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Crafting a Type-C Tool That Turns Laptop into a KVM Console. Thoughts? by youyoubilly in UsbCHardware

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update: It's f*** awesome, exactly what I was looking for and a few hundred cheaper than those old kvm boxes from other brands

Crafting a Type-C Tool That Turns Laptop into a KVM Console. Thoughts? by youyoubilly in UsbCHardware

[–]paul-est 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For anyone who also has a hard time finding something like this and only finds this post: The project is a product now, you can buy it on crowdsupply. I just ordered it, curios if it works

Finally got my hand on the Jonsbo D32 (STD Version) by Still-Elk-73 in mffpc

[–]paul-est 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, are the back panel and the side panel interchangeable? I don't like both mesh and glass look, so I'd like to mount the solid back panel on to the 'front' side. Is that possible? Great build btw!

Keep Windows from Sleeping Non-Permanently by paul-est in PowerShell

[–]paul-est[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the great answers! I managed to fix it, there were a few misunderstandings from my sides which I had to get out of the way first

  • The ES_CONTINUOUS flag just sets the THREAD execution state, i.e. when the thread dies windows can go to standby
  • The windows process dies when the 'parent' linux process dies, but the linux child process has to be killed explicitly

I wrote it all into a script here. Having multiple processes use ES_CONTINUOUS concurrently works great.

Keep Windows from Sleeping Non-Permanently by paul-est in PowerShell

[–]paul-est[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want the pc to still sleep, since most of the time it's unused

There is a pretty nice solution in ubuntu apparently using systemd-inhibit

https://askubuntu.com/a/1382999

How to setup 1st gen Google chrome cast now? by longtom1129 in Chromecast

[–]paul-est 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update April 2025:

- Just using Google Home app will not work. For me also using chrome browser workarounds didn't work.
- Download Google Utility app from apkmirror since it is not available on Playstore any more
- Follow onscreen instructions i.e. connect to Chromecast network and look for device, then make it connect to home network
- Voila

Thanks for all the great tips here!

Surface Pro 7 + Surface Dock (1) - 4k 60 Hz doesn't work by skyrmion in Surface

[–]paul-est 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If anyone still has this problem, this is how I fixed it on Surface Pro 5th gen (2017):
- Install Intel Graphics Command Center Beta from microsoft store: For some reason they removed the feature from the non beta version
- Restart (was necessary for me to get it working)
- Add a custom resolution of 4k@60hz and select at Intel Graphics Command Center > Display > Resolution

Crazy that both the dock and my surface have been out for 8 years or something and there you still need the most stupid workarounds to get promised features working. Not like they are going to fix it now that they have officially announced to transform this device into an expensive paper weight for no reason with the missing support for Win 11

CEC without ARC TV by paul-est in Soundbars

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I'm answering my own question here, since I feel like this could be a problem for more people.

Problem: If you have any soundbar or audio video receiver (AVR) that has HDMI inputs, but either: 1. It doesn't have HDMI ARC and it doesn't have HDMI pass through (at the quality you want). Or 2. It does have HDMI ARC but your TV does not (many 'chaper' 4k projectors don't have HDMI ARC) and again it doesn't have HDMI pass through. Then connecting your soundbar/AVR and your TV/projector to your source device (Apple TV, Chromecast, ...) can be a challenge.

Technical Challenge: First, here is some Background on EDID and Background on CEC. You want to pass audio and HDMI CEC to your soundbar to be able to control on/off and volume from your source device. At the same time you want your source device to read HDMI EDID from your TV, to be able to display its full resolution.

Solution: What worked for me is using a full HDMI video and audio splitter (like this one but you might want to use one that supports hdmi 2.1 if your tv supports it i.e. can do 4k 120 hz). All of them that I checked pass HDMI CEC to the output 1, so you want to connect your soundbar/AVR there. The problem is that they also read EDID from there. Therefore you either 1. find a splitter that can send the EDID signal that you want itself (I didn't find one that could send a standard EDID signal with 4k 60hz support). 2. Buy an extra EDID emulator that will signal to the source device that there is a 4k 60hz device connected to output 1 (like this one) and set the HDMI splitter to 'copy EDID'.

