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About jjjesss

I'm a guy interested in technology, bsd fan and concerned about the world around.

FreeBSD 10.3: Configure OpenVPN client

Posted on April 1, 2017 by jjjesss

In this article VPNBook provider has been chosen. Check here what they provide: http://www.vpnbook.com/freevpn http://www.vpnbook.com/features Go to http://www.vpnbook.com and download a certificate bundle. I’ve chosen Euro1 Server. After download it you’ll finish with a zip named something like: VPNBook.com-OpenVPN-Euro1.zip After … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD: virtualized acestream

Posted on September 23, 2016 by jjjesss

Linux binary sopcast runs smoothly in FreeBSD but nowadays acestream transmissions are much more common. And there’s no binary acestream for FreeBSD. I have been unsuccessful in trying to run linux binary acestream in FreeBSD. The only way to get … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD: PF and NAT for internal network

Posted on September 3, 2016 by jjjesss

Recently I’ve needed to install another Linux OS in a virtualbox machine (FreeBSD as host) with a Host-Only Adapter network configuration. This permits to have connectivity between the host and the guest as two single machines in a network. As … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD: no booting GPT slices with buggy bios laptops

Posted on January 15, 2016 by jjjesss

It seems there is a problem with some bios that refuse to boot when the disk is partitioned with GPT. My laptop is a Lenovo T420s and FreeBSD (indeed PCBSD) is installed in second disk (ultrabay), gpt style partitions and … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD: Replace syscons with vt and get compositing working in KDE after suspend/resume

Posted on August 2, 2015 by jjjesss

In my case it was necessary to recompile a kernel with the following options: #device vga # VGA video card driver # #device splash # Splash screen and screen saver support # # syscons is the default console driver, resembling … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD: SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Posted on January 2, 2015 by jjjesss

Sometimes, when installing some python module with pip or easy_install the following error arises:   [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed In FreeBSD 10.1 it can be quickly fixed doing: pkg install ca_root_nss-3.17.3_1 ln -s /usr/local/share/certs/ca-root-nss.crt /etc/ssl/cert.pem

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FreeBSD: Calibre Patch for Sony Ebook Reader PRS-T3

Posted on December 29, 2014 by jjjesss

Probably this patch works for others ebook readers, but only has been tested with Sony PRS-T3. There is a thread about a hacking Calibre for a Kobo Aura HD in: http://www.mobileread.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-244555.html but this method didn’t work with my device. My … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD: NFS automount with AutoFS

Posted on December 28, 2014 by jjjesss

This applies only to FreeBSD 10.1 and newer. Previous FreeBSD releases must use amd. Personally, I dislike ‘amd’. Its configuration is a bit complex. Autofs configuration is pretty simple. I want to automount 2 folders from my ReadyNas Duo: 192.168.0.14:/media … Continue reading →

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OpenBSD: phpMyAdmin and NGINX

Posted on November 21, 2014 by jjjesss

We will suppose MySQL is already installed. # pkg_add php-fpm php-mysql phpmyadmin  In /etc/rc.conf.local:  # cp -fR /var/www/phpMyAdmin to /var/www/htdocs Add to /etc/nginx/nginx.conf: Make a file ‘/var/www/htdocs/phpinfo.php with the following lines: Start nginx and php_fpm: Test the PHP installation with … Continue reading →

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OpenBSD: connection problems with some sites in internet

Posted on February 23, 2014 by jjjesss

I’m experiencing some problems when trying to connect, via web browser, with some sites as ebay or google. I’ve discovered that I get a better experience browsing when the MTU in the wifi interface (iwn0) is lower than 1500. So … Continue reading →

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