linux - ktz.

Fixing "kernel EDID has corrupt header" in Proxmox 8 and NixOS

Since fairly recently my Proxmox install has shown an almost barf inducing amount of errors along the lines of edid block 0 is all zeroes or kernel EDID has corrupt

technical

I need your help with Intel Quick Sync benchmarking!

Please help me benchmark as many Intel CPUs Quick Sync transcoding performance as possible!

technical

PiKVM - Control up to 4 servers simultaneously [archived]

This is every homelabbers dream isn't it? Controlling multiple systems that don't have IPMI natively, remotely. Thanks to PiKVM, now we can.

technical

A USB Fan Controller that now works under Linux

Relying on the built-in motherboard headers on server grade motherboards to reliably control fans with Linux has been a crapshoot since forever. I'm pleased to report that last summer the Corsair Commander Pro received native Linux kernel driver support in the 5.9 release.

technical

Why I stopped using Intel GVT-g on Proxmox with Quick Sync

The promise of GVT-g technically was very high. One box to rule them all. However in practice, it just didn't live up to expectations.

perfect-media-server

The Perfect Media Server - 2020 Edition

We're back! A fresh new installment of Perfect Media Server ready for 2021 and we launch perfectmediaserver.com

technical

Passthrough Intel iGPU with GVT-g to a VM and use Quick Sync with Plex in docker on Proxmox

Passing through an entire GPU is very useful for specific tasks but isn't a very efficient use of resources. Wouldn't it be nice if we could slice up 1 GPU and use it with multiple VMs at once?

openshift

Configure Unbound DNS for Openshift 4

A little while ago I wrote a post over on openshift.com about installing Openshift 4 on VMware. Some of you reading it have asked me how I configured the

linux

Send a Pushover notification from Linux

How can you make a Linux system notify your phone when it reboots?

linux

Remove Ubuntu MOTD spam at login

For some reason lately the spam from Ubuntu at login via MOTD (message of the day) seems to have gotten worse. Here's how to remove it.

zfs

Combining ZFS with other filesystems using mergerfs

Use ZFS to store your most critical data without breaking the bank for your less important files.

home assistant

Backing up Home Assistant

HASSIO is probably the easiest way to run Home Assistant. It's a pre-packaged appliance aimed at a few key devices such as Raspberry Pi and so on. Being an appliance

linux

Gotchas when migrating Fedora qcow2 images to vmware

My issue was that the initramfs didn't contain the necessary drivers for the emulated hardware and as such the VM refused to boot except into emergency mode.

linux

Make your forward / back Mouse Buttons work with Synergy

Synergy is an application I use to share my keyboard and between a VFIO guest and host system. One thing has bugged me about it for ages but today I found a solution that...

linux

Self Hosted

Today is a big day. I can finally share the details of a project that's been in the works for what feels like forever. I'm launching a brand new podcast on Jupiter Broadcasting called Self Hosted with Chris Fisher.

hardware

Awesomo Server - Build Log Entry #2

Things were getting a bit toasty in there. The watercooled Xeon E5 2690 v2 CPUs themselves were fine sitting at around 40c but the PCH (kind of like the Southbridge) and RAM were hitting 70c+ constantly.

linux

Don't dismiss Xfce

I'd liken Xfce to the VW Golf in some ways. Years of refinement is the only way to achieve the level of polish that both of these products have. No monstrous rethinks of how we use the desktops here. And that, is a good - no great - thing.

linux

The Linux Community is Awesome!

These people, the hosts, are a huge part of my life. I couldn't help but get a little emotional that I was listening to the intro music in studio with the guys. It was a super cool moment.

linux

Getting started with Ansible Galaxy

This article will cover some of the tips and tricks I learned as a Red Hat consultant working on this stuff every day, it's not perfect and there are probably better ways but here's my take.

linux

New server build log

That means I need a lot of threads and a lot of memory and a lot of storage.

usa-roadtrip-2018

Austin, TX

"A pocket of liberalism in a sea of conservatism". This is how one Texan we met described Austin to us and he wasn't wrong. We found Austin a