If you’re using your USB device in a virtual machine, see also Pitfalls Using USB Devices in Virtual Machines.
Author Archive: Kuan-Yi Li
Pitfalls Using USB Devices in Virtual Machines
Not all hypervisor, USB controller, USB device are created the same….
Semantics, Ontology and Data Modeling
Some references on how to structure information.
Board Extension Socket/Header Standards
List of possible standards to follow, towards a more extensible board design.
Adjusting Scaling Factor for GNOME/GDM
Theoretically, display server should be able to derive a proper DPI setting from EDID, but in reality this could fail at times. (eg. OS running in a VM.) In order to have things readable on HiDPI displays, we may have to adjust scaling factor manually.
LinkIt 7688 刷原版 OpenWrt
LinkIt 7688 MediaTek 官方已經好久沒出韌體更新了，不過發現上游 OpenWrt 有直接出。非常好，這樣既擺脫了 MediaTek 慘不忍睹的軟體品質又可以少產生點電子垃圾。
跨平台排版解決方案雜記
M$ Word 跨平台、跨版本的支援度及一致性太低，一堆功能還要透過線上服務才能用，完全沒有隱私或安全可言，實在是無法接受。
開源軟體及開放字型發展至今，已足以構建出合用的解決方案。
列細節前先講結論：建議 LibreOffice + STIX + Noto CJK + 全字庫。
Pitfalls using stm32flash
stm32flash is an alternative to STM32 Flash loader demonstrator (FLASHER-STM32) for Linux users, there are some pitfalls, though.
FT232R 仿冒品相關資訊
原來 USB to UART 的代表性產品 FT232R 是有仿冒品流通在市面上的。（傻人有傻福都沒遇到。）更讓人驚訝的是 2014 年 10 月的時候官方甚至曾經推出過會主動讓仿冒品變磚的驅動程式。 😳
這麼有趣的事情一定要整理一下爬過的資訊。