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User Manual – Joe’s Own Editor: Word wrap and formatting

Posted by jpluimers on 2021/09/17

[WayBack] User Manual – Joe’s Own Editor: Command Line Options

Command Line Options

These options can also be specified in the joerc file. Local options can be set depending on the file-name extension. Programs (.c, .h or .p extension) usually have autoindent enabled. Wordwrap is enabled on other files, but rc files have it disabled.

An option is enabled when it’s given like this:
-wordwrap
An option is disabled when it’s given like this:
--wordwrap
…

[WayBack] User Manual – Joe’s Own Editor: Word wrap and formatting

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Windows and the current state of S.M.A.R.T. tooling that understands NVMe

Posted by jpluimers on 2021/09/16

I had trouble with two Intel 600p NVMe SSD devices: read-errors.

It appeared only few tools understand how to get S.M.A.R.T. health information from them, and even then they did not explain the read errors.

I’m going to RMA them, but in case anyone else needs to get health information from NVMe SSD devices, here is which tools do what:

[Wayback] CrystalDiskInfo version CrystalDiskInfo 8.12.7 ([Wayback/Archive.is] source code) can read the health data, and immediately showed one of the SSDs as bad, but not do a full read-scan of the device.
The support for NVMe health monitoring via the Intel RST drivers was added in [Wayback/Archive.is] CrystalDiskInfo 8.1.0 Beta2 (found via [Wayback] #1223 (Allow access of NVMe drives behind Intel RST drivers) – smartmontools), and before that other NVMe monitoring code had already been there for quite some time.
[Wayback] HD Tune version 2.55, though old as in 2008 old, can do a full disk scan and shows the read errors perfectly.
[Wayback/Archive.is] GSmartControl version 1.1.3 – despite being a few months old – cannot read the health data as it uses a far outdated smartmontools version 6.6:
```
smartctl 6.6 2017-11-05 r4594 [x86_64-w64-mingw32-w10-b19043] (sf-6.6-1)
Copyright (C) 2002-17, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
```

[Wayback] smartmontools version 7.2 (via command-line tool smartctl) supports reading health data on Windows 10 via the Microsoft NVMe drivers (see [Wayback] NVMe_Support – smartmontools and [Wayback] Changeset 4348 – smartmontools); download via [Wayback/Archive.is] S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Tools – Browse Files at SourceForge.net. I used this command for it:

smartctl.exe --xall /dev/sdc
smartctl 7.2 2020-12-30 r5155 [x86_64-w64-mingw32-w10-b19043] (sf-7.2-1)
Copyright (C) 2002-20, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org
...
Warning  Comp. Temp. Threshold:     70 Celsius
...
=== START OF SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: FAILED!
- available spare has fallen below threshold
- media has been placed in read only mode
...

[Wayback] SpeedFan version 4.52 can only read temperature and reference temperature (which seems to be the [Wayback] Intel NVMe Warning Composite Temperature Threshold) likely because it is already 5 years old.
[Wayback] Intel Memory and Storage Tool (the successor of the – now deprecated, but only Windows < 10 supported – [Wayback] Intel SSD Toolbox) only gets the health status when doing a full diagnostic scan.
The above two links are to StorageReview as links to the Intel site cannot archived in the Wayback machine nor Acrhive.is due to “you need to sign on“. These are the unarchived Intel links: Intel® Memory and Storage Tool (GUI) (download page) and Intel® SSD Toolbox (download page).

So basically, CrystalDiskInfo and HD Tune are my first line of checking for drive issues, followed by smartmontools to get text output, then by vendor specific tools to assist with the RMA.

In the past, I used another smartmontools wrapper, but it was discontinued and had an even older version than GSmartControl: Source: Closed: HDD Guardian – Home.

On Intel 600p becoming locked in read-only mode after failure:

Start of Intel RMA procedure via [Wayback] Warranty Information.

My case looks remarkably similar to [Wayback] Full Diagnostic Scan always fails during Read Scan on my SSD 600p Series 256GB – Intel Community.

A few screenshots of the tools I used for health information:

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AgileTD Keynote | Happiness is Quality

Posted by jpluimers on 2021/09/16

Hopefully this becomes available on-line, as this will be a great talk, but Potsdam is out of my reach in my current physical condition.

[Wayback] AgileTD Keynote | Happiness is Quality

In Gwen Diagram’s keynote go on a journey of looking at how to improve happiness in teams for the goal of building quality systems.

How can we build teams that strive to build quality systems? By building in happiness early and often.

