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by Mike R
Mon May 19, 2025 9:01 pm
Forum: Raspberry PI4/PI5
Topic: Video playback on RPI5
Replies: 0
Views: 65

Video playback on RPI5

I had a problem with pixelation on my P5 installation of Kodi 20.5 Not all files, just a few here and there. After much hair loss I found this... Code 2023-10-31 18:21:47.662 T:1637 info <general>: CDVDVideoCodecDRMPRIME::Open - using decoder HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) 2023-10-31 18:21:47 ...
by Mike R
Tue Mar 04, 2025 12:08 am
Forum: Raspberry PI4/PI5
Topic: Setting up PI5
Replies: 1
Views: 60824

Re: Setting up PI5

There were several problems to overcome...
Bluetooth was a bitch, telegram-desktop has an issue with a dependency relating to 16k vs 4k.
I can't remember how I resolved the bluetooth issue, but it wasn't terrible. Just pushing ahead.
:D
by Mike R
Tue Feb 11, 2025 3:45 pm
Forum: Raspberry PI4/PI5
Topic: Setting up PI5
Replies: 1
Views: 60824

Setting up PI5

Following thread to install Mate DE on PI4, these are the results: vivaldi-snapshot installed vs stable as stable crashed - think it was a bug with that specific one Magic one liner seemed to work. keepassxc setup: change theme, hide window (drop to background) url, show system tray icon colorful ...
by Mike R
Mon Feb 03, 2025 6:31 pm
Forum: Tek Tok
Topic: Insert Auto-size TradingView Widget to phpBB 3.3.0 (or others)
Replies: 1
Views: 52273

Re: Insert Auto-size TradingView Widget to phpBB 3.3.0 (or others)

In cPanel File Manager, under /phpbb/styles/black/template/ For the Black, black darkblue, black green, black green2 etc.... edit the overall_footer.html template To enable the widget to auto adjust is as simple as editing the width line of the code snipet to read "width": "90%", My original edit ...
by Mike R
Sun Nov 17, 2024 1:01 am
Forum: Whatever sticks together.
Topic: Vertigo maneuvers
Replies: 0
Views: 66156

Vertigo maneuvers

I actually found that the vertigo I was experiencing was due to tension in my neck, but these did provide some relief along the way. Once a calcium crystal is loose in your Eustachian tubes, you are at it's mercy until you can get it back to where it is supposed to be. From https://www.webmd.com ...
by Mike R
Fri Nov 15, 2024 7:29 pm
Forum: Tek Tok
Topic: Usefull commands in terminal
Replies: 0
Views: 48885

Usefull commands in terminal

Don't know why I can't remember these... :roll: Completely remove a package with: sudo apt purge <package_name> Download something: wget <download_url> Execute deb package. First cd into it's directory then: sudo dkpg -i <.deb file> Combine commands. Sudo -i first then place '&' between the commands ...
by Mike R
Fri Nov 08, 2024 1:51 am
Forum: Synology
Topic: Video Station on Synology
Replies: 0
Views: 51360

Video Station on Synology

Since Synology decided to remove Video Station after their latest update, others have come up with a way to activate it without their permission. :D From GitHub... --> 007revad/Video_Station_for_DSM_722 Source --> ZipFile Description Script to install Video Station in DSM 7.2.2 Synology's Video ...
by Mike R
Fri Oct 25, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: Tek Tok
Topic: Mint 22 Update
Replies: 0
Views: 48577

Mint 22 Update

Lost my dual boot menu:

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sudo nano /etc/default/grub
edit the line

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GRUB_TIMEOUT_STYLE=hidden
to say --> menu
then run

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sudo update-grub
reboot
by Mike R
Sun Oct 20, 2024 1:37 pm
Forum: Tek Tok
Topic: yt-dpl cheets
Replies: 0
Views: 48683

yt-dpl cheets

To download to a specific location: yt-dlp -P ~/Videos "https://www.bitchute.com/video/SCdUdCbw5lsb" Where the -P flag determines the location It helped to have a text document open with the cmd open on one tab asnd the date open on another. Then it was keyboard shortcuts all the way. Additionally ...
by Mike R
Sun Aug 25, 2024 2:58 pm
Forum: Raspberry PI4/PI5
Topic: Clone USB stick or sd card
Replies: 0
Views: 48589

Clone USB stick or sd card

The command is sudo dd if=/path/of/stick of-=/path/to/place/file.iso This creates an burnable iso file which is an exact copy - same size as usb stick or device - for use later if needed. Other useful commands are lsblk giving you mount points of the drives and $ dmesg | grep -i usb $ dmesg | grep ...