Author: Trond Endrestøl
KB4474419 and KB4489878
For some unknown reason, KB4474419 and KB4489878 failed to install automatically on Windows 7 SP1 x64 and Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, respectively. One client was unable to install KB4474419 and two servers had issues with KB4489878. After struggling for a while, I opted to download the updates and installing them manually. Go to https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/ […]
Read More → KB4474419 and KB4489878Parallel ZFS mounting
Parallel mounting of ZFS filesystem was introduced in r344569 and is great for shortening the boot time. The change creates a cosmetic problem, partial ordering of the mounted filesystems. Here’s a shell script coercing the output of df(1) into a comprehensible listing.
Read More → Parallel ZFS mountingDesktop icons in modern Windows
Having access to “Azure Dev Tools for Teaching” (formerly known as MS Imagine, MS DreamSpark, and MSDN Academic Alliance) for training and experimentation has its perks, but I miss the ability to show certain desktop icons without activating Windows 10 and/or Server 2019. Here’s how.
Read More → Desktop icons in modern WindowsGetting Bareos up & running on FreeBSD stable/12
I’m in the process of figuring out if Bareos can replace AMANDA in my shop. What is better than setting up a test server and do as many mistakes as possible before going live?
Read More → Getting Bareos up & running on FreeBSD stable/12Binary message in Cisco Digital Network Architecture: Intent-based Networking for the Enterprise (Networking Technology)
I’m waiting for my copy of “Cisco Digital Network Architecture: Intent-based Networking for the Enterprise (Networking Technology)” to arrive. In the meantime, I glanced at the contents on Amazon. Among the dedications, there is a binary message. Add a bit of Erlang magic and the message is revealed.
Read More → Binary message in Cisco Digital Network Architecture: Intent-based Networking for the Enterprise (Networking Technology)Adventures in XCP-ng 7.6
I tried XCP-ng in a lab today. The lab ran XenServer 7.6 from my previous experiments. I started long ago with XS 7.2 and 5 hosts in a single pool. The upgrade to XCP-ng 7.6 went smoothly.
Read More → Adventures in XCP-ng 7.6Safe Kernel Programming with Rust
The discussion on whether FreeBSD should eventually replace C with Rust, produced a link to “Safe Kernel Programming with Rust“, a degree project in computer science and engineering, written by Johannes Lundberg while at KTH in Sweden. If you aim for printing the PDF file as two-sided, then print the following pages in the following […]
Read More → Safe Kernel Programming with Rust«I dag kan være en spesiell dag for…»
Det er mye rart man skal se blant mottatte eposter. Tenk at dette skulle komme fra fremtiden. Har noen i fremtiden klart å finne tachyoner og kan bruke de til noe vettugt? Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2023 21:30:04 +0000 Subject: I dag kan =?utf-8?Q?v=C3=A6re?= en spesiell dag =?utf-8?Q?for=E2=80=A6=2E?= Jeg kan bekrefte at 1. februar 2023 er […]
Read More → «I dag kan være en spesiell dag for…»Mer epostskremming
Nå har svindlerne tatt seg bryet med å oversette pjattet sitt til norsk. Tenk om de kunne litt om logikk og rettskrivning i tillegg.
Read More → Mer epostskremmingAndroid 7.1.1’s Clock app and Do not disturb
The Clock app on my Sony Xperia Z5 running Android 7.1.1 crashed every time I tried using the stopwatch or the countdown timer.
Read More → Android 7.1.1’s Clock app and Do not disturb