Each organisation has a culture which directly affects the quality of their work. Organisations with a lower level of quality; that is, systems that fail more often, longer times to fix and longer times to build often have a few things in common; frustration, apathy and cynicism.

On the other side of the coin, teams with slack, time to learn and time to reflect also have the space to improve their systems. Quality is everyone’s responsibility is an oft quoted phrase. But, how do you actually engage people to build quality systems?

Improving quality should not weigh heavy on the shoulders of the test specialist. Their main role should not be attempting to convince people that unit tests should exist, that systems should be testable and observable or that automated tests will speed up development. Instead, we should be building teams that want to find out together how to build a system that breathes quality.

The way to do this is by improving the happiness of the engineers on the team with learning, autonomy and coaching. So, how can we build teams that strive to build quality systems? By building in happiness early and often. In this talk, we will go on a journey of looking at how to improve happiness in teams for the end goal of building quality systems.

Via: [Wayback] Agile Testing Days on Twitter: “☀️ Here comes the happiness! ☀️ @gwendiagram will take us on a journey of looking at how to improve happiness in teams for the end goal of building quality systems. ➡️ Learn more about the keynote and the speaker: … “

–jeroen

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BMW E46 How To Code Module Options – YouTube

Posted by jpluimers on 2021/09/16

For my link archive: E46, INPA and NCS Expert videos.

And

[WayBack] NCS Dummy – Taking the expert out of NCS Expert
Arno Bruynen 4 years ago

Nice video! But since i do code several vehicles per week for different customers, i would like to point a few things out. 1st. For people who don’t know anything about coding: The central coding key (ZCS) or vehicle order(FA or VO) is like the DNA of the car. The build date, basic equipment and optional equipment are listed inside here. It’s saved redundant in 2 modules and has one simple funcion.. The computer that’s going to program or code the module(s) reads it and then determines how to deploy the software/coding to suit that specific car. 2nd. Because of the vehicle order only being changed for manual transmission, you should only code the relevant module(s) after you write the FA to the modules storing it, so in this case you should have only coded the kombi (AKMB) instead of the whole car and you would be all set. Processing the whole car can be quite dangerous. As failure to communicate with a module during coding actually can destroy a module.. ask me how i know ;) Because of that you should only code modules that actually need to be coded and leave the rest alone, to reduce the risk :) 3rd. Just leave the car running while coding, you won’t hurt anything ;) If battery voltage dips too hard it might cause communication problems and the consequences of that can be really bad for your module. 4th. Regarding the E46ZST file… There are 2 types reference files actually, one E46AT and one E46ZST. If your car has a central coding key (ZCS) , use the E46ZST file for reference of what to add or distract from the strings. If your car has a vehicle order, use the E46AT file. Within the AT file, the options will be listed, and the option codes to add will be in front of the description in the following format: Wxxx , in which case you should enter it like this in NCS expert: $xxx The newer chassis that only have a vehicle order will only have a ExxAT file in the DATEN folder. Lastly, You should (in theory) also program (not coding, flashing the module actually) the DME after a manual swap. You could do this by any programming tool of choice like WINKFP, ISTA /P or an external scan tool with module programming capability. The reason for this is that the software for an AT DME is different to that of a MT. The software in the DME for an AT actually retards the timing a little bit when the transmission should shift, thus reducing torque and enhancing the life of the clutches inside your transmission. Don’t feel offended by my criticism, I really do like all of your videos and i myself learned quite a bit from them! Keep up the good work man ;) If you ever need help with coding or programming any BMW, old or new, feel free to contact me. I love helping the BMW community :) Greetings from Belgium!

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How to prepare your IdentityServer for Chrome’s SameSite cookie changes – and how to deal with Safari, nevertheless – Thinktecture

Posted by jpluimers on 2021/09/15

For my link archive:

Via:

[WayBack] Nick Craver on Twitter: “The current best plan I can think of for the SameSite cookie crap in Chrome 80 is uploading a SHA1 collision to the Chromium build server to stop it from shipping.”
- [WayBack] craigfis on Twitter: “How is this breaking a legitimate scenario for you?… “
  - [WayBack] Nick Craver on Twitter: “Logging into multiple of our domains when you login (e.g. stackoverflow.com and stackexchange.com), OAuth in iframes for integrations like Slack and MS Teams, etc. It breaks plenty :-/… “
- [WayBack] Nick Craver on Twitter: “Hey anyone remember a good decade or so where where we all finally agreed “don’t test against user agents, that’s bad!”, but then Google decided to break the internet with SameSite cookie shenanigans and we’re over here writing regexes against user agents in 2020? Good times.”

