
              Serial          : x
              

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              • Mykle1M Offline
                Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @Snille
                last edited by

                @Snille

                The only difference I see:

                My hardware = BCM2709
                Your hardware = BCM2835

                I’m curious to see @wtidwell results

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                  wtidwell @Mykle1
                  last edited by

                  @Mykle1
                  @Snille
                  I’ll do this as soon as I can, I’m still not home from the day yet but I’ll get to it later this evening.
                  Thank you everyone for your help!

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                    wtidwell @Mykle1
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                    @Mykle1
                    @Snille

                    My hardware is also BCM2835 revision a02082 , just like Snille. I have another micro SD I think floating around somewhere in my house, I’ll try and do a clean install of rapsian stretch lite on it tomorrow and use the auto install script on that and see how that goes. Fingers crossed I just got a crappy SD card or something.

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                    • Mykle1M Offline
                      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                      last edited by

                      @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

                      Fingers crossed I just got a crappy SD card or something.

                      How did you make out? I’ve been thinking about this issue since you started the topic. I did quite a bit of googling and there are a number of instances where people had trouble (not with MM) with performance, and heat. In many cases, those people determined that their Pi’s were faulty, after much time, frustration and troubleshooting. In those cases, they had their Pi’s replaced and the problem was solved.

                      I hope the new SD solves your problem but I have my doubts about that. Please keep me informed and good luck.

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                        wtidwell @Mykle1
                        last edited by

                        @Mykle1
                        Well I ordered a new pi 3 on Amazon and did a fresh install it’s the same thing all over again. Every time the text changes on magic mirror it maxes out my cpu. And it’s starting to overheat as well and I didn’t even change any overclock settings.

                        Quite infuriating honestly. I don’t know what I’ll try next.

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                        • Mykle1M Offline
                          Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                          last edited by Mykle1

                          @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

                          Quite infuriating honestly. I don’t know what I’ll try next.

                          Oh man, that sucks. I’m sorry to hear that. I’m at a lost here. Really, there is no logical reason for that to happen

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                            wtidwell @Mykle1
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                            @Mykle1
                            My last ditch effort is to try a new SD card. The card it came with is a SanDisk 32gb card and it’s just a plain black card and I have this otherone which is a SanDisk ultra 32gb card so maybe that does something.

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                            • Mykle1M Offline
                              Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                              last edited by

                              @wtidwell

                              I am certainly rooting for you! I think there was/is a walk-through on preparing the SD card, formatting and such, although I don’t remember where. It’s been a long time.

                              The best of luck to you. Please keep me posted

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                                wtidwell @Mykle1
                                last edited by

                                @Mykle1
                                Just to rule out one more variable: the pi 3 should be fine running at 1080p yes?

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                                • Mykle1M Offline
                                  Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                                  last edited by Mykle1

                                  @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

                                  Just to rule out one more variable: the pi 3 should be fine running at 1080p yes?

                                  Here is my res on an old HP monitor. That’s using the DVI interface. It does not have HDMI.

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                                  • cowboysdudeC Offline
                                    cowboysdude Module Developer @wtidwell
                                    last edited by

                                    @wtidwell Yeah I don’t use those plain black sd cards I buy the more expensive ones because of the issues.

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                                    • Mykle1M Offline
                                      Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                                      last edited by

                                      @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

                                      I have this otherone which is a SanDisk ultra 32gb card so maybe that does something.

                                      I looked to see what SD card is in my Pi but all I could come up with is the wrapper it came in. I bought one of those CanaKit’s with everything included. I don’t want to take my mirror down if I don’t have to, sorry.

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                                        wtidwell @cowboysdude
                                        last edited by

                                        @cowboysdude
                                        @Mykle1

                                        I’m beginning to think it’s the SD card. I did a clean install of Raspian on the SanDisk ultra which is the same class (u1) as the other card which was plain black and it seemed like it was a twinge better but not fantastic. Thanks for your input cowboysdude.

                                        I ordered a SanDisk extreme u3 which will get here tomorrow and try that and report back in. Don’t take your mirror down haha

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                                        • Mykle1M Offline
                                          Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                                          last edited by Mykle1

                                          @wtidwell said in Electron CPU usage:

                                          I’m beginning to think it’s the SD card.

                                          I hope that’s it. Then we can all laugh about it. Keep me posted.

                                          Just in case:
                                          https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/

                                          And:

                                          HOW TO FORMAT AN SD CARD AS FAT
                                          
                                          Note: If you're formatting an SD (or micro SD) card that has a capacity over 32GB (i.e. 64GB and above), then see the separate SDXC formatting instructions.
                                          
                                          WINDOWS
                                          
                                          For Windows users we recommend formatting your SD card using the SD Association's Formatting Tool, which can be downloaded from sdcard.org. You will need to set "FORMAT SIZE ADJUSTMENT" option to "ON" in the "Options" menu to ensure that the entire SD card volume is formatted, and not just a single partition. The updated size will be shown after the format is complete.
                                          
                                          MAC OS
                                          
                                          The SD Association's Formatting Tool is also available for Mac users, although the default OS X Disk Utility is also capable of formatting the entire disk. To do this, select the SD card volume and choose Erase with MS-DOS format.
                                          
                                          LINUX
                                          
                                          For Linux users we recommend gparted (or the command line version  parted). Norman Dunbar has written up instructions for Linux users.
                                          

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                                          • Mykle1M Offline
                                            Mykle1 Project Sponsor Module Developer @wtidwell
                                            last edited by Mykle1

                                            @wtidwell

                                            Ok, this is the kit I bought back in January. I checked my amazon.com history.
                                            “You purchased this item on January 16, 2017”
                                            https://www.amazon.com/CanaKit-Raspberry-Complete-Starter-Kit/dp/B01C6Q2GSY/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1503626951&sr=1-1&keywords=32+GB+Micro+SD+Card+(Class+10)+pre-loaded+with+NOOBS

                                            So this is the SD card I have in my Pi3-B mirror. Recommended Micro SD Card pre-loaded with NOOBS

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                                            That is also where I installed my Raspbian Jessie from. You can install it from NOOBS

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