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Re: USB's lifetime - 7 years ago
joebob2000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is there a practical way to watch for failing drives? > Is there a good tool for Linux to spot the count going up to preemptively change the drive? Not exactly, but unlike SMART, to test the (remaining) free space both initially and occasionally, there is http://oss.digirati.com.br/f3/ as a native (unixoiby TEN - Debian
Re: Debian defaults: netfilter / iptables: Limit the impact of 2000+ attacks per day to 5% approx. on your sshd & logs - 7 years ago
Lately some bots seem to have been taught more patient timing, so I suggest doubling the time frame from 15 to 30 seconds to foil these: Jan 2 22:13:58 debian sshd[10967]: Received disconnect from 116.31.116.18: 11: Jan 2 22:14:23 debian sshd[10969]: Received disconnect from 116.31.116.18: 11: Jan 2 22:14:48 debian sshd[10971]: Received disconnect from 116.31.116.18: 11: Jan 2 22:by TEN - Debian
Home (cinema) automation: Transceiver of all trades - 8 years ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think TEN has this really good idea from the > linked post. I've qoted here again to raise > interests > identify GPIO pins otherwise unused > that might drive the Bodhi-ported lirc_rpi > for RF(-to-IR) remote control transceivers > > With their open base and collector respectively, &gby TEN - Debian
Re: Pogo Plug RF LIRC - 8 years ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think TEN has this really good idea from the > linked post. I've qoted here again to raise > interests: > > QuoteWhile taking Pogo E02s apart, have you had > a chance to identify GPIO pins otherwise unused > (i.e. not even for serial) on their board (no > header needed if accessible atby TEN - Debian
Re: Pogo Plug LIRC - 8 years ago
craigcoffman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > here's the magic bit: > > http://www.iguanaworks.net/ << the IR > transmitter > > & some info to get you started: > > You definitely have to have a LIRC-capable machine > with some sort of IR receiver on it as well to > "record" the various IR codesby TEN - Debian
Re: wheezy: apt fails to upgrade itself (segfaults) - 8 years ago
renojim Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So maybe the apt-key binary is corrupted? Can you > run it with no parameters? It should print out > some help. It does, it's rather gpg that segfaults even without parameters and after dpkg-reconfigure gnupg && dpkg-reconfigure gpgv (and I wonder if these are safe to reinstall without knockingby TEN - Debian
Re: wheezy: apt fails to upgrade itself (segfaults) - 8 years ago
renojim Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I just tried to upgrade apt myself and I believe I > was successful. Here's my output:Preparing > to replace apt 0.9.7.9+deb7u2 (using > .../apt_0.9.7.9+deb7u7_armel.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement apt ... > Processing triggers for man-db ... > Setting up apt (0.9.7.9+deb7u7) ... > gpgby TEN - Debian
wheezy: apt fails to upgrade itself (segfaults) - 8 years ago
As https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7547 is about to get fixed for wheezy, I tried to make sure apt-get update && apt-get upgrade have the latest info, however what could I do about the issue below? Preparing to replace apt 0.9.7.9+deb7u2 (using .../apt_0.9.7.9+deb7u7_armel.deb) ... Unpacking replacement apt ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up apt (by TEN - Debian
Re: Pogo E02 GPIO (and possibly higher voltages) - 8 years ago
While taking Pogo E02s apart, have you had a chance to identify GPIO pins otherwise unused (i.e. not even for serial) on their board (no header needed if accessible at least as solder pads or pins) that might drive the Bodhi-ported lirc_rpi http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,20686,21168#msg-21168 for RF(-to-IR) remote control transceivers such as http://www.ebay.com/itm/201312653471 (cf. http://fby TEN - uBoot
Re: Default Debian Packages - Post Yours - 9 years ago
Besides setting some Debian defaults http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,20609 I also apt-get install cron iptables lcdproc less lirc mc mtd-utils netcatby TEN - Off-Topic
Time & timers - 9 years ago
