PicoBorg - Control small motors from your Raspberry Pi

Installation issues

Permission denied, file not found, 404 or similar:
There are a few possible causes of this:
- Out of disk space:
  We have occasionally seen this with people who have smaller SD cards, check by using
  df
  If the Use% column reads 99 or 100% on rootfs you probably need to remove some files to free up space
- Unable to find file / 404:
  Most likely the internet connection is down or there are problems with the command, check you are connected to the internet okay with
  ping -c4 google.co.uk
  If you get errors it is probably the connection, if not check the name is correct.
  If there is still a problem it might be an issue with the Linux repositories, try
  sudo apt-get update
  to update where on the internet the Raspberry Pi looks for packages.
- Unable to write to the given location:
  This should not be the case (instructions use the users own folder), but try running using 'sudo'
E: Unable to locate package ...
Check your internet connection is okay as above, otherwise try
sudo apt-get update
to update where on the internet the Raspberry Pi looks for packages.
PiBorg logo is missing from the desktop (text is there):
sometimes the desktop refresh is a bit temperamental, try restarting the Raspberry Pi.

My motor spins when I am not running any code
This is because the Raspberry Pi defaults pins to tri-stated (read disconnected), so the PicoBorg is unsure if the drive should be on or off.
We suggest you either disconnect the power when not in use or use a switch as show on the specification page.
Permission denied
You are probably trying to talk to GPIO pins without the correct permissions level, try running the same command with sudo, e.g.
sudo python
My motor runs backwards
Swap the M+ and M- connections either on the PicoBorg or the motor.
_tkinter.TclError: no display name and no $DISPLAY environment variable
You are running a graphical program on a text only terminal (such as SSH), you need to run from a graphical environment.
Client is not authorised to connect to ServerTraceback
You are trying to run a graphical script / program with sudo, use gksudo instead.
_tkinter.TclError: couldn't connect to display
You are trying to run a graphical script / program with sudo, use gksudo instead.

In the event that you cannot solve your problem, please post here for further assistance.