Monthly Archives: February 2019

Manual Build of CentOS

Posted on February 18, 2019 by larry

So I have a kickstart that I normally use to build my Linux boxes, there are some things like the partition scheme which is tedious to manually do so I advice people starting off to just make one large partition. … Continue reading →

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HP Slimline 260-A010

Posted on February 17, 2019 by larry

Yesterday I mentioned I got a new HP Small Desktop Its actually an HP Slimline, I am going to use it for testing UEFI booting and testing. Price was really cheap at $69 plus tax and it feels like a … Continue reading →

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Better PC For Testing

Posted on February 16, 2019 by larry

Got a cheap new PC for testing. Cheaper than two Raspberry Pi’s. Also low power. Kind of cool, got Windows 10 installed on it. Will do a more in depth post on it with pics, but it is a HP … Continue reading →

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Finally Went To Office

Posted on February 15, 2019 by larry

First time I been in the office this month. The trip, snow and some tasks kept me home. But feeling good now, roads are better, our street sucks but we can still make it out. Going to move into active … Continue reading →

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Roads Getting Better

Posted on February 14, 2019 by larry

Just our street sucks, less than 100 yards to good road. Still too much for one person to shovel. At least both cars can get out without chains. Daughter and I were shoveling snow late at night though, nice large … Continue reading →

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Finally Free of Snow

Posted on February 13, 2019 by larry

Today I was able to drive out both vehicles out of our street. This signaled that we are near back to normal activities. What helped during the day was to slowly clear the snow on the main street. Didn’t need … Continue reading →

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Really Snowed In

Posted on February 12, 2019 by larry

Snowing finally stopped but we are still frozen in. Both vehicles are stuck. Maybe I can get one going tomorrow. Hopefully tomorrow we can get out, but looking more like Thursday or even Friday.

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USB UEFI Boot

Posted on February 11, 2019 by larry

Got my USB Flash Boot Disk really working now. Got both BIOS And UEFI, but it does not look as nice Will do some more testing and some customization.

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Going Out To Snow

Posted on February 10, 2019 by larry

Still a snow day, but it is better, enough to go out and resupply. Unfortunately the battery in our van gave out while we were out. Luckily my wife was able to bring a jumper cable and someone with a … Continue reading →

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Snowbound

Posted on February 9, 2019 by larry

Enough snow out there that a lot of stores were closed, including Fry’s. Similar to when I started arduinom it was a snow storm where we were stuck when I started Arduino. It was certainly addicting. Today we made a … Continue reading →

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