As the clock wouldn't get updated by default & lag minutes in weeks, I also added this line to /etc/crontab: 30 3 * * * root ntpdate ptbtime1.ptb.de Change server if you're not in Central Europe of course. I also turn off "the light" overnight (echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/status\:orange\:fault/brightness etc.) & back on in the morning: 55 3 * * * root sunwaitby TEN - Debian
Re: Securing all those little Linux boxes of joy - 9 years ago
QuoteJoeyPogoPlugE02QuoteGravelrashyou could build yourself and Intrusion Detection System..... that would be one heck of a use for a pplug. a nightmare build tho.All the contents I'm guarding is garden-variety family media anyway, not like I'm guarding bad stuff, just hate the idea of being intruded, and by some neighborhood punk troublemaker - I have no doubt everyone can relate.For tby TEN - Off-Topic
Pogoplug GPIO interfaces for bidirectional, multi-protocol remote control & sensors - 9 years ago
Bringing together for further discussion (and implementation) the info scattered across various threads: The common (as in cheap-from-China) HP/Microsoft LIRC dongle mceusb is limited to 50µs resolution (insufficient for sampling and emulating some remote controls) hardcoded in the module, needs about 3s delay to reliably irsend after receive (had been pulling my hair until I'd figured oby TEN - Off-Topic
Re: User's Linux Desktop preference - 9 years ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Unity for all the fire it draws from geeks is > > surprisingly popular with end users (the > "Firefox, VLC & Office" crowd): > > I don't like using Unity at all (guess I'm one of > those geeks :). I prefer to keep all my VMs > separated from the host OS and each othby TEN - Off-Topic
Memory consumption of Linux desktop environments - 9 years ago
A worthy consideration: https://flexion.org/posts/2014-03-memory-consumption-of-linux-desktop-environments.html QuoteMartin WimpressI choose MATE Desktop. It is a fully integrated desktop environment, that is responsive, feature full, has reasonable memory requirements and scales from single core armv6h CPU with 512MB RAM to multi core x86_64 CPU with 32GB RAM (for me at least).by TEN - Off-Topic
Re: Your Linux Desktop preferences? - 9 years ago
Seeing the impressive choice in Desktop Environments at http://www.salixos.org/download.html, is anyone aware of a site that would let new users try out the "look&feel" of a few of these (or others) side by side?by TEN - Off-Topic
Re: User's Linux Desktop preference - 9 years ago
Unity for all the fire it draws from geeks is surprisingly popular with end users (the "Firefox, VLC & Office" crowd): Time and again I've been told they wouldn't need Windows anymore after just a few days (when Ubuntu had been installed supposedly just for testing their new hardware without "burning" a Windows registration), which hasn't happened to me mucby TEN - Off-Topic
Re: Serial Port connector - what are people using to make it work? - 9 years ago
bodhi Wrote: > grayman4hire Wrote: > > I do all my serial console work using Pogoplugs > > now. Windows is only used to putty into my > > Pogoplug (PogoplugA), then from PogoplugA, I > > use > picocom to connect to problematic Pogoplug > > (PogoplugB) > Ditto. It is much easier to bring the plug with > serial console module to where you need thby TEN - Off-Topic
Re: Unicode/UTF-8 file names Oxnas - 9 years ago
renojim Wrote: convmv -t utf8 *nima.jpg mv "./Ænima.jpg" "./�nima.jpg" > really makes a mess of things. I end up with a > file named "./�nima.jpg". That's really not what I want. As a wrote, a first question should be (and you'll need to tell convmv) which character set this is coming -f(rom). > I think the only thing that wiby TEN - Debian
Re: convmv - 9 years ago
renojim Wrote: > Thanks, TEN, but I don't think convmv is going to help > on an NTFS formatted hard drive connected to my Dockstar. > It's shared using Samba. If I mount the drive on my Windows machine > the file listing appears as: 3/12/2010 23:00 19,607 Ænima.jpg > On the Dockstar, the file listing appears as: -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19607 Mar 12 2010 Ãnimby TEN - Debian
Re: Debian defaults: netfilter / iptables: Limit the impact of 2000+ attacks per day to 5% approx. on your sshd & logs - 9 years ago
