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• 17:42, 25 December 2024 Root talk contribs created page PulseAudio Configuration Example(s) for OpenWRT (Created page with "Example 3 (Mature);<syntaxhighlight lang="text"> #!/usr/bin/pulseaudio -nF ### /usr/bin/pulseaudio --system --disallow-exit --disable-shm --exit-idle-time=-1 -vvvvvv --log-level=debug --log-target=stderr ###################################################################################################################### load-module module-device-restore load-module module-stream-restore load-module module-card-restore load-module module-switch-on-port-available lo...") Tag: Visual edit
• 22:49, 24 December 2024 Root talk contribs created page KSMBD and OpenWRT (Created page with "Need Windows File Sharing on a low powered router? Samba not cutting it? Wanna really work for it? Try KSMBD! === NOT a CHANCE in HE "double hockey sticks"! === It is hopelessly broken in OpenWRT in several ways; * Share the / (root) directory? Nope, busted. Supposedly fixed that issue in version 3.4.x (or close), but not for OpenWRT's 3.5.3 (as of 12.2024), still busted * Windows 11? Ha! Oh, wait, if one enables Guest Access, then it work (sure, right) * service...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:44, 24 December 2024 Root talk contribs created page OpenWRT and WAV Files (Created page with "It is so wrong and yet so cathartic to complain about OpenWRT and their messed up ways. Case in point today: WAV (AKA WAVE) File support on OpenWRT. Where is it? IE, what package contains the necessary software to interpret the contents of a .wav File? * APLAY related packages? Yes! * PulseAudio related packages? No! * MPD related packages? No! (well, sort of, at least by default, you'll see) That begs about a dozen different question(s), which w...") Tag: Visual edit
• 23:12, 26 November 2024 Root talk contribs created page MPD on CPU Deficient Devices (Created page with "...IE, what happens if a small Router device with a single CPU core is asked to decode an MP3 file? Well, if PulseAudio is involved, there's just a bunch of static. A quick way to test is to have MPD play directly to the ALSA Hardware (see /etc/mpd.conf below);<syntaxhighlight lang="text"> music_directory "/MP3" log_file "/tmp/mpd.log" pid_file "/tmp/run/mpd.pid" playlist_directory "/MP3" db_file "/MP3/mpd.db" log_file "/var/log/mpd.log" log_level "verbose" bind...") Tag: Visual edit
• 21:34, 19 November 2024 Root talk contribs created page PulseAudio Show Stopper (Created page with "...well, Jimmeny Cricket, noticing a pattern in late 2024 on OpenWRT 23.05.05 where the /etc/init.d/pulseaudio and /etc/init.d/mpd are configured such that both services are essentially useless because of changes in the init.d files. See the MPD Show Stopper for information on that. For PulseAudio, it is a mystery. Below is the /etc/init.d/pulseaudio file from version 23.05.03, which works;<syntaxhighlight lang="text"> #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common # Copyright (C) 2011 Ope...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:53, 19 November 2024 Root talk contribs created page MPD Show Stopper (Created page with "'''Question:''' Why won't MPD work 'right out of the box'? '''Answer:''' It doesn't have permissions to create its log file;<syntaxhighlight lang="text"> daemon.err mpd[4369]: exception: failed to open log file "/tmp/mpd.log" (config line 2): Permission denied daemon.err mpd[4478]: exception: failed to open log file "/var/log/mpd.log" (config line 7): Permission denied daemon.err mpd[4540]: exception: failed to open log file "/var/log/mpd.log" (config line 7): Permissio...") Tag: Visual edit
• 20:23, 14 October 2024 Root talk contribs created page ALSA and PulseAudio Refresher (Created page with "...just some quick notes on commonly used commands. Sourced from other page and useful when not having used ALSA or PulseAudio for a couple of months when needing to get some stuff accomplished quickly === General === Show information about Audio Devices: <code>aplay -l OR aplay -L</code> Play via ALSA (forget PulseAudio and MPD): <code>aplay -D hw:0,0 -c 6 BeeGees.wav -vv</code> (...don't forget: <code>service pulseaudio stop</code>) === Dual Physical Audio Devices...") Tag: Visual edit
