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Symptoms Backing up a container fails with an error like the following: INFO: set max number of entries in memory for file-based backups to 1048576 [...] INFO: Error: upload failed: error at 'some/path/inside/the/container' [...] ERROR: Backup of VM 101 failed - command 'blah blah blah' failed: exit code 255 Count the number of files in the specified path inside the container. It’s probably…
Overview / Motivation This post pertains to OVH’s new VPS line as of mid 2025, running on Haswell CPUs, with plans named “VPS-n”. OVH does not offer Proxmox VE as an OS option on these plans, and does not have any officially-sanctioned method to use a custom ISO. I find this disappointing and frustrating. Even when a host provides a template for the OS I want to use, I like to…
Background The Behringer DCX2496 is the go-to loudspeaker management system for those who aren’t made of money. Good features, meets the specifications, unbeatable price. Popular in live sound applications, with some appreciation in audiophile communities too. What’s not to like? Reliability, of course. The Behringer curse. It’s getting better lately though! Anyway, these units…
Background I recently got a Victor 1 PA-T130 Program Chime. Sold only in Japan, it is a timer with a built-in FM sound source 2 , allowing the scheduling of contact closure or chime audio outputs at specified times on specified days of the week. This is the sort of thing that might be used in a school or office. There’s a small community of people interested in these sorts of devices who run…
I recently received a TOA ML-304B which had some faults. Primarily, the remote relay was not functioning. The case had a large dent on the bottom near one of the PCB mounting posts. The unit was packed very well for shipping, so this damage was from one of the past owners. The board had cracked at this mounting post, which broke some traces. I repaired the traces with some wire, and the unit is…
Found these by accident and didn’t see them documented anywhere online. These actually became very useful to me for reasons I’ll explain in a future blog post :) These exist in firmware version 1.18A, not sure about others. Hold while powering on. COMPARE + SETUP + SUM - Production Test, system functions MUTE + STORE + RECALL - Production Test, audio functions This is in addition to…
Background I first tried VRChat in 2021 after a friend showed it to me, and I saved up and bought a headset as soon as I could. It was pretty much love at first sight and my only regret is not getting into it sooner. VRChat is a social VR application, originally released in 2014 and currently available on PC and Meta Quest platforms. In contrast to most video games, VRChat doesn’t have any…