tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59059633745620446462024-03-19T00:03:26.769-07:00i made this, and so can you.tech blog :: helping out, one step at a time.Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-6500327893245854172022-09-07T10:47:00.003-07:002022-09-07T10:47:34.164-07:00fail2ban unban command<pre style="background-color: #eff0f1; border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #242729; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, "Lucida Console", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; max-height: 600px; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 12px 8px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><code style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, "Lucida Console", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: inherit;">fail2ban-client -i
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then in interactive mode type read the status of a jail:</div>
<pre style="background-color: #eff0f1; border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #242729; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, "Lucida Console", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; max-height: 600px; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 12px 8px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><code style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, "Lucida Console", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: inherit;">status sshd
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you'll get:</div>
<pre style="background-color: #eff0f1; border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #242729; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, "Lucida Console", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; max-height: 600px; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 12px 8px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><code style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, "Lucida Console", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: inherit;">Status for the jail: ssh
|- Filter
| |- Currently failed: 0
| |- Total failed: 3
| `- File list: /var/log/auth.log
`- Actions
|- Currently banned: 1
|- Total banned: 2
`- Banned IP list: 192.168.0.100
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then type in fail2ban interactive mode:</div>
<pre style="background-color: #eff0f1; border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #242729; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, "Lucida Console", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; max-height: 600px; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 12px 8px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><code style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, "Lucida Console", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: inherit;">set sshd unbanip 8.19.46.130
</code></pre>
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you'll get:</div>
<pre style="background-color: #eff0f1; border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #242729; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, "Lucida Console", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; max-height: 600px; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 12px 8px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><code style="border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, "Lucida Console", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, sans-serif; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: inherit;">192.168.0.100
</code></pre>
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it means no longer <code style="background-color: #eff0f1; border: 0px; box-sizing: inherit; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, "Lucida Console", "Liberation Mono", "DejaVu Sans Mono", "Bitstream Vera Sans Mono", "Courier New", monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 5px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">192.168.0.100</code> in ban list.</div>
Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-24301595657067939962020-11-28T18:45:00.011-08:002020-11-28T18:51:33.064-08:00Keto Resources<h2 style="text-align: left;">Introduction to low carb:</h2><p style="text-align: left;">Dr. Stephen Phinney on Nutritional Ketosis and Ketogenic Diets (Part 1) Watch Part 2 and 3 as well:</p><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IEuhp8RFMU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IEuhp8RFMU</a></li></ul></div><p>History of Cholesterol and it's influence - David Diamond- Demonization and Deception in Cholesterol Research</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX1vBA9bLNk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX1vBA9bLNk</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Additional data points:</p><p>Dr. David Diamond - 'An Assessment of Cardiovascular Risks of a Low Carbohydrate, High Fat Diet'</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj7ldyKQnRA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj7ldyKQnRA</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Dr. Z interviews researcher Dave Feldman on his research into lipoprotein and their effects on the human body:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=oydeTasQD0c">https/www.youtube.com/watch?v=oydeTasQD0c</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Journal article based off of 9,570 people tested to see if replacing a diet of Saturated Fat with Vegetable Oil rich in Linoleic Acid would reduce coronary heart disease and death. It decreased cholesterol but increased death--authors conclusion: this was due to the negative oxidative effects on lipoprotein from the consumption of Vegetable Oil.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i1246">https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i1246</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Journal article discussing the Sugar industry's demonization of fat during the 1950's. The industry singled out fat and cholesterol as the dietary causes of CHD and downplayed evidence that sucrose consumption was also a risk factor. This alone caused decades of issues for American dietary education.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2548255">http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2548255</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Statins for Primary Prevention The Debate Is Intense, but the Data Are Weak</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2584032">https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2584032</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Conflict of Interest in Seminal Hepatitis C Virus and Cholesterol Management Guidelines</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2598093?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=2582853">https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2598093?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=2582853</a></li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p> </p><p><br /></p>Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-54899080222009478532019-10-11T16:59:00.003-07:002019-10-11T17:00:26.919-07:00Fixed: Dell iDRAC6 SMTP Email Alert SettingsGoal: get email notifications sent from a Dell Poweredge with iDRAC6 when a server issue occurs.<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Problem: "Email not sent." is the message displayed after clicking Send Test Email.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Solution: </div>
<div>
<ol>
<li>iDRAC Settings > Network/Security > Enter your DNS Domain Name (ex. yourdomain.com)</li>
<li>iDRAC Settings > Network/Security > Set DNS Servers (this is so external SMTP domains can be translated)</li>
<li>Apply</li>
<li>System > Alerts > Click Enabled for Enable Platform Event Filter Alerts</li>
<li>Apply</li>
<li>System > Alerts > Email Alert Settings > Enter destination email and Email Description</li>
<li>System > Alerts > Email Alert Settings > Enter in either your internal email server or external email relay. iDRAC 6 does work with external email relays outside of your organization.</li>
<li>Apply</li>
<li>System > Alerts > Email Alert Settings > Click Send to Test E-Mail</li>
</ol>
<div>
A successful email will be sent:</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Subject: Alert from iDRAC</div>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Message: [DELL IDRAC WARNING]
Message: TEST PAGE
Event: Email paging test to user.
Date: 10/11/2019
Time: 13:41
Severity: Info/Normal
</pre>
</div>
Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-89373434958881808762019-06-28T16:59:00.001-07:002019-06-28T16:59:52.608-07:00Fixed: Jira server.xml special characters errorIssue:<br />
When starting up Jira, an error is displayed blocking the startup. The error says server.xml has an issue with special characters then directs the admin to go <a href="https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/changing-server-xml-to-handle-requests-with-special-characters-958453799.html">https://confluence.atlassian.com/jirakb/changing-server-xml-to-handle-requests-with-special-characters-958453799.html</a>.<br />
<br />
Server setup:<br />
<br />
Self-signed certificate for https<br />
Https Port 8443<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: arial, "liberation sans", "dejavu sans", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.8048px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Here is the server.xml file that worked for me. I inserted at all <i>Connector </i>lines: <span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #172b4d; font-family: SFMono-Medium, "SF Mono", "Segoe UI Mono", "Roboto Mono", "Ubuntu Mono", Menlo, Courier, monospace; letter-spacing: -0.07px; min-height: 0px; min-width: 0px;">relaxedPathChars="[]|" </span><span style="color: #172b4d; font-family: SFMono-Medium, "SF Mono", "Segoe UI Mono", "Roboto Mono", "Ubuntu Mono", Menlo, Courier, monospace; letter-spacing: -0.07px;">relaxedQueryChars="[]|{}^&#x5c;&#x60;&quot;&lt;&gt;"</span></div>
<pre class="lang-java prettyprint prettyprinted" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); border: 0px; line-height: 17.8048px; margin-bottom: 10px; max-height: 600px; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;"><span style="font-family: consolas, menlo, monaco, lucida console, liberation mono, dejavu sans mono, bitstream vera sans mono, courier new, monospace, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!--
Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
(the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
--><Server port="8005" shutdown="SHUTDOWN">
<Listener className="org.apache.catalina.startup.VersionLoggerListener"/>
<Listener SSLEngine="on" className="org.apache.catalina.core.AprLifecycleListener"/>
<Listener className="org.apache.catalina.core.JreMemoryLeakPreventionListener"/>
<Listener className="org.apache.catalina.mbeans.GlobalResourcesLifecycleListener"/>
<Listener className="org.apache.catalina.core.ThreadLocalLeakPreventionListener"/>
<Service name="Catalina">
<Connector acceptCount="100" bindOnInit="false" connectionTimeout="20000" disableUploadTimeout="true" enableLookups="false" maxHttpHeaderSize="8192" maxThreads="150" minSpareThreads="25" port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1" redirectPort="8443" relaxedPathChars="[]|" relaxedQueryChars="[]|{}^\`&quot;&lt;&gt;" useBodyEncodingForURI="true"/>
<!--
==============================================================================================================
DEFAULT - Direct connector with no proxy for unproxied access to Jira.
