Ubuntu 14.04 and Xenserver 6.2 problems
I've had my Plex Media Server running on Ubuntu 12.04 on XS 6.2 for a while now. It recently started nagging me to upgrade to 14.04. Didn't see a reason not to do this, but I also didn't do much digging…
Updating Plex Media Server
For future reference: Download the 64 bit .deb file sudo dpkg -i plex...deb Replace with the correct file name. Looks like that's all you have to do.…
Plex on Linux and SageTV sitting in a tree...
Plex Scanner and BMT Agent for SageTV - Page 24 - SageTV Community. This post got me headed where I needed to go. Did a cd to $PLEX_HOME and then adjusted the settings there. It was driving me crazy. Once I did that and rebooted I was able to…
RN-XV, Arduino and funny characters
No, I'm not talking about myself. I've embarked on an ambitious project that is sure to never get completed. On my way there I'm working on getting an RN-XV "cheap" WiFi adapter talking to an Arduino. I've had all kinds…
More vSphere and VT-d, some success but not for long
I made another attempt at using VT-d for my cameras by going with Zoneminder under Linux. This actually worked and seemed to work ok but I really dislike Zoneminder! I tried Motion and kMotion instead and the good news is it works...for longer. I'm still having problems…
iPad...Nuff said
Yup...did it. In fact I'm typing this on the new iPad specific wordpress app and I love it!!! The keyboard in landscape mode is very nice and I can type very quickly. I think it might drive some bad habits with all of the autocorrection and not…
Breadboard Arduino with FTDI cable and no reset button
So, here' my coming out for the other project I've been working on lately. Learning about Arduino's. More later about why I'm doing this but for now... I got a regular Duemilanove from Adafruit a couple of weeks ago. These things are so…
Microsoft X5 mouse and Snow Leopard
Seems they don't play well together. Sure, basic mouse functions work, including the scroll wheel. All of the extra buttons don't seem to work at all though. I've been keeping an eye out for drivers and nothing yet. Also, I have yet to find…