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How to Setup Ubuntu Lucid as a TimeMachine Server

March 18, 2010 in Computer, Mac, Software, Unix

I think starting with Lucid, Ubuntu ships netatalk 2.0.5 which makes setting up Linux as a TimeMachine server much easier. You no longer have to compile on you own nor do you have to create the sparsebundle.

Just install netatalk and avahi-daemon if you want to, add options:tm to AppleVolumes.default and you’re done.

aptitude install netatalk
echo /home/shared/timemachine  "TM" options:tm >> /etc/netatalk/AppleVolumes.default

If you want the service to be advertised on your LAN also install avahi-daemon and create /etc/avahi/services/afpd.service with this content:

<?xml version="1.0" standalone='no'?><!--*-nxml-*-->
<!DOCTYPE service-group SYSTEM "avahi-service.dtd">
<service-group>
<name replace-wildcards="yes">%h</name>
<service>
<type>_afpovertcp._tcp</type>
<port>548</port>
</service>
</service-group>

Now you have to point TimeMachine to the TM share and that’s it. As long as you have a server with enough free space running at you LAN that saved you a lot of bucks compared to buying a TimeCapsule.

Upgrading my 2009 Mac mini

March 20, 2009 in Computer, Mac

I just upgraded my new Mac mini with 4Gb of RAM and a 320Gb HDD. I ordered Kingston DDR3-1066 4Gb Kit tested for Apple (see Kingston Memory Configurator) and a Seagate Momentus 2007.3 2.5″ 7200rpm 320Gb from Computeruniverse.

Okay… ordering was the easy part, but installing was quite difficult! I don’t mean the upgrade itself, but opening the case without scratching it! These two videos helped me a lot:

With the new memory added I can now even run Lightroom very well and the new HDD isn’t much (if any) noisier than the 5400rpm Fujitsu one.

Watch some pics of the upgrade if you want:
These little pins really ******* me off

My new Mac mini

March 19, 2009 in Computer, Mac

Just 10 days after Apple announced the new Mac mini I recieved mine last Friday Would you believe me if I’d tell you that I was happy as a child on christmas evening when I unpacked it?

I bought the “small” version with a 2.0Ghz Core2Duo, a 120Gb 5400rpm HDD and 1Gb of RAM because I am going to upgrade HDD and RAM myself.

All in all I really like the new mac mini. It plays 1080p Blurays just fine. It’s boot up time is also great (even with the 5400rpm HDD and 1Gb RAM!) and the noise… what noise? My Dell XPS M1530 is way noisier than this mini (WAAAAAAAAAAY noisier!) The fan almost never kicks in and even when it does… it’s noise is pretty pleasant. Sadly there are still some annoying bugs, but Apple is working on Mac OS X 10.5.7 and Mac OS Snow Leopard. Hope they will fix everything that annoys me :p There is not much more to say about the new Mac mini, no impressive innovations, still the same design… Have a look at my unboxing pics if you want. I’ll post an update of the upgrading process when I received the new HDD and RAM.

Isn’t the box cute?

What’s in the box: