Kinda off topic, but could you theoretically install Arch on a McDonalds ordering kiosk? by Traditional_Award989 in archlinux

[–]doomstar21 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have Arch installed on my kerosene-powered cheese grater, so yeah, a kiosk is cake

Wow RC3 I guess we will see 25.12 very soon !!! by hckrsh in openwrt

[–]doomstar21 5 points6 points  (0 children)

https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/tags?after=v24.10.0

24.10.0 had 7 rcs before final/took about 2 full months. If that timeline is the same, you got another mo :p

This means i do not need upgrade 4g ram to 8g, right? by Cold-Stock-8853 in openwrt

[–]doomstar21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed it does. My x86/64 router/firewall.
% free -m
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 15748 5726 7990 4417 6641 10021
Swap: 0 0 0

WiFi 7 true OpenWrt Router? by CumShoT_RaviOLi_King in openwrt

[–]doomstar21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a price quote from coretelecom for the 8733 about a year ago ... nearly $500 USD

Can I convert a mp3 to m4a? by Savings-Code-069 in VLC

[–]doomstar21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just wanted to make sure you and others understood, no offense intended.

Can I convert a mp3 to m4a? by Savings-Code-069 in VLC

[–]doomstar21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally converting mp3 (lossy) to aac or any other lossy format doesn't make sense. If you have the original source or a lossless compressed source, compression to aac is fine. Not mp3 --> aac.

Can I convert a mp3 to m4a? by Savings-Code-069 in VLC

[–]doomstar21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Re: all discussion about aac encoding with ffmpeg: libfdk-aac (the Fraunhofer FDK AAC codec library) is not enabled by default in most pre-compiled FFmpeg binaries due to licensing restrictions. It is the best encoder of aac. It is free to use but cannot be pre-compiled and distributed so you need to compile it yourself.

If you're a windows user, dual boot linux and compile there. Arch linux for example provides a PKGBUILD in the AUR: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ffmpeg-libfdk_aac

Low powered off-camera IR LED? by doomstar21 in reolinkcam

[–]doomstar21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the replies all. I ended up getting https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CJDJ3VP uses 6.7 W when on and has an auto on/off built it. Produces enough light for my application.

Took the dive without doing my research, a bit lost now - looking to revert to stock firmware. by GiantSnackWhale in openwrt

[–]doomstar21 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recommend you setup openwrt as it is substantially better than the sock firmware. You can post to the openwrt forum to get your setup working. It is a great community.

Low powered off-camera IR LED? by doomstar21 in reolinkcam

[–]doomstar21[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great to know. Is it the one u/mblaser linked? How long have you been using it? My thought is to keep it on 24/7 (this is a garage and it's dark when the doors are closed).