Lenovo ThinkPad X200s Bios update failed solution
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad X200s that has received a SSD instead of it’s 250GB HDD. After reinstalling Windows 7 PRO x64, the integrated camera was not detected by Skype or Yahoo Messenger. After...
View ArticleBrowser redirections and Adfoc.us virus removal
I received a computer that was opening ads after loading webpages. The browsers (Chrome and IE) were redirecting to adfoc.us page. The computer was recently reinstalled with Windows 7 and had Microsoft...
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Solve bluetooth mouse disconnecting under Windows
After buying a new mouse, a Microsoft Sculpt Bluetooth Mouse, and connecting it to my Lenovo E440 laptop, i noticed random disconnects a few times a day. These were not normal, the mouse was not...
View ArticleHow to monitor Mustek PowerMust 2012 UPS with Ubuntu Server 14
In the next tutorial I will show you how to monitor a Mustek PowerMust 2012 UPS with Ubuntu Server 14. The UPS is connected to the server using a USB cable. Ubuntu server details : root@erp:/# cat...
View ArticleFix 800×600 resolution on Fujitsu Esprimo Mobile V5535 running Lubuntu 14.04
From here : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2167879&p=12992940#post12992940 System info : root@fuji-ESPRIMO-Mobile-V5535:/home/fuji# cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu...
View ArticleInstall bridged OpenVPN on Ubuntu 14.04 x64 Server and configure Windows 8.1...
This tutorial is based on the document found here with a few minor corrections and a sample config file, used on OpenVPN client running on Windows 8.1 PRO x64. This tutorial assumes the following : 1)...
View ArticleNetwork printing from Windows 7 64bit to a HP 1320 printer connected to...
If you are trying to install HP 1320 printer connected to Windows XP on a network PC with Windows 7 64 bit, you will need a suitable driver. The driver for Windows 7 64 bit available on HP website does...
View ArticleEnable SSL for Owncloud 8 on Ubuntu
This was tested on Ubuntu Server Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS x64 running Owncloud 8.0.4 1. Ensure you have ssl installed in Ubuntu $ sudo apt-get install openssl 2. Enable the ssl and rewrite modules in apache2...
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HP Smart Array B320i on DL360e Gen8 and Ubuntu 14
In order to use the HP Smart Array B320i raid controller on Ubuntu 14, instead of the onboard SATA controller, you need to do the following steps. It worked for me. 1. Download Ubuntu Server 14.04.1...
View ArticleESXi info ERROR: wrong DISK_BACKUP_FORMAT thin when using ghettoVCB
Story : My main server had to be moved to a different datacenter. I’ve backed up my virtual machines using ghettoVCB to a NFS datastore. I’ve copied them to another server’s internal hard-drives from...
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Dell 1720DN printer
Description : Dell monochrome laser printer (EPSON parts inside) with duplex, LAN port, paralel port. Speed is up to 28 pages per minute. Specs : Dimensions (mm) printer : 396 mm W x 345 mm D x 254 mm...
View ArticleWordPress plugin UpdraftPlus not working with XCache
I’ve upgraded from Ubuntu 12 to Ubuntu and from ISPConfig 3.0.5.4p5 to 3.0.5.4p8 and moved my websites. When using UpdraftPlus plugin for FTP backup I’ve noticed that the backup is stuck at 0%. Details...
View ArticleVmware Converter – unable to obtain hardware for the selected machine
When trying to convert a physical machine to a virtual one, you may receive the following error after authentication : unable to obtain hardware for the selected machine. Facts : The source machine is...
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Sender verify failed cPANEL
If you have problems with your cPanel server not receiving mail from certain email addresses here is why : When cPANEL in in the process of receiving a message, it contacts the sender’s server to...
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Fix munin ip_ plugin showing network traffic from wrong IP
I’ve installed munin on a Ubuntu Server 12.04 yesterday. When checking the repots I’ve noticed 3 ip’s graphed, like the image below. Image with one of the wrong IP’s in munin These IP’s are shown when...
View ArticleSolve ssh_exchange_identification connection closed by remote host
I’ve encountered this error message on a CentOS 7 system, the next day after i’ve enrolled it in freeIPA. Until then, SSH from it to other hosts worked fine. Running the SSH in verbose shows :...
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Solve nagios plugin check_iftraffic64.pl not reporting data
I’ve decided to use this plugin, check_iftraffic64.pl for network card monitoring (for Linux) Details : Plugin name : check_iftraffic64.pl # check_iftraffic.pl – Nagios(r) network traffic monitor...
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TP Link HS110 smartplug linux monitoring with Grafana
The TP-Link HS110 smartplug has a mobile app that is not very useful. Digging through the internet i found a few scripts that can read data from it. I used a script with Grafana and Prometheus and made...
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Exclude from Grafana ISPConfig mounted logs in Disk Space dashboard
I use Grafana to monitor a few servers. Because ISPConfig mounts the logs folders to other locations, the disk stats provided by the Prometheus Node Exporter include info that is not useful (at least...
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Grafana not showing mount points containing dot in name in Disk Space plugin
I use Grafana and Prometheus to monitor my home server running on Ubuntu 16.04 x32 (Atom N270 CPU). I noticed that my external USB HDD is shown in Disk Space dashboard, but only in Mountpoint Usage...
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