Category Archives: New Toys

Zoneminder Really Needs RAM

Posted on July 7, 2025 by larry

Much more RAM, OOM is doing its job Currently has 32GB of RAM, needs more, also need to tweak my settings maybe to use less RAM. I do have another 32GB on the way. Another thing that breaks is my … Continue reading →

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New R9 Zoneminder Up

Posted on July 6, 2025 by larry

Finally got zoneminder on Rocky 9. The CentOS 7 instance built in Q1 2021 needs some rest. Prior to that was Zoneminder built in August 2017, and the first instance of that was way back on a Pentium 4 CentOS … Continue reading →

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Kickstarts Built

Posted on June 27, 2025 by larry

I got all my public kickstarts done. Going through testing now. There is some weirdness where I have to shutdown the box and remove the boot media. Going to try with other hardware, not sure what is going on, maybe … Continue reading →

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Lab Slowly Coming Back

Posted on June 25, 2025 by larry

I am slowly setting up my demo lab. First thing I needed to do was get the old lab set up so I can extract the data I need to rebuild it. Then I been digging up ISO I needed … Continue reading →

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DIY Rack Upgrades

Posted on June 22, 2025 by larry

It has been over a decade since I originally built this rack. Original Rack I should have thrown this out a couple years later when I got a real rack. But there were couple upgrades done that kept the server. … Continue reading →

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What Happened to Me?

Posted on June 21, 2025 by larry

Before I go more of into today’s post, I need to ask what the heck happened to summer? Feels like spring and don’t need to water the plants. I just finished up my 10k steps when it started to drizzle … Continue reading →

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Summer Solstice 2025

Posted on June 20, 2025 by larry

Longest day of the year, got a lot done. I did start my day normally, thought I would have a chance to sleep in, but the vet called and I had to bring in our dog at 11:30 After that … Continue reading →

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Good Sleep Good Work

Posted on June 19, 2025 by larry

This 8 Port KVM switch arrived today https://amzn.to/4nfuwow It works well form my office rack, made it look cleaner. Will post pics tomorrow, but it needs more work. I went to bed clean and comfortable last night and I woke … Continue reading →

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Made It To The Weekend

Posted on June 18, 2025 by larry

Yes, it is Wednesday, but my weekend started after I finished work today. Had a small rest and headed to gym. Did pretty good. I plan to go to bed early (relatively) so I can get things done tomorrow. After … Continue reading →

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Weekend ToDo

Posted on June 17, 2025 by larry

Interesting that I have 4 days off to do stuff. I want to do a youtube video and redo my office server rack. Ordering some parts now so I am committed. Combine that with a new Thinkpad notebook and my … Continue reading →

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