06-01-2017, 01:13 AM
Glad you got things going and most things working well. Would recommend you now start new threads for each of the "minor" issues you have (one per issue). That way it's easier for people who may know solutions to see what your problems are and answer them. If you try solving them in this thread many people may not even know about them because they haven't read this far along to know they exist. It also makes it easier for others after you to find solutions when they see thread titles specific to their similar problem. Title of this thread will give them no clue that possible solutions for VLC, battery, etc. may also be contained here.
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