Toolage

My Tools and Techniques

The what and how of building and refining my environment; code, systems, and hardware included. Covering how I make my tools fit the job through system configuration, automation, and custom hardware, focusing on reducing friction, improving reliability, and my enjoying of use. Keeping things going as intended-ish.

• Bluetooth USB dongle firmware error in Ubuntu

  Feb 13, 2017

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  Linux Solution Hardware

  After having a running battle with my, what turns out, cheap Chinese CSR clone bluetooth USB adaptor (maybe more on that in another post). I purchased a more expensive adaptor…

• Arch Linux UEFI install on NVMe drives

  Feb 10, 2017

  9 min read

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  Linux Arch Solution

  A guide created from memory and some notes on how I installed Arch Linux (BTW) using UEFI settings, NVMe storage. and LVM filesystem. Grub now supports NVMe but not “exotic” filesystems like LVM or LUKS encryption as the root (/) filesystem

• Debian 8 installed on UEFI systems

  Jan 27, 2017

  2 min read

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  Linux Solution Debian Server

  Absolute pain getting Debian installed on my UEFI only sytem. When working through the installation process until the boot loader tries to install and this message occurs.

• The iMove to Appleverse

  Nov 6, 2015

  3 min read

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  Mac Fanboy

  Mac and their OS’s have always been spouted as being a pinnacle of consumer grade IT design and user interface experience. Pfft, what ever. I’ve been using Mac ever since…

• macports, the tools I'm used to

  Jul 9, 2015

  2 min read

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  Mac Macports Opensource

  YAY! Awesome, a HUGE amount of tools and libraries that I’ve gotten used to having at my fingertips can be had on my Mac’s thanks to macports

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