I recently faced what can only be described as a hard drive nightmare with my Proxmox server, which runs on an HP DL380 server with 12 SAS drives on the front and three bays on the back. The main array was humming along just fine, but the three 16TB drives I added to the back? …
Well, on a bit of a lark I started looking into bidding on Mini Trucks in Japan. Little did I know I would end up actually winning one. After several months, I now have it here at my house, but not without a number of stories to go along with it. The big thing is, …
Consolidating for Convenience and Algorithm Hell I realize this information is available elsewhere, but by consolidating and reposting it here, I hope it helps both with search algorithms and for anyone facing similar issues. Plus, it saves me the trouble of tracking down the original sources when the problem inevitably crops up again. So yes, …
The holidays are over, and I just got a box of goodies. A whole slew of new WiFi dongles featuring the MediaTek MT7612U. I spent the night with my sons shucking the boxes, and assembling them to end up with the box above. I am still waiting on a few critical parts, but I will …
Wireless AC has turned out to be a real pain. First off, in doing my research, the only adapter that does AC and natively loads in Linux are devices with the MT7612UN MediaTek chipset. These do not seem to be terribly common, and the only seller I found was not particularly honest. This leaves the …
To remove DKMS drivers in Linux, start by checking installed drivers with $ dkms status. This lists drivers like 8812au, 4.2.3, 5.3.0-23-generic, x86_64: installed. Note the driver name (e.g., 8812au) and version (e.g., 4.2.3). Then, run $ sudo dkms remove 8812au/4.2.3 –all to uninstall. Confirm removal with $ dkms status before installing new drivers. This process simplifies driver management, especially for WiFi hacking.
In 2013 I took my wife and kids, brother and his kids, and my parents on an adventure launching a hydrogen filled balloon. The balloon started at about six feet in diameter, and once it reached its burst height, it was over thirty-five feet in diameter. We were able to get it to over 108,000 …