• 18:40, 23 September 2024 Root talk contribs created page MV1000W along with Other OpenWRT Routers (Created page with "...ever run into a situation where there's a desire to change how the "Disk Drive" of a device is organized? === Example === OK, take the GL.iNet brand GL-MV1000W (or just plain GL-MV1000). It has a onboard 8GB eMMC! That's like having an 8GB MicroSD Card welded to the PCB. Cool! Except for one thing... It just isn't taken advantage of. The default configuration has the following; * 16.3 MB allocated to the "/boot" Partition (IE, where the Image file containing t...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:36, 12 September 2024 Root talk contribs created page S1300 from GL iNet (Created page with "Issue: Bluetooth just won't work as anticipated (say, with a speaker) Source of issue: It appears the "Bluez Stuff" that comes in OpenWRT 22.x aren't as good as what comes with 23.x. Catch 22: The S1300 doesn't have a 23.x version of OpenWRT available that's been built. Solution? https://mirror-03.infra.openwrt.org/releases/23.05.3/packages/arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4/packages/ * opkg install bluez-libs_5.66-1_arm_cortex-a7_neon-vfpv4.ipk * opkg install bluez-utils_5....") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:53, 27 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page File:DarnTheLuck.png
• 00:53, 27 August 2024 Root talk contribs uploaded File:DarnTheLuck.png
• 00:40, 27 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page OpenWRT and Tracking Down Firmeware Drivers and KMOD Stuff (Created page with "Wanna track down Firmware / Driver and / or KMOD Module for some obscure USB Wireless Device? Search forums? Result: Hair ripping out pain reading through all the drivel. Just no. Rely on the actual Chip or Chipset that is in the device, either by visually looking at the microscopic printing on the Chip or by the description of the seller or by plugging it into Windows computer and using something like USB Tree View or AIDA to figure it out. Sure, that often works....") Tag: Visual edit
• 15:10, 23 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page Ralink and OpenWRT (Created page with "== OpenWRT and Ralink == Wouldn't it be nice to add 802.11abgn to an OpenWRT device? Well good luck with Intel, Realtek, Athros, etc. Ralink seems to have the best support. That is if you can actually find a product with the below chipsets. === Summary of Ralink RT3572, RT5572, and RT5592 Chipsets: === ==== 1. '''RT3572 Chipset''' ==== * '''Family''': Part of the '''RT2800 series''' (covered by <code>kmod-rt2800-usb</code> driver). * '''Bands Supported''': Dual-ban...") Tag: Visual edit
• 20:17, 19 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page File:GL iNet GL MV1000W Brume 8 GB MMC.png
• 20:17, 19 August 2024 Root talk contribs uploaded File:GL iNet GL MV1000W Brume 8 GB MMC.png
• 20:04, 19 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page File:GL iNet GL MV1000W Brume Successful Upgrade.png
• 20:04, 19 August 2024 Root talk contribs uploaded File:GL iNet GL MV1000W Brume Successful Upgrade.png
• 20:03, 19 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page File:GL iNet GL MV1000W Brume Firmware Update Web Page.png
• 20:03, 19 August 2024 Root talk contribs uploaded File:GL iNet GL MV1000W Brume Firmware Update Web Page.png
• 18:41, 19 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page GL MV1000W from GL iNet AKA Brume (Created page with "...a great little device that doesn't seem to be made anymore: GL-iNet GL-MV1000W * Dual 1 GHz CPUs * 1 GB of RAM * micro SD Card Slot * PLUS ** Small Form Factor ** USB C Power ** 3 Port Switch ** Antennas can be removed and replaced with RP-SMA Connectors fairly easily ** 8 GB MMC Storage Built in (but it has to be "earned") * MINUS ** USB 2.0 Only ** No PCIe Bus, wireless is USB too ** Wireless has to be "earned" too https://openwrt.org/toh/gl.inet/gl-mv1000 === In...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:58, 19 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page File:GL iNet GL MV1000W Brume SystemBoard with TTL Serial Pin Headers courtesy of OpenWRT.org.jpg
• 17:58, 19 August 2024 Root talk contribs uploaded File:GL iNet GL MV1000W Brume SystemBoard with TTL Serial Pin Headers courtesy of OpenWRT.org.jpg
• 19:44, 16 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page File:USB7.1SurroundSoundAudioDevice.jpg
• 19:44, 16 August 2024 Root talk contribs uploaded File:USB7.1SurroundSoundAudioDevice.jpg