If using a http/https proxy, comment out this connector.
==============================================================================================================
-->
<!-- Relaxing chars because of JRASERVER-67974 -->
<!--
==============================================================================================================
HTTP - Proxying Jira via Apache or Nginx over HTTP
If you're proxying traffic to Jira over HTTP, uncomment the below connector and comment out the others.
Ensure the proxyName and proxyPort are updated with the appropriate information if necessary as per the docs.
See the following for more information:
Apache - https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/4xQLM
nginx - https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/DAFmGQ
==============================================================================================================
-->
<!--
<Connector port="8080" relaxedPathChars="[]|" relaxedQueryChars="[]|{}^&#x5c;&#x60;&quot;&lt;&gt;"
maxThreads="150" minSpareThreads="25" connectionTimeout="20000" enableLookups="false"
maxHttpHeaderSize="8192" protocol="HTTP/1.1" useBodyEncodingForURI="true" redirectPort="8443"
acceptCount="100" disableUploadTimeout="true" bindOnInit="false" scheme="http"
proxyName="<subdomain>.<domain>.com" proxyPort="80"/>
-->
<!--
==============================================================================================================
HTTPS - Proxying Jira via Apache or Nginx over HTTPS
If you're proxying traffic to Jira over HTTPS, uncomment the below connector and comment out the others.
Ensure the proxyName and proxyPort are updated with the appropriate information if necessary as per the docs.
See the following for more information:
Apache - https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/PTT3MQ
nginx - https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/DAFmGQ
==============================================================================================================
-->
<!--
<Connector port="8080" relaxedPathChars="[]|" relaxedQueryChars="[]|{}^&#x5c;&#x60;&quot;&lt;&gt;"
maxThreads="150" minSpareThreads="25" connectionTimeout="20000" enableLookups="false"
maxHttpHeaderSize="8192" protocol="HTTP/1.1" useBodyEncodingForURI="true" redirectPort="8443"
acceptCount="100" disableUploadTimeout="true" bindOnInit="false" secure="true" scheme="https"
proxyName="<subdomain>.<domain>.com" proxyPort="443"/>
-->
<!--
==============================================================================================================
AJP - Proxying Jira via Apache over HTTP or HTTPS
If you're proxying traffic to Jira using the AJP protocol, uncomment the following connector line
See the following for more information:
Apache - https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/QiJ9MQ
==============================================================================================================
-->
<!--
<Connector port="8009" URIEncoding="UTF-8" enableLookups="false" protocol="AJP/1.3"/>
-->
<Engine defaultHost="localhost" name="Catalina">
<Host appBase="webapps" autoDeploy="true" name="localhost" unpackWARs="true">
<Context docBase="${catalina.home}/atlassian-jira" path="" reloadable="false" useHttpOnly="true">
<Resource auth="Container" factory="org.objectweb.jotm.UserTransactionFactory" jotm.timeout="60" name="UserTransaction" type="javax.transaction.UserTransaction"/>
<Manager pathname=""/>
<JarScanner scanManifest="false"/>
<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.StuckThreadDetectionValve" threshold="120"/>
</Context>
</Host>
<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.valves.AccessLogValve" pattern="%a %{jira.request.id}r %{jira.request.username}r %t &quot;%m %U%q %H&quot; %s %b %D &quot;%{Referer}i&quot; &quot;%{User-Agent}i&quot; &quot;%{jira.request.assession.id}r&quot;"/>
</Engine>
<Connector relaxedPathChars="[]|" relaxedQueryChars="[]|{}^&#x5c;&#x60;&quot;&lt;&gt;" SSLEnabled="true" acceptCount="100" clientAuth="false" connectionTimeout="20000" disableUploadTimeout="true" enableLookups="false" keyAlias="jira" keystoreFile="/opt/atlassian/jira/jira.jks" keystorePass="2102#Commerce#Drive" keystoreType="JKS" maxHttpHeaderSize="8192" maxSpareThreads="75" maxThreads="150" minSpareThreads="25" port="8443" protocol="org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11NioProtocol" scheme="https" secure="true" sslProtocol="TLS" useBodyEncodingForURI="true"/></Service>
</Server></span></span></pre>
</blockquote>
Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-61213632593381747622019-03-14T16:55:00.002-07:002019-03-15T13:44:52.844-07:00Tesla Factory Tours RequirementsPosting this to help other owners book a Tesla factory tour.<br />
<br />
From Tesla:<br />
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Thank you for contacting Tesla Factory Tours!
We can’t wait to show you our ground breaking facility and how we make
our revolutionary vehicles. Due to the overwhelming amount of tour
requests we receive, our team will respond to you within the next 48
business hours. Our schedule fills up 2 to 4 weeks in advance so
unfortunately, last minute requests cannot be accommodated.<br />
<br />
If you are a Tesla owner, please provide us with your reservation number or VIN for us to reference your account.<br />
<br />
Thank you and we look forward to your visit.<br />
<br />
Tesla Tours</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We host factory tours for Tesla owners
<b>Monday-Friday</b> promptly at <b>10am, 11am,</b> <b>3pm</b>, <b>and 4pm</b>, excluding major holidays<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tours last approximately 60 minutes<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">All minors must be accompanied by an adult
<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">No toddlers or infants (0 – 36 months old) permitted on the tour<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">We allocate 4 seats per owner group, and the registered Tesla owner must be present with their guests
for the tour<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">We are flexible with larger immediate families; it is our policy to not split up families or leave
some members behind<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">We cannot reserve tours more than three months in advance<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">We suggest booking at least 2-4 weeks in advance to ensure you get a seat on a tour<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tesla owners may book one tour per calendar year</span></li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tour Guidelines:</span></b><ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Required dress code: closed-toe shoes, long pants, and a shirt with sleeves (<i>short sleeves are ok</i>)</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Government issued ID is required for all guests 18+ upon check-in</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Tours start promptly on time, and last approximately one hour</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">We are unable to accommodate late arrivals</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">The registered Tesla owner must be present with guests</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">No photo or video allowed inside the factory</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">All minors must be accompanied by an adult</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">No toddlers or infants (<i>0 – 36 months old</i>) permitted on the tour</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">Your tour experience is subject to change depending on factory developments and its production schedule.
