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Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

Pi Zero going to waste.

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    columboscoat Banned
    last edited by 30 Dec 2016, 00:12

    I bought a Pi Zero to use as a Pi-hole and block ads on our home network. Unfortunately BT in the UK are twats and do not allow you to use a DNS server that is not their own, not even Google's. Anyone have any ideas on how to bypass this, whilst still using the BT router? Or failing that, what else to do with the Zero?

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      markyh444 @columboscoat
      last edited by 30 Dec 2016, 00:21

      @columboscoat Make a handheld console 😁

      Retropie in a NES - Pi 3 with Mausberry circuit shutdown switch wired to buttons and 8bitdo NesPro30 controller
      Retropie in a Saturn Controller - Pi Zero, GPIO controls using DB9 driver
      Retropie in a PSX - Pi3
      https://markyh444.wordpress.com

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        herb_fargus administrators @columboscoat
        last edited by 30 Dec 2016, 00:24

        @columboscoat those archaic UK laws... US isn't far behind I'm afraid. I agree though a handheld is always a good idea. I have mine running with the camera module for a timelapse thing

        If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

        Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          columboscoat Banned @markyh444
          last edited by 30 Dec 2016, 00:25

          @markyh444 Cheers Mark! I knew that would be the first suggestion! I was thinking of something different, maybe. I appreciate your reply though. Ta.

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            mediamogul Global Moderator @columboscoat
            last edited by 30 Dec 2016, 00:33

            @columboscoat said in Pi Zero going to waste.:

            what else to do with the Zero?

            Ask Alexa.

            RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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              columboscoat Banned @herb_fargus
              last edited by columboscoat 30 Dec 2016, 00:34

              @herb_fargus it sickens me but to use your own hardware would annoy my family so much it's not worth it... do you know anything about transferring data between PS4's... ? Been trying all day, keeps stalling at the same point. 116G into a 360G transfer to a 1TB slim. Sony are dicks. I rebuilt the database on the old one. Still no joy.

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                columboscoat Banned @mediamogul
                last edited by 30 Dec 2016, 00:51

                @mediamogul Seems like a cool thing but more of a gimmick than a practical application.

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                  mediamogul Global Moderator @columboscoat
                  last edited by 30 Dec 2016, 01:59

                  @columboscoat

                  Just don't let her hear you say that. She'll have all our nuclear launch codes in a few years time. ;)

                  RetroPie v4.5 • RPi3 Model B • 5.1V 2.5A PSU • 16GB SanDisk microSD • 512GB External Drive

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