public notes

Boosting a Tenways Ago X's top speed

The adapter cable used for connecting to the bike's CAN bus.

Where I live, electric bikes have to be limited to actively support only up to a speed of 25 km/h. For a Tenways Ago X, which uses Bafang technology, this limit is set in the controller and can be overridden via a command on the CAN bus of the bike. Just saying.

Go fast!

Getting started with the ctxLink

Taking an old ctxLink out of the drawer and bringing it (and me) up to speed.

Waterfox's ffmpeg support

Waterfox doesn't support ffmpeg v8. You need to install ffmpeg v7 to get H264 support back.

Here's the details

Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition on Arch Linux

A medieval gate or archway. Generate using the Bing Image Creator.

The version of the Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition available via GoG, is built against an old version of OpenSSL that is not available in the Arch Linux repositories anymore.

Here's how to fix Baldur's Gate EE for Arch Linux

Tenways AGO X – Maintenance

A greek vase depicting a man riding a bicycle. Generated using the Bing Image Creator.

This is where I keep notes for the maintenance of my e-bike. The text is in German, but part numbers are international so if you own one of these, check the page.