</span></li>
</ul>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt;">
This includes but is not limited to: tour route, tour duration and activity within the factory</span></li>
</ul>
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Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-63263310486841192662018-11-28T17:39:00.000-08:002018-11-29T13:09:25.613-08:00How to: Installing Pi-hole on the Raspberry Pi w/CLI and SSH<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt;">This tutorial will
build a Pi-hole server running on a Raspberry Pi 3. Pi-hole enables network-wide adblocking. Pi-hole is your own personal DNS Server and will not only protect your network from ads, but also from malicious websites, all the while improving page load performance. You will be able to access
the Pi-hole via a web interface, and also manage the Raspberry Pi unit via SSH.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hardware Required:</span></h4>
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Step 1: Getting the Raspberry Pi up and running</span></h3>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Download </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">RASPBIAN STRETCH LITE </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/"><span style="color: blue; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Unzip the image<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Download Etcher </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases/download/v1.4.8/balenaEtcher-Setup-1.4.8-x64.exe"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/releases/download/v1.4.8/balenaEtcher-Setup-1.4.8-x64.exe</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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Flash the image to the microSD card (use a 4GB card or larger)<br />
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Connect keyboard and monitor and power to Raspberry Pi<br />
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Boot up<br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/linux/usage/users.md"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/linux/usage/users.md</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Log in using<br />
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pi<br />
passwd<br />
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Change password using: passwd<br />
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">ifconfig<br />
Write down the MAC address<br />
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">If possible, assign the Raspberry Pi a static IP from within your
router/firewall</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Reset the Raspberry Pi so that the device gets
assigned the new IP address from the router/firewall<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">ifconfig<br />
confirm the IP is correct<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Step 2: Installing Pi-hole</span></h3>
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/#one-step-automated-install"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/#one-step-automated-install</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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From Raspberry Pi's CLI, enter the following commands:<br />
wget -O basic-install.sh </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://install.pi-hole.net/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">https://install.pi-hole.net</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">sudo bash basic-install.sh<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">This will bring up the GUI to install Pi-hole. Use all of the
default recommended settings.<br />
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Write down the password that is generated. This will be used to
log into the web admin interface.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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3: </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Enabling SSH</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/remote-access/ssh/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/remote-access/ssh/</span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: , serif;">From Raspberry Pi's CLI:</span><br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Enter sudo raspi-config in a terminal window<br />
Select Interfacing Options<br />
Navigate to and select SSH<br />
Choose Yes<br />
Select Ok<br />
Choose Finish<br />
Alternatively, use systemctl to start the service<br />
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">sudo systemctl enable ssh<br />
sudo systemctl start ssh<br />
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Step 4: Configuring Pi-hole from web admin interface</span></h3>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Go to another computer/device connected to the same network<br />
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Open a browser<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Visit the IP address of the Pi Hole device<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Begin configuring Pi-hole.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "-moz-fixed" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Step 5: Set up Router's DNS settings to point to
Pi-hole</span></h3>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Log
into your Router<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Change
the DNS to point to the IP address of Pi-hole<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Reboot
all client machines to update their DNS server<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Please consider making a donation to Pi-hole to support the development: https://www.patreon.com/pihole</span></span><br />
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Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-76829463023034715412018-11-07T09:36:00.002-08:002018-11-07T09:36:24.173-08:00Fixed for Windows: WebM for Adobe Premiere not showing in Format PresetsIssue: After installing WebM from fnordware, WebM is not displayed in the Format and Presets drop down menu in Windows Adobe Premiere.<br />
<br />
System: Windows 8.1 64 bit, Dual Partition with C: drive and D: drive, Adobe Premiere installed in D: drive.<br />
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Download and install:<br />
<a href="http://www.fnordware.com/WebM/">http://www.fnordware.com/WebM/</a><br />
<br />
WebM_Premiere_v1.1.0.msi<br />
<br />
Fix: The installer will place the WebM plugin in the following C: drive folder (which is why Adobe Premiere cannot see it because its in the wrong folder):<br />
<br />
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore\WebM.prm<br />
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Now copy the WebM.prm file to the following folders:<br />
<br />
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\CS6<br />
D:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Media Encoder CS6\Plug-ins\Common<br />
D:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro CS6\Plug-ins\Common<br />
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Exporting WebM<br />
<br />
<ol>
<li>If you have Adobe Premiere open, close it.</li>
<li>Go to the Format drop down and now WebM will be selectable</li>
<li>Choose your preset </li>
<li>Export</li>
</ol>
Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-64993619127974149662018-02-12T16:57:00.002-08:002018-02-12T17:13:10.143-08:00DIY: Rocket launcher for paper/water rockets<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After watching the SpaceX launch with my kids, I was inspired to build a rocket launcher to continue their excitement for the sciences. The rocket launcher can launch paper rockets and water bottle rockets.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The rocket launcher is powered by a bike pump and activated via a flip switch. I modified the design from </span><a class="youtube-link" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNFfK5uo6D0" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNFfK5uo6D0</a><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> by integrating the base into the pressure chamber and using a bike tube Schrader valve. The rocket launcher is built from PVC pipe with 1 1/2" main chamber and 3/4" legs and launch tube. The valve is a 24V sprinkler valve powered by 2 9V batteries connected in series and actuated via a flip switch. The system can be pumped up to 140 PSI, and the rockets can be built from card stock and tape.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">PVC primer</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">1 coffee can to mount the switch</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">1 used bike tube for the Schrader valve</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">3 | 3/4" pipe end caps (the photo shows 2 3/4 inner diameter end caps which was wrong)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">3 | 3/4" x 1 1/2" T PVC adapter</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">1 1/2" T PVC</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">3/4" T adapter</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">2 | 1" x 3/4" threaded PVC pipe adapter (this was used for a 1" threaded sprinkler valve)</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cut out the bike tubing with scissors around the Schrader valve (or purchase a Schrader valve if you don't have a used tube). Ensure you leave enough rubber material to make a good seal within the 3/4" end cap. Insert the end cap into a vice. Drill out the 3/4" end cap with a drill bit slightly larger than the Schrader valve.</span></span><br />
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For all PVC connections, prime (purple can) each mating surface. Then add glue (clear can) to each mating surface and immediately press fit.
