Pi-Top 1 with raspberry pi 5

Hi, I was wondering if anyone managed to get the pi-top 1 (laptop) to work with raspberry pi 5. I managed to get the raspberry pi board to boot with a fresh (non pi-top) system but I have no control whatsoever on some keyboard keys ( ex : change the brightness ) and there is no battery level visible.

I did try to install the lastest pi-top os (bookworm) but I get a full screen browser page displaying an error message that it wasn’t able to connect to the localhost and it keeps refreshing - I am getting the same on raspberry pi 4 as well.

Are there any packages I can install on a fresh raspbian os that will bring up functionality for brightness and battery level ?

Anyone managed to get the pi top 1 working with rpi4 or rpi5 and have the battery level and brightness working ?

Yes with RPi4. I will try and get Pi5 working on the Pi Top[1] laptop and a CEED

To get the buttons to work I had to revert to an old image of the Pi TOP OS (Buster, aka Sirius) BUT now I know what I’m doing I may try the latest Pi-Top OS… I couldn’t get the pi-top software install to work (https://knowledgebase.pi-top.com/knowledge/pi-top-and-raspberry-pi-os)

It looks like the step down voltage converter operates upto 28V, and will in theory supply 5V @ 3.5A according to the TPS54332 3.5-A, 28-V, 1-MHz, Step-Down DC/DC Converter datasheet. You may need to make sure that the cable from the USB on the hub is capable of taking that current. Cheap ones aren’t thick enough, too much resistance, and the Pi 4 may complain about the voltage.

Picture of a Pi Top[1], has a Pi4 in it. Used to allow people to input their name using a Morse key, 2nd picture same application but Raspberry 3+ and a Pi Top CEED. Will be installed at the NRC in Bletchley park.


Hope that helps
Chris
M0YGH

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