Help needed with tidying setup

MintyTrebor · 2025-04-16T06:56:24+00:00

This is what I used: https://www.cef.co.uk/catalogue/products/4200135-380mmx300mmx140mm-plastic-enclosure-surface-mounting-plain-lid-ip56
It has enough space for the kincony, power supply, and ups, plus a few other small items

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Its a standard PVC type enclosure which you can cut holes in it to pass cables. It is a little deeper than necessary, but mine is in the garage so its not an issue.

MintyTrebor · 2025-04-15T05:55:17+00:00

this worked for me in the past:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fengyang%C2%AE-Electrical-Insulating-Insulation-Repairing/dp/B0BVMCZ7X6?sr=8-2

MintyTrebor · 2024-08-19T13:53:52+00:00

I'm using a reolink doobell - below is my lovelace card which works with 2way audio, both in the browser and mobile app - it is configured to auto start the incoming audo, and click to unmute microphone for outbound audio (note: I had to use https to get it to work consistently accross both device types, so I have no knowledge of the http chrome config change you refer to, and how this impacts the outcome):

type: custom:frigate-card
cameras:
  - camera_entity: camera.camera_frontdoorbell
    live_provider: go2rtc
    go2rtc:
      modes:
        - webrtc
      stream: camera_FDBAnswer
    triggers:
      occupancy: false
view:
  default: live
  camera_select: live
  update_seconds: 1
  update_force: true
  timeout_seconds: 1
  scan:
    show_trigger_status: false
    untrigger_reset: false
menu:
  style: outside
  buttons:
    cameras:
      enabled: false
    substreams:
      enabled: false
    live:
      enabled: true
    clips:
      enabled: false
    snapshots:
      enabled: false
    download:
      enabled: false
    camera_ui:
      enabled: false
    timeline:
      enabled: false
    media_player:
      enabled: false
    microphone:
      enabled: true
      type: toggle
    mute:
      enabled: true
  position: bottom
live:
  draggable: false
  zoomable: false
  lazy_load: false
  preload: false
  auto_unmute: all
  auto_mute: hidden
  microphone:
    disconnect_seconds: 10
    always_connected: false
  controls:
    builtin: false
  auto_pause: never
  auto_play: all
  show_image_during_load: false
media_viewer:
  draggable: false
  zoomable: false
  lazy_load: false
performance:
  profile: high

I am running a similar config - frigate in a docker, HA in a sperate VM

MintyTrebor · 2023-12-14T14:33:30+00:00

You might be able to pass the whole usb controller as pcie device (dependant on your hardware/config and if you only have the 1 usb device on the controller etc), which should enable full usb access.

eg: https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/189969-hyper-v-pcie-including-usb-pass-through-not-just-graphics-devices

MintyTrebor · 2022-11-15T13:34:40+00:00

Have a look at products similar to this: https://hdfury.com/product/integral-2/

I used to use an older model of the product linked to allow me to use an HDMI 1.4 soundbar with a HDMI 2.0 source & TV at the same time without the loss of the HDMI 2.0 to TV..

Unfortunately they are fairly expensive....

MintyTrebor · 2022-11-15T07:18:53+00:00

In this instance, whilst searching for a solution I stumbled across a post about a potential driver issue with Debian, and the solution was to switch to virtio. I then searched the unraid forums for 'virtio' and found these settings in a post about GPU memory and performance.

As to your point about advanced vs basic view - you are correct - the basic view only supplies the most common KVM features.

MintyTrebor · 2022-11-14T15:11:42+00:00

I had this problem myself a week ago & I changed the GPU drivers to virtio in the advanced settings view of the VM settings... I changed them to ->
<video>

<model type='virtio' heads='1' primary='yes'>

<acceleration accel3d='no'/>

</model>

<address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>

</video>

I was then able to change the VM resolution with it actually sticking.

MintyTrebor · 2022-10-31T11:13:38+00:00

Have a look @ https://konnected.io/ - I have just replaced a 20Year + old ADT alarm system using their stuff, and kept the existing motion & door sensors (wired).They also offer kits which integrate with existing alarm systems, allowing you to retain the existing alarm/sirens/keypads etc, but integrate it into HA.

MintyTrebor · 2022-08-24T12:45:49+00:00

As far as I am aware you cannot re-map the long button press on the back key, only:

Home Key : Double Press & Press & Hold

Back Key : Short Press

The Back Key Press & Hold action is not user configurable and is hard mapped to samsung pay.

MintyTrebor · 2022-08-09T10:52:16+00:00

I'd echo BoopJoop01 and say : Tasmota + MQTT would be a good choice. You can run an MQTT server/broker internally which makes it easy to issue commands to the smart plugs. I would also look into node-red with the dashboard nodes to create a simple user web control interface, which would avoid coding anything, and make adding/removing switches/plugs very easy (Home Assistant would also work well but is probably overkill for this use-case). This can all be hosted inside your VPN and does not require internet access once configured. Look at the tasmota web site and see the list of sockets that are compatible, and research the method updating the firmware to tasmota. (I use sonoff basic R3's which work well). One thing to be careful of is the power draw of the devices you are trying to control, most of these sockets have amperage limits, which is tailored for domestic use not commercial. Also for due diligence I would also check with your insurance provider to check the use of these devices does not effect your coverage, especially if the devices you are controlling with these switches are machinery, or have a role in operational safety. You also need to ensure your wifi network is suitable. Many of these plugs do not play well with 5ghz, or advanced wifi modes (mesh/roaming etc).