Cut a 6" length of 3/4" PVC pipe using the PVC pipe cutter, and then glue into the 3/4" x 1 1/2" PVC adapter. Glue the 3/4" x 1 1/2" PVC adapter to the 1 1/2" T PVC.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Use PVC pipe cutter to cut the sections to length and glue. Next, we'll glue the remaining 2 of the 3/4" x 1 1/2" PVC adapter to the 1 1/2" T fitting. (The one going vertical and the one extending to the rear of the base)
To make the base, cut 2 pieces of 4" section of 3/4" pipe and glue to the 3/4" x 1 1/2" PVC adapter going vertical and to the rear. Connect and glue the 3/4" T adapter and glue 3/4" pipe to each side. Glue the 3/4" caps at the end of the 3/4" T.
Add teflon tape to the threads of the 1" x 3/4" threaded PVC pipe adapter. This is the adapter that connects the 3/4" PVC to the 1" Sprinkler Valve. This will keep the system sealed.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paper rocket built from rolled up card stock, tape, and a McDonalds french fry holder. Roll up paper on some scrap 3/4" PVC. Tape the entire length of the rocket. Seal the top of the paper with tape. The air will launch the rocket, so the top of the rocket needs to be sealed. Tape a nose cone, and tape the fins. Insert paper rocket on top of the 3/4" launch tube.</span></span><br />
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When I tried to to install the downloaded update, I received the error message: Windows update standalone "the update is not applicable"</div>
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Turns out the problem was due to the wrong architecture. I should have downloaded the 64 bit update instead of the 32 bit update.</div>
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<b>Solution: Download the right update for the architecture on your operating system. If you have a 64 bit system, make sure you download the 64 bit updates. If you have a 32 bit system, make sure you download the 32 bit updates.</b></div>
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Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-2166539435537495332016-09-03T21:20:00.001-07:002016-09-05T20:48:43.586-07:00PARTIAL FIXED: USB 3.0 External SSD not showing up in Disk Management XHCISymptom: Connecting an external USB 3.0 drive, in Windows, does not display in Disk Management. The only thing you see is the device is displayed in connected USB devices.<br />
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This happened to me with an Asus Zenbook UX series laptop. Attempts to connect a Samsung T3 drive failed. The drive would not show up in Disk Management, nor in the BIOS. Disabling XHCI in the BIOS allowed the drive to show in Windows 8.1, but this would revert the drive to USB 2.0 which is not what we want.<br />
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Re-enabling XHCI in the BIOS allowed for USB 3.0, but again, the Samsung T3 drive was still not displaying.<br />
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Solution: The Windows XHCI driver needs to be updated. Go to Device Manager, USB Controllers, then right click the Intel USB 3 XHCI device and select Update Driver Software.<br />
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NOTE: Not all External USB 3.0 drives will be compatible with the Windows driver and same goes with the Intel driver. The Samsung T3 works fine with the Windows driver, but another external drive randomly disconnects after copying files.<br />
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The driver will update with a Microsoft XHCI driver, and you should be able to see your drive in My Computer as well as Disk Management.<br />
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<br />Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-38216207467302277032016-08-03T15:12:00.000-07:002016-08-03T15:12:31.969-07:00SOLVED: Java 32bit error on 64bit CentOS :: ld-linux.so.2 libmawt.so libXtst.so.6Attempts to run 32bit Java on a 64bit system, the following errors would display:<br />
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/XXXXXXX/runtime/LNX86/bin/java: /lib/ld-linux.so.2: bad ELF interpreter: No such file or directory <br />
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Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError: /XXXXXXXX/runtime/LNX86/lib/i386/xawt/libmawt.so: libXtst.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory<br />
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To fix, install the following (tested on CentOS7):<br />
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sudo yum install glibc.i686<br />sudo yum install libXext.i686<br />sudo yum install libXrender.i686<br />sudo yum install libXtst.i686<br />
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Now you should be able to run the Java application.Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-77003187113661279112016-06-08T15:17:00.002-07:002016-06-08T15:17:42.036-07:00Flame Arrestor Battery Charging Station - Ammo Box<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The goal was to create a portable charging station that could contain a lipo fire and also prevent the fire from spreading while minimizing pressure buildup. Let me know what you think, and any thoughts on improving the design.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Materials:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">$20 Used 50 Cal Ammo Can - </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00NJ3JTCU" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #005fd8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00NJ3JTCU</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">$7.49 3M 499 Fiberglass Cloth - </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQSKQY" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #005fd8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BQSKQY</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">$5.47 Bronze Fine Wool Pad - </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/HOMAX-PRODUCTS-123100-Bronze-3-Pack/dp/B0000AXS0Q" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #005fd8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/HOMAX-PRODUCTS.../dp/B0000AXS0Q</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">$2.08 Gampak Connector - </span><a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd/Gampak-3-4-in-NM-SE-Connector/3389324" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #005fd8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.lowes.com/pd/Gampak-3-4-i...nector/3389324</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Hood range filter (the filters that go over your stove)</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">$6 Lipo safety bag - </span><a href="http://www.banggood.com/RC-lipo-Safty-BagLipo-Gurad-Bag-For-Charging1857560mm-p-938751.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #005fd8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.banggood.com/RC-lipo-Saft...-p-938751.html</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Double stick tape</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Optional:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">$4.99 Bcase Cable organizer - </span><a href="http://www.banggood.com/Bcase-TUP-Magnetic-Desktop-Cable-Clips-Cord-Management-Tiny-3-Size-in-1-Wire-Cable-Organizer-p-1023797.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #005fd8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.banggood.com/Bcase-TUP-Ma...p-1023797.html</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">$5 2S, 3S, 4S, 6S extension cables - </span><a href="http://www.banggood.com/Lipo-Battery-Balance-Charging-Extension-Wire-Cable-20cm-2S-3S-4S-6S-p-951866.html" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #005fd8; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.banggood.com/Lipo-Battery...-p-951866.html</a><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Tools:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Drill</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Hole step drill bit</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Rivet gun and rivets</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">1 3/8" Hole saw</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">The layering of the flame arrester from top down:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Hood range filter screen mesh</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Fiber glass</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Bronze wool pad</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Hood range filter screen mesh</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;">Stainless grating from hood range filter - this piece is riveted to the ammo can compressing the layers</span><br />
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I put my laptop to sleep, and upon wake, the laptop BSOD, and continued to do so every time I booted up. The only message displayed with SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION, and viewing the crash dump with BlueScreenView netted no results.<br />
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Another symptom: BSOD displayed CRITICAL_SERVICE_FAILED when trying to run a Chkdsk.<br />
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Laptop:<br />
i7<br />
8GB RAM<br />
2 128GB RAID 0<br />
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Problem & Solution<br />
Turns out the problem was a corrupted pagefile.sys file. When the laptop went to sleep, the pagefile.sys became corrupted, and every bootup after that, Windows would try to access the corrupted pagefile.sys and BSOD with SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION.<br />
