Category Archives: New Toys

Sysprep Done Using Ansible

Posted on February 19, 2026 by larry

I got sysprep working at a minimal level the way I want. I now have a base windows 11 image I can use to rebuild a box relatively quickly. After a reboot I rename it and add it to the … Continue reading →

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Ran Out of Time

Posted on February 16, 2026 by larry

Wow, didn’t think I would run out of time on a 4 day weekend, yet here I am. I woke up later, but not really late today. Let’s see what I did I dont think I will be going to … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Minor Remodel

Posted on February 15, 2026 by larry

Started working on a minor remodel of our bathroom downstairs. First step is the wall, and getting rid of black mold. Wasn’t alone on this though, oldest son helped me a lot. Next one is the toilet, and finally the … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentines Day 2026

Posted on February 14, 2026 by larry

Last year I made a small heart, this year I made a little rose with a tea light in it. Recall a few days ago I got a remote site working with my son. Today I got a hard drive … Continue reading →

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New Stuff, A lot done

Posted on February 13, 2026 by larry

Got couple things going on today, figured out how to install ZFS on Rocky 9.7 (note required upgrading from ZFS 2.1 to 2.2 Also installed some fresh UPS batteries, didn’t know some were replaced already and still good. Kind of … Continue reading →

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Four Day Weekend

Posted on February 12, 2026 by larry

Good weekend coming up, no football, extra day off, and got a few tasks. Allows me to start minor renovations that I had planned. One of my goals for February was to make the last bathroom nicer. Got some material … Continue reading →

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RTX5060ti on Rocky 9

Posted on February 11, 2026 by larry

Finally got it working, it took just an hour or so to figure it out. Unfortunately I do not have detailed documentation on how I did it, but here are a couple of small notes Now I can proceed with … Continue reading →

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PLU Network Connected

Posted on February 10, 2026 by larry

Woohoo, I got a remote site working. I was able to walk my son at PLU to connect the network to home. The trick was connecting to EDUROAM. I needed a different firmware to get it to work. Also at … Continue reading →

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Rack Enhancement

Posted on February 7, 2026 by larry

Recall couple months ago I tried to get my son a server rack at his dorm. But I could not get wifi working on the router I repurposed because it did not support WPA enterpise. Today I added a travel … Continue reading →

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Major Progress on Server Room

Posted on February 6, 2026 by larry

Had today off and I was able to work a bit on my server room. I have come to the conclusion that it is kind of done. Maybe there is some dusting but for the most part it is clean … Continue reading →

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