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  • Is there a tool to automatically check partitions for excessive log files, caches or other junk? The root partition of a Linux box I have is 60 GiB and almost full, and XFCE will fail to start when there’s no space. I would use WinDirStat on Windows but the Linux alternatives can’t do the job properly because they scan by file tree and some subdirectories of / are on other partitions because of symlinks… I guess I could boot a live USB and mount my ext4 root partition but not the NTFS storage one but I’d rather avoid that.





  • Why can’t you do it yourself?

    Probably because it’s hard to compile a kernel on an iPad 😂

    They’re asking a senior engineer to spend a week at minimum poking around an unknown device. That’s going to cost way more than an all-new security camera system. Anyway, they might try opening the video files with ffmpeg, or VLC: I have a Dahua camera (also from a dumpster) that produces .dav files - a proprietary container for H264 or H265 but VLC plays it. There may be a FOSS client available for the camera’s IP interface (like Dahua’s weird fork of ONVIF) but likely not for iOS.


  • Sell it and get something with an existing FOSS firmware. And a laptop (dumpster ones work too). What you’re asking for is $1000 upfront, at minimum, with no satisfaction guarantee.

    If you’re willing to do most of the work yourself, I’d suggest finding an official firmware update and running binwalk on it. Also take good photos of the PCB and look for datasheets of every chip. Then you’ll be able to pose specific questions and maybe get decent help.

    Still, it’s probably best to set up ONVIF client software or something.