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by stasheck
10 Jul 2020, 09:25
Forum: Development
Topic: Upgrade all the way from squeeze :D
Replies: 5
Views: 13127

Upgrade all the way from squeeze :D

Hi guys, I think it's quite undoable, but a friend of mine asked me to upgrade his B3 - which was fine, until I discovered it's still running Squeeze (with original B3 'elvin' distro) O_o Is there any sane way to go up to Buster? I have no idea what's installed and configured on this system; I can f...
by stasheck
29 Apr 2020, 03:35
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: 2A enough for B3 POE splitter?
Replies: 3
Views: 14865

Re: 2A enough for B3 POE splitter?

Have you tried this already?
by stasheck
29 Apr 2020, 03:34
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: How many B3's out there ?
Replies: 25
Views: 86008

Re: How many B3's out there ?

I have: - B3 at my parents, used as an AP/gateway/remote backup target - B3 at friend's company, used as backup target - B3 at another friend, running Transmission - B3 at home, being remote backup target I retired my own B3 because it could not keep up with my new uplink (250/250), replaced with Ce...
by stasheck
29 Apr 2020, 03:29
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Leaking RTC batteries
Replies: 7
Views: 31578

Leaking RTC batteries

I thought I should share: I have a bunch of B3s, and I discovered that in all of them the RTC battery leaked - which may lead to damage to PCB.

You need to open B3, remove the (very small) screw holding PCB, replace the LR44 battery (clean up if it already leaked) and you'll be good to go again.
by stasheck
16 Apr 2018, 04:02
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: B3 replacement
Replies: 11
Views: 33769

Re: B3 replacement

I most definitely didn't want to offend anyone - I have a fleet of B3s under my control and they are still fine :-) However, as said above - the hardware is old and quite slow by now. It cannot use full power of my broadband, for example :-) That's why I'm looking for something to replace my gateway...
by stasheck
13 Apr 2018, 08:16
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: B3 replacement
Replies: 11
Views: 33769

Re: B3 replacement

Finally found (almost) perfect replacement: http://espressobin.net/

- cheap
- SATA
- 3 GE interfaces
- dual-core A53
- runs Arch
- fanless

Only thing it's lacking is decent case :( But for 50$, I can live with that :-)
by stasheck
22 Mar 2018, 15:56
Forum: My Bubba
Topic: Any B3's for sale in Europe?
Replies: 6
Views: 18992

Re: Any B3's for sale in Europe?

Perhaps you're right, 50 $ for 2 B3s is not bad :)
by stasheck
22 Mar 2018, 08:25
Forum: My Bubba
Topic: Any B3's for sale in Europe?
Replies: 6
Views: 18992

Any B3's for sale in Europe?

Hi, is there anyone who wants to part with his (her) B3?

For US-based guys, here's a pretty good deal: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Excito-B3-Mini ... Sw-4pZz9DF

Unfortunately, while unit price is 10$, shipping to Poland is over 30$ :/
by stasheck
15 Mar 2018, 09:07
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: B3 replacement
Replies: 11
Views: 33769

Re: B3 replacement

All interesting ideas, neither hits:
- fanless operation
- 3.5" HDD mount
- native SATA interface
- dual Ethernet

I just went through Aliexpress listings, and there are interesting devices - even x86 - but max they take is 2.5" HDD.

B3 becomes dated, but it's still one of a kind :-)
by stasheck
07 Mar 2018, 15:56
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Fuse in B3 power supply
Replies: 2
Views: 7361

Re: Fuse in B3 power supply

That is true :-) I wonder what failed.

Gonna be hard finding 12V/3A, but at least I have a working cable :-)
by stasheck
07 Mar 2018, 10:25
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Fuse in B3 power supply
Replies: 2
Views: 7361

Fuse in B3 power supply

The fuse in my power brick has blown. Does anyone know what type/rating the replacement should be?
by stasheck
29 Sep 2017, 03:33
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Arch B3 gets 2 IPs via DHCP on the interface?
Replies: 4
Views: 11191

Re: Arch B3 gets 2 IPs via DHCP on the interface?

Yes, I have access to the DHCP server to check that :-) But good point.

I'll try disabling dhcpcd.
by stasheck
28 Sep 2017, 05:14
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Arch B3 gets 2 IPs via DHCP on the interface?
Replies: 4
Views: 11191

Re: Arch B3 gets 2 IPs via DHCP on the interface?

Sakaki to the rescue :) # cat /etc/systemd/network/eth0.network [Match] Name=eth0 [Network] DHCP=ipv4 [DHCP] UseDNS=True I understand that systemd-networkd will also get address from DHCP, not using dhcpcd? To disable, just "systemctl disable dhcpcd" and reboot? It won't cause netctl to di...
by stasheck
28 Sep 2017, 05:11
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: I ordered a B3, but order status remains 'unfulfilled'
Replies: 13
Views: 30097

Re: I ordered a B3, but order status remains 'unfulfilled'

I can say for myself, but the reason is that nothing else is similarly compact, has combination of fast SATA (RPi doesn't have it), 2 ethernet ports (because firewall), USB ports (because extensibility) and metal enclosure (because fanless operation). Solid looks are a plus (as compared to GnuBee, f...
by stasheck
25 Sep 2017, 03:21
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Arch B3 gets 2 IPs via DHCP on the interface?
Replies: 4
Views: 11191

Arch B3 gets 2 IPs via DHCP on the interface?

Hi, I feel kind of stupid by posting a question I can probably figure out on my own, but here it's related to B3's networking - which is the only way to communicate with B3. The device is installed remotely, so if I mess up, it will stay down (well, up, but incommunicado) until I can get there. So, ...