u/yokie_dough

I have a '21 Jetta with almost 200k miles (I drive a lot). A few things about it have driven me nuts from the start. I remember several years ago looking in to ways to "reprogram" my Jetta for different behavior. At one point I had a VM with something called Odis installed (that VM has since been lost), and I still ahve a GODIAG J2534 adapter. But I never got to where I actually changed anything, life got busy and prioritites changed.

I'm trying to remember where to even start with this. Things I'm interested in changing:

• The RPMs "hang" when you put in the clutch and take your foot off the gas, making it hard to shift smooth. I want them to drop like you would normally expect.
• Turning off the anti-roll-backwards feature, it has gotten me in to a few pickles trying to get moving on slopes with low traction (snow, gravel, etc). (any way to map the "button without function" button on my steering wheel to this? That would be ideal, but may be a bit lofty).
• I'm pretty sure I can turn on some kind of stability control thing (my model is an "S", all the higher models have it enabled with the same electronics). I remember there were 3 values, a "0", "1", and "2", with "2" being the most agressive. I can't remember all the details.
• I want the touchscreen to not have a timeout when I'm driving.
• Shut off the chime that goes off when it is 37 degrees, that has startled me SOO many times.
• Let me connect to bluetooth devices without stopping the car.
• Also messing with how fuel mileage is calculated would be helpful, It is always around 10-15% overly optimistic.
• Probably a few other things.

What is the cheapest way to get this stuff done? I'd prefer if I can use the J2534 cable I already have. I have solid tech chops so I'm ok if the solution is a little complicated.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for getting started with this stuff?

I saw there is a new 5.1 fw. I already have the new 5.0 firmware, do I have to do the same elaborate process to update from 5.0 to 5.1 as I did to go from 4.0 to 5.0? I don't want to have to reformat the drive every time a FW update drops. I'll likely just skip this update until more info is released, but figured I would ask here in case anyone knows.

The reason it is tricky for me is because I run linux on my computers, and getting the serial-over-chrome to work with the update tool is difficult on linux.

I'm reinstalling Proxmox on an older Dell server. The server has 3 SATA ports, each with a wiped Samsung 850 Evo 250gb drive.

This server will host opnsense for my home routing, as well as a variety of other small services for personal use (vaultwarden, omada controller, pihole, VPN, etc).

I formerly used the server with a zfs mirror with 2 drives. But I'm considering a raid z1 setup this time around. I have spare drives if one fails. Or I'm also considering putting 2 in a mirror and using the 3rd purely for backup. But I'm open to other options.

What would you do?

One of my G30s is out of adjustment in the brake cable. The brake lever end is like a normal bike cable, with a molded end. But the end that goes to the drum has the barrel adjuster permanently crimped on, making it impossible to shorten the cable like on a bicycle.

I explored a few other options...the brake drum lever arm is indexed on a square peg so no gradual adjustment there. Nowhere obvious I could shim the cable. I found a workaround that I don't love, offsetting the wheel in the fork so it isn't seated with the "cup" that prevents it from spinning under big torque.

Any way to shorten the cable and still keep the barrel adjuster functional? I'm worried one of my other G30s is probably getting close as well. Everything on these feels so well designed but this feels like a hacky implementation of adjustable brakes.

I received a starter 3-month supply of BPI on 3/23 and did the first injection that same day. Following instructions from POM, my 12th injection was earlier this week on 6/8, and I'm now completely out of tirz.

At the end of May, with only 2 doses left, I did an async appointment for another 6 month supply (of Hallandale this time). Approval went quick, but then I never hear anything about shipping.

I reached out to my provider, who said my refill could not be processed and sent to the pharmacy any sooner than 6/12, otherwise it would be too early for my 3 month renewal.

My issue is...to stay on track, I would need my meds by Monday, only 2 days from now. And I assume it'll take at least a week from "submitting the order to the pharmacy" and receiving meds.

I know the difference between "3 months" and "12 weeks" is only 7 days...but that is an entire dose of medication. I feel my order should have been processed days ago in order to be here in time for my next dose.

Am I missing something? Or can I somehow assume my next batch of medication will be here in just a few days, having not even been processed yet?

I need to get 4 escooters for my kids (12-18). I was planning to just buy 4x Niu 100p on Amazon, around $300 each. But I've seen quite a few lightly used Segway F2 in my area around $250-300 and a few well-used Segway G30P for around $350-400.

The Niu 100p have enough range for what my kids would be doing, so buying new with warranties is tempting. However, ease-of-maintenance is important, and my gut tells me a fleet of the F2 will be easier to maintain than the Niu. The G30 I know is a gold-standard, but I do worry if the models available near my have been used a little too hard.

If you were in my boat, wanting to get 4 decent but not top-of-the-line scooters, worried about maintenance and cost, which route would you go?

**EDIT**
I guess it's not much of a secret, because the Prime manual spells it out, the Flex Prime manual just doesn't include it for some reason. Still, I found it interesting.

**Original**
CC118 let's you turn the metronome on/off. I was trying to figure out if there were any secret midi messages to cancel looping in the practice tool, so I tried everything from 118-127 (those aren't defined in the Headrush manual). 118 was the only one that seemed to do anything. Alas, still can't cancel practice tool loops, though. Maybe someone will find a metronome on/off useful.

So to control my looper, I use 2 switches.

Switch A has two modes, "Play" (green) and "Pause" (pink). These send the same command, but the color alternates between presses.

Switch B has only 1 mode, "stop" (red). HOWEVER, when you press "stop", then I need Switch A to automatically change back to "green", even if it was last on "pink".

The best way I've figured out to do this is to have Switch A swap between two different PAGES, let's say 0 and 1. They have identical behavior beyond Switch A alternating color.

Then Switch B will ALWAYS change the page back to PAGE0 (which has the green Switch A).

I tried using SELECT mode, functionally it felt cleaner and worked fine, but I can't seem to be able to set an "OFF" LED color, so I can only ever get Switch A or Switch B to light up, but not both at the same time. Seems like there should be a way to set an OFF color but I guess it isn't supported.

Is there a cleaner way to do what I'm doing, besides changing a whole page to allow a switch to "change" the behavior of another switch?

I use vidhub on my phone, my Google TV, and my wife's phone. All are different Google accounts (I have a unique account just for my TV).

If I purchase lifetime VIP on my phone, can I still connect it with the other devices even on different Google accounts? They all use the same server settings. Or would I need to purchase VIP on each of the 3 accounts?