• 13:44, 16 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page Linux USB Audio Devices (Created page with "If you want a 7.1 Surround Sound USB Audio Device / Sound Card, buy this one. Everything els THIS ONE!: Cubilux CA7 (USB 2.0) Chipset: <code>Realtek ALC4050 or ALC4050H</code> Complete Details of USB Audio Device;<syntaxhighlight lang="text"> =========================== USB Port3 =========================== Connection Status : 0x01 (Device is connected) Port Chain : 2-3 Properties : 0x01 IsUserConnectable : yes PortIsD...") Tag: Visual edit
• 14:32, 15 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page PulseAudio (Created page with "=== Fun Facts and Observations === ==== Sink-Inputs ==== ===== Example 1; ===== System.pa Configuration (AKA "Circumstances");<syntaxhighlight lang="text"> load-module module-native-protocol-unix load-module module-alsa-sink device=surround51:CARD=ICUSBAUDIO7D,0 sink_name=alsa_output.0.surround.51 load-module module-alsa-source device=hw:0,0 source_name=alsa_input.0.analog-stereo load-module module-loopback source=alsa_input.0.analog-stereo sink=alsa_output.0.surround...") Tag: Visual edit
• 15:25, 12 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page ALSA Basics (Created page with "Stuff is a lot harder than it needs to be. Hopefully this article will do something to make things with ALSA less difficult. The internet is filled with all these "do this, do that, just type this", and it will work. It's hit and miss. Most people are well intentioned, but... Anyway, this is an attempt to get someone going quick with sound on Linux, specifically OpenWRT. Yup, the router OS. It does sound too! But its capabilities are somewhat neutered compared to...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:44, 5 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page File:Bluetooth Controller.jpg
• 00:44, 5 August 2024 Root talk contribs uploaded File:Bluetooth Controller.jpg
• 17:43, 4 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page PulseAudio on OpenWRT with MPD and other Stuff (Created page with "First of all, good to be back. Issues with MediaWiki, along with time constraints on fixing it, have prevented new articles from being created. Anyway, working on several different Routers running OpenWRT 23.05.03 using PulseAudio, MPD (MPC), Bluetooth (BlueZ), and a bunch of other stuff") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:37, 4 August 2024 Root talk contribs created page MediaWiki with Parsoid Error 28 (Created page with "...this one is most likely a DNS issue. Check the /etc/stunnel/stunnel.conf file and make sure all the Domains resolve when testing with PING at the command prompt. Also enable logging with the below code, and it will complain if there are name resolution issues.<syntaxhighlight lang="text"> output = /var/log/stunnel/stunnel.log debug = 7 ; foreground = yes </syntaxhighlight>Another telling symptom is if the stunnel service takes a really long time to restart. Oh, bel...") Tag: Visual edit
• 14:56, 25 March 2024 Root talk contribs created page BitLocker and Windows (Created page with "Hello")
• 02:12, 27 February 2024 Root talk contribs created page MacOS (Created page with "...well, here we go. First complaint is against Google and just about every website and person that writes about MACs. Why? Straight forward answers. Below are some examples; === What Directory are macOS Operating System Upgrades Stored in when Downloaded from the "App Store"? === Finder Answer: Applications Terminal Answer: /Applications === What does the .APP File Extension Indicate? === Normal Answer: An Application Bundle Real Answer: It's actually a Director...") Tag: Visual edit
• 23:39, 19 February 2024 Root talk contribs created page OpenVPN and iroute (Created page with "Having problems pinging from one subnet to another using an OpenVPN TUN interface (usually in one direction)? Yup! Have you checked the Routing Table (using the ROUTE or IP Command) on both the OpenVPN Server and Client? Yes, and looks good! All the Firewall Settings and Zones are configured correctly? I hope so... ...but the problems (like PING) still exist? Yes. : ( === There's Hope! === Well, here's the thing: All of the above, especially the Routing Table, ca...") Tag: Visual edit
