From fc02199798180c829befb5ae2af55ebf9c2fa9cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexandre <44178713+alexbelgium@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 22:01:29 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Revise DOCS.md for configuration instructions Updated configuration instructions in DOCS.md to improve clarity on disabling audio, Bluetooth, and WiFi, along with optimizing cmdline.txt. --- birdnet-pi/DOCS.md | 18 +++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/birdnet-pi/DOCS.md b/birdnet-pi/DOCS.md index 4862577ed..5571af3c4 100644 --- a/birdnet-pi/DOCS.md +++ b/birdnet-pi/DOCS.md @@ -275,14 +275,22 @@ sudo nano /boot/firmware/config.txt Paste in: ```ini -dtparam=audio=off # Disable the default onboard audio to prevent conflicts -dtoverlay=disable-bt # Disable onboard Bluetooth to reduce USB bandwidth usage -dtoverlay=disable-wifi # Disable onboard wifi +# ── Audio ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── +dtparam=audio=off -start_x=0 +# ── Disable radios (RF + background jitter) ───────────────────── +dtoverlay=disable-wifi +dtoverlay=disable-bt + +# ── Headless / minimal firmware probing ───────────────────────── gpu_mem=16 +start_x=0 camera_auto_detect=0 display_auto_detect=0 +disable_splash=1 + +# ── Optional: only effective on newer Pi4B revs / Pi 400 ──────── +arm_boost=1 hdmi_blanking=2 # Disable HDMI (save power and reduce interference) ``` @@ -295,7 +303,7 @@ sudo nano /boot/firmware/cmdline.txt Paste in: ```ini -console=serial0,115200 console=tty1 root=PARTUUID=2f0ecb16-02 rootfstype=ext4 fsck.repair=yes rootwait cfg80211.ieee80211_regdom=FI dwc_otg.fiq_enable=0 dwc_otg.fiq_split_enable=0 dwc_otg.fiq_fsm_enable=0 dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 +console=serial0,115200 console=tty1 root=PARTUUID=2f0ecb16-02 rootfstype=ext4 fsck.repair=yes rootwait cfg80211.ieee80211_regdom=FI dwc_otg.fiq_enable=0 dwc_otg.fiq_split_enable=0 dwc_otg.fiq_fsm_enable=0 dwc_otg.lpm_enable=0 usbcore.autosuspend=-1 snd_usb_audio.nrpacks=1 threadirqs ``` - **Disable useless services**