Newton on Windows on Linux
If you want to know the gory details, please read https://rachaelandtom.info/content/newton-linux
You will need
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Newton with Linux
Step one: Get a serial to USB cable
- http://applenewton.co.uk/shop/ - http://applenewton.co.uk/2019/04/30/best-usb-to-rs232-cable-for-ncx-and-newtons/
You could build your own, like back in the day, or cobble bits together from Amazon or EBay, but this just takes the risk out.
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The end of btrfs
Well that's the end of btrfs for me; barely a month in it's shat itself and taken my /home with it.
I've lived this long without metadata checksum and snapshot...
I was able to extract a list of trees, even though it wouldn't mount, even with the various recovery options, using
btrfs-find-root /dev/mapper/vgkubuntu-home
This will split out a bunch 'well' things. I got lucky and when I passed the number of one of those to
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Things to change on a default Linux install
O/S
/tmp as tmpfs - https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/tmpfs
logs that don't go on forever - https://github.com/azlux/log2ram
systemd logs that don't go on forever /etc/systemd/journald.conf:
SystemMaxUse=50M
Faster, more responsive kernel (if stuck on an LTS for everything else) : https://liquorix.net/#install
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Monitoring TP-Link Powerline speeds on a TL-WPA8630P
Edit This no longer works on the latest firmware because the calls are now encrypted. It's trivial to reverse with the AES key just being based on timestamp, but there is an easier way :
Monitoring Powerline speeds ( TP-Link TL-WPA8630P, TL-PA8033PKIT, AV1300)
Firstly, you'll need to use your web browser's network debug panel to intercept a login request to the access points web GUI.
You'll want to find the 'Basic admin' cookie.
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Root Sony Z3 compact with Lolipop (Android 5.1)
This keeps all your data and most settings intact, so you can use your phone as you do it (though it will spend a lot of time 'optimizing apps') or stop and go out :-)
You don't need to unlock the boot loader, so the camera quality stays awesome, and you get all the bundled apps, along with the Google ones.
Use the built in update app to go from 4.4 to 5.
Then use the settings, about, update menu to update to 5.1 latest.
Install Kingroot (I used 4.8) and let it root your phone.
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Getting started with Rii mini i8 Bluetooth keyboard and mouse on the Raspberry Pi 3
To to find your IP :
alt-f2, lxterminal
ifconfig
SSH in from another machine, and follow along from https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bluez/+bug/1492441/comments/7
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TP-Link TL-WPA4230P on Linux
Quick note on these PowerLine devices.
They don't need any tools to manage them, as they have a sufficient web interface.
BUT - these devices are terrible network citizens.
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Dell have abandoned Linux users, no matter what Ubuntu say about it
I got a Dell laptop a few years ago, and while scouting around for it's replacement I noticed the Ubuntu Linux folks are still proud to say their stuff not only runs on Dell kit still, but that it's available to purchase and have supported direct from Dell:
"purchase Ubuntu on Dell"
http://www.ubuntu.com/dell
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