How To Resize An Encrypted Drive

In these examples we will expand the entire disk from 32GB to 64GB. The examples given are with and without an existing swap volume and will use an Ubuntu Live CD ISO as the surrogate. Shutdown the target machine. In VMware Player, select the target and go to ‘Edit virtual machine settings’. Select the ‘Hard … Read more

DJI Mavic 2 – ATTI Mode

I used the the following reference for this modification to the Mavic 2 however it does not work for a Windows user so here is my version. https://www.thedroneu.com/blog/atti-mode-mavic-2-pro-hack-zoom/ 1. Download and install DJI Assistant 2 v1.1.2 https://www.mavichelp.com/Mavic-2#SoftwareArchive https://www.sekidorc.com/press/DJI_Assistant2_Installer_v1.1.2_20170527.zip 2. On Windows edit line 113 of “C:\Program Files (x86)\DJI Product\DJI Assistant 2\AppFiles\main.js” to uncomment the line … Read more

Dock Cheat Sheets – Ubuntu 18.04 Fast Docker Installation

Install Docker Engine – Community ================================= ref: https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/docker-ce/ubuntu/ ref: https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/linux-postinstall/ $ sudo apt-get update # update the apt package index: $ sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg-agent # install packages to allow apt to use a repository over HTTPS: $ sudo apt-get install software-properties-common # install packages to allow apt to use a repository … Read more

Cross Compiling The RaspberryPi Linux Kernel

These are a jumbled set of notes as I worked my way through downloading and building the Pi linux kernel from source code. References #ref: http://blog.eihis.com/?p=423 #ref: http://simonthepiman.com/how_to_setup_windows_file_server.php #ref: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=57401 #ref: http://elinux.org/RPi_Kernel_Compilation#Get_the_kernel_source On Pi apt-get update apt-get dist-upgrade apt-get install build-essential apt-get install module-assistant m-a prepare wget http://blog.eihis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/linux-headers-3611_3611-2_armhf.deb dpkg -i http://blog.eihis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/linux-headers-3611_3611-2_armhf.deb ln -s /usr/src/linux-headers-3.6.11+ /lib/modules/3.6.11+/src … Read more

New Thinking For a Bullet Proof Solution

I have not done any work on this for some months now so am eager to pick it up again. My thinking for this project has changed as I have worked out that using the Pi to directly control the active appliance peripherals will not work for two reasons. a) There are no native analog … Read more

Testing a New Proxy Configuration

I discovered an issue with the proxy server and the URL re-write rule used to access the RaspberryPi. This blog entry is testing the ability to externally comment. Thanks to Dan Johnson for taking the time to let me know there was an issue.

Raspberry Power To The Coffee Machine

Getting back to my original idea of Raspberry Pi powering my coffee machine I started reverse engineering the sensors in investigating the required inputs and outputs. This image shows the main control board removed from its normal location and placed connected with inputs and outputs accessible. One thing I quickly noted was that the entire … Read more

New WiFi Adpater

I needed another Netsys 300N adapter for a different project. When I received it the form factor had changed so I decided to use the new smaller adapter for the ‘Pi instead. Here now with it’s new profile is the ‘Pi running all on it’s own on the kitchen wall ( delivering this webpage! ) … Read more

Using the Spyder Express On Multiple Monitors

I have been using my trusted Spyder3 Express in a WindowsXP environment for a few years now to calibrate my monitors and ensure consistent colour and tone rendering between computers. Recently however I upgraded to a new Windows7 dual monitor desktop and officially the Spyder3 Express no longer worked for me. Looking for help on … Read more

Backing Up The Entire Raspberry Pi

Prior to attempting to run my ‘Pi at 1000Mhz I decided it would be a good idea to backup the entire machine. As it uses a 4GB SD it made sense to use another 4GB card as the backup destination. As it turns out it was simpler than I expected. I placed a new 4GB … Read more