YaYa's first GBZ - Kite's SAIO - Big Battery - NO Glue - Custom 3D parts - DC Jack - minimum case mod

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Re: YaYa's first GBZ - Kite's SAIO - Big Battery - NO Glue - DC Jack - minimum case mod

Post by YaYa » Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:09 am

update 07/10/2017

Modified some optimization and more additions :mrgreen:

Added the nodiratime parameter to the fstab file for stopping also writing to the disk the last access time for the directories and not only the files, this will save more SD writes and thus extends their life and save more power. (see point 7)

Added some fine tuning to the caching system to minimize disk writes. (see point 18)

check this post
http://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 032#p46032
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Post by YaYa » Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:22 am

For people willing to understand what they are doing, i found a great article explaining the swapiness here
https://lonesysadmin.net/2013/12/11/adj ... d-disk-io/
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Re: YaYa's first GBZ - Kite's SAIO - Big Battery - NO Glue - DC Jack - minimum case mod

Post by YaYa » Sat Oct 07, 2017 2:30 am

I have successfully upgraded the kernel to 4.9.53 from 4.9.35 and updated the Raspberry Pi Zero W firmware.
Everything is working fine. To achieve that,

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sudo apt-get install rpi-update
Normally it's already installed and you should see a message telling

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rpi-update is already the newest version 
then you are good to go upgrading the kernel and the firmware with this command

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sudo rpi-update
It will take something like 10 minutes to terminate (download, check, backup, write, check, exit)
You will need to reboot to apply changes.
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Re: YaYa's first GBZ - Kite's SAIO - Big Battery - NO Glue - DC Jack - minimum case mod

Post by YaYa » Sat Oct 07, 2017 11:40 am

update 07/10/2017

Putting the battery :mrgreen:

I finally received my 3D printed parts and... i am really disappointed :|
The quality is realy far from what i was used to get with the hub i’m used to deal with...

I had to dremel many part except the pogo pin holder. This one was perfect, the connector sat on it as if it was designed for him :lol: i had to force a bit and the pogo pins was able to stand alone on top of the support.

Here are some pictures
Now the support cannot twist anymoreShow
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Plug’N’Play HahahaShow
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Tight fitShow
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You can see that the 3D printed part is sitting really tight in the cable management system. It’s bending a bit but this putted effort actually prevent it form moving and i don’t need glue to hold it :mrgreen: Even removing it was REALLY hard
Support for the USB portShow
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The mode button support have also the purpose to support the USB port. It’s really fitting like a glove
Now the bad news...
I’m having difficulties to make contact with the pogo pins. The problem is the tight grinding i’ve made to the battery tray. I cannot push down the battery to make contact with the pogo pins. The problem is that with my design, the pogo pins are staying up to the battery cover but this is the reverse bending way of the pins... i have destroyed 2 connectors by forcing the battery down. As the pins didn’t bent (because they bent pushed the other side) they got flattened :?

I have to flip the pogo pins upside down :( but the connector won’t sit anymore flush (flat plastic against flat plastic) so i may end using some sugru maybe to clay down the conector to the support. Really weird. Stupid me, i didn’t take this in consideration while designing the support. :roll:

Those who wants to whip me can :mrgreen:

Never mind, i’ll find a solution.

The good news is that i finally got my build playable without a power cord :D

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Re: YaYa's first GBZ - Kite's SAIO - Big Battery - NO Glue - DC Jack - minimum case mod

Post by YaYa » Sat Oct 07, 2017 1:22 pm

Haha gilbertotron, i will give you the oscar of the guy who gave me the most thanks ! Thank you for reading and liking my log :mrgreen:
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Re: YaYa's first GBZ - Kite's SAIO - Big Battery - NO Glue - DC Jack - minimum case mod

Post by gilbertotron » Sat Oct 07, 2017 1:26 pm

Hahaha, Yeah I'm loving it mate! I'm checking in every so often to keep up with your progress and rather that just keep typing, "wow cool"
its easier just hit the thumbs up buddy!
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Re: YaYa's first GBZ - Kite's SAIO - Big Battery - NO Glue - DC Jack - minimum case mod

Post by FoxAdn » Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:03 am

Congratulations, very detailed and ambitious, i like it !

PS : et quel doigts magnifique :mrgreen:

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Re: YaYa's first GBZ - Kite's SAIO - Big Battery - NO Glue - DC Jack - minimum case mod

Post by YaYa » Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:30 am

FoxAdn wrote:
Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:03 am
Congratulations, very detailed and ambitious, i like it !

PS : et quel doigts magnifique :mrgreen:
Salaud !!! :lol:
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Re: YaYa's first GBZ - Kite's SAIO - Big Battery - NO Glue - DC Jack - minimum case mod

Post by YaYa » Mon Oct 09, 2017 4:12 am

Eccho wrote:
Mon Oct 09, 2017 3:09 am
Relevant thread:
http://www.sudomod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2749

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I’ve made my contribution to your post lol
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