BTW something nasty out of a new HK netblock has been hammering my machines in several locations for the past few days (auto-blacklisted nicely by the above approach). To stop attacks from the address below through 43.255.191.255 entirely simply add: iptables -I INPUT 1 -i eth0 -s 43.255.190.0/23 -j DROP P.S.: Identified by threat report http://blogs.cisco.com/security/talos/sshpsychos:Quoteby TEN - Debian
Re: convmv - 9 years ago
renojim Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So I got one each of the Mobile and Pro > $5 > Pogoplugs. The setup of each went pretty > smoothly, but I cannot get the Pro to handle file > names with Unicode characters. For example, I > have a file on a share named "Ãnima.jpg". On the > Mobile, a directory listing shows the propby TEN - Debian
Re: Universal fw_bootenv to uboot all USB and NAND systems - 9 years ago
JoeyPogoPlugE02 Wrote: QuoteI really like the OpenWRT, so is it possible to have that on NAND and when you plug in a Debian it'll launch that at boot instead? uboot parameters can be extended into a cascade that attempts (within seconds) to boot a variety of USB formats, then falls back to fsload stock from NAND, and failing that, Arch or Debian Rescue from NAND, or could also integrate Opeby TEN - Off-Topic
Re: USB power switching & GPIO - 9 years ago
bodhi Wrote: > > > Speaking of which, though unlikely in spite of > > > negotiable USB current, is there by any chance > > a way to completely cut & re-enable power to > one particular port in software (that would open up > > > some nice control opportunities) ? > > I recall there is a shell utility somewhere that allows you > > to controby TEN - Off-Topic
Re: GPIO on Pogo E02 - 9 years ago
QuotebodhiQuoteTENAn interesting load of unexposed features: I²S, S/P-DIF, secondary Gbit Ethernet, secondary 16550 serial, SD & 2 SATAs, RTC, even MPEG TS I/O, to name a few, and 50 interrupt-settable GPIO pins to put Pis to shame. ;):) the SoC really has most everything. Cost cutting and product tier placement to generate profit that hide all the good stuff from low cost plugs!QuoteTENButby TEN - Off-Topic
Re: Serial Port connector - what are people using to make it work? - 9 years ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > TEN, > > > Of course I'd be interested if you already have > > details on a GPIO header and its firmware > > mappings. > > The Pogo E02 definition in the kernel patch only > deals with a few pins of interests for us. > However, the complete description should be in the >by TEN - Off-Topic
Re: Serial Port connector - what are people using to make it work? - 9 years ago
TEN Wrote: QuoteDoes anyone use an old cellphone cable to interface the internal (53.3V TTL?) serial port (when not needed for debugging) with the full-voltage (+/- 12V RS232) serial port of e.g. external VFDs (cashier's displays) ? A "Serial RS-232 Interface" post on http://openpogo.tumblr.com/ reports success on full-voltage RS232 with an unspecified homebrew, later replaced byby TEN - Off-Topic
Re: Serial Port connector - what are people using to make it work? - 9 years ago
bodhi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > TEN, > > > Is the E02 board using 3.3V or 5V on the > internal > > serial port, > > 3.3V Thanks, will have to see if some of my old Siemens or Nokia cables handle this too or rather 5V only. > > and how about the (3.3V or 5V?) GPIO > > that bodhi kindly ported the LIRC drby TEN - Off-Topic
Re: Serial Port connector - what are people using to make it work? - 9 years ago
So http://blog.qnology.com/2013/10/pogoplug-e02-v2-serial-connection.html details nicely how to connect to the internal serial console from an external USB. Is the E02 board using 3.3V or 5V on the internal serial port, and how about the (3.3V or 5V?) GPIO that bodhi kindly ported the LIRC driver for http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?2,20686,21164#msg-21164 ? Does anyone use an old cellphoneby TEN - Off-Topic
Re: Pogoplug E02 - what is the little LED inside? - 9 years ago
LeggoMyEggo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's the system board light. It lets you know > that the board is at least getting power. Sly, you here?! ;) http://rambo.wikia.com/wiki/Blue_Lightby TEN - Off-Topic