Peak homelabbing
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Lol, reminds me of my old setup.
It was all old W98 laptop that I got used. I installed xunbuntu on it back when it first came out in 2006. It sat on my desk, open like that with a bit of tape over to hold the power cord because it was loose. The battery was completely dead.
It was the server I used to host all the modded maps I made for a silly little tank game. Thing ran seemlessly only going down when the power went out or somebody juggled the power cord for 5 years.
Wow five years is a long time to juggle something
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I mean, literally just lean it against the wall, at the very least...
With a risk of falling hard drives and such? I'm not doing that...
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Not in winter it won't.
Even in winter, it's terrible compared to a heat pump or (probably) directly burning gas or wood.
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Even in winter, it's terrible compared to a heat pump or (probably) directly burning gas or wood.
That's the joke.
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Serious question that I've wondered about but never worked on.
Can you rig a laptop to keep running with the lid closed? Either by software or hardware? I guess you could cut the switch, but an OS-based solution would be neater.
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Serious question that I've wondered about but never worked on.
Can you rig a laptop to keep running with the lid closed? Either by software or hardware? I guess you could cut the switch, but an OS-based solution would be neater.
Yes, easily. Most OSes let you do that.
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Disable suspend when the laptop lid is closed:
sudo sed -i 's/#HandleLidSwitch=suspend/HandleLidSwitch=ignore/g' /etc/systemd/logind.conf sudo sed -i 's/#HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=suspend/HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignore/g' /etc/systemd/logind.conf sudo systemctl restart systemd-logindIf you are in a TTY, you can blank the screen before closing the lid to prevent burn-in. After running this, come back later and press a key to turn the screen on again.
alias blankscreen='setterm --blank=force; read ans; setterm --blank=poke' -
Yes, easily. Most OSes let you do that.
In some cases, is a bios setting also.
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Serious question that I've wondered about but never worked on.
Can you rig a laptop to keep running with the lid closed? Either by software or hardware? I guess you could cut the switch, but an OS-based solution would be neater.
Yes usually it's the OS that handles it and it can be set to ignore the lid detection.
I did it for a while. Also removed the battery so it doesn't start swelling
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Serious question that I've wondered about but never worked on.
Can you rig a laptop to keep running with the lid closed? Either by software or hardware? I guess you could cut the switch, but an OS-based solution would be neater.
Sure, it's part of windows settings under power management.
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And the lid is not open because of preventing it sleeping, but rather to cool it down
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Sure, it's part of windows settings under power management.
Same with Linux!
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See I would have more problems with cats chilling on the keyboard than folks closing the lid or unplugging it
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This laptop is secretly downloading scientific papers behind a paywall to release them on the public internet. Sadly, the owner will be prosecuted unfairly and threatened with unreasonable punishment.
Remember Aaron.
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Disable suspend when the laptop lid is closed:
sudo sed -i 's/#HandleLidSwitch=suspend/HandleLidSwitch=ignore/g' /etc/systemd/logind.conf sudo sed -i 's/#HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=suspend/HandleLidSwitchExternalPower=ignore/g' /etc/systemd/logind.conf sudo systemctl restart systemd-logindIf you are in a TTY, you can blank the screen before closing the lid to prevent burn-in. After running this, come back later and press a key to turn the screen on again.
alias blankscreen='setterm --blank=force; read ans; setterm --blank=poke'but my keyboard is a heatsink...
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Could be an overheating concern maybe. Some laptops weren't designed to run with the lid closed, if it inhibits the air flow.
I can't tell for sure, but it looks like a Lenovo y510p. Or at least it looks very similar to the one I owned back in the day.
There was a vent in the hinge, and these things would absolutely cook themselves with the lid closed
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That free computer is going to cost you a lot on your electric bill.
Not really, electricity is pretty cheap when you live right beside the largest hydro plant in South America.
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if you just moved in, server comes first, then a mattress, then the rest of the furniture
You could put the laptop on a box
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OMG, Y500 ?
Mine is still running after 13 years!Lenovo made some kickass computers back then.
I instantly recognized it too! Mine got stolen. I loved mine.
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Even in winter, it's terrible compared to a heat pump or (probably) directly burning gas or wood.
Not how heat works.
If you're trying to heat your home, every electronic device becomes 100% efficient. All its "waste" heat becomes wanted heat. That it might only be 40W of heat is not the point.
