Tobias Achebe
@tobias
Member · Member since Jun 2019
Retired electrician, 214 devices and counting.
Location: Leeds, UK
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- Guide: Backups you can actually restore
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- Install on a Pi 5 with NVMe: boot loops after first update
Update the Pi's bootloader EEPROM first, the old one does not know how to boot the new kernel from NVMe. Flash the bootloader image from an SD card, then reinst
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- Porch light turns on at sunset but never turns off
Your condition says the sun must be above the horizon. At 23:00 it is below it, so the condition never passes. Remove the condition entirely; you do not need it
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- Bulk-rename entities with a pattern
Strongly agree. Adding new rooms is mostly renaming.
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- Fully local e-paper room displays for under 20 € each
Five months on one 18650 is impressive. Deep sleep between updates I assume?
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- Guide: Backups you can actually restore
A backup you never tested is a hope, not a backup. Here is my routine: Nightly backup at 04:30 (not 03:00, see the Zigbee thread). Copy off the machine to a NAS
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- Mesh map shows a router with no neighbours
The map only shows links reported during the last scan. A plug that works is fine; run the scan again and it will usually appear connected.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Notify me if a window is open when it starts raining
I want a phone notification when it starts to rain and any window sensor reports open.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Guide: Backups you can actually restore
Liked by Oskar Nyberg
A backup you never tested is a hope, not a backup. Here is my routine: Nightly backup at 04:30 (not 03:00, see the Zigbee thread). Copy off the machine to a NAS
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Guide: Backups you can actually restore
Liked by Mirela Stan
A backup you never tested is a hope, not a backup. Here is my routine: Nightly backup at 04:30 (not 03:00, see the Zigbee thread). Copy off the machine to a NAS
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Guide: Backups you can actually restore
A backup you never tested is a hope, not a backup. Here is my routine: Nightly backup at 04:30 (not 03:00, see the Zigbee thread). Copy off the machine to a NAS
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Guide: Backups you can actually restore
Liked by Femi Adeyemi
A backup you never tested is a hope, not a backup. Here is my routine: Nightly backup at 04:30 (not 03:00, see the Zigbee thread). Copy off the machine to a NAS
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Bulk-rename entities with a pattern
Liked by Pieter Vos
Strongly agree. Adding new rooms is mostly renaming.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Bulk-rename entities with a pattern
Liked by Ravi Menon
Strongly agree. Adding new rooms is mostly renaming.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Bulk-rename entities with a pattern
Liked by Rafael Kowalczyk
Strongly agree. Adding new rooms is mostly renaming.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Bulk-rename entities with a pattern
Liked by Gus Whitcombe
Strongly agree. Adding new rooms is mostly renaming.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Smart plug with energy metering that is not cloud-only?
I flashed some Wi-Fi plugs with open firmware years ago. Still running, still local.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Smart plug with energy metering that is not cloud-only?
Liked by Femi Adeyemi
I flashed some Wi-Fi plugs with open firmware years ago. Still running, still local.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Smart plug with energy metering that is not cloud-only?
Liked by Wren Halvorsen
I flashed some Wi-Fi plugs with open firmware years ago. Still running, still local.
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Blueprint: Motion-activated light with a manual override
Imported and running in the hallway. The override is exactly what was missing.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Pairing a Lumora bulb: stuck at "interviewing"
Moved the lamp next to the server, paired in ten seconds. Thanks!
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Guide: A dashboard that looks good on a wall tablet
This guide walks through the dashboard I run on a 10" tablet in our hallway. A wall-tablet dashboard 1. One view, no scrolling A wall tablet is glanced at, not
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Let dashboards follow the time of day automatically
+1, especially for wall tablets.
Likes given · 10/12/2026
- Install on a Pi 5 with NVMe: boot loops after first update
Liked by Kenji Morimoto
Update the Pi's bootloader EEPROM first, the old one does not know how to boot the new kernel from NVMe. Flash the bootloader image from an SD card, then reinst
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Install on a Pi 5 with NVMe: boot loops after first update
Liked by Mirela Stan
Update the Pi's bootloader EEPROM first, the old one does not know how to boot the new kernel from NVMe. Flash the bootloader image from an SD card, then reinst
Likes received · 10/12/2026
- Install on a Pi 5 with NVMe: boot loops after first update
Liked by Ravi Menon
Update the Pi's bootloader EEPROM first, the old one does not know how to boot the new kernel from NVMe. Flash the bootloader image from an SD card, then reinst
Likes received · 10/12/2026