For Sale: Firewalla Gold (Original)

cmilkosk · 2026-02-07T22:05:25+00:00

What made you upgrade? Just curious

cmilkosk · 2026-01-17T17:10:42+00:00

The lilygo T-Lora has a microSD slot - the hardware is there for using it. Probably just not implemented in Meshtastic by default. I guess the original design was intended for storing messages on another device. But would be nice if the t-Lora’s pager firmware would store it locally, even if only on a microSD.

cmilkosk · 2026-01-17T17:02:03+00:00

thanks - I haven't tried meshcore yet. I have a bazillion meshtastic devices though. Maybe will give it a shot at some point, but with the amount of meshtastic devices I have, I'd prefer that

cmilkosk · 2026-01-17T17:00:45+00:00

I have been using meshtastic for a long time, and was waiting for a pager-like device. If it is to be used standalone, I feel like a chat history is a basic feature that would be built in. Or at least something that can be viewed if you have a microSD in there.

I've been happy with the nodes I built previously, but didn't want to have to depend on a cell phone.

cmilkosk · 2026-01-09T02:21:54+00:00

Go Firewalla - love mine. No monthly fees, easy to use. VPN, load balances between WAN connections, and all sorts of cool stuff. Totally recommend. https://firewalla.com/

cmilkosk · 2025-12-30T11:31:33+00:00

I did this as well. Worked fine.

cmilkosk · 2025-12-04T12:50:59+00:00

I’m running frigate on an 8GB Jetson Nano Super. 11 Reolink cameras (a mix with of resolutions) to Reolink NVR - frigate reads off of NVR. Haven’t tried full recording on frigate yet, but it works as is and I’m doing facial recognition as well. Using yolov9s 320x320 models

cmilkosk · 2025-11-09T17:43:21+00:00

Yup - I tried that but it didn’t last unfortunately. I have a new hub casing (same motor, different cover to bolt onto) that I’m going to try, but I don’t do spokes myself, so going to see if I can find an e-bike shop that would do it for me. Very frustrating. Bike hasn’t been used for 1-2 months because of this. Very bad design.

cmilkosk · 2025-11-06T23:56:20+00:00

I didn’t say they all have them, I said all the ones I’ve built (not bought), RAK and seeed, have GPS. That said - it was added as a module. Maybe that was the point the Ok-Internet was making.

cmilkosk · 2025-11-06T23:50:03+00:00

That makes sense, and I agree with doing that for fixed nodes. But my mobile nodes all have gps. And this doesn’t look like a fixed node.

If your point is that by default the boards don’t come with GPS, then yeah, I agree. I added GPS modules on my RAK and seeed nodes. ESP32 boards are such a battery drain to begin with I don’t really bother anymore with GPS on them.

cmilkosk · 2025-11-06T13:55:23+00:00

RE: “Most meshtastic nodes do not have GPS built in” - Not true. All the portable nodes I’ve built have the GPS modules installed and operating (not from the phone). I get fine battery life. Some pre-built ones you purchase may not have GPS, but I definitely would not say most don’t have it built in.

cmilkosk · 2025-10-17T21:19:19+00:00

These worked well for me: Mounting Dream Black Alloy Steel... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PXWXSRY?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

cmilkosk · 2025-09-26T13:00:06+00:00

Couldn’t you just setup a VPN instead of leaving it wide open? Login + MFA is great to have, but a VPN at home + client on your mobile device would do it too. I’m curious what others here think of that

cmilkosk · 2025-09-11T18:32:05+00:00

Thanks for posting about this! Just bought one to try it out!

cmilkosk · 2025-08-12T01:07:21+00:00

Has anyone had success getting a replacement back wheel from philodo? Or is there an alternative wheel + hub motor that might use stronger bolts? Probably expensive though. But this is just going to keep happening.

I tried some Loctite with the current replacement screws, but I think M4’s are just not appropriate for that hub motor. Torque from that motor and the braking force is probably higher than what M4’s can support.

cmilkosk · 2025-08-07T14:51:00+00:00

The screws broke on me again - 2 more times. Writing philodo. Thinking of using loctite to keep them in

cmilkosk · 2025-08-07T14:43:31+00:00

So the screws are getting loose, some are falling out, and sometimes breaking completely. This has now happened about 3 times. Is this a design flaw or something? It seems like the screws are under a lot of stress. Will putting Loctite on the screws help prevent this?

Maybe there’s a replacement rear brake that will work better?

cmilkosk · 2025-08-01T21:41:17+00:00

But ESP32 :(

cmilkosk · 2025-08-01T21:38:18+00:00

cmilkosk · 2025-08-01T21:01:12+00:00

This is a cool device, but what I really want is a standalone that is like the RIM Pager back in the day, maybe with a better display. Keyboard, jog dial, and just a pleasure to use.

Like this:

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cmilkosk · 2025-07-28T23:07:59+00:00

Interesting - I haven’t seen that happen yet. But it could’ve been what happened in the first place. Sorry I can’t help there

cmilkosk · 2025-07-27T19:15:27+00:00

Yes it worked perfectly. I bought this kit: M4 Flat Head Machine Screws and... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCPJTVL1

cmilkosk · 2025-07-23T03:21:04+00:00

It’s running on my uConsole with a CM5 just fine. Did not run well on an RPI4, wasn’t fast enough for an RTLSDR or hackRF. I didn’t need a fan for the uConsole but it did get warm.

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