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I disabled the pagefile, and the computer now boots up normally. I used the following tutorial on technet:<br />
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<br />Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-12585204045492407372015-04-13T15:30:00.000-07:002015-04-13T15:30:51.551-07:00DIY Reclaimed Wood Mini Pallet Bike Rack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All wood reclaimed from a wood pallet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Measure the distance from the bike top tube and the bike seat. Confirm that you will have enough clearance to the ceiling after hanging the bike to the rack. Then calculate the minimum amount of distance from the wall to the hanging point. Cut wood to size.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nail the frame. Then attach top and bottom pieces of wood using nails.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Attach to wall using L bracket and 70 pound drywall anchors. Note: my measurements were off and the seat post is just barely hitting the ceiling. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Use section of pallet with HT stamp to complete the original "pallet look"</td></tr>
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The Syma X11 is one of my favorite quad's to fly. I enjoy flying the geared motor setup for its stability and efficiency. The stock setup gets about 12 minutes of flight on a 380mAh battery. However, the low yaw rates leaves a bit more to be desired. </div>
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After watching <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgC6Zx_bWJ4" target="_blank">Jordy RC</a> on Youtube, his setup provided the best of both worlds. A Hubsan flight controller and upgraded motors from MMW. The Hubsan FC provides better yaw rates, and the option to turn on/off the LEDs during flight. </div>
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<a href="http://micro-motor-warehouse.com/collections/all/products/cl-0615-14" target="_blank">CL-0615-14 - NanoQX Motor Set, 6x15mm coreless (fast)</a></div>
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<li>Disassemble Syma X11</li>
<li>Remove motors and Syma FC</li>
<li>Screw in Hubsan X4 FC. The Hubsan FC will not be a perfect fit, and you'll only be able to get one screw into the board. You can try some foam to reinforce the back of the board if you like.</li>
<li>Transfer the gear pinion from the Syma motors to the MMW motors (or reuse the original Syma X11 motors if you don't want to upgrade to MMW)</li>
<li>Insert motors into the frame</li>
<li>Cut off the MMW connectors. Be sure to leave enough wire length to reach the Hubsan X4 board.</li>
<li>Solder wires to the board (see photo below for wiring. Red and White are Positive +. Black and Blue are Negative -) Motor position are swapped. The wiring does not need to have reverse polarity, only positions swapped.</li>
<li>Transfer LEDs over from the Syma FC to the Hubsan FC</li>
<li>Reassemble the unit</li>
<li>Swap the prop position from left to right</li>
<li>Insert battery and test flight</li>
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Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-59834644380233419412014-09-10T04:26:00.000-07:002014-09-10T08:33:37.659-07:00How to add battleforthenet widget on BloggerThis code will add the battleforthenet widget to your blogger site.<br />
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1. Go to Layout<br />
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<br />Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-78215202890608900402014-07-23T11:54:00.002-07:002014-07-23T11:54:25.825-07:0064-bit Linux libXi.so.6 and libXtst.so.6 error fixIf you're running 64 bit Linux and you're receiving an error saying the file is not found, you may need the 32 bit files below.<br />
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<pre class="lang-java prettyprint prettyprinted" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); border: 0px; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.804800033569336px; margin-bottom: 10px; max-height: 600px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto; word-wrap: normal;"><code style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: inherit;"><span class="pln" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$ sudo apt</span><span class="pun" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">-</span><span class="pln" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">get update
$ sudo apt</span><span class="pun" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">-</span><span class="pln" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">get install libxtst6</span></code></pre>
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if this isn't OK.</div>
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<pre class="lang-java prettyprint prettyprinted" style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); border: 0px; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.804800033569336px; margin-bottom: 10px; max-height: 600px; overflow: auto; padding: 5px; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto; word-wrap: normal;"><code style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: inherit;"><span class="pln" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">$ sudo updatedb
$ locate libXtst</span></code></pre>
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it should return something like:</div>
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</span><span class="pun" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">/</span><span class="pln" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">usr</span><span class="pun" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">/</span><span class="pln" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">lib</span><span class="pun" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">/</span><span class="pln" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">x86_64</span><span class="pun" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">-</span><span class="pln" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">linux</span><span class="pun" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">-</span><span class="pln" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">gnu</span><span class="pun" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">/</span><span class="pln" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">libXtst</span><span class="pun" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span><span class="pln" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">so</span><span class="pun" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span><span class="lit" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: maroon; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6.1</span><span class="pun" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">.</span><span class="lit" style="background: transparent; border: 0px; color: maroon; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">0</span></code></pre>
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If you do not have <code style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); border: 0px; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 5px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">libXtst.so.6</code> but do have <code style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); border: 0px; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 5px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">libXtst.so.6.X.X</code> create a symbolic link:</div>
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http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22924339/chromedriver-on-ubuntu-12-04-error-while-loading-shared-libraries-libxi-so-6<br />
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Whenever facing an issue of missing a specific file <code style="background: rgb(238, 238, 238); border: 0px; font-family: Consolas, Menlo, Monaco, 'Lucida Console', 'Liberation Mono', 'DejaVu Sans Mono', 'Bitstream Vera Sans Mono', 'Courier New', monospace, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 5px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">apt-file</code> comes to rescue:</div>
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libxi6: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXi.so.6
libxi6: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXi.so.6.1.0
libxi6-dbg: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXi.so.6.1.0
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This can be installed via apt-get:</div>
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Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-16472388203108954272013-11-05T23:37:00.000-08:002014-07-07T14:38:04.205-07:00Poor S&W Customer Service [M&P 15-22 Repair Unboxing] [Update: Thx S&W]I love my S&W M&P 15-22, but if only S&W shared the same sentiment...<br />
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I purchased a brand new M&P 15-22 Performance Center Edition at the beginning of October. Took her to the range one time and had a great time. Then noticed the extension tube was bent, so I contacted S&W and they had the rifle shipped back to their repair center.<br />
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2 weeks went by and no communication was made. I received the rifle today, and to my surprise, no work was done on it.
I will send this back again to get serviced.<br />
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Will update in a future video.
