Power is not a problem. The PI Zero needs MUCH less than the regular PI (about 20% of what a PI 3 needs). I just want the cable length to be 0 so 25cm is 25 too much :-)
On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 17:32:39 +0300 Yehuda Deutsch <y...@uda.co.il> wrote: > Why not use a 25cm / 50cm charging cable? it work for me to power > raspberry pis before. > Use a good quality cable, not those flat / thin cables, because in the > newer pi versions I had power supply issues (at least that is what it > said on the boot log) > > Yehuda > ------------------------------ > *Yehuda Deutsch | IT Developer* > > > On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 4:55 PM Shlomo Solomon > <shlomo.solo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I guess this is only "partially" OT because it concerns connecting a > > raspberry PI Zero to a Ubuntu box over USB (USB networking). > > > > This works fine with a standard phone charger cable - Male Micro USB > > connects to the PI and Male standard USB connects to the computer. > > > > But since I didn't want the long cable, I thought I could replace it > > with an OTG adapter + a Male-Male USB connector. This DOES NOT work > > - probably because the 5th pin of the OTG adapter is connected to > > ground. > > > > My question: does anyone know where I can find a male micro to > > standard female (or male) USB adapter that is NOT wired as OTG? > > > > > > > > -- > > Shlomo Solomon > > http://the-solomons.net > > Claws Mail 3.16.0 - Kubuntu 18.04 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-il mailing list > > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > > -- Shlomo Solomon http://the-solomons.net Claws Mail 3.16.0 - Kubuntu 18.04 _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
