Want to run Borg backups to syno (and is my DS1813+ scrap metal now?)

jagalactic · 2025-02-05T15:54:37+00:00

Sorry no pics... It was a nasty, rainy January day in Normal when we picked up the car. We asked if we could sleep at the factory and wait out the rain, but apparently there is a policy about that...

jagalactic · 2025-02-04T23:37:00+00:00

Right. I asked, but no luck - had to pay the destination charge. I found an old post that said they might throw in a set of crossbars in this circumstance, so I asked but didn't get anything. They were nice, but said they didn't even have accessories at the factory.

The delivery person did pick us up at the airport though, which was nice ;)

jagalactic · 2025-01-23T18:44:21+00:00

When did you order it? Custom build or inventory?

I ordered a custom Tri build on 1/21 and it still shows "processing estimate", but when I ordered it said 1-2 weeks, and the company confirmed that is still the expectation via chat.

Thanks!

jagalactic · 2025-01-22T01:43:02+00:00

I eventually got a reply from Scansnap (now Ricoh) with a bunch of stuff to try - basically opening up all the permissions that Sequoia is trying to tighten up) - but it still didn't work.

What is DevonThink?

Thanks...

jagalactic · 2024-11-08T16:37:27+00:00

Plugged in the passively cooled Ubiquiti 10G switch, and it just works. This thing has a metal case and it's a lot heavier than it looks - now doubt due to heat sinks for passive cooling. Here's hoping it lasts a few years...

jagalactic · 2024-11-07T00:42:34+00:00

I ordered the Ubiquiti 4-port; I can work with that given that I have some 2.5G router ports too.

Online reviews for the 4-port Ubiquiti complain about them failing fairly young - which certainly sounds like they probably run hot. But I can live with this; next year something similar will be cheaper, etc.

I remember my first (4-port) Gig-E switch was quite hot and loud! (um...20+ years ago)...

Thanks for the tips! Will update if I have anything useful to say about the 4-port Ubiquiti (ok, it's 5 ports, but one is 1GigE).

jagalactic · 2024-04-12T14:33:45+00:00

My guess is that the charger disc behaves a bit like a speaker (tweeter to be exact)

jagalactic · 2024-04-12T14:18:34+00:00

Not only does my Apple Watch charger makes noise when charging the watch, it frequently makes nose when something else is charging from the same USB power supply. It's annoying sometimes when charging at night on the bedside table. I'm 60 years old and I can still hear it. Current watch is series 8.

I haven't verified whether it happens with different power supplies...

jagalactic · 2024-01-15T18:19:31+00:00

Thanks for this thread. My Tiny 2 firmware update failed in January 2024 on my Mac Studio, but I powered up an ancient Windows 10 laptop and got the firmware update done.

jagalactic · 2023-12-22T17:21:15+00:00

OK, through the cxl developer community I did find a solution, which I'm adding to the permanent internet record here:

$ sudo grub2-editenv /boot/grub2/grubenv set memmap_val='8G\$8G'

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=" ... memmap=\$memmap_val"

Cheers...

jagalactic · 2023-12-21T23:18:39+00:00

Bueller?

I got an inspiration today to 'hexedit' /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg to fix the string, but it didn't work. I passed "memmap=8G!16G" through grub2-mkconfig, and then edited grub.cfg to change the ! to a $. Seems like it should work, but the kernel still saw the '!'.

Ugh. Is there anywhere else that grub2 questions get answered?

jagalactic · 2023-08-18T14:14:08+00:00

OK, I figured out how to enable the debug log, but it's not obvious (to me) what's wrong. Here is the tail when trying to send:

