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Start program when inserting / removing an USB device

For my digital signage / kiosk system I want to start a slideshow when inserting an USB stick and show a splash screen when no USB stick is inserted. This is how I did it. Enable USB automounting Enable automounting of a (single) USB stick in read-only mode to /mnt/usb1 when inserting it. Add aContinue reading “Start program when inserting / removing an USB device”

Backup your SD cards

It makes sense to backup your SD cards after e.g. successfully setting up you Raspberry Pi. A basic command could look like this: If you don’t want to backup the whole disk or your partition is smaller than the SD card, you can also backup only part of the card. First list the disk geometry:Continue reading “Backup your SD cards”

A digital signage / kiosk system using Raspbian Lite / RPI Zero

I needed headless (well, inputless) system for displaying a slideshow from a USB drive via HDMI. I had a Raspberry Pi 0 with an attached USB hub and a USB WiFi dongle lying around. Here goes… Install Raspbian Lite 32bit, e.g. via Raspberry Pi imager Note that you can set up user name, password, SSHContinue reading “A digital signage / kiosk system using Raspbian Lite / RPI Zero”

Building you own Kodi-flavored Ubuntu Desktop with Cubic

I was experimenting with my HTPC setup and was looking for a “one-click-install” Kodi distribution for x86 PCs. …But there was only one… WTF?! Though Libreelec is looking good, at this point it is just not “there” in terms of availability of packages etc. and it was in beta. I wanted a snapcast server forContinue reading “Building you own Kodi-flavored Ubuntu Desktop with Cubic”

Installing the Linux Nvidia driver in secure boot mode / Manually enrolling a platform key in BIOS

My Asrock Fatal1ty X470 AC BIOS is broken or does not work correctly in conjunction with my Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti, as I can’t see the screen to enroll a platform key. This is necessary if you want to install e.g. the proprietary Nvidia driver with secure boot on. I read some threads here, hereContinue reading “Installing the Linux Nvidia driver in secure boot mode / Manually enrolling a platform key in BIOS”