A collection of functions written to explore the capabilities of GRUB's DSL.
read moreGRUB - Pseudo-Graphical Mode and Fonts
Changing the GRUB video mode and font.
read moreThe GRUB 'grubenv' Variable
Saving information in GRUB across reboots.
read moreThe GRUB Command Line
How to get to and use the GRUB command line.
read moreCreatron Raspberry Pi RTC Device
Creatron has Real-Time Clock units for the Raspberry Pi ... but the documentation is lacking. A basic walk-through.
read more'Linux Utilities Cookbook' - Book Review
A good introduction to a wide array of Linux utilities (mostly command line).
read moreExploding Sparse Files - Your Lesson For the Day
Here's a conundrum: how does a 100GiB file fit on a 12GiB partition? When it's actually 33MiB. Sort of. Sparse files are weird.
read moreLogical Volume Management (LVM) - Basics and Resizing
Using LVM is quite different than using fdisk and friends. LVM also has a LOT of commands associated with it.
read morePXE Beginnings
PXE - booting over the network - is a bit painful to set up (I used OpenWRT) but pretty interesting.
read moreMounting a USB Drive on OpenWRT Chaos Calmer
OpenWRT's Chaos Calmer has similar problems to Barrier Breaker when mounting USB sticks, but the answer has changed just enough to be confusing.
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