iSCSI

Just some experiments I made with iSCSI. If you want to use iSCSI in a productive environment, make sure to set up a dedicated network for your iSCSI traffic. And maybe don't use your wireless network for iSCSI. This article covers the following topics:

• Basic Setup
• Reduce access to a specific IP
  
• Incoming user from Initiator to Target
  
• Add initiator name for access control
  
• Automatic lun import on startup
  

NanoPi Duo2 with IoT-Box & GSM/GPRS modem in Armbian

For a longer time I own the NanoPi Duo2 from FriendlyARM including the IoT-Box Carrier Board. The specs of the NanoPi Duo2 and IoT-Box are as follows:

NanoPi Duo2:

• CPU: Allwinner H3, Quad-core Cortex-A7 Up to 1.2GHz
• DDR3 RAM: 512M
• Connectivity: 10/100M Ethernet
• WiFi: 802.11b/g/n
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth V4.0 of 1, 2 and 3 Mbps.
• Camera: OV5640
• ...

IoT-Box Carrier Board:

• Onboard quad-band GSM/GPRS module
• 2 x USB Host
• Serial port and Ethernet port
• Audio input and output
• MicroUSB power input and a power switch
• IPX to SMA WiFi converter

A lot of features are not accessable from the board itself like the ethernet port. One of the reason I also bought the IoT-Box. Another nice feature of the IoT-Box is the GSM/GPRS module (SIM800C), which will be the main focus of this article.

bacula: cannot restore without a bootstrap file

After a long time I decided to install and work with bacula again. After installation, configuration and running some jobs, I tried to restore a backup from the night. The result was the following:

...
05-Nov 07:56 bacula-dir JobId 11: Fatal error: Cannot restore without a bootstrap file.
You probably ran a restore job directly. All restore jobs must be run using the restore command.
...

Convert CDI to ISO

Today I was confronted with an "rare" format for CD images: CDI
Of course I needed the content from that disc but CDI is not really supported under linux and burning a small CD image for just copying some files one time was no option. So I searched a little on the internet how to deal with CDI files under linux. With iat I found a little neat program to convert CDI to ISO files. Under Armbian it has to be installed first:

OMV: Locked users overview

Since a few months I received the following mail from OMV (4.1.35-1 / Arrakis) powered NAS:

Subject:
[nas01.karellen.local] Locked users overview

Updating the timezone

Today I was facing the issue, that my media center didn't show the right time. Instead it was always two hours back. The actual time was 08:42:1, while my media center showed this:

# date

Tue May 12 06:42:17 UTC 2020

vnstat file permissions

Today I had to install vnstat on a CentOS VM, which gave me a little headache. The CentOS release is the following:

# cat /etc/centos-release
CentOS Linux release 7.6.1810 (Core)

dreamcast.local VIII - Skies Of Arcadia

A couple of days a new/old game arrived - Skies Of Arcadia! When the game came out, I never had a chance to play it. So I bought a copy and when it arrives, the first thing that cought my eye was the cover which states: "onlinefunctions". The offered online functions are limited to the official website. I couldn't find a copy of the website but some downladable content, so let's get the downloadable content running again with the Dreamcast server project!

dreamcast.local VII - Uploads and Downloads

Uploading files from your Dreamcast the Dreamcast server sounds easy, but it is not. Downloading files from the Dreamcast server also sounds easy, but it is also not. With this article I will explain the major pitfalls and how to avoid them.

dreamcast.local VI - ChuChu Rocket!

Just like my prior article about Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2, I will split this article into two parts. The first part will be focusing on the website again, while the second part will focus on the game and how to go online with it again. One note about online gaming with ChuChu Rocket!: this time I will show you how to setup your own ChuChu Rocket! game server with the software from Shuouma.