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Fix VMWare ESXi 6.* slow disk performance on HP b120i controller

May 27, 2017

Even though this post is fairly dated, I will leave this post online just in case anyone still has an HP ProLiant ML310e or MicroServer Gen8 server with terrible disk performance. It had always been working fine until I started using ESXi 6 and 6.5 on it. For some reason the disk performance was...

How to repair a corrupted/broken Fibaro HC2 Recovery USB Key

Feb 9, 2017

This guide is no longer necessary since software update 4.5xx because they made the USB recovery key unnecessary. I guess they had too many problems with it. Disclaimer This guide worked for 2 people that had the problem where the Fibaro HC2 would not boot with the recovery stick connected,...

Central infrared controller with multiple transmitters

May 27, 2016

I wanted to be able to control my AC units in the office and the bedroom, as well as my window blinds. They can be operated by infrared remote controllers. One of the main challenges I encountered while making this project was the that the Raspberry Pi module for LIRC, the IR control software was...

Install vSphere client 5.0, 5.1, 5.5 and 6.0 on Windows Server 2003

Aug 22, 2015

I don't know why anyone would want to do this in this day and age, but I had a situation where I had to do it, so I'll just write it down here for anyone else who needs this info. Obtain the installer from the ESXi server Ah, and here you already will run into a problem. The webpage won't open! At...

Samba config cheat sheet

Jan 1, 2015

This post is mostly for myself, as it contains some example samba configuration code that I use a fair bit on simple samba server setups. Often the most difficult things are rights management and file permission management, and it isn't very hard once you know how to do it. Hopefully this will...

Make permanent swap file in Linux

Dec 25, 2013

In Linux you can create a swap FILE that performs pretty much the same function as a separate swap PARTITION, but not with the problem that if later you need to resize some partitions you have to mess around with a partition that's in the way. Yes, I know you can delete it and fix things later but...

Solution to Windows 7 preview pane size problem

Jul 13, 2013

Even though nobody should be using Windows 7 anymore these days, apparently this page is still quite popular for my visitors, so I've decided to leave it in my blog. Short answer Yes, there is a solution! You probably went through the entire internet looking for a solution for the nasty problem in...

MySQL command-line cheat sheet

Jun 7, 2013

Just a few copy/paste ready commands for some basic MySQL tasks. Log in to MySQL command line as root user mysql -u root -p Add a new database create database namegoeshere; Give a user access to a database grant all privileges on namegoeshere.* to user@localhost identified by 'password'; Drop...

Passwordless SSH login with keypair

Apr 6, 2013

Yes many of these guides are already out there. This is just a note more for personal use. This is useful for running rsync over SSH in an automated script for example. Generate key on client side and secure it: mkdir ~/.ssh;cd ~/.ssh;ssh-keygen -t rsa;cat id_rsa.pub >> authorized_keys;chmod...

Mass Effect ring tones and wallpaper

Feb 16, 2013

Mass Effect Live Wallpaper for Android Years ago I put some time into sticking some cool live wallpaper I found online on my phone, and I still use it. It's pretty neat and works great on Android phones. I also use ring tones that were made by taking parts from Mass Effect music tracks and editing...

Windows route cheat-sheet

Feb 6, 2013

List all IPv4 routes: [code]route print -4[/code]   Add route: [code]route add (destination subnet start IP) mask (subnet mask) (target gateway IP) route add 172.16.47.0 mask 255.255.255.0 192.168.47.254[/code]   Delete route: [code]route delete (destination subnet start IP) route delete...

Removing hidden hardware (network adapters) from Windows 7

Feb 3, 2013

Sometimes hardware devices in Windows 7 are completely hidden in Windows 7. For example, I had a VMWare Windows 7 guest OS running on an ESXi 5.1 server and I did an 'upgrade virtual hardware' step. When I booted up the guest OS, the network connection was called "LAN connection 2" instead of just...

Pin-out of Fritz!Box Y-cable

Oct 24, 2012

This is more for myself than for others, but, if you can use it, go ahead. In The Netherlands here, a fair amount of the decent modems sent out for DSL and fiber-to-the-home connections are Fritz!Box routers. These also have a fairly decent phone system built-in that can be hooked up to ISDN or...

Automatic hard drive cleaner built using a raspberry pi

Jul 29, 2012

Hey, so we all know the Raspberry Pi, right? It's an awesomely tiny and cheap print board that holds a complete computer on it with a number of interesting connectors and ports. Thanks to a friend of mine in England (thanks Ben!) I was able to get one fairly quickly. So when I got it I just had to...