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[OpenWrt Wiki] MikroTik

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/07/09

I wasn’t aware that [Wayback/Archive] [OpenWrt Wiki] MikroTik was available. Many devices are incomplete in support, but it is good to know there is an alternative to the buggy scripting interface of RouterOS.

For the hEX series, support seems good enough to give it a try this summer, but I need to figure out of the hEX PoE RB960PGS is supported. I have good hopes as other models of the RB9* series are.

A few warnings from the below links:

  • First Things First: Don’t Lose Your RouterOS License
  • OpenWrt is not compatible with the bootloader of RouterOS v7. Do NOT upgrade the firmware on your device to RouterOS v7 or, if you did, downgrade to RouterOS Firmware v6 before installing OpenWrt. RouterOS doesn’t allow to downgrade below factory firmware version, but OpenWrt boots and works fine with versions up to 6.49.10 or beyond. Confirmed working: 6.47.10 (tested on SXTsq 5 ac), 6.49.10 (tested on SXTsq 2nD).
  • If the installation fails, you might need to upgrade/downgrade to RouterOS 6.49.2
  • Warning: Don’t upgrade RouterOS packages & bootloader to 7.2.1 otherwise ‘sysupgrade image’ install will fail!
  • If latested release of RouterOS does not work, try an older version. 6.45 is reportet to work as a first debrick, you can upgrade later with the Winbox Software to latest release

These hEX related models are supported on the web-site (which also explains major differences with Fast Ethernet (100 Mbit/s) and Gigabit Ethernet (1 Gbit/s) models:

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HackErOpUit – agenda with hacker/maker/security related conferences and meetings in or near The Netherlands; add your own event through a pull request

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/07/08

[Wayback/Archive] HackErOpUit

Pull-requests via [Wayback/Archive] GitHub – revspace/hackeropuit: HackErOpUit.nl website

An overview of hacker-events in and around the Netherlands

Patches welcome ;) (Both in the code as with new events)

The different kinds of events are at [Wayback/Archive] hackeropuit/events at master · revspace/hackeropuit · GitHub.

Via: [Wayback/Archive] Angry Nerds – de privacy en security podcast. ->  [Wayback/Archive] Discord | #houd-toch-je-feedback | Angrynerds Podcast

--jeroen

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Dell 3060/5060/7060 Micro optional video boards

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/07/07

It was pretty hard to find any model/part-number information on optional video boards for the Dell 3060/5060/7060 Micro series (also known as Regulatory Model D10U and Regulatory Type D10U003).

These models by default had HDMI (version 1.4) and full-size DisplayPort (version 1.2) and additionally could ship with these configurations:

  • no optional video port
  • optional VGA port
  • optional HDMI 2.0b port (which unlike HDMI 1.4 or DisplayPort 1.2 supports HDR10)
  • optional DisplayPort 1.2 port
  • optional USB–Type C Alt Mode (Alternate Mode)

There was (seems not available any more) a serial port (:

Further below are some links I found, but first a ink to a good post on differences between 3060/5060/5070:

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Charging the Battery on Your Ring Video Doorbell 2 – Ring Help

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/06/30

Your Ring Video Doorbell 2 is charged using a common micro-USB cable (an orange one is included in your Ring box). The micro-USB cable can be plugged into any USB power source such as a computer. Your Ring Video Doorbell 2 will take around five to 10 hours to fully charge depending on whether the USB cable is plugged into a USB port or into a wall outlet.

[Wayback/Archive] Charging the Battery on Your Ring Video Doorbell 2 – Ring Help

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Posted in Hardware, IoT Internet of Things, Network-and-equipment, Power User, Ring Doorbell/Chime (Amazon), Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Centurion Deuren: Gebruikers- & Installatiehandleiding KS-Serie (70 – 100)

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/06/23

Will need this: [Wayback/Archive] Centurion Deuren: Gebruikers- & Installatiehandleiding KS-Serie (70 – 100) [Wayback PDF View/PDF View]

The problem is that a combination of the buttons of the Centurion remote controls failing more frequently plus that the remote control are unable to teach their code to new universtal remote controls that we still had from our previous home which used a Marantec door.

Universal remote controls are supposed to be compatible with both Centurion and Marantec remote controls.

What I want to figure out is if I can initiate one new remote control from the door opening mechanism, then have that teach other new remote controls.

Hopefully this is the right manual for the model we have (the model number is not visible from below, so need to verify that from a location difficult to look from above).

Fingers crossed.

Related links (the quest):

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On-line PC part compatibility checker: Pick parts

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/06/23

If I ever want to build a PC again, this site helps me assemble the parts and check their compatibility: [Wayback/Archive] Pick parts. Build your PC. Compare and share. – PCPartPicker

Of course it is not a 100% coverage or guarantee, but it will you a lot of hints when on-line configuring a system.

This is the system a friend was configuring and I was quite positively surprised:

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Posted in CPU, Hardware, HDD, M.2/NGFF, Mainboards, Memory, PC PSU, PCIe/PCI-e/PCI Express, Power User, PSU, SAS/SATA, SCSI, SSD, Uncategorized | Leave a Comment »

For my link archive: swSIM and swICC by Tomasz Lisowski, two open source repositories to enable SIM card emulation

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/06/10

I wonder how this evolved, as the links are from fall 2022:

More links and info below, but first the image from the above Tweet:

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Software Downloads: Download UniFi Network Server – Ubiquiti: also known as UniFi Network application and apparently the successor of the UniFi Controller

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/06/02

After moving, I wanted to install new UniFi access points and upgrade the firmware of my existing ones.

The Cloud Key running the UniFi Controller software had long died (bringing that to market was a really bad idea from Ubiquiti in my view), so I started looking for UniFi controller software I could run locally.

From past contacts with other UniFi users, I knew there was some kind of Docker solution, but I hard a hard time finding it.

It looks like UniFi has been busy though and have three download lists coming back with essentially the same software, heck even point to the same release notes ([Wayback/Archive] UniFi Network Application 8.6.9 | Ubiquiti Community)

The actual download of the most recent version is at [Wayback/Archive] Software Downloads: Download UniFi Network Server – Ubiquiti.

If I understand [Wayback/Archive] Self-Hosting a UniFi Network Server – Ubiquiti Help Center correctly, what they mean is that the UniFi Network Application is an implementation of a UniFi Network Software that runs on MacOS/Windows/Linux.

You will likely have to download by hand as – especially on Windows – the package managers are versions behind. At the time of writing the version available above was V8.6.9 released 2024-11-06. This is what was on the package managers:

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On Hanslow Stellare e-ink labels: Using e-ink (epaper) Price Tags (Shelf Labels) for everyday needs – YouTube

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/05/29

Interesting video: [Wayback/Archive] Using e-ink (epaper) Price Tags (Shelf Labels) for everyday needs – YouTube

It linked these:

Queries:

--jeroen

 

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Teardown of an APC Switched Rack PDU – AP7921 – YouTube

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/05/15

Cool to see how the innards exposed of a PDU model I have: [Wayback/Archive] Teardown of an APC Switched Rack PDU – AP7921 – YouTube

Related blog posts showing containing the AP7920 and AP7921 I have:

Product links with one level down the current models: Read the rest of this entry »

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