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dj1ch edited this page Jun 4, 2024 · 10 revisions

FAQ

I'll add some more questions here, but here are some I can answer as of right now...

Why is this in a zip file, not a bin file?

Long story short you will not be able to customize it after first boot. It's gonna stay like this forever, so any changes you make will be permanent. Plus, you're gonna need to whitelist your home network, channels it will change to, etc.

Will there be Flipper Zero support?

Yes!

How long until the next release?

It may be a couple of weeks at the most. Most of the time "testing" is spent waiting for the minigotchi to detect our pwnagotchi or the other way around, but feel free to check out this project to see my progress towards our goals.

Why the ESP8266, why not the ESP32?

Do one thing and do it right. I don't want to spend too much on a development board, and the LOLIN D1 Mini is small and effective, not having to pull much power, all at a cheaper price. I don't want it to be too big, the minigotchi is called mini for a reason. There aren't a lot of projects out there for this board anyway, the ESP32 has a lot of different projects surrounding that board, which means this project won't be as relevant to anyone. Do we even need Bluetooth, when we have raw WiFi frames being sent to access points? I guess not right?

However, we now have ESP32 support for the Minigotchi.

If you're not using the ESP32, will there be support for one?

Yes, as soon as I get out a 2.1.0-beta I will build a fork for the ESP32.

What's your motivation behind this project?

I'm sure I have said this, but there aren't a lot of pwnagotchis. A major feature of them is having the ability to make friends. I don't want my pwnagotchi to sit bored at home while I am at school, so it would be nice to have something to keep it company.

Help, there's an error! How do I fix it?

Get the output and paste it into an issue, usually the output can tell you what the problem is. Be sure to ask google beforehand, I don't want clueless people asking dumb questions that can be solved with a Google search.

The board stopped working! The light will not turn on with my current power supply!

Congratulations, you have burnt the board! Most likely you gave a high voltage to the board and that caused it to fail. It is supposed to run at 3.3 volts. Feel free to get more info with the documentation here.

Is the project working right now?

So far so good. Please let me know if there are any issues.

Is this project dead?

Kind of...? As much as I want to keep making changes, the ESP32 fork needs more attention as mostly everything is finalized. I will make patches to this repository, however. I will still make new releases.

Can you support Screen_XYZ

I can. Most of the displays are added by the community, once word gets out that the display will be supported the display in question will sure be supported, as long it is compatible with an ESP8266/ESP32.