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TUMPA
I was planning on “playing” with a certain device, so I wanted some adapter which allowed me to interface with the device at a low level to facilitate the information gathering phase in the hacking...
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Linux support for Digicom Digitune-S (vp7049, UDTT7049)
Support for the Digicom Digitune-S DVB-T USB stick will land in linux 3.9, the patch I sent was accepted along with other small refactorings. The adapter can also be found under these names:...
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Acer C110 pico projector with BeagleBone Black
I was having a hard time getting the Acer C110 USB pico projector work when connected to the BeagleBone Black, it wasn't showing up on the USB bus at all, no sign of it in the kernel messages and...
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DIY wire-wrapping tool
Wire-wrapping is a very handy way to connect wires to PCB pins, especially in two scenarios:As an alternative to soldering, in order to be able to easily recycle the components.As an alternative to...
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JMP-rope, the hardware
The hardware of the first JMP-rope prototype is very simple:A jump rope with large ball bearing handles, to be hacked with zip-ties. Be sure that the rope itself is not too thick, a leather one is...
View ArticlePS3 BD Remote Controller under raspbmc (or XBMC)
Here are some notes about how to use the PS3 BD Remote Controller with raspbmc (raspbmc is an XBMC distribution optimized for the Raspberry Pi). This is the software setup used in June 2014: Debian...
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Sblocco modem ADSL AGTWI su linux e senza saldature
Il modem ADSL2+ Wi-Fi N Technicolor, detto anche AGTWI, è fornito da Telecom Italia per i contratti residenziali; il provider non prevede il suo uso come router. Questa è evidentemente una limitazione...
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Teclast X98 Air 3G: cheap Intel Bay Trail tablet, getting acquainted
I got a Teclast X98 Air 3G tablet from Aliexpress, it costed 168 € ( with free shipping) and has a high-definition screen and it's an Intel Bay Trail device; so Android, x86 architecture, 2GiB of RAM...
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Teclast X98 Air 3G: unbricking a Bay Trail tablet
While I was trying to boot a vanilla linux kernel on the Teclast X98 Air 3G I messed up a bit with the UEFI firmware settings: the battery was not recognized anymore, the tablet was rebooting right...
View ArticleLinux KMS driver for Acer C120
Hans de Goede informs me that he has been working on gm12u320-kms: a new linux kernel driver for the Acer C120 mini projector, and possibly other devices based on the Grain Media GM12U320 USB3 bridge...
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Little hacks for a GoPro Hero 3 White
Someone came to me with a broken GoPro Hero 3 White which wasn't turning on anymore, asking if there was a cheap way to fix it.After tearing it down, a quick inspection revealed that the two flat-flex...
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Low-cost and precise rotary encoder with magnetic spheres
You know what they say that constraints drive creativity, I think this post is just another little example of that.Usually I do not put time constraints to my hobby projects, but I make sure to have...
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Linux Device-Tree and gpio-keys driver on BeagleBone Black
I had to wire up a simple navigation keypad to a BeagleBone Black for a prototype, and I used the gpio-keys driver configured via a device tree overlay. I looked for some free GPIO pins so that the...
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Cyclabile, a labile bike lane
Cyclabile is an experiment about showing a moving bike lane on the road: the image moves according to the bike movement, producing the effect of riding on an actual bike lane, even when there isn't...
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