Required steps Install the ovmf package Restart libvirt-bin Create /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram to store NVRAM from a UEFI-enabled virtual machine (VM) libvirt XML definition example for UEFI enabled VM libvirt edit $VM_NAME and amend the XML definition.
WEMOS LOLIN32 ESP32 Lite pinout example for CJMCU-811
Low cost ESP32 development board such as WEMOS ESP32 LOLIN32 Lite paired with a CO2 / VOC sensor CJMCU-811. The WEMOS LOLIN32 development board does not have all the same GPIO as other similar ESP32 boards. Pinout LOLIN32 CJMCU-811 V3.3 VCC 22 (GPIO22) SCL 19 (GPIO19) SDA GND WAK Pinout Continue Reading
MOES IR Control Tuya (SRW-001) flashing (ESPHome, etc)
The device MOES IR Control Hub, which uses Tuya ESP8266 is no longer vulnerable to the vulnerability that tuya-convert exploits. You will need to open the device to flash it. They are currently shipped with an TYWE3S which is an ESP8266 (as of June, 2021). You can see the pin Continue Reading
RE: Motion B6 – Don't Feed the Wildlife
My letter to City of Vancouver council regarding Motion B6 – Don't Feed the Wildlife. Hello, I do not support Motion B6 – Don't Feed the Wildlife, submitted by Pete Fry. The proposed ban is overly broad, and unnecessary. There is already a Park Board bylaw on banning feeding wildlife Continue Reading
A critique of Ubiquiti Dream Machine (UDM) Pro, etc.
Last updated April 2, 2022. My partner and I purchased a new home, and it came prewired with CAT5E, and outside rough-ins for security cameras. With those requirements in mind, I settled on the following hardware from Ubiquiti for an end-to-end solution: I decided it was time to get "serious" Continue Reading