• Open WordPress’ Media in a floating popup instead of the current window

    When one clicked on a picture in my WordPress blog, inserted as a Media with the standard “Add Media” button, it was opened in the current window. To open it into a floating popup windows without modifying anything (code or theme), I simply used the plugin “Easy FancyBox“.

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    All supported media are automatically handled by the plugin and opened in a smooth overlay.

    With the plugin installed (using its default settings):

    Sample Open In Popup
    Sample Open In Popup

    Without the plugin (the plugin can be disabled by adding this in the <a href> tag: class=”nofancybox”):

    Sample Open In Window
    Sample Open In Window

     

    All the details on https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-fancybox

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  • Use the GoPro App on a Oneplus One

    Looking for a really mini camera, I recently bought a GoPro Hero4 Session.

    GoPro Hero 4 Session
    GoPro Hero 4 Session

    What a disappointment when I discovered that the GoPro App was not compatible with my Android mobile Oneplus One. Fortunately, it’s possible to google for the APK and install it manually!

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    As I didn’t find it in the Play Store with my Mobile, I looked for it within a browser on https://play.google.com/store/apps/

    GoPro App Not Compatible OnePlusOne
    GoPro App Not Compatible OnePlusOne

    It was clearly indicated as non-compatible. So, I googled for: GoPro APK Download.

    I found various sites offering the APK :

    1. http://www.apk4fun.com/apk/8058/
    2. https://www.torrapk.com/en/apps/19-photography/4029-GoPro-App

    I did download and install manually the version 2.11.1716 and it works very fine :p

    I was able to use that version of the App among others to:

    • Update the GoPro’s firmware to HX1.01.01.50
    • Configure the GoPro (video, picture and burst mode)
    • Do previews
    • View and Edit both Videos and Pictures taken with the GoPro

    Et voilà.

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  • Fix Crash with Video Converter Ultimate using NVidia drivers

    When converting a video with Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate on my PC, I was always getting a crash report. The video under processing was well converted but Video Converter didn’t proceed with the next one in the queue. The problem was due to NVidia drivers more recent than 337.88 not supporting a required encoding feature anymore. To fix this, I am using an older version of nvcuvid.dll and nvcuvenc.dll

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    I discovered that it was related to nvcuvid.dll by analysing the dump via http://www.osronline.com/page.cfm?name=Analyze

    FAULTING_IP:
    nvcuvid+dcba9
    1062cba9 8b01 mov eax,dword ptr [ecx]

    MODULE_NAME: nvcuvid

    IMAGE_NAME: nvcuvid.dll

    NB.: The dump is available in C:\Users\<Your Account>\AppData\Local\Temp\ while the crash report is displayed (in order to be submitted). It’s deleted once you close the report.

    This is a know issue and people post explanations on the web as well as older versions of the dll to be used to fix the problem:

    • Nvidia removed the cuda encoding feature from their more recent drivers.
    • Open this post (click on the title) to find and download dll’s to be unzipped and copied (with admin rights) in C:\Windows.

    NB.: I am running a Windows 10 x64, reason why you can see a SysWOW64 folder in the zip.

    NB.: Don’t forget to reboot your PC after copying the dll to be sure those are used (or renamed the old dll before copying the new ones and kill all hidden instances of your converter with the Task Manager).

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  • Stream Audio from Windows PC to AirPlay Devices

    Sometimes, I want to play audio with my PC instead of my AudioStation (Synology) via my AirPlay Devices (Yamaha HTR-4067 and Philips Fidelio AD7000). I found TuneBlade to be the best cheap solution.

    TuneBlade
    TuneBlade

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    A lot of details and info can be found here : http://tuneblade.com/blog/

    I like it because:

    • It’s very simply to use
      • No need to change the current playback device of Windows.Simply press play on the AirPlay Devices detected by TuneBlade
    • It’s cheap (less than 9€)
    • It’s able to send the music synchronously on various distinct devices (Just like Synology’s AudioStation)

    Website: http://tuneblade.com/

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  • JDownloader and Filebot on Synology

    I never spent time trying to run JDownloader and Filebot on my Synology. It’s however a must-have for those who download e.g. series, so I decided to give it a try. And it rocks !

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    First, you need Java installed on your NAS. Currently Jave SE 7 for JDownloader and Java SE 8 for Filebot.  [EDIT 2017] Both JDownloader and Filebot are now using Java SE 8.