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Update 11/6/13:<br />
From S&W Facebook, they reached out to me and sent a prepaid label to ship the rifle back.<br />
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Update 11/8/13:<br />
S&W followed up and said their engineers and production line people will look into this.<br />
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I bubble wrapped and shipped the lower back to S&W. In the box, I requested a new replacement lower.<br />
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Reports of crooked buffer tubes, during October, were reported on <a href="http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/10/robert-farago/question-of-the-day-more-guns-less-quality/">http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2013/10/robert-farago/question-of-the-day-more-guns-less-quality/</a><br />
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Update 12/4/13:<br />
S&W Customer Service requests to send back the upper. I sent it with my FFL info. The lower was confirmed to be defective. They will now ship a new rifle.<br />
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Update 1/3/14:<br />
I contact S&W CS for an update...<br />
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Update 1/16/14:<br />
S&W CS replies asking for my FFL info. Also, they are "waiting on production to get one built. It may take a few weeks due to the current large backlog." What happened over the last month?<br />
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I then contact S&W Facebook, and let them know of my displeasure of having to wait another few weeks for a rifle. It's now been 3 1/2 months.<br />
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Update 1/27/14:<br />
S&W FB representative responds that he'll do whatever it takes to expedite the process. He gets the ball rolling in the right direction.<br />
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There is a disconnect in the level of customer service. S&W FB knows how to properly handle customer service in a friendly and professional manner. However, the warranty side does not. It would be good to have a status of a warranty repair, better communication through follow up/follow through.<br />
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Update 2/10/2014:<br />
Rifle shipped out
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Update 2/20/2014:<br />
Received boxes of S&W swag. Knives, hats, and more. Thank you S&W for going above and beyond in customer service.
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Update 2/21/2014:<br />
After a 10 day wait from my FFL, the rifle was picked up, and all is well. The rifle shoots great, looks great. Buffer tube is now completely straight. S&W delivered, and then some. Thank you again Matt and S&W for the excellent customer service.Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-55803649933091823582013-10-29T10:13:00.000-07:002016-06-08T15:19:45.057-07:00Jetbeam JET-I V2.0<div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , "lucida" , "lucida grande" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">After entering the Brightness Setting mode of the Hidden Menu, lightly press the tail cap button once, and the light enters the Special Functions mode - which goes from 1HZ to 15HZ strobe, warning signal, standby signal, 100% SOS and 5% SOS. Again, if you want to select any of these functions, just turn off the light, wait 2 secs, and it will be set for the next time you turn on.</span></div>
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Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-64059973314448165402013-07-20T18:24:00.000-07:002013-07-20T18:24:58.227-07:00First ride Phoenix II Electric Bike [2000W TOP SPEED]<div style="text-align: center;">
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A vlog of my first ride on a Crystalyte 4840 Brute 48V 2000W ebike kit. The ride was comfortable, destroyed the hills, tons of torque, and was a blast to ride. It's going to be my daily commuter going to and from work.<br />
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tl;dr I hit my top speed of 35.5mph without pedaling. Felt like I was going warp speed at 35mph--definitely did not expect that.<br />
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Please excuse the poor quality Bluetooth audio. My helmet cam failed, but the GoPro kept on truckin.<br />
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Marin Nail Trail 26" Hardtail MTB<br />
48V LiMnCO2 10AH electricrider.com battery pack<br />
4840 26" Rear electricrider.com brute kit W/LCD display<br />
Twist grip throttle<br />
Schwalbe 2.15" Marathon Mondial tires<br />
SKS Grand MOM and Grand DAD fenders<br />
Blackburn SPX-1 Ultimate Seatpost RackTri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-41844669414564591882013-07-20T17:30:00.000-07:002013-08-28T13:34:34.195-07:00DIY Electric Bike - Building the Ultimate Commuter [UPDATED]<h2>
5/22/2013 - Where to Start</h2>
Between work, home life, and responsibilities, my personal time consists of my drive to work and my drive home. An 11 mile drive from work to home takes me 40 minutes on some days--that's California Bay Area traffic for you. I want to turn that time into something productive where I can bike to work to enjoy the outdoors, get exercise, and save money.<br />
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<b>Production eBike vs DIY build</b><br />
When I think of an eBike, I see myself flying up hills, feeling the adrenaline rush of torque, and the wind howling in my ears. Top speed is not so important for me but how fast I get to 20mph is. My time is limited. I like learning new things, but then again, I cannot dedicate time to experiment. Therefore, I want a bike that's quick to assemble, parts I can replace, and teaches me something while I build it. <br />
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Comparing the production ebikes like the Stromer ST1, BH Emotion Neo Jumper, and a2b Metro/Octave resulted in prices around $4,000 with features like purpose built frames, high quality components, and pedal assist. From my reading, the power ranged from 250w-500w. The good thing about production bikes are that they're ready to ride, have a warranty, and can be well designed. The bad thing though is that they use proprietary technology, so if you have issues, you'll have to go back to the manufacturer. Also, upgrading the ebike takes a lot effort and time.<br />
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My plan is to purchase a bike and an eBike kit from a USA distributor, assemble, and document the challenges and fun of commuting via an eBike to work. I like the idea that I can replace parts if they break, and the power per dollar is better in an eBike kit when compared to a production ebike.<br />
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5/23/2013 - Purchased the bike</h2>
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Looking through Craigslist ads was fun. Imagine the possibilities. I started my search dead set on getting a downhill race bike because I liked the full suspension and loved the look of the front forks. However, after thinking about the initial cost, maintenance for the suspension, and battery placement, I ended up going with a '06 Marin Nail Trail hardtail mountain bike. I figure the hardtail mtb triangle is plenty big for the battery, and the price of the bike will provide flexibility when I choose the motor kit and battery.<br />
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5/24/2013 - Purchase rear brake</h2>
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$81.45 Picked up a Hayes Stroker Trail hydraulic brake to replace the aging rear Hayes Nine brake. <a href="http://ebikestop.com/">http://ebikestop.com</a><br />
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6/6/2013 - Accessories installation</h2>
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Stroker trail rear hydraulic brake (front brakes were stroker trail brakes when I purchased the bike)</div>
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$8.86 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001CJXB5E/" target="_blank">Two Fish Flashlight holder (MADE IN THE USA)</a></div>
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Giro Remedy 2013 Full Face Helmet made from fiber glass. Check out the unboxing:</div>
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6/24/2013 - 48V 10AH LiMnCO2 battery fitment</h2>
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My electricrider.com battery arrived today. Before purchasing the battery, I used the spec off of electricrider's website to estimate the fitment in the triangle. Luckily, it's a perfect fit with some extra space for some padding. Now I can move forward and pick up a triangle battery bag to house the battery.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side view of the 48V 10AH electricrider.com battery</td></tr>
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6/26/13 - Battery Box Enclosure</h2>
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I used a <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/p/Clark-Western-2-1-2-in-x-10-ft-25-Gauge-Galvanized-Steel-Drywall-Track-45226151000000/100321197" target="_blank">3-5/8 in. x 10 ft. 25-Gauge Galvanized Steel Wall Framing Stud</a> and stainless steel U bolts to build the battery enclosure. The parts were picked up from Home Depot. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut the metal with some metal sheers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cut an aluminum 90 degree bar to use as an edge to bend the metal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bent into shape the battery enclosure</td></tr>
