Next I run #syncthing on my laptop, and on my #homelab #intelN100 #n100 mini pc / server that runs in the cupboard and is very #lowpower I run #proxmox and this also has a #samba share which allows any other network devices to see the media.
With syncthing running, I always have two copies of the media, but for backup I was using #rclone to send an encrypted copy to #googledrive - which I am in the process of switching over to #nextcloud running on #hetzner
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After bringing the new server (#CowServer) online, joined it to the existing to make a #Proxmox cluster, then remembered something...
Couldn't really turn it off, the cluster would lose quorum. Well, can set a machine to two votes, 'two_node' to on, it does work that way.
But not well, been down this road before ;P
Added a cheap little #N100 box from Beelink as a third node - good for that critical third vote, and unlike a qdevice, can also run some little things (pihole's).
Curious if others are experiencing #instability with #AMD processors or #GPU on #Linux or if this is #AlpineLinux specific. Opened an additional ticket that is focused on the AMD specific issue, since the last one appears it may have been generalized to the linux kernel overall. I do not see the same behavior on an #Intel #N100. https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/issues/16920 #bsod
2025 war doch jetzt wirklich das Jahr des Linux-Desktops, oder? Also, diesmal echt jetzt, gell?
(wieso ist die Grafik meines Alder-Lake-Intel-CPU-Grafik-Laptops so unbeschleunigt?)
OK I've got #Fedora 41 running on the cheap-o #N100 mini PC. It's been quite a long time since I last ran #Linux as a desktop OS. So far, so good. Fedora has come a long way.
This is my first time using #flatpak and it's pretty cool!
I'm going to have to more methodically figure out what I need a #Mac for and see how to translate it to Linux.
This effort sponsored by #TimCook's million dollar donation to #Trump's inauguration & related fascist boot licking.
While ordering an SFP+ DAC, Amazon brought this funky little box to my attention - bare-bone, no RAM, 235€, delivery (in DE) in March.
It's the 1st #N100 box with dual 10G SFP+ cages, i've ever seen - Intel X520/82599ES.
Also, 2x i226V 2.5G ports.
It doesn't have internal redundant storage - only 1 M.2 socket (likely Gen3 x1).
But it's got a 10g USB-A port - i've been running ZFS over USB-5g for ~1 year, no worries.
It's called "MNBOXCONET Mini PC N100 Firewall 2x10GbE SFP+..."
I have an Intel #N100 board from Chinese "brand" KingnovyPC. It used to work well, but now, when power is unplugged, it forgets date/time and also #EFI variables. So on power-up, it boots into the BIOS setup, and I have to boot from a rescue Linux USB stick to re-write the EFI vars to boot from NVMe again... until the next power down.
The CMOS battery is dead, which explains the date/time problem, but did they REALLY also store EFI vars in CMOS-RAM, or is my hypothesis wrong?
Moved my #Jellyfin install to a fresh install on my #N100 machine.Works perfectly and #transcoding works well enough for 3 concurrent streams/transcodes.
I have now offloaded all VMs and Containers from my older #Proxmox server.
2025 will be my #YearOfMiniPCs I'm guessing!
All VMs started up and worked 100%.. except for my #Jellyfin VM.
In the older server I have a #Nvidia card to assist with transcoding since the #Xeon #CPU didn't do a good job of it.
Testing things out now to see if I can run it without said graphics card or if I need to use my other #MiniPC that has the #N100 CPU instead.
So, the other day I noticed a strap on my Honeywell RU6500 #FullFaceElastomeric had broken… this is one I was keeping around for parts, so not a big issue… but the thought of the same fate meeting my current one worried me a bit.
Looked around, found a new Sundström SR200 going for a bargain price (AU$250… normally they are >$550)… beauty. It's on its way south from Mt. Isa.
