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Re: Happy New year! - 5 years ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Burner phone: no trace of the purchase, for one > time use only. > Wouldn't that be the same as a pre-paid phone?by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Happy New year! - 5 years ago
JoeyPogoPlugE02 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Got a burner Trackfone for Christmas ... > If you don't mind me asking, what is a burner trackfone? > ... and am happy you hit "tether with USB", plug it into my desktop and voila, internet :-). > That's how my Rpi0 gets its limited 100 Mbps internet connection through a USBby habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Happy New year! - 5 years ago
Same to everyone here. Hope this year will have more good deals on good devices to hack.by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bargain 1G Rock64 - 5 years ago
daviddyer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > /mnt is the NFS... > > BTW, if I mount the rock64 NFS from an Intel i3 machine, the read/write speed is better. About 7x /6x MB/s > That's what I would expect with default settings on both client/server NFS sides. With a USB3 memory stick plugged into a USB2 port on a Seagate Dockstar and after sby habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bargain 1G Rock64 - 5 years ago
Thank you David. But, the above information is the performance for a local HDD and not NFS connection.by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bargain 1G Rock64 - 5 years ago
daviddyer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well, at least much better performance than dockstar in samba / nfs /etc... and it seems stable now. > I sure would like to know what is your settings and/or the performance R/W you got form an NFS connection.by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Got me another one... - 5 years ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Gravelrash probably meant armv5te. > Like a Seagate Dockstar / GoFLEX HOME / GoFLEX NET?by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Got me another one... - 5 years ago
Gravelrash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > i got my hands on an arm5t3 box with graphics output so will be spending a few days on the forum over the next coming month > I really don't know what this device is, but surely don't mind some additional information, i.e. snapshots of the device, etc.by habibie - Off-Topic
Salvaging an AT&T Prepaid - Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 smartphone - 5 years ago
For the past three days, I have noticed BestBuy has this AT&T Prepaid - Alcatel Cingular Flip 2 with 4GB Memory Prepaid Cell Phone - Dark Gray US $1.99 + sale tax. The phone isn't much. However, for its price under US $2, I was wondering if it is possible to grab one to salvage its parts, i.e. tiny display, keyboard, etc., for the Rock64 device? Anyone?by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bargain 1G Rock64 - 5 years ago
rayknight Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I purchased a few of these eMMC devices that range from $12 for 8GB to $39 for 64GB. > I don't know much about eMMC. However, looks like AliExpress is having a 11.11 sales today with lots of bargain and may be eMMC is one of them, too. For instance, I don't know if this (a USED H26M78208CMR eMMC 64GB NAby habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bargain 1G Rock64 - 5 years ago
alexr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ...I noticed temps were nearing the 80C range doing some very light web browsing. > I am a bit lost here. R U saying this device has an HDMI port that you can connect to an HDMI TV to display? From the pictures on on OfficeDepot site, I don't see any HDMI port. However, the picture shown here seems to indicate tby habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bargain 1G Rock64 - 5 years ago
daviddyer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes. Hat means the display socket (with wires connected to the 1602 i2c lcd display)? > > The Price match might not work. It was not sold by amazon itself, but by third party. > OK. Unless I can find a US $1.02 filler, it looks like I need to place an order of 3x (US $35.97) to get a free S/H (which isby habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bargain 1G Rock64 - 5 years ago
daviddyer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes. Exactly like that. > > If you remove the hat that connects to the 1602 i2c board, you can find the 40 pins > When you said the hat, did you mean the display socket (with wires connected to the display? I think I am going to place some order from OfficeDepot with a free S/H cost, then a price matcby habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bargain 1G Rock64 - 5 years ago
daviddyer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's a standard rock64 1gb board. Yes, with GPIO pins. > > Just search for rock64 board picture. It's a standard one. > Thank you. Does the board look like this? Can you please take a snapshot of the board and post here?by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bargain 1G Rock64 - 5 years ago
daviddyer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I wanted to use it as NAS / downloader, so I installed armbian and tried to compile aria2. However, make -j3 or up will generate a lot of errors in console / dmesg, So I rebooted...and it never went up... need to physically access it again later. > When you opened up the case, do you see any GPIO ports (wby habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bargain 1G Rock64 - 5 years ago
