A personal log of kernel patches, custom ROM maintenance, server automation, and abstract strategy game engineering.
Another update for my Mediapad M5 (SHT-W09) as today the new security fixes for lineageOS were release, so I updated the build with the Android security patches up to 20261005.
If you are interested in installing you find the packages needed on my download area
Installation is quite easy, but a...
External USB-C IR blaster dongles are an easy way to control legacy AV equipment and appliances from modern phones, but they come with an annoying penalty: Android keeps the 5V VBUS rail energized continuously in Host mode, generating 15–40 mA of silent parasitic battery drain all day long.
To fix this, I built a lightweight vendor daemon and loopback socket bridge for custom LineageOS builds that supplies USB power strictly on-demand when transmitting IR codes.
I just updated the rom images for Grouper and Tilapia with the security patched up to 20260927
You can find the links to the downloads on XDA and the sources on my github repository
You can also download directly from my download area by selecting the rom image you need. The "mg" files ar...
Another update for my Mediapad M5 (SHT-W09), updated with the Android security patches up to 20260905.
If you are interested in installing you find the packages needed on my download area
Installation is quite easy, but a bit tricky:
With the recent launch of Malawi (available as a native Android app and as a Human vs. Human WebAssembly demo right on the games website, I’ve been closely watching how players interact with the game. While the rules of this 1986 classic are straightforward, making the computer opponent feel chall...