BosaikNet

Linux attempts have been an adventure into changing views on obsolescence in the face of new platforms becoming the norm. In particular, SSE2 support and the graphics chipset have been limiting factors.

I started with Debian as it is the operating system I am most familiar and comfortable with ...

Thermal pads arrived today, so today's work is thermal management. I'll start with a mechanical description of the thermal assembly.

The original thermal pads are white silicone pads with an aluminum-adhesive backing applied against the metal heat spreader they sit on (Dell part number 5H627 ...

I have three Dell Latitude C610s and a broken C640 (when powered up, it only stays on for about 30 seconds, decreasing over successive boots). The C640 and the better of the C610s has a SXGA+ LCD, the other two C610s have XGA LCDs. One of the XGA panels is broken, so I used it for practice. I use ...

It has come to my attention that the HTTP redirect for fast downloads on the west coast servers quit working for some reason. This has been fixed.

Windows sucks quite a bit on old systems, and I'd like to get it running a Minecraft server ahead of the 10th BosaikNet Anniversary on February 1st. Naturally, the answer is Linux. I picked Debian 12 (Bookworm) since I have the most experience in it, and for no other reason. The install process wasn ...

I've moved the topic into Technology Discussion to allow comments. I also promised pictures , and will deliver. Due to a reading comprehension issue I didn't get the new cooler installed; that'll come later and with more ARGB.

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Yesterday I brought the computer up to Windows 11, using Rufus to bypass normal hardware checks. Why? Because I wanted to see if I could.

I performed an upgrade installation over Windows 10 as I didn't want to go through Windows Setup again. The process went well, except for a hiccup during the ...

Yes, GameServer-1 is still running, and I use it for miscellaneous office tasks. I've bought a bunch of parts for it, and the incremental upgrades I've performed over the last year will be supplemented with a host of new parts to further improve on the server.

Previous upgrades:
The CPU cooler ...

Yes, the Dell XPS L701X runs Windows 10 just fine, despite what Dell says , and I wrote this post on it. It'll work for you too; you'll just have to do some work with drivers and probably upgrade your hardware. I'm using a Windows 10 Pro license inherited from a Windows 7 Professional upgrade from ...

Every one of BosaikNet's GameServers, except for GameServer-3 (which was split into two computers and repurposed), continues to be operable. Lately, I've put a good amount of effort into bringing BosaikNet's original GameServer up to peak performance.

There were a few components that weren't going ...