Today I ordered some filters (from a local supplier here in Brisbane), mainly some #P3 filters (my main concern is #bushfire smoke and #COVID19)… I happened to notice this little chart for the SR-510 particular filters.
https://www.allensindustrial.com.au/documents/Sundstrom%20SR510%20Brochure.pdf
Classes:
- P1: 80% | up to 20% leakage | Protect against Dry and Wet particles _except_ aerosols, carcinogens, radioactive particles, bacteria, *viruses*, spores or biochemicals such as enzymes or hormones
- P2: 94% | up to 6% leakage | Protect against Dry and Wet particles _except_ *viruses*, spores or biochemicals such as enzymes or hormones
- P3: 99.95% | <0.05% leakage | Protect against Dry and wet particles (all types)
It was the exceptions for "viruses" in the #P2 and #P1 filters that surprised me. I thought #P2 was more or less equivalent to #N95 and #KF94. (P3 being equivalent to #N100) I hear people singing the praises of N95s with regards to COVID-19, and definitely it beats many common alternatives, but this has me scratching my head.
The SR-510 is a P3 filter, so no biggie… but I thought P2s were up to the task.
My second blog post about revamping my home lab a little bit just hit the net. #FreeBSD #ZFS #n100 #k8s #k3s #kubernetes #HomeLab #SelfHosting https://foo.zone/gemfeed/2024-12-03-f3s-kubernetes-with-freebsd-part-2.html
@liliputing_ all the youtubers want to talk about the top of the line gaming CPUs and how #Intel is "losing" to AMD and Nvidia, but the fact is that for 99% of what normal people do with computers, #N100 is FINE, costs as much as a rasberrypi and creates no heat or noise.
Is anyone here running N100 mini ITX rack server builds? I'm very curious about whether it's feasible to get the n100 boards into a 1U rack server with a bunch of 3.5" HDDs without everything overheating.
My own use case would be to build several dedicated servers, one for music, another for backups and one for camera NVR with Frigate. In theory the N100's TDP and performance would fit the bill nicely, but I would love to hear from real experience.
@reinhilde @jon_giraffe I think anything that is reusable will have cleaning requirements.
That said… I went the #Elastomeric route because the idea of generating a mountain of plastic waste from single-use masks did not sit well with me.
As an asthmatic, I also found unvented masks really gave me breathing difficulties. A vented mask worked better, and while there are single-use #N95 masks with vents, typically the vent is unfiltered and can't be easily retrofitted with a filter.
I went a Honeywell/North RU6500M (#FullFaceElastomeric) at first because I saw one going cheap … and it's been good, but it is a bulky option, so managed to find a Honeywell 7700 (#HalfFaceElastomeric) which uses the same filters (I have both #N95 / #P2 and #N100 / #P3 filters) but is less vulnerable to scratches.
Both I was able to reversibly modify to add an exhaust filter: typically I use disinfectant wipes to wipe down the mask inside and out… and if I fold one of those wipes three times over and cut it to size… it makes a passable exhaust filter.
At the moment I'm mostly masking during the winter months when cases are at their worst and the inconvenience is at its lowest. (Yes, I know COVID-19 is not seasonal, however behaviour and the immune system load from seasonal infection in winter months, raises the risks at that time.)
Homelabik (nareszcie) rozbudowany o urządzenie ze słynnym #N100. Tym razem postawiłem na rozwiązanie z Aliexpress - GMKtec.
Ten sprzęt to też moje pierwsze zetknięcie z #proxmox , a w maszynie wirtualnej dominującym systemem jest #almalinux :-)
To play catchup with my adventures trying to install different OS on the #N100 nuc/mini pc, here is where I am at:
1) Dragora - black screen after grub select
2) Trisquel- black screen after grub select
3) Alpine Linux- several issues with Gnome set-up and things not working.
4) Gentoo- attempted gui install but boot media kept going into cli install
5) Spiral Linux- issues with disk partitioning
Not a lot of luck getting various OS on the Intel #N100 NUC to fully install and run lately.
I tried out #NixOS, and rebased it with #ZanyOS. My was it pretty to look at, but Nix just felt too weird to use and Im not that interested in it to learn it. 
I’m going to take a break and see how I want to proceed.
CowMan 