    Java 7

    1. Install the Package “Java Manager” from Oracle available via “Package Center” > “Utilities”
    2. Run that “Java Manager” and click on the button “Install Java”
    3. Follow the instructions:
      1. Download the .jar.gz file for Java SE 7 (Ex.: version 1.7.0_79 for my DS713+ is jdk-7u79-linux-i586.tar.gz) and
      2. Browser to pick that jar within the Java Manager and click OK

    Java 8

    1. Open the “Settings” of the “Package Center” and go to the tab “Package Sources”.
    2. Add a new entry named “Filebot” with the following url: https://get.filebot.net/syno/
    3. Go next to the section “Community” and install the Package “Unofficial Java Installer” (If you don’t see it, click the Refresh button in “Package Center” or close and reopen it)
      1. Do not use the official Package “Java8 (Development Toos)” located in the “All Packages” section or the “Java SE Embedded 8 (Oracle)” located in the “Community” section. Filebot can’t find them…

    Filebot

    It comes with several packages, such as those for its web interface, Filebot node and node.js, and Filebot itself. Install and configure them as explained here. Do not forget to Trust “Any Publisher” in the Package Center > Settings > General Tab.

    My.JDownloader.Org

    You need a free account on my.jdownloader.org to be configured in jdownloader (see here after).

    JDownloader 2.0

    The idea is basically very simple:

    1. Install JDownloader on your computer, configure it to run “unattended”
      1. Press Ctrl-P or Go to the menu Settings > Settings
      2. Click the icon “User Interface” and under the “Window Management” section, check “silent mode”,
      3. Click the icon “Bubble Notify” and set Show “Bubbles if…” = “Never”,
      4. Disable the icon “Tray Icon”.
    2. Add your accounts if any
      1. Click the icon “Account Manager”, etc…
    3. Configure your MyJDownloader Account created previously
      1. Press Ctrl-M or Go to the menu Settings > MyJDownloader, fill the MyAccount under “Setup & Login”
      2. Define also a Device Name (Ex.: the Nickname of your NAS 😉 )
    4. Exit JDownloader.
    5. Copy next the installation folder (C:\Users\<User>\AppData\Local\JDownloader 2.0) on your NAS as described here.
      1. jdownloader will be in  /volume1/@appstore/jdownloader
    6. Once installed, go to my.jdownloader.org to configure it.

    Very useful detailed information (in Italian) are also available here: http://www.synologyitalia.com/guide-tips/installare-jdownloader-2-0-beta-su-nas-synology-t5796.html)

    Trick:

    • Copy only the folders: Captchas, cfg, extensions, java, jd, libs, licences, logs, themes, tmp, tools, translations, update
    • Copy only the following files from the root: build.json, Core.jar, JDownloader.jar, license.txt
    • You will need to create a file S99jdownloader.sh. Do it with the command “touch” in a telnet/ssh session (or via the web console) and not with notepad on your PC, as it would not have the right encoding to be used on Linux.
    • Set the security on those folders and files (chmod 777 /volume1/@appstore/jdownloader).
    • The settings related to the access via my.jdownloader.org are located in /cfg/org.jdownloader.api.myjdownloader.MyJDownloaderSettings.json
      • among others, you may change in there the name of the device (i.e.: set the name of your NAS instead of the PC from which you copied the files)
    • If jdownloader  is not started, in a telnet/ssh session
      • try first: sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/S99jdownloader.sh start
      • and try next, in the /volume1/@appstore/jdownloader folder: java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar JDownloader.jar
    • Pay attention: the download path may not be like \\YourNas\OneShare (or \\\\YourNas\\OneShare).
      • It would result in storing downloaded files in /volume1/@appstore/jdownloader/\\YourNas\OneShare/
      • It must be like /volume1/OneShare
      • You may configure this in the “Settings” of my.jdownloader.org

    I did change a bit the file S99jdownloader.sh to get more info:

    [shell]
    
    #!/bin/sh
    #
    # Startup script for jdownloader2
    #
    # Stop myself if running
    PIDFILE=/volume1/<some log share>/S99jdownloader.pid
    #
    start() {
    sleep 1
    if [ -f ${PIDFILE} ];
    then
    echo "JDownloader is already running"
    exit 1
    else
    nohup java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar /volume1/@appstore/jdownloader/JDownloader.jar > /dev/null &
    # write pidfile
    echo $! > $PIDFILE
    echo "JDownloader started within process" `cat ${PIDFILE}`
    fi
    }
    #
    stop() {
    if [ -f ${PIDFILE} ];
    then
    kill `cat ${PIDFILE}`
    echo "JDownloader running within process" `cat ${PIDFILE}` "has been stopped"
    # remove pidfile
    rm -f $PIDFILE
    else
    echo "JDownloader is not running"
    exit 1
    fi
    }
    #
    case "$1" in
    start)
    start
    ;;
    stop)
    stop
    ;;
    restart)
    stop
    sleep 1
    start
    ;;
    *)
    echo "Usage: $0 (start|stop|restart)"
    exit 1
    ;;
    esac
    # End
    
