Category Archives: New Toys

Casino Visit

Posted on June 28, 2020 by larry

Things are opening up, wen to snoqualmie casino today. Maybe should not have, easy to get in, really empty, but lost. I think machines were hungry. Also got this new toy. A uniden BC75XLT radio scanner. Price was right $5.99 … Continue reading →

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New Cheap Media Center IR USB

Posted on June 24, 2020 by larry

Purchased these things on ebay Really cheap, these things were listed as USB Receiver for Media Center RC6 MCE and were 5.49 each. Worked with Libreelec and my MCE remote. Weight: 312.6

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Fathers Day 2020

Posted on June 21, 2020 by larry

Good day today, ate too much though. Family left me alone to work on my media center. One thing I saw was the dreaded low votlage thunderbolt. I put on a proper power supply and it worked good. I think … Continue reading →

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Media Server In Production

Posted on June 20, 2020 by larry

I got the media server in production, also started decomm process for the old server. One thing I installed was drupal, I did not know I had a newer version 9. It required a newer maria database. Upgraded seamlessly, looks … Continue reading →

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All Hardware In

Posted on June 19, 2020 by larry

I got all the hardware for this phase of building my media server. Feeling good, but the H310 is not being recognized. Weight: 314.2

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New Media Server Up

Posted on June 14, 2020 by larry

Got the new server up, building as I post. For most of the day I was getting the kickstart ready. I got an M.2 SATA disk for the OS, I tested the hot swap ports, seems to be OK. Will … Continue reading →

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Old and New Fridge

Posted on June 13, 2020 by larry

Here is the old and new fridge. Also got instructions on building a new zoneminder server from a minimal CentOS 7 install. #!/bin/bash yum -y install mariadb mariadb-server mod_ssl php-mbstring php php-mysql httpd wgetyum -y install epel-releasewget https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/el/rpmfusion-free-release-7.noarch.rpmyum -y install … Continue reading →

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Base Linux Install Video

Posted on June 11, 2020 by larry

Finally got a video on the Base Linux Install I use for my Demos. First time I posted a video using OBS recording a VMware machine. Easier to set up. On a side note, Comcast has been disappointing. Second time … Continue reading →

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Zoneminder Card Not For Me

Posted on June 9, 2020 by larry

I was hoping a video capture card would work for me. I did not. It was too large and I think one of the ports was non functional. Anyway will see how this new system work. Weight: 313.0

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Zoneminder Upgraded

Posted on June 8, 2020 by larry

I upgraded zoneminder, but all the cabling in the back is off. Really frustrating. It was labeled for the old system, but not for the new stuff. So all the BNC videos are wrong. But I do like the new … Continue reading →

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