Category Archives: New Toys

Fedora 44 Kickstart

Posted on June 27, 2026 by larry

Finally got a kickstart for Fedora 44 making rebuilds easy. A few weird quirks but looks to be ok for now. I downloaded the entire 44 x86_64 repo locally for a reboot. Also PR’d again on the parkrun Wow did … Continue reading →

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End of Four Day Weekend

Posted on June 22, 2026 by larry

Today I once again got a lot done. I cleaned my office by dumping things into the living room. I think whatever I bring back in must go in the closet. I finally installed my new opnsense firewall and got … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Cluster Done

Posted on June 13, 2026 by larry

Although things do change, I think this is the final setup for the proxmox cluster. Got the cool aux power supply in the front, which also has rear connections. Did the parkrun today, did not PR, I needed a break … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Host

Posted on June 8, 2026 by larry

I think everything I need in the proxmox host is in there. I got the 256GB NVME and 32 RAM Note I have an open slot which I can add another NVME in, in the future I may populate it … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Cluster Coming Along

Posted on June 7, 2026 by larry

An updated on my proxmox cluster. It is coming along I dont have all the parts and still getting stuff, but theses are four Lenovo M920X Forgot the CPU but they should all have 32GB of RAM. Not the NIC … Continue reading →

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Proxmox Rack Built

Posted on June 6, 2026 by larry

My proxmox rack is FINALLY built, based on labrax As I post I am building the actual rack mounts. Also in parkrun today I PR’d again Weight: 317.4

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Hard Drive On Nearstore

Posted on June 1, 2026 by larry

I dont think the hard drive I got was a smart purchase for its use. As a backup I think it would be OK, so I may reformat it and just use it for cold storage. It is not 2 … Continue reading →

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Nearstore Server Rebuild

Posted on May 31, 2026 by larry

I little sad because my 1L M900 had a hard disk that was not up to the task. Yesterday I purchased a Dell Optiplex 5050 and moved the nvme disk in to it jerry rigged the 2.5″ disk in there … Continue reading →

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Parkrun PR Again

Posted on May 30, 2026 by larry

I did another PR, yay Time: 52:10 Got a busy schedule this weekend. Also have to comment on this video of someone that tried to take Legos off of some poor fellow. Video is wild, and there is a part … Continue reading →

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Minivan In for Repair

Posted on May 29, 2026 by larry

Had to get the AC repaired for our minivan that is 16 years old and has 100k miles which is pretty low. It cost us $1,300.00 Not cheap, but there was a realization, we could handle it. So it is … Continue reading →

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