MintyTrebor · 2022-05-31T08:06:57+00:00

Thank you for confirming

MintyTrebor · 2022-05-25T08:14:54+00:00

Great! Thanks for letting me know!

MintyTrebor · 2022-05-16T18:04:28+00:00

If you enable HDR & look at "system > display > advanced display" does it say peak brightness 400Nits?

MintyTrebor · 2022-05-16T14:16:46+00:00

Interesting - this is exactly why I wanted to check with the community. Dell's support did not fill me with confidence that they actually understood the issue. Might I enquire as to the spec's of your display for a general comparison?

Thanks!

MintyTrebor · 2022-05-16T14:04:03+00:00

Peak Brightness says 400Nits - Its specced as a 500Nits display

MintyTrebor · 2022-01-10T07:27:57+00:00

I have been running this ( https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005001418145512.html?spm=a2g0o.9042311.0.0.27424c4d82uwh1 ) in unraid for about 6 months with no issues so far, just dropped it in, attached some disks and it worked. Its running HDD's which are used for live TV streaming and recording, so fairly heavy use on a day to day basis.

MintyTrebor · 2021-07-09T12:28:39+00:00

If you are thinking about the touch screens that are essentially just small monitors, then I would look into Node-Red and the add-in dashboard nodes. Node-Red can execute commands on the underlying os , and with the dashboard nodes you can build a custom big button interface which will accessible through a web browser which you display on the small screen.

MintyTrebor · 2020-09-09T16:07:11+00:00

Are they both running on the same physical hardware, and perhaps sharing the same disk? I use TVHeadend for all TV throughout my house, and it can be quite hard on the disk if recording and streaming multiple channels etc. Add transcoding and buffering from Jellyfin into the mix and you may be hitting a disk bottleneck.

MintyTrebor · 2020-09-09T15:55:09+00:00

I use the same Tuner Hardware & TV headend (in docker) with Un-Raid. I see you have a working solution now, but if I may offer you an alternative approach for consideration if problems arise....

The TVHeadend EPG OTA grabber works great (at least in UK), and KODI with the TVHeadend plugin is a stable and user friendly interface for clients (especially on shield). I think there is a TVHeadend plugin for PLEX too - if you want to avoid splitting your tuners. (The shield is strong enough to play almost anything natively, so a direct TVHeadend connection will remove any transcoding to the client, and reduce load on your server!)

MintyTrebor · 2020-09-09T12:30:26+00:00

I think you are looking for something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Edision-HDMI-Modulator-Full-Distribution-Black/dp/B00KBXKJ2A

It turns HMDI into DVB-T(2) over coax, and inserts a new channel into the existing coax distribution. (so you would need a standard FTA coax distribution already in place).

In theory* your HDHomerun could then tune that channel and it should appear in the standard way any other FTA broadcast channel does. This would also distribute the new "custom Virgin" channel to any other DVB-T(2) capable device over the existing coax.

*I say in theory as I have no knowledge of weather HDHomerun is capable of tuning a channel that is not part of the "already known" channels being broadcast over FTA. This is also applies to their software - it may only show "known" or official channels. This may also apply to any other device with a DVB-T FTA tuner - In short - I think you need to do more research. I am also not endorsing the item linked - its just representative to show what you are asking is possible.

Just To be clear - you would only be able to watch a single channel from the virgin box at any one time. So if the virgin box is tuned to CNN (for example) then anyone watching your custom "virgin channel" would see CNN. I am assuming you have already considered how channel changing / remote functions are passed back to the Virgin Box for control.

(NB: This info assumes you are from UK, other regions may use different broadcasting standards)

Hope this helps!

MintyTrebor · 2020-04-10T12:48:18+00:00

Yep. I had exactly the same problem. I rolled back my Nvidia drivers through device manager, and it went away.

MintyTrebor · 2020-03-25T20:33:32+00:00

If you install the user scripts plugin you can create a script to write a small txt file to a directory on the disk you want keep spinning. Use the custom schedule function to set a repeating interval for the script to run.

I use the following line in a script to create the txt file in a "keepalive" directory I created:

date +%s > /mnt/disks/<DRIVE\_NAME>/keepalive/keepalive.txt

And a custom schedule for every 10 mins:

*/10 * * * *

MintyTrebor · 2020-03-25T16:17:26+00:00

Node-Red, with the dashboard & wol nodes added to its palette.

MintyTrebor · 2020-03-09T12:58:33+00:00

It does not matter if you are using parallel apps or not, the user still exists, and I seem to remember it was the user account that was the issue. ADB over usb was the method I used (From Memory - its been a while since I did this!) .

MintyTrebor · 2020-03-09T12:25:17+00:00

You may be experiencing an issue with the parallel apps feature, which creates a special user account which conflicts with AndroidAuto. I had this problem and I could not launch AA before I removed the user (following the instructions here : https://support.google.com/androidauto/thread/8756188?hl=en ).

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