    [/shell]

    To troubleshot filebot, look at the “log” file in “/usr/local/filebot-node/data”

    Think about configuring your OpenSubtitles account by executing as root (in a Putty console with sudo -i): filebot -script fn:configure

    [Updated on 25/09/2017]

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  • Netgear JGS524E’s 802.3ad Link Aggregation And Synology

    Long time ago, I wanted to configured a Bond on my Synology to benefit the LAG feature of my Switch JGS524E (Netgear ProSafe® Plus). Unfortunately, it didn’t work. Being lazy, I never investigated further. It’s now done: I wrote to Netgear and they confirmed that only Static LAG is supported on JGS524E. Dynamic LAG, required to use Link Aggregation with Synology, is not.

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    Concretely, Synology says in documentation that it requires IEEE 802.3ad (Dynamic) Link Aggregation (LACP, 802.1AX). While Netgear told me that the Switch ProSafe® Plus only supports static LAG. And that’s how I learned that static LAG is not LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) :/

    Conclusion I did configure my Synology to use Adaptive Load Balancing and I did disable LAG on my Netgear…

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  • Audio track not available in Netflix on Chromecast

     

    Although a French audio track was available for my movie, in Netflix, on my mobile (Android), it was not anymore once I started to cast that movie on my chromecast.

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    NB: French audio track are available here in Belgium as in France.

    The really weird thing is that this issue wasn’t occuring for all the movies and series. I noticed it for the serie “Merlin”, season 5. At the same time it was running fine for the serie “The 4400” for example (French audio track was well available in Netflix both on my mobile and on Chromecast for those).

    To fix it, I started the App Chromecast and went into the tab Devices. In the Settings of my Chromecast, I set French as language.

    If the problem comes back, using the same App Chromecast, reboot the device. It’s a command available in the menu of the device’s Settings. Next, start the movie with the right audio track on your mobile and then cast it to your Chromecast.

    Et voilà.

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  • Lego Harry Potter years 1-4: crashing when starting

    I just installed Lego: Harry Potter, Years 1-4 on my PC and it crashed immediately when starting, before displaying any screen…

    Root cause: Advanced Speaker Properties’s default format set to Studio Quality.

    Solution: set maximum DVD Quality (16bit, 48000 Hz).

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  • Netflix Sound continuously interrupting for 0.5s on Samsung TV

    Since a few weeks, when kids watch Netflix on our Samsung TV, the sound is continuously interrupting for an half second (I would say about every 60 seconds although something more frequently). I did fix it by switching from Audio Format “Dolby Digital” to “DTS Neo 2:5”.

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    I noticed that the issue was not occurring when using TV’s built-in speakers. It was only occurring when using my Sound Bar Yamaha YSP3300 as audio output, and with some movies. The sound-bar had short term pauses (< 1 sec) in sound every once in a while.

    Googling for similar issues, I found that Dolby Digital was not well supported by the combination Samsung/SmartHub/Netflix/Soundbar/5.1 movies…

    • http://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/samsung-soundbar-skips-audio-when-streaming-netflix-601070/
    • https://help.netflix.com/en/node/24846
    • http://www.myce.com/news/netflix-removes-dolby-digital-5-1-supports-from-apps-for-samsung-tvs-73052/

    So, I did change the audio format via TV’s Menu > Sound > Additional Parameters > Audio

    Et voilà 😉

    NB: it works both with DTS Neo and PCM…

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  • Smart Apps don’t run, update or install anymore on Samsung TV

    Yesterday, I discovered that Plex, DS Video and a few other Apps didn’t run anymore on my Samsung Smart TV. I was also unable to install new Apps. After looking for solutions, I finally decided to reset the TV. It solved the problem.

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    Most of the Apps installed (except Youtube and Netflix) refused to start. Trying to start an App only resulted in a spinning wheel… spinning for minutes… the TV finally exiting the Smart Hub without having opened the App.

    I tried to uninstall some of the Apps and reinstall them next. But it appeared that it was impossible to install any new or previously installed Apps.

    I was also unable to update installed Apps although an update was available.

    However, network connection was fine (I did use the diagnostic menu of the TV to check it).

    Finally, I decided to reinitialize the TV, also using the diagnostic menu. During the reconfiguration, the TV got an update of its system. After the reconfiguration, all preinstalled Apps appeared to work fine. And I was also able to install new Apps and run them.

    NB.: Maybe updating the TV system without doing a full reset would have been enough to solve the problem…

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