Linux

I backup my laptop using Syncoid from the Sanoid package to my homeserver. Because I don’t want to do this manually (e.g. forget it), I was looking for a way to automate the whole thing. A systemd-timer seems like a simple solution at first, but the system is not online all the time and also switches between networks. Also my backup destination is not accessible from the outside without VPN. So I need a solution which only runs if the laptop connects to the home network....

For testing purpose i have an old Fritz!Box 7360 flashed with OpenWRT. For $reasons I needed to reflash the original firmware. Unfortunaly the Recovery tool didn’t work with my model, because it used to be provider branded by EWE. There is a rebranded Version of the tool by EWE, but this didn’t work either. So i researched a little and it turns out you can flash the firmware manually via the ADAM bootloader, just like OpenWRT....

About a year ago I replaced the horrible TN display of my boyfriend’s T430 with a Full-HD IPS and in the same move I replaced the LAN Ethernet USB Board due to a bent USB port. Because the laptop had to be completely disassembled anyway, I decided to give Coreboot a try. This blogpost serves as a memory support, if I should decide to flash another laptop. I’ve used a CH341A programmer....