I get a bad gateway error and can’t load the site and Cloudflare tells me it’s a host error (they are doing their job just fine, the first two bullet points assure me) so hopefully hosting a website isn’t what to do with it.
What to do with an old iPad
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Re: What to do with an old iPad
#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are plenty of successful mods and even paid products capable of making a MacBook include a functional touchscreen. As far as I know the closest thing you can do with an iPad running macOS is some form of Remote Desktop / VNC. The QEMU attempts on jailbroken iPads are unusable, and impractical. Certainly no one has done it natively (outside of Apple of course)
People have ran macOS userspace on iPhone
Wait really? Can you link me please?
Re: What to do with an old iPad
#73> What to do with an old iPad
Install Linux on it. If that is not possible, shave its head and put it in the pillory for public humiliation.
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#74I've tried to use an old iPad as a wall-mounted control panel. The device has continuous power but will occasionally run down its battery anyway, especially when displaying the Home Assistant app. Not consistently reproducible and annoying, but makes the device a poor match for what I want to do with it. It's a shame because it could have had a good, long post-retirement career in this role if it could only run at pe…
Sounds like you're using a low power adapter. I have a few ipad2 that the kids use for things. Even if they have 1% and we plug them in they can be used while they charge. I'd also suggest lowering the brightness slightly, can make a huge difference to battery drain
Over a decade ago it was common for tablets of any kind to not be able to hold a charge while plugged in when pushed to their limits.
Re: What to do with an old iPad
#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
People have ran macOS userspace on iPhone
Wait really? Can you link me please?
Re: What to do with an old iPad
#76I get a bad gateway error and can’t load the site and Cloudflare tells me it’s a host error (they are doing their job just fine, the first two bullet points assure me) so hopefully hosting a website isn’t what to do with it.
I remember Cloudflare's job was to cache the page back in the day.. is it still the case?
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#77So, if you’re reading this post right now, it means my server is working, and that this site is being served by an iPad 2 from 2012, running iOS 6.1.3 and Insomnia to keep it connected to Wi-Fi. When I pinged your domain it came back as CloudFlare. Did you mean So, if you’re reading this post right now, it means this site is being served CloudFlare. I jest. I imagine you did this to keep your IP address private? Just…
iPad now resting as molten metal and glass in the corner of the room.
Re: What to do with an old iPad
#78I wish Apple would just unlock these things once they stop supporting them. It's such a waste of hardware otherwise.
Less people would buy new iPads, so Apple won't do this unless forced by law and the right to repair movement.
It's probably more because some IT people at Apple take pride in locking things down. After that, it takes Apple real effort to actually support your use-case.
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#79I get a bad gateway error and can’t load the site and Cloudflare tells me it’s a host error (they are doing their job just fine, the first two bullet points assure me) so hopefully hosting a website isn’t what to do with it.
I remember Cloudflare's job was to cache the page back in the day.. is it still the case?
It depends on how the site is configured in Cloudflare. I'm pretty sure I had to change the default settings to make it keep my site up even if my server goes down (and even then I'm not sure I did it right)
Re: What to do with an old iPad
#80I wish Apple would just unlock these things once they stop supporting them. It's such a waste of hardware otherwise.
I would love to run Linux on my old iPad hardware. The newest iPad Pro running Linux would probably be faster than my current laptop.