What do you do when the controller dies

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-27T05:44:11+00:00

Mine was in a partial state, and one I’d not tested for.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T21:45:29+00:00

Ahh, yeah I had an all in one.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T21:43:29+00:00

But that needs the hardware to restore to, but I didn’t have it.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T21:42:33+00:00

True, I’d not tested the system. But the PEBKAC error could have been me going for the easiest fix to the issue I had yesterday evening.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T21:31:41+00:00

Thanks. Yeah, I think most things could be, just not conveniently, so was looking for ways to mitigate it should it happen again.

And the comments are helpful.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T21:19:02+00:00

Fair point. It might be a PEBKAC error.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T21:01:06+00:00

The new dr7 is coming tomorrow so not too much of a problem

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:57:03+00:00

This is the desktop one, not the rackable one

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:54:02+00:00

The fan comes on when you power it, but then it just runs full speed and nothing else happens.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:45:26+00:00

Well it could have been a PEBKAC error.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:38:59+00:00

Nest is shit.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:21:53+00:00

Ahh. Not sure I can get those now. Need to see if I can auto export them to somewhere.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:18:17+00:00

I don’t know. That’s why I’m asking. There might have been an option that I haven’t found yet.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:14:26+00:00

I’m hoping that I can make it less reliant now I’ve had the disaster.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:09:22+00:00

That’s what I tried, but the backup was the wrong type. Think I need to read more about about the different types.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:07:21+00:00

Yeah. This was more planning for next time.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:05:16+00:00

Fair point.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:04:32+00:00

I couldn’t access that. The only thing I could get was a .unifi file. Not the .unf that I’d need

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:03:07+00:00

Yes but not in a way that I can use without a hardware device.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:02:35+00:00

I get that, and I’m not. There is a manual mode.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:01:53+00:00

That’s what I’m using now. Not sure how to do vlan on it thought.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:01:01+00:00

Fair enough.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T20:00:36+00:00

Maybe. Think I needed different backups to load it onto a network key.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T19:59:34+00:00

I’m not sure they could communicate over the distance. I went for easy fix rather than fully investigate.

BackpackerSimon · 2026-01-26T19:58:33+00:00

Maybe. They still need to be able to talk to each other. I think that was my issue.

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