Andrew (LinuxJedi) Hutchings
@linuxjedi.co.uk
https://linuxjedi.co.uk
Embedded Software Engineer at @wolfssl.bsky.social. Open source software advocate. Restores and designs vintage/retro Acorn & Amiga hardware (https://retrosupplies.co.uk).
Married to @appleyardcandles.bsky.social.
Embedded Software Engineer at @wolfssl.bsky.social. Open source software advocate. Restores and designs vintage/retro Acorn & Amiga hardware (https://retrosupplies.co.uk).
Married to @appleyardcandles.bsky.social.
I’ve wanted an original copy of the CDTV version of Xenon II since I got my CDTV. It is extremely rare. I now finally have it!
November 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I’ve wanted an original copy of the CDTV version of Xenon II since I got my CDTV. It is extremely rare. I now finally have it!
An #Amiga 1200 landed on my repair bench that was stuck in a boot loop. DiagROM showed Paula behaving weird. Found the Paula capacitor loose. Can you then see what I spotted was wrong with it afterwards?
So obvious that I wasn’t even looking for it 🤦
So obvious that I wasn’t even looking for it 🤦
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
An #Amiga 1200 landed on my repair bench that was stuck in a boot loop. DiagROM showed Paula behaving weird. Found the Paula capacitor loose. Can you then see what I spotted was wrong with it afterwards?
So obvious that I wasn’t even looking for it 🤦
So obvious that I wasn’t even looking for it 🤦
I guess my bag was ejected 😂
October 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I guess my bag was ejected 😂
DoohicKEY v2 prototype. Might not look like it, but it has about a dozen new features. It will require a second revision before it is released and there is more firmware still to write for it. But the basics are working.
September 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
DoohicKEY v2 prototype. Might not look like it, but it has about a dozen new features. It will require a second revision before it is released and there is more firmware still to write for it. But the basics are working.
I built the prototypes for DinKEY 600 and DinKEY 1200 yesterday. Cotton bud for scale.
September 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I built the prototypes for DinKEY 600 and DinKEY 1200 yesterday. Cotton bud for scale.
Two boards codenamed “DinKEY” are amongst the four PCB prototypes I sent off to get made today. Firmware written for two of those boards too.
August 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Two boards codenamed “DinKEY” are amongst the four PCB prototypes I sent off to get made today. Firmware written for two of those boards too.
Hotel trick I learnt this weekend: if you don’t have a bottle opener with you, the arm of the spring loaded mechanism for the door works great.
August 18, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Hotel trick I learnt this weekend: if you don’t have a bottle opener with you, the arm of the spring loaded mechanism for the door works great.
I decided to move my main soldering bench to a lower desk. I was regretting starting half an hour in, but now I think I like it.
August 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
I decided to move my main soldering bench to a lower desk. I was regretting starting half an hour in, but now I think I like it.
That’s new… box didn’t fit in the postal bag, so the stuck the sticky closing strip to the box.
August 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
That’s new… box didn’t fit in the postal bag, so the stuck the sticky closing strip to the box.
I'm holding onto all my bad memories. Good thing they're easy to bag up.
August 2, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I'm holding onto all my bad memories. Good thing they're easy to bag up.
I give you the @github.com 26 day month 🙂
July 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I give you the @github.com 26 day month 🙂
My #Amiga 1000 at @norwichamigagroup.bsky.social earlier this evening 🙂
June 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My #Amiga 1000 at @norwichamigagroup.bsky.social earlier this evening 🙂
A quick 3D print later and this #Amiga 1000 now has a side HDMI port for the RGBtoHDMI with audio capture. Ready for the @norwichamigagroup.bsky.social meetup tomorrow.
June 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A quick 3D print later and this #Amiga 1000 now has a side HDMI port for the RGBtoHDMI with audio capture. Ready for the @norwichamigagroup.bsky.social meetup tomorrow.
Just changed the batteries in mine. This is 7AM in my workshop with the window open. I have a fan on me right now, I might move that to the diagnostics bench so I can work there today.
June 21, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Just changed the batteries in mine. This is 7AM in my workshop with the window open. I have a fan on me right now, I might move that to the diagnostics bench so I can work there today.
A friend gave me this boxed beauty last night. On loan but with the option to buy it from him.
June 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
A friend gave me this boxed beauty last night. On loan but with the option to buy it from him.
Logged onto my old email account today. It appears 7 months on, I have been unbanned by WordPress.
I hope the people that mattered got unblocked, and that they have been given an apology.
I hope the people that mattered got unblocked, and that they have been given an apology.
May 31, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Logged onto my old email account today. It appears 7 months on, I have been unbanned by WordPress.
I hope the people that mattered got unblocked, and that they have been given an apology.
I hope the people that mattered got unblocked, and that they have been given an apology.
Needed to do some TPM testing at work and the only Infineon TPM I had was on mikroBus 😂
May 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Needed to do some TPM testing at work and the only Infineon TPM I had was on mikroBus 😂
Figured out why my Fluke 45 stopped working. It actually had the battery module in it (I didn't realise) and the battery module is dead.
May 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Figured out why my Fluke 45 stopped working. It actually had the battery module in it (I didn't realise) and the battery module is dead.
It will be a challenge at least. It at least looks a bit better 🙂
April 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It will be a challenge at least. It at least looks a bit better 🙂
I might have found a board which is too much of a challenge…
April 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I might have found a board which is too much of a challenge…
I upgraded my @frame.work laptop recently, which in this case meant a motherboard swap and a new matte display. For a small fee you can buy this case. It turns my old motherboard into a desktop PC, which will be for @appleyardcandles.bsky.social to use in her new workshop.
April 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
I upgraded my @frame.work laptop recently, which in this case meant a motherboard swap and a new matte display. For a small fee you can buy this case. It turns my old motherboard into a desktop PC, which will be for @appleyardcandles.bsky.social to use in her new workshop.
It took me way too long to spot this blob of plastic. It was causing the 3D printer bed leveling to constantly fail.
March 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It took me way too long to spot this blob of plastic. It was causing the 3D printer bed leveling to constantly fail.