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Peak homelabbing (lemmy.world)

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[-] paulbg@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago

classic meme.

[-] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 193 points 6 days ago

not turning off going to sleep when lid closed

Rookie maneuver.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 130 points 6 days ago

Could be an overheating concern maybe. Some laptops weren't designed to run with the lid closed, if it inhibits the air flow.

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 138 points 6 days ago

As right as that might be, it's on carpet!

I don't believe they put much thought into airflow and overheating...

[-] taco@piefed.social 54 points 6 days ago

Which is exactly why it overheats so quickly when they close the lid.

Let's face it, the place using a laptop on the floor with a paper sign probably doesn't have the budget for real sysadmins. At the same time, most real sysadmins know to disable the lid-closing behavior and get the laptop off of the carpet because they've been foiled in their past by people who refused to read the goddamn paper sign.

[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Sadly, I've actually seen a couple model laptops that were designed with one of the fan vents right above the keyboard, and only ventilated when the screen is open. VERY piss poor design, but yeah those do exist..

Example: https://i.redd.it/wcp4rm5o7u7a1.jpg

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[-] MajorasMaskForever@lemmy.world 18 points 6 days ago

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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[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 47 points 5 days ago

Disable sleep-on-lid-closed.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 21 points 5 days ago

Take out the lid-close sensor and use it in a side project that requires a proximity sensor.

[-] serenissi@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

isn't it Hall sensor?

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I might/might not be one.
But it definitely is a proximity sensor. Unless yours is an Apple device, in which case, it might be an angle sensor.

The term "Hall sensor" would refer to the tech used in it, whereas the term "proximity sensor" refers to its function.
It could be using any other proximity sensing technique too and it would still be a proximity sensor.

[-] serenissi@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

technically yes. usually proximity sensor is used to mean IR or sonic sensors and I read in that sense.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

I see.
I used "proximity sensor" because I didn't know what these sensors use and didn't want to worry about it while writing that comment.

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[-] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

I had a dell latitude for my first server. even when I removed the magnets, some how it still would detect that the kid was closed and turn off. I tried everything I could think of and more, without any luck. the solution? I removed the display entirely so it couldn't be closed and only used it via ssh or a VGA monitor if I really needed it.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 1 points 1 day ago

I removed the magnets

I have an older ASUS ROG laptop in which the sensor is a separate PCB (less than a thumb in size) connected using a few IDC pins.
It could simply be taken off and I haven't even opened the monitor frame yet.

[-] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago

It's probably to prevent overheating.

Why is it just sitting on the carpet though?

[-] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 29 points 5 days ago

To prevent underheating, they're going for a medium laptop.

[-] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago

Medium-well, more like.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 67 points 6 days ago

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.

[-] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 7 points 5 days ago

RIP

[-] FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone 88 points 6 days ago

On carpet 😬

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 53 points 6 days ago

if you just moved in, server comes first, then a mattress, then the rest of the furniture

[-] FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 6 days ago

The laptop could have setup to not sleep on close and could have been laying closed, screen on the ground. Also it would have provided completely unrestricted airflow to the fan...

[-] BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 days ago

...but then the sign would have affected the airflow...

This is the best compromise until mom visits and steps on it.

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[-] eager_eagle@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

you see ivan, server is much happier when comfortable on carpet, you can tell it wams its heart

[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago

Yeah. That one triggered me.

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[-] Typewar@infosec.pub 55 points 6 days ago

And the lid is not open because of preventing it sleeping, but rather to cool it down

[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 19 points 5 days ago

Yes! Very important!

I remember it being a bit trendy to turn old laptops into desktops by just unplugging the display and plugging peripherals into them, but people were finding that the keyboard actually was designed as another heat escape, so running them with the lids closed wasn't so great!

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

There's people who gut them and build a nice wood-and-allu mini-pc (not me, too lazy).

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[-] leMe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 5 days ago

which one of you took a picture of my jellyfin server?

[-] mmmac@lemmy.zip 19 points 5 days ago

Man when I was a kid I ran a runescape private server for anywhere within 20-100 people at a time, and for the first few weeks users reported a lot of downtime, which didn't make sense to me as whenever I tried to login it was totally fine!!

Eventually figured out closing my laptop lid put the laptop to sleep and scraped together some chore money for a VPS lol

[-] baltakatei@sopuli.xyz 20 points 6 days ago

Is this that thin little block holding up the Internet?

[-] lemmyknow@lemmy.today 9 points 5 days ago

TIL: maybe my local laptop-server shouldn't have the lid closed. Probably not gonna change my ways, though. What an inconvenience that'd be

[-] Yoshi@futurology.today 4 points 5 days ago

You should be able to deactivate shutdown or sleep mode on lid closure with some commands.

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[-] rem26_art@fedia.io 14 points 6 days ago

and it'll be the most reliable server you own

[-] Damage@feddit.it 8 points 6 days ago

Well, for one it's got a built-in UPS... Too bad for the storage connectivity tho

[-] The_v@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

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.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Wow five years is a long time to juggle something

[-] Konstant@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Closing lid goes brrr

[-] jcs@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

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-logind

If 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'

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

but my keyboard is a heatsink...

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[-] Balldowern@lemmy.zip 10 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

OMG, Y500 ? Mine is still running after 13 years!

Lenovo made some kickass computers back then.

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[-] maxwells_daemon@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

My server is a loose motherboard with a loose PSU, thrown into the living room TV rack, which I leave open for cooling. It's a repurposed (free) Athlon, DDR2. I only use it for smb and git backups, and project sharing between my desktop and laptop. What amazes me most is my IT coworkers don't find that a perfectly acceptable scenario.