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Foadsf / radxa-dragon-q6a-npu-troubleshooting.md
Created January 29, 2026 10:15

Radxa Dragon Q6A - Hexagon NPU Troubleshooting Guide

Status: 🔴 UNRESOLVED - Root cause identified, awaiting fix
Last Updated: January 2026
Hardware: Radxa Dragon Q6A (8GB RAM)
OS: Ubuntu 24.04 (RadxaOS)
Kernel: 6.18.2-1-qcom

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Foadsf / Radxa_Dragon_Q6A_Qualcomm_QCS6490.md
Created January 29, 2026 10:07
comprehensive summary of my experience with the Radxa Dragon Q6A

Radxa Dragon Q6A: The Edge AI Journey (and Struggle)

A comprehensive log of attempting to self-host Llama 3.2 on the Qualcomm QCS6490 NPU.

1. The Goal

To build a highly efficient, headless Edge AI server using the Radxa Dragon Q6A.

  • Hardware: Radxa Dragon Q6A (Qualcomm QCS6490, 12 TOPS Hexagon NPU).
  • Software Objective: Self-host open-weight LLMs (specifically Llama 3.2 1B/3B) using the Hexagon NPU (DSP) to offload the CPU.
  • Constraint: Use a lightweight Linux OS with containerized services (Docker) for isolation.
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Foadsf / WhisperX-Installation-Guide.md
Created January 26, 2026 13:34

WhisperX Installation Guide for Windows

A comprehensive guide to installing and configuring WhisperX on Windows with GPU acceleration and speaker diarization.

Last tested: January 2026
Environment: Windows 11, NVIDIA GPU (CUDA 12.6), Miniconda, Python 3.10

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Foadsf / WhisperX-Installation-Guide.md
Created January 26, 2026 13:28

WhisperX Installation Guide for Windows

A comprehensive guide to installing and configuring WhisperX on Windows with GPU acceleration and speaker diarization.

Last tested: January 2026
Environment: Windows 11, NVIDIA GPU (CUDA 12.6), Miniconda, Python 3.10

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Foadsf / VS_Shortcuts.md
Created January 12, 2026 14:46

Visual Studio 2026 Keyboard Shortcuts

1. Code Editing & Formatting

Manage your code layout and cleanliness.

Action Shortcut
Duplicate Line Ctrl + D
Delete Line Ctrl + Shift + L
Comment Selection Ctrl + K then C
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Foadsf / README.md
Created May 28, 2025 19:14
A summary of the challenges faced and lessons learned while installing Heimdall on macOS Monterey, including the use of an unofficial signed version to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) issues.

Installing Heimdall on macOS Monterey: A Troubleshooting Guide

Background

Heimdall is a cross-platform, open-source tool used for flashing firmware onto Samsung devices. While attempting to install Heimdall Suite 1.4.0 on a MacBook Pro running macOS Monterey (12.7.6), I encountered an installation failure. The official package tried to install files into the system volume, which is protected by macOS’s System Integrity Protection (SIP), resulting in the error: "The package is attempting to install content to the system volume."

Challenges

  • SIP-Related Failure: The official Heimdall Suite 1.4.0 package (released in 2014) attempted to install files into SIP-protected directories like /System/Library/Extensions and /usr/bin. SIP, introduced in macOS El Capitan (2015), blocks such modifications, causing the installation to fail.
  • Invalid Package Path Error: When I switched to an unofficial signed version (1.4.1), I initially encountered an "invalid package path" error. This happened be
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Foadsf / WSL-Navigation-Guide.md
Last active May 23, 2025 08:10
Windows batch script to navigate CMD to WSL filesystem paths by converting POSIX paths to UNC and using pushd

WSL Navigation Guide

Overview

goWSLPath.cmd is a Windows batch script that allows seamless navigation from Windows Command Prompt to WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) filesystem paths. It automatically detects your WSL distribution, converts POSIX paths to Windows UNC paths, and uses pushd to map them to drive letters.

Usage

goWSLPath.cmd
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Foadsf / openfoam-termux-installation-guide.md
Last active May 22, 2025 21:40
A concise guide documenting the steps, issues, and lessons learned when installing OpenFOAM on Termux.
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Foadsf / latex-windows-vscode-setup.md
Created May 11, 2025 13:18
Complete step-by-step guide for setting up LaTeX on Windows with MiKTeX, VS Code, and automatic formatting using latexindent

Complete LaTeX Setup Guide for Windows with VS Code

This guide will help you set up a complete LaTeX environment on Windows with MiKTeX, VS Code, and automatic formatting with latexindent.

Prerequisites

  • Windows 10/11
  • Package manager (Chocolatey, Winget, or Scoop)
  • VS Code (or install it during this process)
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Foadsf / comparing-scilab-mingw-c-integration-methods.md
Created April 25, 2025 10:25
Comparison of techniques (Gateway/addinter vs. link/call) for integrating Scilab with MinGW-w64 GCC compiled C/C++ code on Windows.

Comparison of Scilab-MinGW C/C++ Integration Methods

This Gist compares five different approaches demonstrated in various GitHub repositories for integrating C/C++ code with Scilab on Windows using the MinGW-w64 GCC compiler toolchain. The goal is to understand the trade-offs and identify potentially clean, concise, and canonical methods.

Repositories Analyzed:

  1. Foadsf/scilab-c-cpp-mingw-example
  2. Foadsf/scilab-mingw-c-gateway-mwe
  3. Foadsf/minimal-scilab-c-gateway
  4. Foadsf/scilab-mingw-module (Note: URL points to my_foo6, seems related)