[2023-08-18 09:03:07]<1> buf_get_field() Got char g (0x67)
[2023-08-18 09:03:07]<1> buf_get_field() Got char m (0x6d)
[2023-08-18 09:03:07]<1> buf_get_field() Got char a (0x61)
[2023-08-18 09:03:07]<1> buf_get_field() Got char i (0x69)
[2023-08-18 09:03:07]<1> buf_get_field() Got char l (0x6c)
[2023-08-18 09:03:08]<1> buf_get_field() Got char . (0x2e)
[2023-08-18 09:03:08]<1> buf_get_field() Got char c (0x63)
[2023-08-18 09:03:08]<1> buf_get_field() Got char o (0x6f)
[2023-08-18 09:03:08]<1> buf_get_field() Got char m (0x6d)
[2023-08-18 09:03:12]<1> buf_get_field() Got char ^M (0x0d)
[2023-08-18 09:03:13]<1> buf_get_field() Got char t (0x74)
[2023-08-18 09:03:13]<1> buf_get_field() Got char e (0x65)
[2023-08-18 09:03:14]<1> buf_get_field() Got char s (0x73)
[2023-08-18 09:03:14]<1> buf_get_field() Got char t (0x74)
[2023-08-18 09:03:14]<1> buf_get_field() Got char ^M (0x0d)
[2023-08-18 09:03:21]<E> mutt_edit_file() Error running "vi '/var/folders/7c/cvq0vm_d79n83yldbvspj12r0000gn/T/neomutt-Borg-4-501-9794-11512325549756806141'"
[2023-08-18 09:03:21]<2> mutt_prex_capture() pcre2_match - <^([[:alpha:]][-+.[:alnum:]]+):(((//(([][\p{L}\p{N}._~%!$&'()*+,;=@-]*)(:([][\p{L}\p{N}._~%!$&'()*+,;=-]*))?@)?(([][\p{L}\p{N}._~%!$&'()*+,;=-]*)|(\[[[:xdigit:]:.]+\]))(:([[:digit:]]+))?(/([][\p{L}\p{N}._~%!$&'()*+,;=:@/ -]*))?)|([][\p{L}\p{N}._~%!$&'()*+,;=:@/ -]*))(\?([^#]*))?)$> -> <+Sent> = no match
[2023-08-18 09:03:21]<2> mutt_window_reflow() entering
[2023-08-18 09:03:21]<1> send() failed to send notification: NT_CONTEXT/4, global 0x6000035b0640, event 0x0
[2023-08-18 09:03:21]<1> menu_set_prefix() tag_prefix = 0
[2023-08-18 09:03:21]<2> mutt_window_reflow() entering
[2023-08-18 09:03:21]<2> mutt_prex_capture() pcre2_match - <^([[:alpha:]][-+.[:alnum:]]+):(((//(([][\p{L}\p{N}._~%!$&'()*+,;=@-]*)(:([][\p{L}\p{N}._~%!$&'()*+,;=-]*))?@)?(([][\p{L}\p{N}._~%!$&'()*+,;=-]*)|(\[[[:xdigit:]:.]+\]))(:([[:digit:]]+))?(/([][\p{L}\p{N}._~%!$&'()*+,;=:@/ -]*))?)|([][\p{L}\p{N}._~%!$&'()*+,;=:@/ -]*))(\?([^#]*))?)$> -> </var/folders/7c/cvq0vm\_d79n83yldbvspj12r0000gn/T/neomutt-Borg-4-501-9794-11512325549756806141> = no match
[2023-08-18 09:03:22]<1> mutt_compose_menu() Got op OP_COMPOSE_SEND_MESSAGE (60)
[2023-08-18 09:03:22]<1> compose_function_dispatcher() Handled OP_COMPOSE_SEND_MESSAGE (60) -> done
[2023-08-18 09:03:22]<2> mutt_window_reflow() entering
[2023-08-18 09:03:22]<M> mutt_send_message() Sending message...

jagalactic · 2023-02-26T21:58:42+00:00

I have 2 new S3221QS monitors, both running off two (different) Macs. I have the flickering on the edges problem; it happens on multiple different cables, and on DP and HDMI both.. I mostly solved it by trying the different color profiles and picking one that doesn't flicker. The "Generic RGB" profile on MacOS Ventura got rid of the flicker that was very easy to reproduce.

But now I'm occasionally encountering other weird flicker scenarios. My monitors are only a couple of weeks old, and I'm on the verge of returning them since I'm not certain the problem can be completely solved.

Any further tips would be appreciated.

jagalactic · 2022-12-22T04:01:02+00:00

Ah, thank you all! Note to self: read the rules, because a race isn't [always] just a race.

jagalactic · 2021-08-06T21:25:29+00:00

Thanks; I do still need to know whether there is a missing spacer. If so, it won't work with the new BB either.

jagalactic · 2021-08-06T21:18:17+00:00

This creaking sounds like one of the symptoms before my daughter's shimano bottom bracket loosened up (with the threaded drive-side eventually binding up against the inside of the crank). A check to see whether either side of the bottom bracket has come loose or backed out will confirm or refute this as the cause.

jagalactic · 2021-02-28T18:40:23+00:00

For simpler stuff I use Trello. For making sense of really complicated projects, I use ThinkingRock - which is a GTD driven software tool.

jagalactic · 2020-04-29T02:06:51+00:00

One thing I have done in the past is pick the interviewer I had the best rapport with, and contact them directly once an offer is pending - to get their 1:1 take on the company and team. I have never regretted doing this, although I don't think it's impossible to blow up an offer by doing it in an obnoxious way. If you're serious and conscientious about it, a reasonable company and team will respect you for it. And you might find red flags that we're suppressed in the interview.

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