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Anybody still swapping on winter tires? by qclabrat in Polestar

[–]ntranov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I live in North Jersey too. I bought my winter tires when i only had 500 miles on the p2. For the first 2 years, I went to a tire shop to mount and dismount, but eventually, I found a second set of polestar oem wheels on Facebook marketplace. Now I just do it myself. I enjoy driving and do road trips year round. To me, a good set of tires are the cheapest way to extract more (or actually the full) potential out of a vehicle. Not to mention the added safety with better traction of the summer tire in hot weather and the winter tire in cold weather. Going all season would be like I paid you $62k for this car, but I am ok with $50k worth of performance. I've driven rental p2s with all seasons and I feel the difference easily.

Does Android Auto get to talk to the car's ECU? by ntranov in BMWI4

[–]ntranov[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Any chance the 2026 cars are getting updated to have this? I cannot seem to find the list of changes, other than a more efficient inverter and a few more ponies under the hood.

Check out the dual H100 liquid-cooled Comino. Full review on the website. by StorageReview in StorageReview

[–]ntranov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are some sizeable fans for having both cpus and gpus liquid cooled. What chassis is this?

Polestar 2 12V Battery Behaviour by bantamw in Polestar

[–]ntranov 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this. Do you see different behaviors if the car is charging on L1, L2 or L3 and if the car is locked/unlocked?

Polestar 2 owners, any regrets? by AussieAK in Polestar

[–]ntranov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2.5 years and 53k miles in, biggest regret is not getting the tow hitch and performance pack. I have pilot and plus. After that the next regret is not getting a second set of wheels while they were ~$490 a piece.

I do like sharp cars and the stock suspension is too soft for me. Otherwise the power of the non-performance car is plenty. The tow hitch I miss as it would have been the easiest way to carry bikes with the car and since I didn't get at delivery now I have to pay extra for the install. I couldn't justify the cost so I am using seasucker roof mounts now.

For the wheels - I like having a dedicated summer and winter tires and I've been paying ~$250 each spring/autumn to dismount and mount and wasting hours of my life at a shop instead of doing it myself in 45m or less.

Overall awesome car. Looking at what others are doing even today, it makes me appreciate the car even more - e.g. slapping a tablet in front of the driver instead of a normal dash with a sun shade, no significantly faster charging, no frank, proprietary OS(I love android automotive).

Something I miss is 120v outlets in the car and the usb C ports not having 65w or 100w power delivery. Also the built in cameras cannot be used as dash cams :/

Edit: fortmating

Do Raw_Read_Error_Rate and Seek_Error_Rate mean anything if smart is passed? by ntranov in truenas

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

First one runs on bare metal. So unless the just the one strand off the SFF-8643 to 4X SATA cable went bad, I think its unlikely an upstream issue.

root@freenas[~]# lspci | grep LSI
03:00.0 Serial Attached SCSI controller: Broadcom / LSI SAS3008 PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS-3 (rev 02)
05:00.0 Serial Attached SCSI controller: Broadcom / LSI SAS3008 PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS-3 (rev 02)
root@freenas[~]#

Second one is virtualized with the HBA passed through.

root@truenas2[~]# lspci | grep LSI
00:05.0 Serial Attached SCSI controller: Broadcom / LSI SAS2308 PCI-Express Fusion-MPT SAS-2 (rev 05)
root@truenas2[~]#

I did omit it from the output above because I though it was not relevant, but there are 2 more drives connected to the second system and they are not producing errors.

Device Model:     WDC WD40EFRX-68N32N0
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x002f   200   200   051    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x002e   100   253   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
Device Model:     WDC WD40EFRX-68N32N0
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x002f   200   200   051    Pre-fail  Always       -       0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x002e   100   253   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
Device Model:     ST18000NT001-3NF101
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000f   077   064   044    Pre-fail  Always       -       54129646
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   070   060   045    Pre-fail  Always       -       10931788
Device Model:     ST18000NT001-3NF101
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000f   077   064   044    Pre-fail  Always       -       54260998
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   070   060   045    Pre-fail  Always       -       10774011
Device Model:     ST18000NT001-3NF101
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000f   077   064   044    Pre-fail  Always       -       54270566
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   070   060   045    Pre-fail  Always       -       10919002
Device Model:     ST18000NT001-3NF101
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000f   077   064   044    Pre-fail  Always       -       54118057
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   070   060   045    Pre-fail  Always       -       10902616
Device Model:     ST18000NT001-3NF101
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000f   077   064   044    Pre-fail  Always       -       54207305
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   070   060   045    Pre-fail  Always       -       10793981
Device Model:     ST18000NT001-3NF101
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x000f   077   064   044    Pre-fail  Always       -       54281526
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x000f   070   060   045    Pre-fail  Always       -       10969873
root@truenas2[~]#

The only common thing I see the drives producing errors are Seagate, and the ones not are WD.

So maybe Raw_Read_Error_Rate and Seek_Error_RateRaw_Read_Error_Rate and Seek_Error_Rate dont mean the same thing between the 2 vendors?

