AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. - Proverbs 16:3

BLOX2: Fiops, anyone?

fiops

Another update to the BLOX2 (BLU Life One X2) kernel, I just added the FIOPS i/o scheduler. You can check out the commit on GitLab, but it is very straight forward. It's all part of my video series for modifying 64 bit kernels, which you can check out on …

Bluetooth Breakdown: Sending my own commands with gatttool

Yes, there is purposely one too many t's in GattTool.

bt_success

Last time we looked at the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) packets being sent from my Android app to my home made auto start. Here's what we saw:

214231313a - Button 1 pressed
214231303b - Button 1 released
2142323139 - Button 2 pressed
214232303a …

Some Wobble To Your Bobble?

In the continuing efforts to make a fun game that tests my (very limited and basic) skills as a C++ programmer, as well as to further the bounds of SFML, I am expanding the Water Drum Game. You should check out my latest commit to see how I put some …

Bluetooth Breakdown?

So, in the continuing saga of learning about Bluetooth, I am breaking down some transmissions of Bluetooth signal from my Android phone to the Bluetooth auto start that I built.

btauto

  1. On my Android phone, I went to Settings -> Developer Options -> Enable Bluetooth HCI snoop log. Now my Android phone was …

Making A Kernel Zip

Some people who have been using the video tutorials have requested this, so I am posting a link here for making your own kernel zip file. Download the linked file, unzip it, and you will have everything you need for making a flash-able kernel zip file, to use in TWRP …

Interview with WaveUp creator juanitobananas!

WaveUp is by far one of the handiest tools you can add to your Android arsenal! I've used this app for over a year now, and I love it! It's like playing Jedi mind tricks on your phone! You can turn your screen on and off, simply by a wave …

Water Drums With Sound!

If you take a look at my latest commit to the Water Drum Game, you'll see that I added a few features! Notably, when in free play mode, the drums now make noise. Not only that, but they also "bobble" a little.

drumming

Hard to tell in this photo, but the …

Foray into Bluetooth Programming through C and C++

alaskalinuxuser@alaskalinuxuser-OptiPlex-7010:~/Documents/c++/bluetooth/cbluez\$ ./simplescan
FC:58:FA:08:72:E4 CANZ
alaskalinuxuser@alaskalinuxuser-OptiPlex-7010:~/Documents/c++/bluetooth/cbluez\$ ./simplescan
FC:58:FA:08:72:E4 CANZ
alaskalinuxuser@alaskalinuxuser-OptiPlex-7010:~/Documents/c++/bluetooth/cbluez\$ ./simplescan
00:00:00:00:5A:AD bacon
FC:58:FA:08:72:E4 CANZ
alaskalinuxuser …