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6/29/13 - Installed the kit</h2>
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7/2/13 - Rear rack & fenders</h2>
SKS Grand MOM and Grand DAD fenders<br />
Blackburn SPX-1 Ultimate Seatpost Rack<br />
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Used wire loom to hide the wiring, and routed the wires to the seatpost rack<br />
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7/6/13 - First ride</h2>
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The ride was comfortable, destroyed the hills, tons of torque, and was a blast to ride. It's going to be my daily commuter going to and from work. </div>
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Felt like I was going warp speed when I hit the top speed--definitely did not expect that. </div>
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Please excuse the poor quality Bluetooth audio. My helmet cam failed, but the GoPro kept on truckin.</div>
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Marin Nail Trail 26" Hardtail MTB</div>
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48V LiMnCO2 10AH electricrider.com battery pack</div>
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4840 26" Rear electricrider.com brute kit W/LCD display</div>
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Twist grip throttle</div>
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Schwalbe 2.15" Marathon Mondial tires</div>
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SKS Grand MOM and Grand DAD fenders</div>
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7/7/13 - Added CRG mirror and Crampbuster</h2>
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7/19/13 - Pletscher Double Kickstand</h2>
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Added a much needed kickstand. The great thing about the Pletscher double kickstand is that it folds up into a single kickstand making it compact and looking slick.<br />
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8/24/2013 - Carbon Fiber battery reinforcement<br /><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"></span></h2>
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Useful eBike Links</h2>
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Quantification of Car vs. eBike</h2>
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The battery and the chargers arrived today with good packaging all around.<br />
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<a href="http://shop.electricrider.com/product-category/batteries/lithium-batteries/" target="_blank">48V 10AH LiMnCO2 battery</a><br />
2AH Veribest Charger<br />
4AH Veribest Charger<br />
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My plan is to leave a 2AH charger at work, and a 4AH charger at home. This way, if I need a quick charge to venture around town, the 4AH will get the battery topped up quickly. When I'm at work, I can take the whole day to charge up. Also, if I need to bike to places around work, I can pick up the 2AH and haul it along for the ride. The 2AH charger is small and portable.<br />
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<br />Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-47286854348574297682013-05-22T07:30:00.000-07:002013-06-19T12:08:42.199-07:00Quantification of Car vs. eBikeOngoing eBike build<br />
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<tr><td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="399"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$18,000 car</span></span></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="399"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$375 '06 Marin Nail Trail (purchased)</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="399"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$600 for insurance</span></span></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="399"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$749.99 Phoenix II 4840 Motor Kit 28mph from<a href="http://electricrider.com/" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration: none;">electricrider.com</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Spokes</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Rim</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Lacing</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> 48V 40amp Controller</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> 7-Speed Freewheel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Throttle</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Active Power Management LCD</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Spoke Wrench</span></span></div>
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<tr><td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="399"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$180 for oil changes</span></span></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="399"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$30 Brute 26" Rear for more torque (my route has hills)</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="399"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$200 for wear on tires, smog check, and wheel balancing alignment</span></span></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="399"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$689.00 LiFePO4 Lithium 15AH Battery w/BMS + 4A charger + 12 month warranty</span></span></td></tr>
<tr><td style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="399"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$150 registration</span></span></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 239.4pt;" valign="top" width="399"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">$50 Shipping</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Exercise</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Stress</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Enjoy outdoors</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Good for long distance travel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Fun when turbo kicks in</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Total: $18000 car + $3130</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Total: $475 bike + 1469.98 kit + $50 shipping</span></span></div>
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<br />Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-48901944299860280432013-05-22T07:00:00.000-07:002013-07-09T22:20:51.009-07:00Useful eBike Links*********************************************************************************<br />
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Links:</h2>
YPedal's Intro to eBikes:<br />
<a href="http://ypedal.com/rant/rant.htm">http://ypedal.com/rant/rant.htm</a><br />
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FAQ<br />
<a href="http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26488">http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26488</a><br />
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Choosing a frame:<br />
<a href="http://www.electricbike.com/suspension/">http://www.electricbike.com/suspension/</a><br />
<a href="https://www.phasorcycles.com/" target="_blank">https://www.phasorcycles.com/</a><br />
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<tr><td><a href="https://www.phasorcycles.com/images/62dd97926b4ff1c291ffa3132ed140df.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://www.phasorcycles.com/images/62dd97926b4ff1c291ffa3132ed140df.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;"> Phasor Frame Made in the USA</td></tr>
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<b>Battery Supplier:</b><br />
<a href="http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=47894&p=704750&hilit=electricrider#p704750">http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=47894&p=704750&hilit=electricrider#p704750</a><br />
<a href="http://myworld.ebay.com/sun-thing28">http://myworld.ebay.com/sun-thing28</a><br />
<a href="http://www.batteryspace.com/custom-linimnco-battery-36v-18ah-648wh-40a-rate-with-pcm-for-e-bike-54.aspx">http://www.batteryspace.com/custom-linimnco-battery-36v-18ah-648wh-40a-rate-with-pcm-for-e-bike-54.aspx</a><br />
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<b>Tires:</b><br />
<a href="http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37963&start=25">http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37963&start=25</a><br />
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<a href="http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=20282">http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=20282</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/CST-Cyclops-Tire-2-4-BLK/dp/B002SG53RE/">http://www.amazon.com/CST-Cyclops-Tire-2-4-BLK/dp/B002SG53RE/</a><br />
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<b>Kits:</b><br />
<b>Electric Rider - USA</b><br />
<a href="http://electricrider.com/crystalyte/index.htm">http://electricrider.com/crystalyte/index.htm</a><br />
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<b>e-BikeKit - USA</b><br />
My brief customer experience with e-bikekit.com was excellent. Communication was fast and top notch here. Well known on the internet for their 5 star customer service.<br />
<a href="http://www.e-bikekit.com/" target="_blank">http://www.e-bikekit.com/</a><br />
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<b>FalconEV</b> <b>- USA</b><br />
<a href="http://www.falconev.com/">http://www.falconev.com</a><br />
