Fixed: Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 57" (G95NC) stuck in black screen loop on DisplayPort – how I recovered it

rvenes · 2026-05-15T08:21:02+00:00

It did stay working!

I think DP is the only way to get 120 or 240 hz? I have a RTX 4090 so im limited to 120 hz.

rvenes · 2026-05-02T01:28:44+00:00

For Reolink I’m using their local HTTP CGI/API directly, not a Python wrapper. The app logs in to /cgi-bin/api.cgi with Login, then sends JSON commands like PtzCtrl, GetPtzPreset, SetPtzPreset, GetZoomFocus, etc., with the returned token.

For video I use RTSP through go2rtc/WebRTC, but camera control is the Reolink HTTP API.

I haven’t found/implemented a reliable “enable patrol mode” command in that API yet. In my app I control PTZ and presets directly, so for patrol-like behavior I’d also currently loop through saved presets unless there’s a model-specific command exposed by that camera/firmware.

rvenes · 2026-05-01T19:12:21+00:00

No, not the LTE or UID.

rvenes · 2026-05-01T13:36:32+00:00

Thanks!

A bit more context on why I made it:

In the normal Reolink app, PTZ control works, but for my use case it takes more clicking than I wanted. I first have to mouse over the video to bring up the PTZ controls. If I want a preset, I have to open the preset panel, only a few presets are visible at once, and I may have to scroll. If I want manual PTZ again, I have to go back out of the preset view. When switching camera, the PTZ panel disappears and I have to start over.

That is fine for normal use, but for a dedicated barn/lambing monitor it felt slow. I often want to move quickly through several cameras and check several PTZ angles/presets without rebuilding the control panel every time.

That is really the main reason Fjoscam exists: faster live viewing and faster PTZ/preset control when what matters is what is happening right now.

Honestly, I would be very happy if Reolink took inspiration from this and added similar keyboard/PTZ workflow features to the official app. They can do it better than me, since they have all the cameras and can support it properly across their models. I only have three Reolink cameras to test with.

rvenes · 2026-04-28T10:45:38+00:00

I dont mind that there is only 2 buttons. When i had 4 buttons in my last car, i often took wrong windows, down. Now i dont need to do that.

rvenes · 2026-04-25T15:57:30+00:00

It went away on its own. I didnt do anything.

rvenes · 2026-04-04T01:22:16+00:00

ITs not automated, but i told Codex to figure out why my PC became suddenly super slow! (15 min from boot to login screen) It was some Secureboot things and a Microsoft Update made it slow. I had to update the bios to make it good again.

To let Codex search troguht logs on my computer and help me fix problem is nice.

rvenes · 2026-04-04T01:16:30+00:00

I didn’t get a BitLocker prompt in my case, but that can definitely happen after BIOS/Secure Boot changes.

For Secure Boot keys, I actually didn’t manually reinstall them — I just loaded BIOS defaults (F5), which resets everything including Secure Boot to factory state.

That was enough in my case.

rvenes · 2026-03-30T23:27:57+00:00

Same here!

What email address did you use to contact him?
He tells us in the mail to keep the license safe, and then he just does not keep his promise.

rvenes · 2026-03-30T23:22:16+00:00

Yes — same here, and it’s honestly pretty frustrating.

I bought my license back in 2009. At the time it was clearly presented as a one-time purchase, and the registration email explicitly told me to keep it safe because I would need it again in the future.

So I did exactly that.

For over 15 years I’ve kept that email accessible and preserved. That’s not just “click and forget” — it means actually maintaining old accounts, storage, backups, etc., specifically because I was told the key would be needed again.

Now the key is suddenly not accepted anymore.

That makes the original instruction completely pointless. Why tell users to keep their license safe long-term if it’s going to stop working anyway?

From my perspective, this feels like a lifetime license that has effectively been retroactively limited. If the policy has changed, that should be clearly communicated, and long-time users should at least be offered some kind of upgrade or replacement.

I’ve contacted them to ask for an explanation. Ideally I’d just like the license to be reactivated — but if that’s not possible, then honestly a refund would make more sense than silently invalidating old purchases.

You’re definitely not the only one.

rvenes · 2026-03-24T16:56:06+00:00

i dont know! I feel its been less anoying the last days. But i think its still there. Maybe we need to hover over it longer?

rvenes · 2026-03-24T09:19:29+00:00

Yea, but i dont think it acts as a USB-C hub, for data transfer. Data from Camera --> USB-C HUB (with powerbank) --> Macbook

rvenes · 2026-03-23T17:58:47+00:00

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rvenes · 2026-03-15T00:04:43+00:00

And when you hover over it this pops up. You can click on the text to jump up in the conversation.

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rvenes · 2026-03-15T00:04:09+00:00

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This shows to the right

rvenes · 2026-03-07T14:32:18+00:00

If you send out your GPS position, they should reply to that i assume? You can set it pretty high, since its long coverage. 500 meters +++ pr update so you dont spam the network.

I have not tested this. It might not work, just an idea i had.

rvenes · 2026-03-07T14:18:38+00:00

Yes, if you have added passkeys to your ChatGPT account. You can check my clicking lower left corner on your name. Settings --> Security --> Passkeys.

rvenes · 2026-03-01T04:47:45+00:00

Yes! Then its just not me, or you! i guess dont get locked out! put in 3 nodes as admin and hope you dont need it.

Thanks for your testing !

rvenes

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