Category Archives: Technical

Pi Boot From USB

Posted on April 4, 2021 by larry

Can’t believe it took me a while to get boot from USB working. System seems really fast now it is coming from a SATA SSD. Although I hate the Pi 4 change in power supply and HDMI port, one of … Continue reading →

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April Fools 2021

Posted on April 1, 2021 by larry

Glad a lot of orgs decided not to do any funny business and keep it serious. Couple quick notes Goals for Summer Established some goals I want to achieve before End of Summer, mentioned some of them a few days … Continue reading →

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Metabolism Is Up

Posted on March 31, 2021 by larry

With my workouts, and the way I am sleeping, my metabolism seems to be going hot. I think this is the point where I begin to lose a lot of weight so I cannot let me. It looks extremely promising. … Continue reading →

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Finally Got Thin Client Working

Posted on March 28, 2021 by larry

I got all the parts for my thin client. Finally getting it in to production. Also got another document on my other web site. I am trying to document how to set up nagios. Finally, I getting to ship out … Continue reading →

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Building New Machine

Posted on March 27, 2021 by larry

Completing the build process for my new monitoring machine. Almost done. Still using influxdb though, and my leave database where it is. In fact my maintain two nagios instances. Weight: 318.2

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DNS Issues

Posted on March 26, 2021 by larry

I need to set up some monitors on AWS to make sure my DNS does not go down. Something caused my DNS to not be accessible. To get thing working I bypassed any firewall blocks using VPN. I was able … Continue reading →

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Screwed By Screws

Posted on March 24, 2021 by larry

Found out this HP thin client uses a really small M1.6 screw. Not something standard in a PC. So pull some weird shenanigan’s to get it to work. I got a temp solution, borrowed a screw from the MSATA. Hopefully … Continue reading →

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New Monitoring System for Home

Posted on March 23, 2021 by larry

Got my new devices for monitoring the home. Going through a kickstart build for the thin client and will work on the Pi next. Noticing it is slow installing. Ran Cedar river today, did pretty good, ran 1 mile without … Continue reading →

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HP Thinclient T620 SLIM-SRP US

Posted on March 22, 2021 by larry

Got a new thin client today. An HP. Cost me $55 and the version I got has an MSATA port and an M.2 port. Noticed that a lot of ones sold do not have screws for the M.2 This is … Continue reading →

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Documenting Grafana

Posted on March 21, 2021 by larry

Spent a nice chunk of the day documenting a grafan install with prometheus, loki, and nagios. A lot of setup and work involved. I also got lab cleaned up a bit. Weight: 319.2

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