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<b>Conhis Motor - China</b><br />
<a href="http://conhismotor.com/">http://conhismotor.com/</a><br />
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<b>Bike Maintenance</b><br />
<a href="http://www.webmountainbike.com/maintenance.html" target="_blank">http://www.webmountainbike.com/maintenance.html </a><br />
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<b>Production eBikes</b><br />
<a href="http://www.evelo.com/">http://www.evelo.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.stromer.ch/">http://www.stromer.ch</a><br />
<a href="http://ultramotor.com/">http://ultramotor.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.bh-emotion.co.uk/">http://www.bh-emotion.co.uk/</a><br />
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<b>Motors:</b><br />
<a href="http://www.electricbike.com/crystalyte-hub-motor/">http://www.electricbike.com/crystalyte-hub-motor/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.methtek.com/">http://www.methtek.com</a><br />
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<b>Torque Arms</b><br />
<a href="http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26444">http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=26444</a><br />
<a href="http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=49635">http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=49635</a><br />
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<b>Accessories:</b><br />
Storage in the triangle <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ibera-Bicycle-Triangle-Frame-Large/dp/B006JA8WEG">http://www.amazon.com/Ibera-Bicycle-Triangle-Frame-Large/dp/B006JA8WEG</a><br />
<a href="http://em3ev.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=41&product_id=125">http://em3ev.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=41&product_id=125</a><br />
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<b>Mount Battery Ideas:</b><br />
<a href="http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12847">http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12847</a><br />
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<b>Other:</b><br />
<a href="http://www.fallbrooktech.com/nuvinci-technology">http://www.fallbrooktech.com/nuvinci-technology</a><br />
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<b>Maintenance</b><br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNzN9oTQA8s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNzN9oTQA8s</a><br />
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*********************************************************************************Tri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5905963374562044646.post-9026853487172527372013-05-21T10:24:00.000-07:002013-06-20T22:05:29.056-07:00XBMC + Xubuntu 12.10 + VDPAU working flawlessly [Nvidia ION Media Center]<div>
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Xubuntu 12.10 is lightweight, stable, and fast. It's Ubuntu with a turbo slapped on. In this post, we'll go over setting up a XBMC media box with Dolby Digital/DTS out and Chrome with adobe flash over HDMI.<br />
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With the newest version of XBMC, the installation was smooth. I did not have to configure the sound output for DD over HDMI--the sound worked immediately after installing XBMC. In my previous blog posts, you'll notice the issues I ran into getting sound to work over HDMI. The only challenges I ran into this time around was getting overscan issues corrected and getting Google Chrome to work with Adobe flash hardware acceleration to which a solution was eventually found. Let's give this a go.<br />
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My set up:<br />
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Zotac Nvidia ION, Atom N330 Dual Core<br />
2GB DDR RAM<br />
Xubuntu 12.10 x386<br />
XBMC Camelot Beta 1<br />
Western Digital 150 GB Velociraptor</div>
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1. Download <a href="http://xubuntu.org/" target="_blank">Xubuntu</a> 12.10 x386 (I chose 32bit because Flash was more stable for me)<br />
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2. Either burn it to disk or create a startup USB: <span id="goog_766720798"></span><span id="goog_766720799"></span><a href="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/">http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/</a></div>
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3. Install Xubuntu and choose login automatically. Then reboot</div>
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4. On your HTPC, open up Firefox and go to this blog post</div>
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5. Install Nvidia drivers by opening up terminal and copy and paste line by line</div>
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Copied from <a href="http://mygeekopinions.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-install-nvidia-2750907-driver-in.html" target="_blank">mygeekopinions</a> blog:</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;">sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-x-swat/x-updates</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;">sudo apt-get update</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;">sudo apt-get install nvidia-current</span></div>
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6. Reboot<br />
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7. If you have Overscan issues, open terminal and run (<a href="http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man1/alt-nvidia-96-xconfig.1.html" target="_blank">more info on nvidia-xconfig</a>):<br />
sudo nvidia-xconfig<br />
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This will set up a xorg.conf file located /etc/X11/xorg.conf<br />
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For my installation, I used this nvidia-settings to find the right resolution for my TV. You will need to modify this to best fit your TV. (from the <a href="http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=0pt7heqdtt2f0iiekelk4kpja2&topic=106650.msg916509#msg916509" target="_blank">pclinuxos forums</a>):<br />
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nvidia-settings --assign 0/CurrentMetaMode="DFP-1: 1920x1080 { ViewPortOut=1820x1020+50+30, ViewPortIn=1920x1080 }"<br />
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Once you find the optimal settings, do the following to set it permanently:<br />
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cd /etc/X11/<br />
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sudo apt-get install gedit<br />
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sudo gedit xorg.conf<br />
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Paste the Option line, in the Section "Screen", between EndSubSection and EndSection<br />
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EndSubSection<br />
<b>Option "metamodes" "DFP-1: 1920x1080 { ViewPortOut=1820x1020+50+30, ViewPortIn=1920x1080 }"</b><br />
EndSection<br />
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8. Save & restart<br />
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9. Enable VDPAU (from the <a href="http://linuxforums.org.uk/index.php?topic=4232.0" target="_blank">linuxforums</a>)<br />
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sudo apt-get install libvdpau1 vdpau-va-driver<br />
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10. Unmute HDMI/spdif<br />
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11. Open Firefox and install Flashaid<br />
<a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/flash-aid/">https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/flash-aid/</a><br />
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12. Restart firefox and open Flashaid and choose Adobe Stable 32 from the repo<br />
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Under tweaking options, place a checkmark next to Override GPU Validation and Enable Linux HWDecode<br />
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Follow the instructions, and once complete, restart Firefox<br />
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13. Install XBMC<br />
<a href="http://www.noobslab.com/2012/11/install-xbmc-media-center-120-beta-1-in.html">http://www.noobslab.com/2012/11/install-xbmc-media-center-120-beta-1-in.html</a><br />
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sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/unstable<br />
sudo apt-get update<br />
sudo apt-get install xbmc<br />
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14. Install Amazon Prime Video addon via HowtoGeek<br />
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<a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/113491/how-to-get-hulu-and-amazon-video-on-xbmc/">http://www.howtogeek.com/113491/how-to-get-hulu-and-amazon-video-on-xbmc/</a><br />
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15. Go to Xubuntu Settings Manager<br />
Then Window Manager Tweaks<br />
Go to the Compositor tab and uncheck Enable display compositing<br />
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16. Install Chrome<br />
* Go to: http://about:plugins<br />
* Click on the + Details to expand details <br />
* Disable all versions of flash except for Version:<span dir="ltr">11.2 r202</span><br />
* Restart Chrome<br />
* Confirm flash hardware acceleration is on by playing a video, right click, and Show Video Info<br />
* Accelerated video rendering, accelerated video decoding should be displayedTri Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02865578779487894454noreply@blogger.com1