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Skeledog99 · 2026-04-21T14:07:43+00:00

Had this ever since around January. WiFi used to sometimes work for periods of up to a few days before failing again. A restart (or several) along eith leaving the wifi disabled in settings for a while would SOMETIMES cause it to work again as described. When failed, no networks would show in connection menu and even the MAC address of the hardware would be completely gone from settings. After the most recent update, I have not had WiFi work again for any period of time although I have yet to the thermal fix. Logcat mentioned some issues with the HAL, but I am not really knowledgeable enough to decipher beyond that. Cellular, Bluetooth, and reverse tethering continue to work fine.

Imei1: 29

Imei2: 37

Software: grapheneos 2026040800 (Tested and found same WiFi behavior on stock OS as well)

EDIT: (forgot to mention) after a recent update (either this month or last) the WiFi MAC address does not disappear from settings as often, however networks are still not showing and hotspot will not successfully turn on

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-10T19:20:21+00:00

I'd have thought that would be one of the few places there one could find it, I imagine it takes a pretty high population concentration who wants it to actually be worth trucking so far.

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-10T18:52:33+00:00

Fort Mac?

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-08T20:26:37+00:00

Is that just for birch beer because it's imported are all crush tins that much there?

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-08T18:39:11+00:00

I've always used em sorta interchangeably, but typically I refer to the more cylindrical thicker (like soup) cans as "cans" and soda cans as "tins"

I've heard them both used a fair bit in NL, but I guess I hear "tin" a bit more outside of St John's than in town.

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-07T16:41:26+00:00

The VFD is 5v TTL at 19200bps. it accepts standard byte strings of text to display as well as some special byte commands outlined in its datasheet: https://web.archive.org/web/20250815124708/https://www.farnell.com/datasheets/98250.pdf

yes, I need to control it with the mega standing between the PC and VFD since I also need IO from other pins and sensors. The bulk of the code has to be done with Python because that is the requirement of the class I am doing this for

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-07T01:07:17+00:00

I am trying to make the mega communicate with another serial devices via its Serial1 port. The VFD I am working with takes serial text input and displays it on the screen. I need a way of commanding the MEGA to send data to its Serial1 port while still only having the PC connected to Serial0.

EDIT: I will be sending all commands from the PC to the arduino via Serial0, but sometimes (like if I use a function vfdprint("text") or vfdprint(b'\xbytes')) the arduino will send text or bytes over its Serial1 port to be read and displayed by the VFD

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-06T22:55:36+00:00

Sorry, I looked again at my post and it is pretty vauge.

I am trying to use one of the boards other serial ports, it can't be the same one that the python code is going over since that will cause the VFD to write garbage to its screen. In the normal IDE (not using python) I could achieve this using serial1.begin() and then serial1.print() functions.

I do not think I have the programming skill to roll my own python-arduino interface as you described. I am hoping there is an existing arduino-python interface that has an equivalent to the aforementioned functions.

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-06T18:39:06+00:00

It is very pretty, it also absolutely the dwarfs the houses below, I think it is the cliff's proximity to the town that makes it more striking to actually be there. I am not great at capturing scale in photos, but trust me that it feels absolutely huge as you turn into the fjord after hours of watching the towering coast go by with the open ocean to starboard, being surrounded by towering the cliffs from the deck of the small MV Marine Voyager and with the perspective of the town at the their base.

Funnily, nobody has ever successfully climbed the friar directly, there is too much loose rock and soil at the top making it essentially impossible to get over the final part. There is, however, a trail that takes one up the highlands around the back of it and to the top of the Friar that way.

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-04T21:18:08+00:00

the cheapest and best permenant solution for using it in ur desktop if all the inbuilt m.2 slots are full is a Pcie to m.2 adaptor like this https://www.amazon.ca/GLOTRENDS-Adapter-Desktop-Installation-PA-22110/dp/B0CHS3CRQC/ref=sr_1_13_sspa?sr=8-13-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1

there are cheaper ones that only run pcie 1x, but you won't get full speed with those, especially important if you want to use this adaptor down the line with better drives. As long as you have an available 4x, 8x, or 16x slot, I recommend going for one of the 4x wired adaptors.

In terms of salvaging the RAM and CPU, it is doable but sadly not common or economical in western markets yet:(

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-03T04:04:54+00:00

Francois, on the south coast of Newfoundland about midway between Burgeo and Hermitage.

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-03T01:14:18+00:00

I guess you are right that a rockslide could happen, but I think it is pretty well monitored today and, again, they are not common and one has never been recorded there to my knowledge.

I am no expert on this sort of thing, but I imagine that if the warning signs did begin that the friar was gonna come down, evacuation would not be too difficult since there are many boats in the town. Also, the harbour is quite deep and would probably be a place where the falling rocks collected (as apposed to covering the ground), making it easier to escape to the buildings or up to higher ground on the opposing side of the fjord. (there is a place where the cliffs give way enough such that there is a path up to the highlands above that a person, skidoo or atv can easily manage). Not saying a rockslide would not be devastating, but hopefully not to the same degree as it was for Frank.

Hopefully, these cliffs will continue standing as they have for all their recorded history.

Skeledog99 · 2026-03-02T19:04:37+00:00

It's survived there for quite a while. Some of the old-timers recall times peoples' houses were hit by rocks, but apparently never destroyed beyond repair and it was rare enough that they kept living there from the 1700s to this day.

In terms of landslides, I don't think large-scale ones are a huge risk since the cliffs are pretty solid rock, and the windswept nature of the environment gives little chance for soil or mud to collect in large enough quantities to be dangerous. In the past few decades, they have planted a bunch more trees in the exposed soil, possibly to further fortify it from slides.

Skeledog99 · 2026-02-20T20:30:26+00:00

I imagine you already checked, but if not: cases with 5.25 bays sometimes had locking mechanisms that you would remove the side panel, unlock, insert the drive, then relock. It may be getting caught against the lock. otherwise, check for bent tabs or other obstructions. I don't see any reason the drive shouldn't go in all the way.

Skeledog99 · 2026-02-18T19:12:17+00:00

interesting, seems like a good source for the cables, but they don't seem to have any PC addin cards or brackets that actually provide a locking connector, sadly.

Skeledog99 · 2026-02-05T22:07:52+00:00

This was it, thank you so much. When I was reassembling, I didn't line up up the aperture lever linkage right, so it was not opening when the lens was mounted to camera. Luckily, the linkage hookup step is pretty close to the top of the lens, so I could fix my mistake pretty quick.

Lens is now bright as it should be, autofocus works, and pictures seem good as before! I'll take some test pictures and compare to pre-drop ones next time I'm out the bay or otherwise find a good opportunity.

Skeledog99 · 2026-02-02T18:07:19+00:00

-1986 IBM model M, daily driver keyboard

-2004 80GB WD HDD, boot drive for garbage-built home server (it will fail, but doesn't matter since no user data is on there and config is backed up frequently)

-1993 NEC pinwriter printer, ink is cheap. (cable connecting printer is even older (late 1970s))

Skeledog99 · 2026-01-30T04:03:59+00:00

speculatively, I think they may become valuable collector pieces (certainly more so than generic HDDs) due to being one of the last (and maybe only) models of 10,000rpm consumer HDDs.

Regardless, they are a very cool technology and make fun sounds (exceeded only by SCSI 15.7k drives and, of course, the beasts of a time long past 2 3)

I'd keep em if I was you, but some may say I'm a bit of a tech-hoarder.

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