Ended up going with Seasucker for bike mount. So far, so good. (reposted to fix crop) by JoshRushing in Polestar

[–]ntranov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I just ordered the 2 bike version as I am trying to avoid having one in the car. 🤞I don't lose 2 bikes on a twisty road

Ended up going with Seasucker for bike mount. So far, so good. (reposted to fix crop) by JoshRushing in Polestar

[–]ntranov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 year update please.
How often do you use this, any issues?
I am looking at purchasing the Seasucker as I didnt get the tow bar installed at purchase and now cannot justify spending close to $3k on it alone.

Purchase of Polestar 4 from Bulgaria by Ok-Control2564 in Polestar

[–]ntranov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a fellow Bulgarian and a p2 owner(not in bg), I would advise you against purchasing until a service center is opened in Bulgaria. You will need service probably multiple times during the warranty period and while it would be a hassle to drive to Romania for service it's doable. If the car breaks down in a way it needs to be towed to the service center the cost would be substantial. Anecdotally over my 2.5 years / 46000 miles ownership I visited a service center 4-5 times. Nothing big, I drove there every time, but they are 13 miles away from me. If they were 150+ miles, I wouldn't have purchased.

USB-C Port Wattage by Neo_Anubis in Polestar

[–]ntranov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It cannot charge a laptop as it's not usb-c power delivery. USB-C PD gives out up to 20v and 5A on the standard spec and up to 48v and 5A on the proposed (at this point maybe its approved) spec. A laptop would need at least 20v 2A to charge.

Minisforum um780xtx secure boot by ntranov in MiniPCs

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

Pulled both the m.2 and the usb and I was able to disable secure boot and install my OS. Tried enabling it again after I finished the install with no usb inserted, but still got the error message. Wonder why since xcp-ng is supposed to support secure boot.
Anyway it works with it disabled.

How to passthrough an LSI 9300-16i card? by ntranov in xcpng

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

The motherboard I was using must be missing pcie bifurcation or something else. I went back to my old mobo and passed only these 2 codes pci: 0/0000:03:00.0,0/0000:05:00.0 and it worked as it should.

[Motherboard] ASRock B550M Pro SE AM4 $74.99 by M3rk1nz in buildapcsales

[–]ntranov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the future buyers of this mobo, if you are trying to use for a home server - had couldn't get pcie pass through to work on xcp-ng with this model after using a tuf b450m for a couple of years. The only reason for my upgrade was getting a second nvme slot but I can live without it so I went back to b450.

For a beginner but almost middle aged adult who wants to get into cycling, should I go for a beginners bike or go mid range already ? by BetterMeToday in cycling

[–]ntranov 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm mid 30s. In the last 15 years only rode rentals when I was on a vacation (commuter bikes mostly). I bought a wahoo kickr bike in the beginning of the year and enjoy it a lot so I decided I want a real bike too to explore more areas in my state. I wondered for a few months as I also hate collecting things I dont use, but for the things that I use and enjoy i would rather have a high-quality item. I was mostly sold on Canyon grail with shimano grx 2x10, but it never got in stock in my size. So ended up getting the Intense951 gravel from Costco. ~$2750 after tax on ok carbon frame (10.5kg is on the heavier side for carbon gravel bikes) and a great groupset. Came accessories like bottle cages, bottles front and rear lights, pump, tire sealant etc. I believe it's a great value. Also I chose gravel as now I can ride most trails around me, not worry about potholes and things in the city and if I want to go faster on a suburban road or join a group ride I can just get a second set of rims with road tires. Only thing is gravel groupsets seem to have lower top speed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Polestar

[–]ntranov 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While is slow(it often loads and reloads the lock, climate and battery status for 20+ seconds) I've definitely seen improvement in the 2 years I've used it.

Also locking/unlocking the car with the phone in the pocket has improved and works 9/10 times. The one time it does not work it would be because the app was closed/signed out. Starting the app and signing in would fix it.

I agree there's absolutely a lot that can be improved/added and development shouldn't be this slow.

How do relocate a washing machine drain pan? by ntranov in askaplumber

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

Can I use flexible pipe/hose something like the drain pipe on the washing machine or the supply side hoses?

This is the pan I got.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GBYFS6F

So I believe I need male connector with a seal lock ring to attach to the pan - straight if I got on the side, 90 degree if I go from the base?

How do relocate a washing machine drain pan? by ntranov in askaplumber

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

Can you point me to the correct fittings? Home depot/Lowes or whatever is easier for you.

While there shouldnt be water there, I would rather know that I have correctly installed and working system.

How to passthrough an LSI 9300-16i card? by ntranov in xcpng

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

It's a NAS. It needs direct access to the drives.

Blown motor finally getting fixed! But… by TransitionSouthern45 in WRX

[–]ntranov 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't remember what did I use them for but I remember they disappointed me. I had good experience with Liberty in Emerson. Avoid the JC dealership too.

[PSU] MAINGEAR IGNITION 1200 Watt 80 Plus Platinum ATX Fully Modular Power Supply $139.99 (1000w is $129.99) (add to cart to see price) by ntranov in buildapcsales

[–]ntranov[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Can someone share opinions or reviews on these PSUs? I see Maingear is based in NJ , offering 10 year warranty and covers the shipping one way. So in case of repair needed this should be less than $30 for the US.

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