User contributions for Root

2 February 2025

• 23:5023:50, 2 February 2025 diff hist +260 m FSArchiver No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 23:0723:07, 2 February 2025 diff hist +5,169 N FSArchiver Created page with "First, remember that FSArchiver isn't Acronis (or equivalent) in Windows nor is it Clonezilla booted from an ISO or CD. Partitions and File Systems need to be made first with CFDISK and Formatting Commands or BLIVET or LVM stuff that needs to be done from a Command Line. === Examples === * Information about a BackUp / Archive: fsarchiver archinfo WhatEverNameOfArchive * Creating a BackUp / Archive: ** Example: fsarchiver savefs -L "RouterX_LVM-Storage.fsa" -o -z1 -j4..." Tag: Visual edit
• 21:5421:54, 2 February 2025 diff hist +153 m LVM →Blivet current Tag: Visual edit
• 21:4621:46, 2 February 2025 diff hist +234 m LVM No edit summary
• 21:4521:45, 2 February 2025 diff hist −2 m LVM No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 21:4221:42, 2 February 2025 diff hist +614 m LVM No edit summary
• 21:4221:42, 2 February 2025 diff hist +401 N LVM Created page with "...gonna take a shortcut on this and as a foundation, just paste in ChatGPT generated text instead of retyping it, then add stuff in and modify it. === Blivet === A great GUI tool for managing and creating LVs. But sadly, doesn't exist or work past Rocky 8. When creating a Volume Group BLIVET creates the Partition, Physical Volume, and Volume Group in one swift move. === Command Alternative ===" Tag: Visual edit

30 January 2025

• 19:4919:49, 30 January 2025 diff hist +13,010 N A Chat with ChatGPT on Lets Encrypt Created page with "A key point for dealing with AI as of 2025 is to lower expectations on facts. What's that? Well some people refer to AI 'models' as having hallucinations. This is 'code speak' for lies and making stuff up. Below is a general enough of a 'conversation' with ChatGPT on a subject that allows it enough wiggle room on making stuff up VS fact where one can check the details of configuration necessary to take the below abstract discussing into functional reality. ·  Wha..." current Tag: Visual edit

14 January 2025

• 23:2523:25, 14 January 2025 diff hist +46 N Shelly 1 Mini Gen3 and Tasmota Created page with "https://github.com/tasmota/mgos32-to-tasmota32" current Tag: Visual edit
• 23:2423:24, 14 January 2025 diff hist +297 m Tasmota on Sonoff S31 using NodeMCU No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 22:2922:29, 14 January 2025 diff hist +78 m Tasmota on Sonoff S31 using NodeMCU No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 22:1622:16, 14 January 2025 diff hist +381 m Tasmota on Sonoff S31 using NodeMCU No edit summary Tag: Visual edit

13 January 2025

• 15:1315:13, 13 January 2025 diff hist +1,051 N Window 11 Upgrades Created page with "...21H2, 22H2v1, 22H2v2, 23H2, 24H2, etc. Thankfully MS only offers the latest version on their site, so it's off to the 'Donkey', Archive.org, or some other file sharing facility to locate the .iso files. MS will only allow computer that are compliant with their pointless TPM, Secure Boot, and CPU capabilities (SSE 4.2 is a requirement, but Intel CPUs after about 2009 are good to go with that, as for TPM and Secure Boot, find any documented instance in the real world..." current Tag: Visual edit

8 January 2025

• 02:0902:09, 8 January 2025 diff hist +12,164 m PulseAudio and Firewalls No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 02:0402:04, 8 January 2025 diff hist +105 m PulseAudio and Firewalls No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 02:0302:03, 8 January 2025 diff hist +841 N PulseAudio and Firewalls Created page with "Really PA? Port 9875? Why!? If you're reading this, just know that to get PulseAudio RTP working through a firewall; * the RTP Server should EXPLICITLY define a port to send to: port=WXYZ * And the following ports should be open on the client side; ** WXYZ (IE, what was explicitly defined on the PA server) ** 9875 (this port too, not documented at all, except for in regards to PipeWire, and deeply ironic given that it is on the PulseAudio website: https://pipewire.pa..." Tag: Visual edit

7 January 2025

• 23:0723:07, 7 January 2025 diff hist +141 m KSMBD and OpenWRT No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 20:2920:29, 7 January 2025 diff hist +3,153 m KSMBD and OpenWRT No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 17:3017:30, 7 January 2025 diff hist +191 m KSMBD and OpenWRT →NOT a CHANCE in HE "double hockey sticks"! Tag: Visual edit

6 January 2025

• 01:5401:54, 6 January 2025 diff hist +210 m Tasmota on Sonoff S31 using NodeMCU No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 00:3700:37, 6 January 2025 diff hist +1,803 N Tasmota on Sonoff S31 using NodeMCU Created page with "* Disassemble: Remove grey Cap with spooger (or equivalent), then unscrew three obvious screws, slide out 'slides', pull off cover * Attach Serial Communication Cables ( x 4), from closest top corner of PCB: VCC, RX, TX, skip, skip, Ground (IE that's what's printed on the PCB) * Plug in Serial Communication Device (TTL), but FIRST: '''"Push the Button Max!"''' (to put the Sonoff device into 'Flash Mode') * Start NodeMCU: Set Serial COM Port, Select .bin file, Dual Output..." Tag: Visual edit

