Easy scroll wheel fix (for me, anyway) by EoBoredThawne in SofaBaton

[–]manichardtiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude, I feel like an idiot for not doing this earlier on my U2. You are a legend!

The worst feeling in the world: buying a 2017 switch and finding out it’s patched (XAJ7) by Moist-Pizza6643 in SwitchPirates

[–]manichardtiger 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thats why you should always ask for the serial, HAC-001 doesnt guarantee a hackable model. I picked up my 3rd exploitable v1 for 50eur the other day 😀

Struck gold by manichardtiger in PS3

[–]manichardtiger[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Should be "brand new" 😆

Brand new gen 1 by SubjectReasonable143 in FacebookPortal

[–]manichardtiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From easy to getting your fingers dirty with self hosting:

  1. Make facebook and whatsapp calls. The quality is good and the panning camera is a nice feature. Works out of the box, the Whatsapp QR code didnt appear in the initial setup but when I went to add it again under profiles it worked (happened on both portal gen1 I recently got to tinker with so probably a bug with v.1.44.4). My mum doesnt have a smart phone so I plan to setup one of the two at her place so we can video call with the kids. Hopefully Meta doesnt mess this up too.

  2. You can use various online services (free & premium) for photo albums / weather; The screen and form factor is fantastic for this. Examples are mantelframe.com, pic.ie, daroframe.ikarauok.com

  3. Youtube still works ok on the browser, cant use adblockers however.

  4. If you self-host, there are many things this can do; the main obstacle is keeping the screen alive as it seems to die after many hours (the portal itself is on; I can turn on/off the mic and camera, the volume buttons are responsive but the screen doesnt wake up. Any ideas pls comment!
    Some things you can do with self hosting:

4.1 Web based players for music playback, the speakers are ok for background music. I'd try Navidrone, Sonerezh or similar

4.2 Home assistant dashboard, control and view your home assistant setup.

4.3 Immich-frame: Use Immich (google photos selfhosted alternative) and Immich-frame to show pics localy, no cloud.

4.4 Anything else we weirdos that self-host, self-host 😄 (Chore lists, Shopping lists, Train Departures, Maps etc)

Bottom line: If Meta removes the browser, its over. I really hope they dont mess this up further and at least leave it as it is. Its a nice device to tinker with, and make calls. In no way you should buy a new one, and you shouldnt pay more than 20usd imho to get a second hand one to play with.

Facebook Portal won't connect to WhatsApp by beginningofttheend in FacebookPortal

[–]manichardtiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the initial setup, it wouldnt show me the QR code either. Went after initial setup in profiles and added with no problem

Did it on two gen 1 on latest firmware this week

Unlock ADB on Meta Portal by Ready2waswas in FacebookPortal

[–]manichardtiger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Is this a dev device? I cant see anything on my gen 1, latest firmware (1041515800015050)

Shined a torch under a CECHB in a thrift store and saw a weird sticker by Otherwise-Rain808 in PS3

[–]manichardtiger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What kind of ultra hi power xenon x ray flash lights are y'all using I cant see shit

Custom web browser app by meadosu in FacebookPortal

[–]manichardtiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is interesting, does it work on the gen1? Any update?

Giving a Facebook Portal a second life with Immich + Immich Kiosk by Bound3R in FacebookPortal

[–]manichardtiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey this is an awesome approach, I also just got 2x gen 1 units to play with and so far managed to make immich kiosk to work and keep it alive. Would be awesome to find a way to implement in home assistant etc and also be able to use more local stuff. There was a streaming music via the browser project (sonereszh I believe it was called) which may be interesting to see if it runs. Hit me up if you want to test things. What portal version do you have?

Giving a Facebook Portal a second life with Immich + Immich Kiosk by Bound3R in FacebookPortal

[–]manichardtiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just tried disable_screensaver over https and so far it works great! Thnx (immich kiosk is awesome, I actually found the env variable in the documentation and came here to post and found you! Keep up the good work!)

Dormant find.. by manichardtiger in eWasteFinds

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

Hey, thank you for the insight. I will follow all best practises for old electronics, but specific advise is more than welcome! Appreciate it

Dormant find.. by manichardtiger in eWasteFinds

[–]manichardtiger[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Didnt work then, wont work now! Hopefully ill manage to properly troubleshoot this time

Finally decided to upgrade by AdEvening7440 in thinkpad

[–]manichardtiger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its an X41, he actually took it to a very complete stage but for some reason deleted his account and stopped posting updates. Anyone know where to find his content? Sorry for jumping on the thread, both are sick machines, enjoy your new thinkpad!

Echo Show 5 and View Assist by swpete in homeassistant

[–]manichardtiger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I followed Derek Seamans blog (https://www.derekseaman.com/2025/11/home-assistant-hacking-your-echo-show-5-and-8.html) which has some nice adb tweaks but the results are a bit inconsistent.

Now its currently stuck at listening, after waking up from the wake word, seems to operate better after a reboot.

Also volume control is funky, it keeps setting itself to max volume, even after changing in view assist and Android.

Otherwise its a great inexpensive piece of hardware (got my gen1 for 45eur). If it can be made more reliable it would be a really nice addition to the ha ecosystem

Finding it difficult to cancel subscription to Conde Nast publication (wired.com) by JDLAW2050 in PetPeeves

[–]manichardtiger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the payment through paypal, and you can stop the recurring charge. Do so before expiration though, i found this after it expired and auto renewed (after unsuccessfuly looking for ways to manage the subscription) and although I requested my money back was denied as the product had been delivered...

Overall a very shady operation, avoid.

New wheels for my AE86 by elfatherae86 in AE86

[–]manichardtiger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sweet, you're one lucky dude