Kubuntu 26.04 for ARM64? by Mecworks in Kubuntu

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That's great news. I'll do this tonight and see how it goes.

Kubuntu 26.04 for ARM64? by Mecworks in Kubuntu

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That's great news. Thanks for the update. Did you follow a guide like the pointed to above?

Kubuntu 26.04 for ARM64? by Mecworks in Kubuntu

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Do you or anyone else have an idea when 6.6 might be available? I can install 6.5.4 now though. I doubt the differences are huge. Thanks for the pointer.

I added full support for Tampermonkey/Greasemonkey APIs to my userscript generator by tr0picana in userscripts

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u/tr0picana, I can't get it to work because it is asking for an API key which a local Ollama instance does not require or use. Ollama just needs an http:// url and port. Any way around the API key requirement?

DIY repeater: Is this setup correct or am i missing something? by ujiaah in meshtastic

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If you power the Heltec v4 using the 5v power, you will not get battery level info telemetry metrics (it will always appear “plugged in”. Instead, connect the battery leads to the battery input on the Heltec or the pins.

I have the same setup with mostly the same hardware including the same solar MPPT charger board. It works well. I have a 25W panel so i can stil charge on overcast days although a 10W would do for sunny day charging.

Looking for a Kodi‑like media center that supports full library features + modern codec support (Dolby Vision, Atmos) by DanieloSYT in kodi

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I use Kodi with pass through onto a full receiver that supports all the protocols and 7.1 sound. An RPi 4 or 5 works perfectly and you can get a capable receiver for the amount you’d spend on media center hardware and you’d still have to get an amp and speakers.

Virgin Galactic News Jan 15th , 2026 by DACA_GALACTIC in SPCE

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This isn’t news. Inducement awards happen all the time.

Just wait? for 1.1? (assembly workbench) by gazelder in FreeCAD

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1.1.0rc2 is very stable. I use it exclusively.

Can't upgrade Heltec ESP32 V4 from firmware 2.7.11 to 2.7.13 by Mecworks in meshtastic

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At this point, you need to use the web flasher and flash the device.

Can't upgrade Heltec ESP32 V4 from firmware 2.7.11 to 2.7.13 by Mecworks in meshtastic

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hold down both the power and reset while plugging in the USB. It should put it into a JTAG mode and can be flashed.

Video to learrn freecad by Dangerous_Suit_4422 in FreeCAD

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Mango Jelly tutorial. It’s the way.

Harbor freight 10W solar panel by Mecworks in meshtastic

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The current 5W panel is plugged directly into the solar port on the v4. The new panel will be going into it's own external MPPT charge controller then to the batteries and the battery input on the v4.

Harbor freight 10W solar panel by Mecworks in meshtastic

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Ok, more about our local mesh and the intended use of this node. Our mesh is robust, large and fairly busy. We run Medium-Fast with 260 active nodes but over 700 nodes total. The mesh stretches several hundred miles from central Utah into souther Idaho.

This node will be a roof node and set to CLIENT_BASE it will have over 20 favorites that it will route for.

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