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by philgaskin
23 Nov 2020, 08:37
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Maximum disk size
Replies: 2
Views: 5191

Re: Maximum disk size

Thanks Gordon. I will probably go with a 6TB or 8TB WD Red disk which are 5400RPM and designed for NAS use.
by philgaskin
19 Nov 2020, 17:26
Forum: Development
Topic: Debian buster (10) image 1.0 released for B3
Replies: 34
Views: 64436

Re: Debian buster (10) image 1.0 released for B3

Thanks @MouettE, that did the trick. I got carried away with a chown -R root:root / before! I'm so pleased I can give my B3 a new lease of life - thank you. As an aside, is it normal in later versions of Debian to see so many tmpfs mounts, especially the /run prefixed ones? df -h Filesystem Size Use...
by philgaskin
19 Nov 2020, 05:13
Forum: Development
Topic: Debian buster (10) image 1.0 released for B3
Replies: 34
Views: 64436

Re: Debian buster (10) image 1.0 released for B3

Firstly, I must say excellent work on the continued development of distributions to keep my B3 going. I just tried installing the Buster 10 image 1.0 on my B3 with a 500GB WD green drive - at this stage just to refamiliarise myself with unix but with the hope to setup a more up-to-date file, media a...
by philgaskin
17 Nov 2020, 18:13
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Maximum disk size
Replies: 2
Views: 5191

Maximum disk size

My B3 is 10 years old and still in everyday use - mainly as a file and media server now with some bespoke home automation I’ve built over the years. It has been behind a firewall on my LAN since it became slower at routing than my fibre connection, so I’ve not been worried about security vulnerabili...
by philgaskin
08 Jan 2016, 17:52
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Network port speed question
Replies: 5
Views: 12550

Re: Network port speed question

Thanks for your response Gordon. The test wasn't as sophisticated as you may think. I plugged a laptop into the WAN port and copied a file to and from the B3 using Windows. I then did exactly the same on the LAN port - I configured a static IP on the WAN side and got a DHCP on the LAN. I then tried ...
by philgaskin
05 Jan 2016, 06:31
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Network port speed question
Replies: 5
Views: 12550

Network port speed question

I have had my B3 virtually since launch and still think it's amazing. It is connected to my router's DMZ and provides a safe LAN environment on the B3's LAN port (firewalling the LAN). I currently still only have a 2Mbps broadband connection, but hopefully will soon get 200Mbps fibre in the area. I ...
by philgaskin
31 Dec 2015, 12:04
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Have B3 now what? Anyone want to buy in UK maybe?
Replies: 2
Views: 7218

Re: Have B3 now what? Anyone want to buy in UK maybe?

Hi,
I'd potentially consider buying your B3 if you are still wanting to sell it. Is a WIFI model, how much was it used and how much do you want for it?
I have a B3 that I'm considering upgrading. A second until would make the process easier.
Let me know,
Phil
by philgaskin
29 Jan 2013, 10:37
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: WD Red
Replies: 22
Views: 26258

Re: WD Red

Wow, I'm really impressed with the WD Red drives. I just replaced a failed 2TB Green with a 3TB Red and it seems much quieter and is running under full load (restoring backups) at 4C lower temperature. It's down at 36-37C idle. It's supposed to have a 35% increase in MTBF too and has a 3 year warran...
by philgaskin
26 Jan 2013, 10:26
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Thermal transfer tape
Replies: 3
Views: 6522

Thermal transfer tape

Thanks Randomusername. I did think that but wasn't sure if the backing strip would impact the heat transfer
I'll try swapping the existing tape when my disk arrives and see if it sticks
by philgaskin
26 Jan 2013, 08:03
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Thermal transfer tape
Replies: 3
Views: 6522

Thermal transfer tape

As my B3's hard disk has failed and I have another one on order, I am wondering whether to risk transferring the existing thermal transfer tape or purchasing some new tape. My existing tape seems in good condition although not sure how sticky it will be once I peel it off the existing disk. this led...
by philgaskin
24 Jan 2013, 17:35
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: B3 won't boot
Replies: 6
Views: 9131

B3 won't boot

Thank you for your replies. It's a shame that there isn't some visual indication that fsck is running when you can't access via SSL. Maybe red on the LED. Anyway I managed to finally get in although looking at the logs it seems my disk may be beyond saving I managed to copy most of the files I hadn'...
by philgaskin
23 Jan 2013, 07:34
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: B3 won't boot
Replies: 6
Views: 9131

Re: B3 won't boot

OK so I can get in using the rescue technique and I have also performed a reinstallation of just the root partition with no joy. Looking in the checkfs log it appears there is a problem with my home directory and maybe I need to be more patient because maybe it is reparing the filesystem with an fsc...
by philgaskin
23 Jan 2013, 04:49
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: B3 won't boot
Replies: 6
Views: 9131

B3 won't boot

I shutdown my B3 to replace batteries in my UPS. When I reconnected it, I get the dreaded purple led. After 11 seconds the LED goes off briefly before turning purple forever.
I plan on trying rescuing it by USB but wondered if the LED flash identifies anything?
Any ideas?

Phil
by philgaskin
16 Jul 2012, 17:37
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: WiFi channels - why only 11 of them?
Replies: 9
Views: 12833

Re: WiFi channels - why only 11 of them?

Is there any update on this? I was using channel 13 too and although everything is working on channel 11, it is not as reliable for me as channel 13 was; probably because nobody else ever seems to use channel 13 in my area.
by philgaskin
16 Jul 2012, 17:34
Forum: B2 & B3 Support
Topic: Preserving Proxy entries in apache config
Replies: 0
Views: 7215

Preserving Proxy entries in apache config

Hi, I have a couple of ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse entries that I have entered into the VirtualHost section of /etc/apache2/sites-available/bubba file to do some internal routing (mainly to do Ajax routing to my Arduinos by maquerading as the same domain). Everything has worked well for over a ye...