• 23:50, 11 February 2024 Root talk contribs created page OpenVPN and Installing the Latest Version (Created page with "...download the latest version (below is an example as of the beginning of 2024). https://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=pkcs11-helper https://rpmfind.net/linux/rpm2html/search.php?query=openvpn It's cool to do this because OpenVPN and PKCS11 don't really have any other packages that are dependent on them. dnf install WhatEverRPMFile (do the PKCS11 File first, then OpenVPN) systemctl daemon-reload systemctl -f enable openvpn-server@server.service ...t...") Tag: Visual edit
• 21:15, 11 February 2024 Root talk contribs created page PoPToP Daemon in the Year 2024 (Created page with "Is it possible to install the PoPToP Daemon / PPTPD in the year 2024? Yes! OK, shhhhhh.... All the faults are understood, etc. But at this late date, it's almost like storing all you're passwords in an unencrypted voice message on an 8-Track Tape. Sure it's unprotected, but how is anyone going to figure out what the passwords are without a ton of work? Anyway, the short version of the installation process is as follows; * Do NOT install via DNF (no packages are av...") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:44, 14 January 2024 Root talk contribs created page Cockpit and Linux Stupidity (Created page with "Yup another stupid thing. And not trying to pick on Linux here, just a title. EVERY OS has stupid stuff. But below is one for Linux, specifically Red Hat / Rocky Linux === The Setup === Make sure you have Webmin installed. Now go and view Bootup and Shutdown under System (and if you want to find the config file for this module, look in /etc/init, makes sense, huh?, yes, but in a warped familiar sort of way). Do you see all the columns, like Service name Service des...") Tag: Visual edit
• 03:07, 10 January 2024 Root talk contribs created page RDP and VNC on Rocky Linux (Created page with "Some of it works great. Some of it takes some work. A LOT of the stuff that can make things frustrating and not work are sort of simple to fix. So to start off, in the context of fixing 'easy stuff', REMEMBER: An X Windows Session has to be running (with a caveat) . IE, if your system boots to a "Command Prompt / Multiuser" (systemctl set multiuser.target). The catch is, and sometimes it's a good 'catch', software like XRDP will instantiate (IE, do everything that's...") Tag: Visual edit
• 21:06, 1 January 2024 Root talk contribs created page Supermicro X11SBA LNF4 and Maybe Other Motherboards (Created page with "Hey! Wanna tank your SSD performance? Yes! You can do it too! How? Read on... === How to do it... === All you have to do is go into the BIOS settings, Advanced Settings, Chipset Configuration, North Bridge, Intel IGD Configuration, IGD Turbo, and set it to Disable Wait. What?! That's a setting for graphics, right? It says so right in the menu, so it's got to be for that, right? Right? Uhhh... Guess what Junior, you just crap canned your disk driver performan...") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:39, 19 December 2023 Root talk contribs created page KVM Kernel Virtualization Machine on Rocky Linux 9 (Created page with "...below are just rough notes from three different sources, including ChatGPT. They are ordered in each section as below from the following sources; * https://www.linuxtechi.com/install-kvm-on-rocky-linux-almalinux/ * https://computingforgeeks.com/install-use-kvm-virtualization-on-rocky/ * ChatCPT '''Check for VM Support in CPU;''' * cat /proc/cpuinfo | egrep "vmx|svm" * lscpu | grep Virtualization * No Comment '''Install all the Stuff (for the first two sources the...") Tag: Visual edit
• 04:13, 12 December 2023 Root talk contribs created page Rocky Linux LIVE CD Tips (Created page with "==== Stop having to used the dang SUDO command all the time ==== su - root ==== Reconfigure the GRUB.CFG File ==== NOPE! (ain't no -c switch anymore): grub2-mkconfig -o /tmp/sda1/grub2/grub.cfg -c /tmp/sda2/etc/default/grub ...you have to run the above command with just the -o switch and make sure /etc/default contains a file named GRUB with the appropriate parameters.") Tag: Visual edit
