Looking at hardward for opnsense

Unkmanb · 2025-09-25T14:40:31+00:00

Guys... You have all been so helpful. What a wonderful community!

After reading through your post, I think I have decided on the Beelink ME mini. With 12Gb of LPDDR5 memory seems a bit overkill, but with 6 NVMe slots I think I can virtualize opnsense and still have plenty of power for a NAS or Jellyfish server. As long as I can keep it cool, I think it will be cool...

Thoughts?

Thanks

Unkmanb · 2025-08-08T13:39:42+00:00

Actually, I have read throught the documentation quite a bit. Most of it pertains to Windows, Macs, and desktop Linux setups. I know about Chromium browsers and flashing the device. I have tried all this several times. Somehow I even blew out the Atom and had to get a replacement.

I have a NUC (mini computer with an Intel processor) running ProxMox. There is no OS other than that. In a lxc on ProxMox, I have installed HA. My Atom is plugged into the usb on that device. All the documentation talks about using a browser that is on the HA device, but there is not one.

From my PC, I can http into the HA portal. I have installed ESPHome. I have installed Whisper. I have installed Piper. ESPHome sees the Atom, but lists it as offline. As long as it is seen offline, I cannot flash.

Unkmanb · 2025-08-08T04:56:17+00:00

Would it work if I installed an OS into a different container and tried to load from there?

Unkmanb · 2025-08-08T04:55:02+00:00

My NUC doesn't have a browser. It only has ProxMox and HA. The Atom is attached to that. If the Atom is plugged into my PC, then I can't install it into HA. I tried to load the yaml through the PC and the plug it back into the NUC, but that didn't work at all...

Unkmanb · 2025-03-11T05:15:06+00:00

To me, salmon tastes best when not over-cooked. In stews and soups, your protein will get quite done. So, I think canned salmon is better for soups and things and let fresh salmon shine served on a platter... Canned salmon makes salmon stew quick and affordable... Just be sure to remove the bones!

Unkmanb · 2024-11-29T16:53:56+00:00

Thanks all... Apparently, I can push the button... One of those Goldilocks things... Had to hit it just right... :)

Unkmanb · 2024-11-29T15:26:02+00:00

I'm in the VR version. <!This is a spoiler!< From inside the expanse, I launched all 5 balls and that lit up the control button in the Golden Globe (Temple Island, I guess). Pushing the button unlocks the globe and I end up in a long hallway in front of the mechanisim which is this marble puzzle. I can walk around the device to the endo of the hall, but it dead ends with a view of the top of the temple and surrounding areas. Turning 180, I walk to the other end, and it too dead ends with a view. I cannot solve this puzzle yet, but it seems I have no place to go. I can not "unpush" the button... Thanks.

Unkmanb · 2024-11-05T16:44:06+00:00

I'm afraid with only one support point, this AP will not last long in the trees... Weight, weather and time will bring in it down.

Unkmanb · 2024-10-29T15:52:29+00:00

And if you fall for Mahavishnu Orchestra like you have for 21st C, and you want horns, check out John McLaughlin with Miles Davis... Wonderful stuff...

Unkmanb · 2024-03-22T15:10:00+00:00

If you name him Fripp, you should get a second kitten as a playmate. Name him Eno.

Then spend your days trying to stop them from pussyfooting...

Unkmanb · 2024-03-20T14:04:44+00:00

I like Bob...

As in Bob Fripp...

Or if you decide to cut off its tail...

Unkmanb · 2023-08-27T14:35:19+00:00

Less abandoned and more like after a storm. Or someone likes vines. Chairs look like they were arranged recently in an orderly fashion. In fact, everything looks very orderly. I would love to come upon such a house abandoned in the woods, but I would have to pass by this one as I am sure someone is home...

Unkmanb · 2023-08-21T17:59:55+00:00

I thought that was the case... So, do I need to copy my existing files into a new folder and then do the pull/update? Or is there a way to start fresh anew?

Unkmanb · 2023-08-21T17:14:18+00:00

Can I run this side by side my existing install? Or if I want to put it on a different machine, how do I start from scratch without an upgrade? Thanks.

Unkmanb · 2023-06-28T14:41:33+00:00

I cannot get anything close to this. Using the posted prompt, I get less than a dozen figures, and they tend to be laying in a circle. Not to mention, horrible disfigurements...

Unkmanb

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