Problem: On Debian Linux the brand new 3TB SATA Drives only seen as 2TB Drives by fdisk Background: GPT Partition Table must be used as new technology Solution: install „gdisk“ the GPT Tool for big Drives with #sudo aptitude install gdisk clean the new Drives first Table Headers with #sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb count=1 bs=512 […]
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Hardware Bugs: Seagate ST3000DM001 9YN166 3TB Drives Click Noise
Problem: My brand new Seagate Drives running as Raid1 with two Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 on Debian clicks sometimes. Background: Noise is made by parking heads and spin control by the firmware, often seen on Home NAS (Update 2017: The Firmware of this Generation is buggy, Fault rate 70% after 2 Years) Solution: go to Manufacter Site […]
Hardware Tip: „Null Euro“ entkoppelte Festplatte („Zero Dollar“ Hard Drive acoustic decoupling)
Problem: Festplatten brummen in PC Gehaeuse, Schwingungen werden uebertragen. Harddrive rotations transmitted by case parts and acousitc boosted up Professionelle Produkte zum entkoppeln kosten bis 30 Euro. Professional Parts must be paid up to 40 Dollars/Drive Lösung: „Null Euro“ Lösung – „Zero Dollar“ Solution Festplatten im 5.25 Zoll Laufwerk auf Einmachgummis haengen Harddrives mounted on […]
Chromebook Replacement: Get or build your Firefoxbook with Linux for free
A free Howto to get a free Chromebook Replacement: Called Firefoxbook Everybody knows a product called chromebook, but you must not buy such a laptop with branded OS! Here is a small Howto get a similar Laptop with free firefox. How does it work? Easy, the Laptop boots from Stick or CF-Card to RAMDISK, the […]
Windows 7 / 8: Cleanup User Profile of Internet Browsing Waste
Problem: Windows 7 /8 and its new Apps cache and logs all your browsed internet data at your PC disc Solution: Remove Temp Data Footprints of last Internet Sites open Internet Exploerer and insert into addressbar: shell:cookies shell:history shell:cache then press CTRL+A to select all, and Shift+DEL to delete…!! Windows 7 Apps/Plugins like adobe cache […]
WordPress: Change Editor Font Size without Plugins
Problem: If you use wordpress and use a high resolution Screen on your Laptop or Workstation the dehault font size is too small. Solution: Edit with: #sudo nano ../wp-includes/js/tinymce/themes/advanced/skins/wp_theme/content.css change value 13 to 16 or 19 at: body { font: 16px/19px Georgia, "Times New Roman", "Bitstream Charter", Times, serif; margin: 10px; color: #000; }
Ubuntu 12.04 Bug High Prio : Grub 2 grub-pc hangs on reboot timeout not working
Prio 1: Set to Prio 1 cause it prevent a remote ubuntu Server from Boot without interactive root access to the Grub 2 Boot Screen !! Problem: If you do a release upgrade to ubuntu 12.04 use grub-pc and have a seperate /boot partition (sda1) then your server won’t boot without you pressing enter at […]
Linux FreeBSD: Protect your Disc Data against power loss
Problem: If you use IDE or SATA Disc Drives inside your Workstation or Server without a additional uninterruppted power supply after a power loss your Disc Drives can lose data, do not boot clean up agian or damage the drive headers and sectors. Background: SATA or IDE Drives uses „Disc Cached Controllers“, the count of […]
Google Search: Goodby Google Search
Wenn Sie auch nach negativen Erfahrungen Google nicht mehr nutzen möchten kann ich Ihnen diese URL als Alternative anbieten: If you want to use a other Internet Search as Google try this URL as Homepage for your Browser http://de.search.yahoo.com/
FreeBSD Linux: Remove Clear GPT Partition Table from drives
Problem: FreeBSD 9 use GPT Partitionlabel by default to remove with Linux do: fdisk message: WARNING: GTP (GUID Partition Table) detected on '/dev/sdX' The util fdisk isn't support GPT. do on console: sudo parted /dev/sdX mklabel msdos (Enter Yes!) quit now use Linux fdisk to recreate a new partion Table