Holly Cow! OfficeDepot is selling this item US $149.99 / each.I think one can buy it from OfficeDepot and then price match it. TBH, I really don't know the price match policy @OfficeDepot. However, if it is a 10% difference, then you will probably get this item for free + a US $5 to pocket?by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Hacking this USB C Gigabit Ethernet Adapter as a NAS? - 5 years ago
daviddyer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You should get the Rock64 deal Ray mentioned a few days ago. That's so much better than Rpi 0 / 0w if you use it as NAS. ( 1GB memory, 4 core CPU, REAL giga ethernet, 1x USB3 + 2x USB 2.0 ). > Yes. > BTW, rpi 0 is single core, 512M > Yes. > After flashing u-boot, you can boot from USB3 haby habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Hacking this USB C Gigabit Ethernet Adapter as a NAS? - 5 years ago
Here is a simple and inexpensive NAS project using this device (don't know what kind of a performance it will deliver) Get an inexpensive AC/DC power adapter with a USB-C™ female port as the power source for this device. You can use an old computer. If you go this route, then you won't need the above power source. However, for the purpose to keep down the operational cost, I wouldby habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Hacking this USB C Gigabit Ethernet Adapter as a NAS? - 5 years ago
daviddyer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think it's just a usb hub with usb ethernet adapter. No CPU/RAM... > I concurred with you.by habibie - Off-Topic
Hacking this USB C Gigabit Ethernet Adapter as a NAS? - 5 years ago
Currently, MonoPrice has this Monoprice Mobile Series USB-C to 3-Port USB 3.0, RJ45 Gigabit Adapter with Folding USB Type-C Connector US $8.62 + Free S/H wo US. It comes with a 1 Gbps RJ45 port + some USB2/3 ports. So, one may think this would be a perfect device to hack as a NAS. Well, the answer in one of the "Questions & Answers" section indicates it can NOT act as a NAS. I triedby habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bargain 1G Rock64 - 5 years ago
rayknight Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Anyone wanting a bargain price on a Pine64 1GB Rock64 the Amazon listing for Recon Sentinel RECON1 is currently selling for $11.99. This contains the Rock64 with a 16GM > SanDisk Ultra microSD card in a plastic case and LCD as can be seen in the listing. It also has a 5V 3A power supply and a 1 ft. Cat 5E cable!by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Seagate go-flex boot failure - 5 years ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > With the SATA-22pin-to-USB connector, you will need to file off the edges in order to insert it into the GoFlex drive (this is a UTM, iirc, form factor, so the slot is deeper than usual). > Similar to what I have done here. All I did was to file off some edges of the male port on a SATA 22P 7+15 Pin Male Plug To SATAby habibie - Debian
Re: Pogoplug V4 lost power, boots but will not get IP address for SSH - 5 years ago
This may be a bit off topic. I have some Android TV Boxes running on CoreELEC OS. If I pull/plug back the power cord, it won't boot any longer (similar to what you explained above). As it turns out, the partition tables (MSDOS and EXT4) got corrupted. Yes, the uboot on an Android TV Box expects an MSDOS partition to contain the SYSTEM image to boot (if I understand correctly). So, I justby habibie - Debian
Re: Deal on 2x 16GB MicroSD cards for $6 shipped - 5 years ago
If you had a MicroCenter store nearby, you can get very inexpensive MicroCenter brand microSD cards. I have been using the 32 GB MicroCenter microSD cards on my rpi0 for almost a year as an NFS drive to do text processing with LaTEX and have yet to encounter a problem.by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: finally pi 4 unveiled! - 5 years ago
Gravelrash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JoeyPogoPlugE02 Wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------- > > Hey you guys, is it possible to connect two together through the GPIO pins and end up with an 8-core @ 8GB RAM? > > No it isnt.... however it is possible to cluster them together and acheive similar performance tby habibie - Off-Topic
Re: finally pi 4 unveiled! - 5 years ago
My local Microcenter already had 8 units of Rpi4 Model B with 2GB RAM in stock.by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: finally pi 4 unveiled! - 5 years ago
It beats an Orange Pi One+ that comes with 1 GB RAM and no USB3 port. But, it is far beyond my budget, unfortunately. BTW, I don't know how a Chinese made 4-core Allwinner H6 CPU compared to the Broadcom CPU. However, it is used by the OrangePi 1+ (1GB RAM version), except it does NOT support USB3 (so no good as a NAS). OT: I have been looking around for this inexpensive Chinese made 4by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: Bootable USB Creator on Linux - 5 years ago
JoeyPogoPlugE02 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > (you Linux people deserve medals for being nice to me) > I hope you did not mean this (New York City taxi medallion). -- cheers.by habibie - Off-Topic
Seagate BarraCuda ST2000DM008 2TB 7200 RPM Under US $50 - 5 years ago
Currently, NewEgg has this Seagate BarraCuda ST2000DM008 2TB 7200 RPM 256MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive US $49.99 + Free S/H. This will be a perfect HDD for a Seagate GoFLEX Home. If you had a Seagate GoFLEX NET, perhaps you can make your inexpensive GoFLEX Home/Net SATA HDD cable for this HDD.by habibie - Off-Topic
Re: DVB support? - 5 years ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To answer habibie question. > > To find a firmware package for your device, you'd do a package search at Debian site. > > https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages#search_packages > > Enter something specific such as DVB, realtek, .... in the search box, you will find the right package to inby habibie - Debian