• 21:04, 11 December 2023 Root talk contribs created page VMWare Notes (Created page with "...a quick Cheat Sheet that shouldn't need to exist. But since VMWare Workstation is so F*!&$#@ OBTUSE, here it is; ==== To enter the BIOS or Boot Menu ==== First turn into SuperMan (or woman) so you can be fast enough to press the ESC Key or F2 key (but first also be fast enough to click into the active window or pressing the appropriate key won't matter. If you can't do that, then try the following; * In the VMWare GUI, to to Edit Virtual Machine Settings, Options,...") Tag: Visual edit
• 20:56, 13 November 2023 Root talk contribs created page OpenWRT and Engenius (Created page with "Question: Can OpenWRT be installed on an Engenius ENS500EXT-AC* Answer: Yes Details?: It has actually been done with OpenWRT 19.07.10 (at the time 22.x was available, but there are too many busted things in that version, and nothing else that compelling to justify an upgrade) <nowiki>*</nowiki>Sidenote: It turns out that in reality on an Engenius ENS500EXT-AC, v1 Hardware, v1 Software, that OpenWRT is already installed. Yup, version 12.07, "Attitude Adjustment" is wh...") Tag: Visual edit
• 23:30, 23 October 2023 Root talk contribs created page Windows 11 Update (Created page with "To reset the cache in Windows 11, most websites, including ChatGPT miss two items. Below are the FOUR Folders to delete or rename to "OLD"; * C:\ProgramData\USOPrivate (missed by most websites) * C:\ProgramData\USOShared (missed by most websites) * C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution * C:\Windows\system32\catroot2 Source (Thank You!): https://superuser.com/questions/1798706/how-do-i-completely-reset-windows-update-in-windows-11 And a special shoutout to [https://superuse...") Tag: Visual edit
• 01:41, 18 October 2023 Root talk contribs moved page Adobe Flash Post 2020 to Firefox and Adobe Flash Post 2020 and MORE without leaving a redirect
• 03:47, 18 September 2023 Root talk contribs created page Adobe Flash Post 2020 (Created page with "YES THERE IS A USE FOR IT! So everyone with a comment: "Shhhhh..." Version History: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Flash_Player Last Useful Version is (IE the one with out the "End of Life" DISABLE 'Feature'): 32.0.0.371 Downloads; * Version 32: https://archive.org/download/flashplayer_old * Version 11.8: https://archive.org/download/flashplayer-11 * Various Versions (...almost everything): https://ia803201.us.archive.org/18/items/flashplayerarchive/pub/flashpl...") Tag: Visual edit
• 20:32, 6 September 2023 Root talk contribs created page OpenWRT and Bare Metal BackUps (Created page with "For this article, the x86_64 (referred to as just x86 in this article) version of OpenWRT on an EXT 4 installed on a BIOS / MBR / DOS partitioned Disk / SSD will be the main focus. SquashFS will be addressed too. All of the below information was tested on an OpenWRT 19.07.10 EXT4 "Combined" (as in MBR, GRUB, Boot, and Root Partition (no Overlay)) based system. The overall objective beyond a bare metal backup is to eventually move an x86_64 SquashFS based system to an...") Tag: Visual edit
• 19:48, 6 September 2023 Root talk contribs created page Supermicro and Console Redirection Through a COM or Serial Port (Created page with "Yes there is a legitimate reason for this in the year 2023. No it is never as simple as they'd have you believe. These are just a couple of quick tips to get Console Redirection working on a Supermicro MotherBoard through a COM / Serial Port / RS-232 / TTY Port / DB-9 Port, etc (COM port will be the term used in this article because Supermicro uses it in their BIOSs) === First Gotcha === Watch out on some Supermicro motherboards that have COM2 (more precisely SOL/COM2...") Tag: Visual edit
• 00:35, 6 September 2023 Root talk contribs created page Rocky Linux LIVE and CP (Created page with "OK, this is beyond the pale. For you genzers out there that means dumb as a stump stupid. Try this in a command prompt / terminal with Rocky 8 or Rocky 9 live where some files already exist and you want them overwritten: cp --force /Source /Destination Don't FORKING work, does it? Solution: /bin/cp --force /Source /Destination Yup, that's right, gotta use the entire path to the CP executable file. Wait, why? Answer: Type this command: alias cp (it will return cp -...") Tag: Visual edit
• 17:28, 4 September 2023 Root talk contribs created page OpenWRT x86 Style Disks and Booting (Created page with "For this experiment EXT 4 will be used (as opposed to SquashFS) === For Cloning a Drive === <code>dd if=/dev/sdX of=/dev/sdY bs=512 count=1</code>") Tag: Visual edit