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Slippyblade:

--- Quote from: Titchgamer on September 28, 2016, 04:39:45 pm ---
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--- Quote from: Slippyblade on September 23, 2016, 03:05:19 pm ---The biggest problem with the Pi is the power issue.  Simply cutting power without a proper shutdown can corrupt the file system.  There are various way to fix that, but they require add-ons.  Eventually, the add-ons end up costing you more than if you'd just gone with a normal PC.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Pi.  But if you are looking for simple ease of use...  the Pi is not the answer.

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Windows isn't the answer either if you want to cut the power.
You will corrupt the hard drive also.

I think a live linux distro might be the way to go.
The OS is a read only file on a thumb drive.
Hard to corrupt.

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Windows is easy to shut down.
You just set the machine to shut itself down after pressing the power button.

Sorted

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you can do the same thing with the RPI.
Install the GPIO script and button to the GPIO and it will run the shutdown command.

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You need to buy a add on board for that though dont you?



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No.  The add on boards simply cut the power after the shutdown command has processed.  Otherwise, the board still has power until pull the plug.

Titchgamer:
Ahh ok cheers :)

elvis:

--- Quote from: Slippyblade on September 23, 2016, 03:05:19 pm ---The biggest problem with the Pi is the power issue.  Simply cutting power without a proper shutdown can corrupt the file system.  There are various way to fix that, but they require add-ons.  Eventually, the add-ons end up costing you more than if you'd just gone with a normal PC.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Pi.  But if you are looking for simple ease of use...  the Pi is not the answer.

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I made a Pi-powered arcade for a friend 2 years back.  His kids play it every day, and power down by turning the whole cab off at the wall.

Zero file system corruptions.  The disk IO is minimal, and the risk of file system corruption is bugger all.

If you're technically minded, switch the root filesystem over to a COW based filesystem (NILFS, F2FS, BtrFS, etc) and the risk is near zero.

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