Greetings
So, this didn't quite start when I intended it to... sorry.
But ... I've decided to give it another go, primarily to share some of the stuff I've recently been meddling with in case it is of use to someone else.
Firstly, I decided to give Arch linux a go... and whilst there are a number of guides available for this (as well as the archinstall script, which worked well enough for a basic install) I figured I'd share the guide I forked from @sidicer which I've put here.
Secondly, I put together a DIY PiKVM in order to help with a small homelab I have. This worked really well, so I thought I'd share the details of what hardware I bought, what configuration changes I needed to make and how I did the thing. Hope it's useful to someone, I posted it here.
And finally, for now, I'm putting together a larger post (or probably a few posts) with details of the electrical work I've undertaken on our new Campervan. Despite spending quite a bit on a brand new camper from a well-known German brand, it seems the electrical system was firmly stuck in the 1990's. So, a lot of researching, some purchasing and a little cursing later... and I think I've got the electrics up to a fairly modern specification.
I won't go into too much detail right now, but this is taking the van from a system based on a single 95aH AGM battery to a much larger 230aH LiFePo4 battery with all of the associated chargers upgraded to match. This also avoids cutting the standard convertors wiring loom and uses matching electrical connectors to make it a plug and play system that can be reverted to factory specification in just a few hours. Stay tuned...