📕 Node [[2002 12 09 no more woes]]

📄 2002-12-09-no-more-woes.md by @bmann

layout: post title: No More Woes created: 1039500900 categories: - E-smith - Home Server

I was quite frustrated with the server box that I have.

First, installing an 80GB drive to hold our MP3s was a trial:

Fiddle with jumpers on hard drives
Motherboard BIOS doesn’t recognize 80GB
Figure out MB brand and current BIOS version
Download flash updater and new BIOS
Find floppy drive to install with
Find OS to make bootable floppy (that link was a lifesaver)
Flash BIOS
Drive recognized!

After that, and finally settling back on e-smith as my Linux distro of choice (it seems like I mention it almost every post…it really is that good), it was just a matter of loading files.

I’m using NetJuke to manage the MP3s. Basically, all files are on disc, but the data is stored in a database. Tools included for scanning various file directories. If you want access, email me and I’ll send you a password.

The only bad thing is that the fan on the server currently sounds like a jet turbine, which may be a problem seeing as how this will be Kate and mine’s temporary bedroom while her mom visits.

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