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  1. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Thursday, 07-Sep-2023 13:49:56 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
    I have finally created a backup of the site data, htdocs. The 4TB scratch disk should be formatted once again, as the entire www-data directory set is no longer needed. I have already removed it from the NAS as it was supposed to be temporary.

    The recent database and htdocs mirror are being sent to the NAS, and all very old server data will be burned on two Blu-ray 25GB discs. That same data will remain on the older 1TB drive, but removed from the NAS.

    I have yet to mirror the site configuration; that was planned about two months prior to the upgrade.
    In conversation about a year ago from web permalink
  2. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Monday, 14-Aug-2023 21:13:00 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
    There was unscheduled downtime due to me adding 2TB to the server. Finally, I am creating a backup of the current server data.

    However, the drive is being zeroed because it was used as an NTFS drive with a GPT flag, and as a result, will be until tomorrow when I will start doing so.

    This is actually a part of the delayed server upgrade.
    In conversation Monday, 14-Aug-2023 21:13:00 EDT from web permalink
  3. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Saturday, 05-Aug-2023 20:12:46 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
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    Another thing being done is finally upgrading an old machine to Windows 10. Also, finding some practically unobtanium (read: expensive) 8GB RAM (2x 4GB DDR2) that works on an Intel board; most are AMD-supported because of the large RAM chip count. Hasn't really been much of an issue since DDR3 era; only real issue now is server vs. desktop compatibility nowadays.

    8 or 16 memory chips for a 4GB DDR2 stick work on Intel boards, usually. AMD boards usually use 16 to 32 memory chips for a 4GB stick.

    Installing an AMD-supported RAM stick on an Intel board will either show up as half-read (4GB stick as 2GB) or beeps indicating unrecognized RAM.
    In conversation Saturday, 05-Aug-2023 20:12:46 EDT from web permalink
  4. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Saturday, 05-Aug-2023 19:51:27 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
    I was busy collating some Android stuff from the file server, probably to add to the main server at some point.


    The stuff as follows:

    Blackview BV8000 Pro
    Hisense Sero 7 Pro
    Motorola Atrix HD


    The Blackview BV8000 Pro phone is better off at Android 7 if you want to use it as an actual phone, otherwise you can use Android 8. I handed the phone back to Mom as it will eventually be used as a glorified web camera monitor.

    The Hisense Sero 7 Pro tablet stays with me; it is on its third mainboard. USB port finally fixed (someone epoxied it; hasn't broken since!). Slow unit... unless a 4.2.x - 4.4.x custom ROM is used.

    The Motorola Atrix HD phone is only dual core; this was Mom's first Android phone. The later custom ROMs do not handle screen drawing too well; so only real use is as a phone (if possible). Cannot use this fully as stock because AT&T will likely have phased out this device a long time ago.
    In conversation Saturday, 05-Aug-2023 19:51:27 EDT from web permalink
  5. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 07:12:12 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
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    Since these follows are merely tests on this setup, I unfollow them right after; this is why the Following section in my profile is 0.
    In conversation Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 07:12:12 EDT from web permalink
  6. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 07:07:59 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
    That said, Mastodon 4.x follows still do not work despite the 500 patch, so the site will probably have to be HTTPS. Amusingly, Soapbox follows still work regardless, as it seems to use a forked Mastodon 3.x format.
    In conversation Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 07:07:59 EDT from web permalink
  7. Clarissa Walker started following Alex Gleason.
    In conversation Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 07:02:28 EDT from activity permalink
  8. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 06:34:54 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
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    So linking repos from notabug have no valid image thumbnail filename here. Something to figure out someday.
    In conversation Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 06:34:54 EDT from web permalink
  9. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 06:32:44 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
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    So that worked.

    Main repo for the GNU social fork:
    https://notabug.org/gnusocialjp/gnusocial
    In conversation Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 06:32:44 EDT from web permalink

    Attachments

    1. Invalid filename.
      gnusocialjp/gnusocial
      from gnusocialjp
      GNU social is a social communication software used in federated social networks. It is widely supported and has a large userbase. It is already used by the Free Software Foundation.
  10. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 06:31:28 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
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    Okay, so it's just notabug links so far; seems there's no valid image linking to them in some way.

    Home page:
    https://notabug.org/
    In conversation Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 06:31:28 EDT from web permalink

    Attachments

    1. NotABug.org: Free code hosting
      from Gogs
      Gogs is a painless self-hosted Git service.
  11. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 06:27:03 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
    Another test link: a Github one this time.

    https://github.com/madires/Transistortester-Warehouse
    In conversation Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 06:27:03 EDT from web permalink

    Attachments

    1. GitHub - madires/Transistortester-Warehouse: The Transistortester's warehouse for firmware, hardware, documentation and more.
      The Transistortester's warehouse for firmware, hardware, documentation and more. - GitHub - madires/Transistortester-Warehouse: The Transistortester's warehouse for firmware, hardware, docu...
  12. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Jul-2023 21:11:02 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
    Updated GNU social to the latest fork (GNUsocial.jp variant). A few more subtle changes there.