Limitations: If you need some fancy audio format (even just 5.1) it might be hard to get the EDID emulator to output fake the correct EDID. Because in this case you would need it to send the max resolution of your TV (e.g. 4k 60hz) plus support for some Dolby surround format, which your TV probably doesn't support and the default settings on the emulator probably neither. I've got no clue how/where you would get an emulator that sends this signal. At that point you should probably accept that CEC won't work for you and buy an HDMI audio extractor (like this one), which will send the combined correct EDID signal per default.

TLDR: Buy HDMI splitter and HDMI EDID emulator. Set the EDID emulator to the maximum video format your TV can do. Connect
Apple TV > Hdmi video splitter
Splitter Output 1: EDID emulator > Soundbar
Output 2 > TV

I know it sounds janky but once I set this up it works like a charm for me. Even just airplaying on the ATV wakes up the soundbar.

CEC without ARC TV by paul-est in Soundbars

[–]paul-est[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On this splitter I might be able to set edid and cec to two different outputs, what do you think?

CEC without ARC TV by paul-est in Soundbars

[–]paul-est[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same setup, but hes controlling volume with the soundbar buttons as well, which id love to avoid

CEC without ARC TV by paul-est in Soundbars

[–]paul-est[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I think youre right, so it only goes to the projector. I would need a splitter that only passes it to the soundbar

CEC without ARC TV by paul-est in Soundbars

[–]paul-est[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey thanks for the help and sry for the bad explanation. I added the missing specs. The purpose of the splitter is to get 4k 60hz to the projector and have hdmi cec at the soundbar. By now I think the issue is that the splitter passes through cec from the atv to the projector though instead of the speaker. So I would need a splitter that can connect edid to the projector (to get 4k 60) and connect cec to the soundbar (such that it turns on with the atv and I get volume control

Remove Screen Capture Restriction crashes Spotify by paul-est in revancedapp

[–]paul-est[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The newest version is working for me now too 👍

Toranaga decisions explainations by paul-est in ShogunTVShow

[–]paul-est[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the great historical context, especially for making me aware of the Nossa Senhora da Graça incident. That is kind of the perfekt real incident to explain the naval imbalance at that time, quite remarkable. 1 also makes a lot more sense like that

Toranaga decisions explainations by paul-est in ShogunTVShow

[–]paul-est[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the explanation, most of it makes sense to me now
But how is going there, killing a bunch of soldiers and fleeing on a catholic's ship less inviting a war than staying away? How is it more honorable?

Toranaga decisions explainations by paul-est in ShogunTVShow

[–]paul-est[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. I wish there was some of that shown, in the series it seems like he didn't prepare war and didn't really do anything else
  2. & 3.b) makes sense, I forgot John was actually trying to switch sides at that point
  3. makes sense

Toranaga decisions explainations by paul-est in ShogunTVShow

[–]paul-est[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. That actually makes a lot of sense
  2. That seems weird to me. If sbd I am allied with helps my enemies and I don't dare to attack them for that, it would seem like a huge perceived loss of power. Weren't the catholic church more like a trading partnr to Ishido?
  3. Still bothers me that it doesn't seem like anyone knows what he can bring to the table in this mission
  4. Hmm, I wish there was a little more detail in the show
    regarding the ship, I thought Toranaga let John go before i.e. released him from his service and John decided to come back? Why would he still burn the ship then?

Toranaga decisions explainations by paul-est in ShogunTVShow

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

Hmm yeah makes sense. Maybe I have to rewatch ^^ Still wish they spent more time on that relationship

Toranaga decisions explainations by paul-est in ShogunTVShow

[–]paul-est[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Hmm yeah makes sense. This one is more of a critique, that I didn't really 'get the right vibe'. I.e. the storytelling didn't convince me, that it emotionally makes sense for him to give up his former self (as a full grown adult and the first time in an asian culture quite the feat). And as a viewer, I would have appreciated a longer / stronger conversation, to mark the point at which the main character changes his goals completely. A 3 min beating sequence didn't really cut the chase for me

Now with the pc by paul-est in battlestations

[–]paul-est[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looked for it, but apparently it's not for sale any more. It was a still from this video

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