2 January 2025

• 01:3801:38, 2 January 2025 diff hist +176 m GL iNet GL AR300M No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit

1 January 2025

• 01:5401:54, 1 January 2025 diff hist +198 m GL iNet GL AR300M No edit summary Tag: Visual edit

31 December 2024

• 23:2323:23, 31 December 2024 diff hist +53 m PulseAudio Configuration Example(s) for OpenWRT No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 23:0923:09, 31 December 2024 diff hist +421 N GL iNet GL AR300M Created page with "https://openwrt.org/toh/gl.inet/gl-ar300m Without a USB Flash drive; /dev/mtdblock4: /rom (squashfs, Boot Image) /dev/mtdblock5 /overlay (where all the read / write stuff is stored) ==== ...to mount the above /dev/mtdblock5 (in the instance of changing from a USB Flash Drive designated as /overlay) and access FSTAB ==== mkdir /tmp/mtd5 mount -t jffs2 /dev/mtdblock5 /tmp/mtd5 nano /tmp/mtd5/upper/etc/config/fstab" Tag: Visual edit

30 December 2024

• 00:4400:44, 30 December 2024 diff hist +8 m Ultimate Speakers →Bluetooth Connection and Aggregation Script current Tag: Visual edit

29 December 2024

• 21:3421:34, 29 December 2024 diff hist +8,796 N Ultimate Speakers Created page with "Item 1: The Million Meter Bluetooth Speaker Item 2: A Bluetooth Speaker with WiFi connectivity, Wired Ethernet, TTL Serial Communications Port, Aux Audio Output (3.5 / 1/8"), with Battery BackUp, and the ability to 'broadcast' via Bluetooth to 4 other Bluetooth Speakers How? See the 'ingredients' below; ==== Bluetooth Connection and Aggregation Script ==== <syntaxhighlight lang="text"> #!/bin/sh ### REMEMBER: Speakers must be Paired and Trusted Manually with the blu..." Tag: Visual edit

25 December 2024

• 20:4520:45, 25 December 2024 diff hist +2,666 m PulseAudio Configuration Example(s) for OpenWRT No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 17:4217:42, 25 December 2024 diff hist +16,649 N 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

24 December 2024

• 22:4922:49, 24 December 2024 diff hist +700 N 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
• 15:4315:43, 24 December 2024 diff hist +387 m PulseAudio on OpenWRT with MPD and other Stuff No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 01:4401:44, 24 December 2024 diff hist +1,413 N 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..." current Tag: Visual edit

23 December 2024

• 17:5317:53, 23 December 2024 diff hist +72 m Move a Wordpress Website Manually →Copy the Files and set / check Permissions current Tag: Visual edit

26 November 2024

• 23:1223:12, 26 November 2024 diff hist +2,063 N 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..." current Tag: Visual edit

19 November 2024

• 21:3421:34, 19 November 2024 diff hist +2,035 N 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..." current Tag: Visual edit
• 18:0218:02, 19 November 2024 diff hist +17 m MPD Show Stopper No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 18:0018:00, 19 November 2024 diff hist +532 m MPD Show Stopper No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 17:5317:53, 19 November 2024 diff hist +2,146 N 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
• 01:1001:10, 19 November 2024 diff hist −71 m PulseAudio on OpenWRT with MPD and other Stuff →Hardware Tag: Visual edit
• 00:3600:36, 19 November 2024 diff hist +355 m PulseAudio on OpenWRT with MPD and other Stuff →Installation of Software Tag: Visual edit

18 November 2024

• 21:5921:59, 18 November 2024 diff hist +23 m ALSA and PulseAudio Refresher →An Insane Side Story current Tag: Visual edit
• 21:5721:57, 18 November 2024 diff hist +1 m ALSA Basics →Drivers (Windows term there), AKA Firmware (Linux term there), and other Software (AKA Packages) to Install current Tag: Visual edit

14 October 2024

• 23:0423:04, 14 October 2024 diff hist +1,530 m ALSA and PulseAudio Refresher →Dual Physical Audio Devices Tag: Visual edit
• 20:2320:23, 14 October 2024 diff hist +14,147 N 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

1 October 2024

• 23:2623:26, 1 October 2024 diff hist +58 m S1300 from GL iNet No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit

24 September 2024

• 18:3818:38, 24 September 2024 diff hist +83 m PulseAudio on OpenWRT with MPD and other Stuff →The Errors Tag: Visual edit
• 16:4416:44, 24 September 2024 diff hist +2,028 m MV1000W along with Other OpenWRT Routers →Marvell U-Boot and PRINTENV current Tag: Visual edit

23 September 2024

• 20:2320:23, 23 September 2024 diff hist +980 m MV1000W along with Other OpenWRT Routers No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 20:1420:14, 23 September 2024 diff hist +6,277 m MV1000W along with Other OpenWRT Routers No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 18:4018:40, 23 September 2024 diff hist +2,542 N 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