Got another SAS 2308 card from Amazon. A.k.a. SAS 9217-8i
Now this is a proper SAS HBA card that can be used for software RAID (e.g. zfs).
The raw hard drive is passthrough to the host system, no hidden space, S.M.A.R.T. available too.
IBM M5015 SAS RAID card experiences
Got a M5015 RAID card from Amazon. A.k.a. 9260-8i, LSI 46M0851, LSI9261.
It doesn’t support JBOD mode, can only be used as RAID card.
Cannot be used as SAS HBA for software raid like zfs.
So returned it.
Change rootfs from ext4 to zfs
My notes on changing my debian Linux installation rootfs to a zfs pool.
SDS2000X Plus series oscilloscope hacking
I got a SDS2104X+ oscilloscope now, crossing off one item that has been on my wish list for so long…
Connecting SDS2000X Plus to WiFi
I’ve managed to connect my Siglent SDS2104X Plus oscilloscope to my WiFi network using a USB WiFi dongle.
Launching GNOME applications on SSH session
TL;DR:
Add these 2 lines to your .bashrc:
export $(dbus-launch –exit-with-session)
gnome-keyring-daemon -c pkcs11,secrets
Nintendo Switch 破解入门
This post is in Chinese. I may also write an English version soon™.
以下是我破解 Nintendo Switch，尝试 CFW，emuMMC，Homebrew 的步骤。
CRIWARE xtx ASTC texture format
After setting up CFW on my Nintendo Switch, I dumped certain game cartridge and tried to extract its content. The game was created using CRIWARE engine. (D4D63B5B034258311F243102C3D327AD)
So, here is my adventure on dumping image assets from the game.
Link-time array with libraries
Link time array is an interesting technique. Basically, by placing symbols in special sections, static array can be created by the linker.