    This particular branch is here:
    https://notabug.org/gnusocialjp/gnusocial/src/develop

    Reference:
    http://cwcyrix.nsupdate.info/gnu-social/public/notice/34
    In conversation Tuesday, 25-Jul-2023 21:11:02 EDT from web permalink

    Attachments

    1. Invalid filename.
      gnusocialjp/gnusocial
      from gnusocialjp
      GNU social is a social communication software used in federated social networks. It is widely supported and has a large userbase. It is already used by the Free Software Foundation.
    2. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Dec-2022 01:58:30 EST - Ami Sapphire's Notices
      Testing a fork of this setup from someone who runs an instance in Japan. Has some subtle changes and fixes there; so... http://cwcyrix.nsupdate.info/gnu-social/public/url/19
  13. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Jul-2023 05:54:30 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
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    Okay, the database is more responsive after these changes... probably a coincidence.
    In conversation Tuesday, 25-Jul-2023 05:54:30 EDT from web permalink
  14. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Jul-2023 05:53:45 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
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    Yeah, the terabyte drive is to not be trusted... until I should try it out on a USB 3.x enclosure.

    The 500GB image had an entirely different hash, even after zero-filling the drive.
    In conversation Tuesday, 25-Jul-2023 05:53:45 EDT from web permalink
  15. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Tuesday, 25-Jul-2023 05:49:15 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
    Cosmetic change to the site data path: sitedata -> www-data

    Also, the mariadb systemd config is cleaned up... once again.

    I still have a copy of the pre-migration MariaDB config; this will be part of the server backup. I say this because I made changes to that as well.
    In conversation Tuesday, 25-Jul-2023 05:49:15 EDT from web permalink
  16. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Monday, 17-Jul-2023 17:00:37 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
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    Copied the 500GB HDD image to the WD 1TB HDD again, and got an entirely different hash from the last attempt. The drive will have to be zero-filled.
    In conversation Monday, 17-Jul-2023 17:00:37 EDT from web permalink
  17. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Monday, 17-Jul-2023 08:43:45 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
    Most of that delayed time from the server upgrade has been spent reorganizing the main NAS data (and changing the system drive and backup drive). So I finally wrangled that issue.

    The WD WD10EALS 1TB scratch disk is officially retired, as attempting to write data normally past the 139GB barrier actually crashes the drive and it would return as unrecognized. This did not show up in either the HD Tune Pro verify scan or the MHDD scan. (This, however, did hang HD Tune Pro, but the drive would return a few minutes later and the scan would resume as if nothing had happened.) The unrecognized part only happens when writing data normally.

    Amusingly, this also did not show up in the HD Tune Pro erase procedure, but a verify after that would mark that area as red, but not crash the drive.
    In conversation Monday, 17-Jul-2023 08:43:45 EDT from web permalink
  18. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Monday, 17-Jul-2023 08:17:59 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
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    The Blu-ray drive is fully functional. I can erase and burn data to Blu-ray discs.

    I erased one BD-RE due to a burning mishap (one video file was corrupt on the 4TB scratch disk), and I burned one BD-RE with two seasons of MST3K (old videos in storage from 2009).
    In conversation Monday, 17-Jul-2023 08:17:59 EDT from web permalink
  19. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Friday, 14-Jul-2023 23:44:02 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
    Recently I have bought a Pioneer BDR-XD07B portable Blu-ray/DVD/CD burner for $40. The blue laser diode's preliminary testing was a a few PS3 discs; this worked in a way, as it "recognized" the PS3 discs - rather than the drive responding as 'No Disc', anyway.

    I then got two different brands of 10 - 25GB Blu-ray rewritable discs (BD-RE) and inserted one of each disc to test the blue laser diode. The drive does recognize the discs: one Ritek (Smartbuy) and one CMC Magnetics (Verbatim).

    Need a candidate for testing BD-RE burning, and I think it will be the old-stash MST3K movie set I found on TPB /years/ ago. Of course, the 4TB scratch disk and the old homemade DVD/CD sets will be involved.
    In conversation Friday, 14-Jul-2023 23:44:02 EDT from web permalink
  20. Clarissa Walker (amisapphire@cwcyrix.nsupdate.info)'s status on Friday, 14-Jul-2023 23:05:39 EDT Clarissa Walker Clarissa Walker
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    The consistency check has passed, so the MediaDrive is erased. For now, it has the latest data from my main laptop, soon to be sent to the main NAS.

    Meanwhile, there are two copies of a 500GB laptop HDD image, and the hashes do not match.

    Toshiba 1TB HDD - original image copy
    WD 1TB HDD - second image copy

    The second image copy is the bad one; that drive where the second image copy resides has pending sectors; the original is fine. I'll copy the original again to that drive after copying both of them to the 4TB scratch drive.
    In conversation Friday, 14-Jul-2023 23:05:39 EDT from web permalink
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Clarissa Walker

Clarissa Walker

Detroit, MI

http://cwcyrix.nsupdate.info

Hobbyist computer tweaker/repairperson, webmistress, procrastinator. Does things on my own time. Also known as CW Cyrix.

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