Starting with v3.0, the ESP8266 NONOS SDK requires that partitions be registered in function void user_pre_init(void), like this: #define SPI_FLASH_SIZE_MAP 2 void ICACHE_FLASH_ATTR user_pre_init(void) { bool rc; static const partition_item_t part_table[] = { {SYSTEM_PARTITION_RF_CAL, 0xfb000, 0x1000}, {SYSTEM_PARTITION_PHY_DATA, 0xfc000, 0x1000}, {SYSTEM_PARTITION_SYSTEM_PARAMETER, 0xfd000, 0x3000}, }; rc = system_partition_table_regist(part_table, sizeof(part_table)/sizeof(part_table[0]), SPI_FLASH_SIZE_MAP); if (rc) goto done; os_printf(“Error while registering…

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In March, I experimented with using a DSLR to digitise negatives and liked the results more than those obtained from my low-end Epson Perfection V200 scanner.… Read the rest.

Those film shots mentioned in my last post about playing with artificial light? They were a total failure. I was so pissed by the waste of a rather costly roll of film that I immediately grabbed the Nikon FM2, got in the car, and drove to the local country park to shoot another roll of…

I bought a fresh roll of Kodak Ultramax 400 to test the film in daylight and under artificial light. I set up some LED lamps and flash lights and took pictures with the Nikon FM2.… Read the rest.

P and I spent an amazing evening at a concert in Crawley where Blakkayo was performing. The concert tickets were my birthday gift from P.… Read the rest.

Our road-trip cut short by downpours, we made a détour by Albion Public Beach to buy rotis. After eating, we drove to another part of Albion that had a good view of the lighthouse, hoping that the clouds would clear.… Read the rest.

Managing a house renovation project is hard work. We keep rushing from place to place, making phone calls to and meeting tradesmen for cost estimates, and pleading – if not begging – for our work to be started in priority.… Read the rest.

Today, someone from an online tool store with which I had placed a rather large order called to verify that I was not a fraudster.… Read the rest.

This YouTube video reminds me that my newest personal computer, a Lenovo ThinkPad T440s, is already 10 years old. My other personal computer, a Lenovo ThinkCentre desktop, is 12 years old.… Read the rest.