–jeroen

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vidister – ☎️ FTTH sur Twitter : “Shitty idea of the day: Powering a soldering iron via PoE.… “

Posted by jpluimers on 2021/09/15

[WayBack] vidister – ☎️ FTTH on Twitter : “Shitty idea of the day: Powering a soldering iron via PoE.… “:

Via: [WayBack] Amy Renee on Twitter : “Soldering the packets together to enable jumbo frames. 😂😂😂… “

–jeroen

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Overview of Client Libraries · Internet Archive

Posted by jpluimers on 2021/09/14

Besides manual upload at [Archive.is] Upload to Internet Archive, there are also automated ways of uploading content.

One day I need this to archive pages or sites into the WayBack machine: [WayBack] Overview of Client Libraries · Internet Archive (most of which is Python based):

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Chocolatey: when upgrades or installs keep insisting the hash has changed, and over time the mismatch changes as well

Posted by jpluimers on 2021/09/14

A while ago, I bumped into problems updating UltraVNC through Chocolatey.

It is similar to issues with other packages I have seen in the past: sha256 hash mismatches of which the reported mismatch changes over time, though the version stays the same.

This was tracked down to the actual file download site now needing a correct HTTP referer header. Likely this is to stop automated downloads, which kind of back-fires as ultimately you want to automate download and installation of things as much as possible.

Anyway: this is the [Archive.is] thread (which cannot be archived as Disqus hates archiving in the WayBack machine, and archive.is often fails with it too):

Graham Bloice a month ago

The recent update to 1.2300 fails for me with a file hash error. The install script has fe3d1135ae0e7b72394a6f3cc137282cb5e6382a55b5ceee72140d28f5ffe961, but the installer as downloaded, and verified via a separate download and hash check has 5A42A24BED5A39ACA44443916E5B2C4C259CE8E843E90FD07F7AB3D26CB237C8
IdealChain Graham Bloice 3 hours agoThis is because the download page has some “anti leeching” logic which checks the referer header and redirects to the homepage in case that check fails.Dear maintainer, please add the header “Referer: https://www.uvnc.com/” to the Install-ChocolateyPackage options!
Maurice Kevenaar IdealChain 2 hours ago
IdealChain Thanks for this hint! I was still looking for a solution and now, thanks to you, I have one.A new version is being build and will be pushed up soon.

Jeroen Pluimers Maurice Kevenaar 23 minutes agoAs per chocolatey.org/packages/ultravnc/1.2300.0.20200105, it looks like these URLs from the .nuspec files have been permanently removed from the UltraVNC site:<releasenotes>http://www.uvnc.com/general/whatsnew.html</releasenotes> <licenseurl>http://www.uvnc.com/general/license.html</licenseurl> ... <docsurl>http://www.uvnc.com/docs.html</docsurl>There is no replacement for `releaseNotes` or `licenseUrl` (not even in their source code repository at sourceforge.net/p/ultravnc/code/HEAD/tree/UltraVNC%20Project%20Root/UltraVNC/)An alternative for `docsUrl` is www.uvnc.com/docs/uvnc-server.html (that’s what `Documentation` at www.uvnc.com points to).
Jeroen Pluimers Graham Bloice 2 days ago
By now the error has changed; could it be that UltraVNC keeps releasing new Version 1.2300 with different hashes?

You have ultravnc v1.2240.0.20190403 installed. Version 1.2300 is available based on your source(s). Progress: Downloading ultravnc 1.2300... 100%
ultravnc v1.2300 [Approved]
ultravnc package files upgrade completed. Performing other installation steps.
File appears to be downloaded already. Verifying with package checksum to determine if it needs to be redownloaded.
Error - hashes do not match. Actual value was '5168CD279B36141B4B5B21CAC449FD4738A0E7C281D19BE99B3EF22968D77B7E'.
Downloading ultravnc 64 bit
from 'https://www.uvnc.eu/download/1230/UltraVNC_1_2_30_X64_Setup.exe'
WARNING: C:\Users\jeroenp\AppData\Local\Temp\chocolatey\ultravnc\1.2300\index.php is of content type text/html; charset=utf-8
Download of index.php (-1 B) completed.
Error - hashes do not match. Actual value was 'D0030DCF7A58166CC96FF5F258D5E6F179F94F412456CD0CE7223561532A3AB2'.
ERROR: Checksum for 'C:\Users\jeroenp\AppData\Local\Temp\chocolatey\ultravnc\1.2300\index.php' did not meet 'fe3d1135ae0e7b72394a6f3cc137282cb5e6382a55b5ceee72140d28f5ffe961' for checksum type 'sha256'. Consider passing the actual checksums through with --checksum --checksum64 once you validate the checksums are appropriate. A less secure option is to pass --ignore-checksums if necessary.
The upgrade of ultravnc was NOT successful.
Error while running 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\ultravnc\tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1'.
See log for details.

