new mail server

I will be starting have started setting up a new mail communications server to move to something a little more independent than Google
the server should have:

email support
frontend / web login
smartphone interface / app
calendar
addressbook

owncloud! see dropbox

then there should be
irc
disapora
xmpp > ejabberd or prosody
config: http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/ejabberd
https://prosody.im/doc/install

backup MX and rsync to some other server must be there

zimbra open source edition looks nice
webmind offers puscii
>> iredmail with squirrel and/or roundcube

tor exit node?

https://www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq.html.en
https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tips-running-exit-node-minimal-harassment
https://www.torservers.net/wiki/abuse/templates

useful to play with screen and irssi:
http://quadpoint.org/articles/irssi/

better: quassel!

souvereign draaiboek / ansible playlist

BUILD install: see playlist

full Gnome3 in Ubuntu 12.10

This website
shows nicely how to remove Ubuntu artwork and get a “normal” Gnome Desktop :)

here’s how:
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-gnome-desktop ubuntu-gnome-default-settings
select “GDM” as default (sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm)
sudo apt-get remove ubuntu-settings
sudo apt-get install gnome-documents gnome-boxes

and if you want to go extra cutting edge:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gnome3-team/gnome3
sudo apt-get update/upgrade
sudo apt-get remove overlay-scrollbar*

at first login set “Gnome” as the default session

xbox360 revival

it seems unbelievable but I actually managed to revive two xbox 360 consoles from the RROD death
using these guides (attached as PDF) – it can be done!
so far I have refused to drill holes and replace the X-clamps with screws but I might do that in the future
just used fresh thermal compound and bent the x-clamps to clamp a bit tighter on that heatsink (eliminating any movement)
I did do the overheating part, just to torture the console a bit :P

the airflow guide is also something I will do tonight, can’t hurt :P
http://www.instructables.com/id/Fix-the-Red-Ring-of-Deathwithout-towels/

original instructions and opening guide:
http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/xbox-360-repair.htm
http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/ring_of_light_x-clamp_fix.htm
http://www.llamma.com/xbox360/repair/Xbox-360-Disassembly.htm

TRIM for 10.6.8

stolen from:

Keeping TRIM on Snow Leopard 10.6.8 Update

cd /System/Library/Extensions/IOAHCIFamily.kext\
/Contents/PlugIns/IOAHCIBlockStorage.kext/Contents/MacOS/

sudo cp -pX IOAHCIBlockStorage ~IOAHCIBlockStorage

sudo perl -pi -e \
‘s|\x41\x50\x50\x4c\x45\x20\x53\x53\x44|\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00|g’ \
IOAHCIBlockStorage

sudo rm /System/Library/Caches/com.apple.kext.caches/Startup/Extensions.mkext

sudo touch /System/Library/Extensions/

>> Maintenance, etc.. reboot and it should work

techie Wish-List (for 2012)

XBOX 360 with 2 controllers and Skyrim (249,- Euro)
http://www.mediamarkt.nl/mcs/product/MICROSOFT-Xbox-360-250GB-Starter-Pack,10259,350957,449704.html

Apple TV (99,- Euro)
http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/family/apple_tv

NAS project (560,- Euro)
https://plus.google.com/u/0/106273092865405563044/posts/PkaWvSpkqqe

foggy mirror

after showering, the mirror foggy, Vincent starts drawing in the condensed water… pirates, dragons, but today was different

*draws a heart*
“This is you, Mama”
“Oh, am I holding flowers?”
“Yes, and this is me, I was just born”

*draws a bigger heart*
“And this is you and Papa when you get married. Papa is dressed up like a cat and is dancing; you are dancing aswell.”
*draws a cat*
“When you married you got a litle cat to take care of.”

*draws an even bigger heart*
“Now I will draw an even bigger heart”
*draws two people holding hands*
“This is papa, with cool hair, and this is you, we got puppies to take care of”
*draws three dogs and two humans*
“And this is me as a KungFu tiger (the second level in the school) and this is Kaya as a KungFu Panda!” (the baby group in the KungFu school – he wants her to train there aswell)

“And when you married everyone said ‘what a cool guy!'”

HP-WWAN (2300) card under Ubuntu 11.10

seems the WWAN (3G module) is not switched by the hardware switch in my Compaq 6910p under Ubuntu 11.10
In Windows I need to run some tool that is branded by Vodafone, in ubuntu now there is rfkill.

andreasr@komm-pack:/sys/class/rfkill$ rfkill list
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
4: hp-wwan: Wireless WAN
Soft blocked: yes < ---------- Hard blocked: no

so we do:

andreasr@komm-pack:/sys/class/rfkill$ sudo rfkill unblock 4

result:

andreasr@komm-pack:/sys/class/rfkill$ rfkill list
0: hci0: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
2: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
3: hp-bluetooth: Bluetooth
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
4: hp-wwan: Wireless WAN
Soft blocked: no < ----------- Hard blocked: no andreasr@komm-pack:/sys/class/rfkill$

and there it is:

disable again by using "rfkill block"