Trying to rsync using a separate user “rsync” didn’t work (DSM 6.0.2). I got the error message:
ERROR: module is read only
Workaround: destination directory has to start with “/volume1/…” (not “/var/services/…”)
Full command:
rsync -avz -e ssh /data/dir/ rsync@hostname:/volume1/backup_dir
I bought a Smart-me Plug about a year ago. Here some thoughts:
A few notes about GPS tracking while out running. On my mobile phone (still Nexus 4) I used the app RunKeeper (the free version, not Pro) to record the runs. The data is then synced to other services like SmashRun (see below), Endomondo, and even Dropbox using tapiriik.com (a great service and well worth the few bucks for automated sync). Recently, I signed up on SmashRun (free version) for stats and the likes.
A couple of weeks ago I came across Runalyze which offers a lot of statistical data – completely free, no paid version. To me, it seems to be a bit overkill, though.
— Edit 12/02/2016 —
RunKeeper has been bought by Asics. It might be time to switch to the “last” independent running App – Strava (which is supported by tapiriik as well, by the way).
I had a HP Compaq 6715b laptop lying around which I thought was dead. When pressing the power button, nothing happened, not lights, no beeps, nothing at all.
I came across a hint which seems to be a well-known fix for such issues: unplug the power cord, remove the battery and press the power button for a long time (I did it for around 30s). Afterwards, I connected the power cord without putting the battery back in. Surprise, surprise: the laptop powers up without a problem (after having reconnected the hard drive which I removed ages ago to copy the data).
If this really fixes the problem for good will have to been seen. There are reports on the internet about low-quality motherboards (especially power connection) in the HP laptops of this generation.
In Kubuntu 15.10 (happened earlier as well), I frequently get the following error message:
Data files for some packages could not be downloaded
This is a problem regarding the update (?) of the Flash plugin. I don’t know why it occurs or how to fix it for good.
When charging my N4 overnight, every now and then it would freeze (screen stays blank/black although LED still works). Only a reboot helps. Since I installed the App Safe Charge, these problems are gone for good.
I’ve set up my Brother MFC-7820N ages ago to print and scan over the network from Kubuntu. Once in a while the router decides to change the IPs of my network devices. So just as a note to myself, here’s how to set up the scanner again:
See also Brother’s guide.
When trying to install sun-java6-jdk on a Debian server (Lenny), I noticed that it automatically installs libnss-mdns as well as avahi-daemon. I’ve got no idea why it would do that as Avahi is the free implementation of Apple’s zeroconf which allows automatic detection of local network devices. On my Debian server it managed to interrupt DNS resolution with local hosts (using a .local address).
The following command can be used to copy dot files (i.e. configuration files starting with a dot, e.g. .bashrc) without copying all the dot directories:
find . -maxdepth 1 -name “.??*” -type f -exec cp -ia ‘{}’ /dest/path \;