Related: Chocolatey got more strict on various URLs being correct; see [WayBack] (UltraVNC) Why has the X64 been removed? · Issue #42 · mkevenaar/chocolatey-packages · GitHub.

–jeroen

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Run chrome in fullscreen mode on Windows – Stack Overflow

Posted by jpluimers on 2021/09/14

Since Chrome changes over time, the batch file below from [WayBack] Run chrome in fullscreen mode on Windows – Stack Overflow also changes:

@echo off
echo Countdown to application launch...
timeout /t 10
"C:\Program Files (x86)\chrome-win32\chrome.exe" --chrome --kiosk http://localhost/xxxx --incognito --disable-pinch --no-user-gesture-required --overscroll-history-navigation=0
exit

On most of my systems. Chrome is at C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe, so I need to change the path anyway.

–jeroen

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Actiegroep @SchipholWatch heeft een heuse woordvoerder: @alfredblokhuize. Ik sprak hem over hun eigen lawaaimeetapp @AppExplane en hun gebrek aan vertrouwen in de overheid. @NHNieuws

Posted by jpluimers on 2021/09/13

Actiegroep @SchipholWatch heeft een heuse woordvoerder: @alfredblokhuize. Ik sprak hem over hun eigen lawaaimeetapp @AppExplane en hun gebrek aan vertrouwen in de overheid. @NHNieuws

[Archive.is] Actiegroep ontwikkelt zelf app die lawaai Schiphol meet: “Geen vertrouwen in overheid” – NH Nieuws

Via:

De normale Android app voor incidenteel meten kun je downloaden via [WayBack] ExPlane – the app to register aviation noise / [WayBack] Explane +150K (@AppExplane) / Twitter.

Waarschijnlijk is er inmiddels een app om het continue te meten [Archive.is] SchipholWatch on Twitter: “Oudere telefoon voor continu meten vliegherrie …” / Twitter:

[WayBack] Oudere telefoon voor continu meten vliegherrie | SchipholWatch / [WayBack] New version of Explane under development | Explane.org
- … Explane: er komt een nieuwe versie van de app, waarmee ook continu kan worden gemeten. Met de nieuwe versie kunnen omwonenden gedurende zelf te kiezen periodes alle overkomende vliegtuigen registreren en doorgeven aan de centrale database.
…
- Daarvoor is geen aparte sim-kaart nodig, zolang de telefoon maar in het bereik van een bekend wifi-netwerk ligt.
…
- Ook zal de nieuwe versie via Bluetooth kunnen communiceren met een goedkope (en eventueel waterdichte) decibel-meter.
…
- is wel enkele maanden tijd nodig, omdat ook deze weer wordt gebouwd door onze vrijwilliger Roelof Meijer. Hij werkt op vrije dagen aan de app.

En voor Raspberry Pi:

[WayBack] GitHub – SchipholWatch/explane-pi

via

[WayBack] Continu meten met Explane kwestie van weken | SchipholWatch

[Archive.is] SchipholWatch on Twitter: “@Fl_TegenGeluid @ORSbewoners @Annette_denkt @LeonAdegeest1 @rivm @eppobruins @suzanne_GL @IenWTweedeKamer Binnenkort hebben we hopelijk tientallen zoniet honderden meetpunten van vlieglawaai. @AppExplane voor de @Raspberry_Pi vordert gestaag! …” / Twitter

Andere initiatieven:

–jeroen

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User Manual – Joe’s Own Editor: Word wrap and formatting

Command Line Options

Windows and the current state of S.M.A.R.T. tooling that understands NVMe

AgileTD Keynote | Happiness is Quality

BMW E46 How To Code Module Options – YouTube

How to prepare your IdentityServer for Chrome’s SameSite cookie changes – and how to deal with Safari, nevertheless – Thinktecture

vidister – ☎️ FTTH sur Twitter : “Shitty idea of the day: Powering a soldering iron via PoE.… “

Overview of Client Libraries · Internet Archive

Chocolatey: when upgrades or installs keep insisting the hash has changed, and over time the mismatch changes as well

Run chrome in fullscreen mode on Windows – Stack Overflow

Actiegroep @SchipholWatch heeft een heuse woordvoerder: @alfredblokhuize. Ik sprak hem over hun eigen lawaaimeetapp @AppExplane en hun gebrek aan vertrouwen in de overheid. @NHNieuws

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