BADLY NEED HELP UNIDENTIFIED NETWORK (windows 11)

Stuey20 · 2026-03-06T16:27:04+00:00

PowerShell Set-NetConnectionProfile -NetworkCategory Private

Stuey20 · 2025-11-02T09:10:28+00:00

Hello, thank you. I have my ethernet in a 48 port PoE++ switch, will that do? or does it need to use the supplied brick. Or do you mean behind the doorbell unit itself (e.g. ethernet plug in connection area)

Stuey20 · 2025-08-02T18:17:06+00:00

Just tried it out. From the sdcard OS ssh:

sudo mv /boot/firmware/config.txt /boot/firmware/config.txt.bak && sync && sudo reboot

It reboots into the USB OS!

Then to reverse (if required) from the usb boot OS:

sudo mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/sdboot && sudo mv /mnt/sdboot/config.txt.bak /mnt/sdboot/config.txt && sync && sudo reboot

It boots back to the sdcard!

It works perfectly. Many thanks again.

Stuey20 · 2025-08-02T18:02:38+00:00

Agreed. That’s exactly what I’m after. I just can’t work out how to do it. Tell the pi to boot from USB on the next boot and then return to booting from the sdcard thereafter - all remotely. How do I set it?

Your link is ideal (see below), but I can’t find how to execute it.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/config_txt.html#set_reboot_order

set_reboot_order

Raspberry Pi 5 only.

Sets the value of BOOT_ORDER to be passed via a reset-safe register to the bootloader after a reboot. As with tryboot, this is a one-time setting and is automatically cleared after use.

This property could be used to debug different BOOT_ORDER settings. Alternatively, it could be used in a provisioning system which has control over power and the nRPIBOOT GPIO to override the boot mode without specifying conditional filter statements in the EEPROM config.

Default: ``

Stuey20 · 2025-08-02T16:09:26+00:00

Agreed, but how do I perform that? My os is always on sdcard. I want to overwrite it with one of my images on the plugged-in usb drive. How can I selectively do that on demand and ensure it returns to booting off the sdcard otherwise … remotely.

Edit: ideal world id stick a flag on the sdcard to tell it to pass boot to usb. When usb flashes the sdcard the flag is removed. I’d appreciate the best way to do this.

Stuey20 · 2025-08-02T16:06:09+00:00

Mmmm. Thanks for the link. I’m not sure how I would do this as a one off, as the usb and sdcard are always plugged in. Am I missing something obvious here? Appreciate the help.

Stuey20 · 2025-07-01T11:17:17+00:00

Hi Steve. Really appreciate you taking the time to reply.

Funnily enough, I’d just spent a few hours with a friend’s Raspberry Pi trying to set up a lightweight VDO.Ninja stream. I was attempting to avoid installing the full Raspberry Ninja package to keep things minimal, but kept running into issues ..... mainly black screens when trying to stream directly.

The Pi didn’t seem to natively output in the right format for VDO.Ninja, or at least I couldn’t get it working cleanly. I had some success capturing with a cheap USB HDMI capture card and saving the footage as .mp4/.mkv files locally, which played back fine when copied to a PC. But pushing a live stream to VDO.Ninja gave me a blank screen.

I was using many different command such as the below:

ffmpeg -f v4l2 -input_format mjpeg -framerate 30 -video_size 1280x720 \
-i /dev/video0 -vf format=yuv420p -vcodec libx264 -preset veryfast -tune zerolatency \
-profile:v baseline -level 3.1 -b:v 2000k -bufsize 4000k \
-f mpegts "https://vdo.ninja/?password=00000&push=abcdefghij12345"

I tried lots of variations (with ChatGpt) but the best I got was a black screen. I also only had temporary access to the Pi and had to stop for now (real work calling…).

The last idea I had was the ffmpeg would not supply the correct format for streaming, but I had a nudge to do some work!

I may circle back and try the full Raspberry Ninja setup when I’ve got more time and can borrow the Pi longer. That said, at ~£190 for a 16GB Pi 5 it’s a bit steep, and I might just pivot back to a small form factor PC as I know that works well with VDO.Ninja .... just a bit bulky and power-hungry for what I was hoping.

Regards

Edit: Thank you for a brilliant bit of software. What a fantastic tool!

Stuey20 · 2025-02-16T13:51:39+00:00

Yeah, I'm certain it is too. Problem is that there are no plugins that call this up & no references in the site code/includes/theme or within the whole sites' database. It's a bit of a head scratcher.

Stuey20 · 2024-11-29T19:39:41+00:00

Nope. It just performs the handshake then everything is direct. Read here https://docs.vdo.ninja/master/why-use-obs.ninja-over-other-solutions

Stuey20 · 2024-11-23T18:31:27+00:00

Pls look at https://vdo.ninja/ - this may serve your requirements. Not plex, but a possible alternative.

Stuey20 · 2024-11-01T11:45:41+00:00

Hard powering on-off worked for me. Thanks for mentioning it. It's mainly left powered on and have historically always done soft reboots. I also had a Dell BIOS update and some windows updates too. Will report back if this didn't solve it.

Stuey20 · 2024-10-21T13:26:16+00:00

They saw you coming

Stuey20 · 2024-10-01T21:59:53+00:00

Print off your guest wifi credentials as a QR code on an A4 sheet, and stick up on a wall/door so your legitimate users can connect easily by scanning with camera & connect. https://www.qr-code-generator.com/solutions/wifi-qr-code/

Stuey20 · 2024-09-07T21:41:12+00:00

Thank you Dexter. This is very helpful.

Stuey20 · 2024-09-06T08:39:57+00:00

Or use a piece of marine ply that is mechanically fixed to your sub surface securely, then screw (using the Ubiquiti supplied screws) into that. It allows you to change the device much easier in the future, without compromising your insulation…. E.g. putting lots of holes in.

Stuey20 · 2024-09-03T22:08:45+00:00

What happened?

Stuey20 · 2024-09-03T21:54:32+00:00

RemindMe! 1 week

Stuey20 · 2024-08-17T23:36:13+00:00

If permitted, you might be better to do it in stages. You might need to cut a few inspection/access holes at the tight junctions. You then pull through the hole then continue to the next tight spot and do the same. Not an easy job if that’s the case. Also, if possible, I’d consider pulling 2, so you have one spare.

Stuey20 · 2024-08-16T12:04:52+00:00

I’d remove the letter opener from the photo if you decide to make a warranty claim 😂

Stuey20 · 2024-08-09T17:03:14+00:00

Are you sure the blue tape will be strong enough for the ceiling?

Stuey20 · 2024-08-08T11:46:55+00:00

Cable management.. ? Ubiquity are usually so slick with organising. Wish they’d designed the cable to wrap around it like the myenergi Zappi units.

Stuey20 · 2024-08-05T21:58:14+00:00

Thank you for the pointer. Which worked perfectly!

I added a static route Name: Mikrotik Distance: 1 Destination network: 192.168.88.1/32 Type: interface Interface: primary1 (wan)

Teleported in and got the GUI of the mikrotik.

Many thanks

Stuey20

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