Debian Installer for Zealz GK802 “Android TV” quad core ARM MiniPC
I’ve assembled a network installer image to install Debian 7.0 “Wheezy” on the GK802 “Android TV” Mini PC. This is intended for people who want to run the GK802 headless or semi-headless, for server or robotics applications. Last update: 24 May, see details
Unlocking an encrypted rootfs over ssh with Debian wheezy
Problem: You have a computer running Debian 7.0 wheezy with an encrypted root filesystem. At startup you’d like to be able to unlock the disk over ssh, maybe because it runs headless.
Anatomy of a cheap USB to Ethernet adapter
Taking apart a very cheap USB to Ethernet adapter and pondering on the parts found inside.
Rep Rap Pro Huxley Extruder Upgrade
At Make, Hack, Void we’ve had a Rep Rap Pro Huxley 3d printer since the beginning of the year. Unfortunately we’ve also struggled with a couple of long-standing problems.
Flatdrier
The Flatdrier project is my overblown personal project to monitor & control our dehumidifier.
Debian on Flexiview FV-1
This post is about running Debian GNU/Linux on the Mesada/Flexiview FV-1 “AndroidTV” unit. This post has been a bit delayed, I got very sidetracked with other things this month! By following these steps, you should be able to use the FV-1 a bit like a normal desktop Linux computer. However, it’s still a long way [...]
Mesada Flexiview FV-1 “AndroidTV” Technical Review
First part: a general review of the “Mesada Flexiview FV-1″ cheap “Android TV” box. Second part: in-depth technical teardown, and discussion.
Notes using scratchbox2 with debian multiarch
I’m a very recent (3 days) user of scratchbox2 for cross-compiling. I have found that scratchbox2 (as of 2.3.3) is a bit fiddly when targeting Debian multiarch (wheezy/sid aka testing/unstable.) Here are my notes about what I tweaked…
Notes on FTDI latency with Arduino
Some notes about the FTDI Latency Timer, and how to set it for optimum latency on Linux, Windows and OS X.
Developing & static linking Qt apps for Windows, using Linux & wine
I just started working on a simple cross-platform desktop application. I’m developing from Linux and hoping to build binaries for Linux, Windows and OS X. This quick blog post are some notes I took about: * Developing & building a Qt app for Windows, on Linux with wine. * Building static Qt libraries for Windows, [...]
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