Trying to find that elusive perfect switch for the garage rack… The addition of a new Unifi Pro 7 access point meant that it was now desirable to have a 2.5G PoE+ port on the switch. The existing rack had combination of a 24x1G managed switch, a 4×2.5G + 2xSFP+ un-managed switch and a 5x1G …
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Debian on a QNAP TS-464 NAS
For the past four years I had been running a Probox HD7-SU31C USB-C direct attached storage (DAS) enclosure connected to a NUC10 as a NAS solution. This JBOD only enclosure supported 10GBps and UASP and worked very well. But it wasn’t perfect, as a I found out after a power outage and after dealing with …
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Pioneer SC-LX57, Linux, MythTv, Intel (i915) GPU and HDMI issues
Notes on my long running project to build a HTPC to replace my aging PVR has had many issues. The HDMI output is from the GPU on an Intel i3-3220 CPU in a Gigabyte GA-Z68M-D2H motherboard which is then connected to a Pioneer SC-LX57 AVR and then onto a Panasonic TH50PZ700A 50″ plasma screen. No sound …
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Pioneer SC-LX57 (SC-75) I/O assignments
The following image shows the inputs available on the rear of the Pioneer SC-LX57: There are eight HDMI inputs (IN1, BD, IN2, IN3, IN4, IN6, IN7 and IN8) on the back panel with an additional HDMI input on the front (IN5/MHL). There are two component inputs, two coaxial digital inputs, two optical digital inputs and …
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Leopold FC700R Keyboard
Everyone is going crazy over mechanical keyboards these days and if everyone else thinks it is a good thing then surely it must be? As someone who spends a good part of everyday using the keyboard and mouse I consider these tools of my trade and having a keyboard you can use day in and …
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