ARM SBC Notes

L.J. Hanson - - 1 min read
# Serial Console screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 # Installing Fedora Images on host sudo dnf -y install arm-image-installer # Writing Image File Usage: arm-image-installer <options> --addconsole - Add system console to extlinux.conf --addkey= - /path/to/ssh-public-key --image=IMAGE - xz compressed image file name --media=DEVICE - media device file (/dev/[sdX|mmcblkX]) --norootpass - Remove the root password --resizefs - Resize root filesystem to fill media device --supported - List of supported hardware --target=TARGET - target board --version - Display version and exit -y - Assumes yes, will not wait for confirmation Example: arm-image-installer --image=Fedora-Rawhide.
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Kubernetes Notes

L.J. Hanson - - 2 mins read
Your Kubernetes control-plane has initialized successfully! * Kubeadm init to start the cluster off. Success: #To start using your cluster, you need to run the following as a regular user: mkdir -p $HOME/.kube sudo cp -i /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf $HOME/.kube/config sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) $HOME/.kube/config You should now deploy a pod network to the cluster. Run “kubectl apply -f [podnetwork].yaml” with one of the options listed at: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/cluster-administration/addons/ Then you can join any number of worker nodes by running the following on each as root:
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Idrac Notes

L.J. Hanson - - 1 min read
How to restart/power off from idrac terminal # power server off racadm serveraction powerdown # power server on racadm serveraction powerup # perform server power cycle racadm serveraction powercycle # force hard server power reset racadm serveraction hardreset

FreeBSD 12 notes for Optiplex 755

L.J. Hanson - - 1 min read
Things to remember for next FreeBSD 12 install. To switch to current, as opposed to quarterly packages, create the file /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf with the folowing content: FreeBSD: { url: "pkg+http://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/latest" } drm-kmod package from ports gets KMS to work.

Powerline fonts in ChromeOS ssh client

L.J. Hanson - - 1 min read
For folks using powerline status bar, the correct font is important to ensure that powerline displays properly. The custom CSS file located here can be placed in the user ssh box of the ChromeOS ssh client. Originally from github/wernight

Powerline from ports on FreeBSD

L.J. Hanson - - 1 min read
In your .profile add the following: /usr/local/bin/powerline-daemon -q POWERLINE_BASH_CONTINUATION=1POWERLINE_BASH_SELECT=1 source /usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages/powerline/bindings/bash/powerline.sh Partly from here.