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Switched On Tech Design

  • Certbot error on renewal

    On renewal I got this message with certbot on Debian: Running: …resolved the issue.

  • Bondtech motor error with Stealthburner breakout board

    I got this error today; . TMC ‘extruder’ reports error: DRV_STATUS: 000f0090 s2vsa=1(LowSideShort_A!) olb=1(OpenLoad_B!) cs_actual=15 . Turns out the pins were around the wrong way for the connector which went into the breakout board. Once that was rectified the extruder worked as expected.

  • How to connect to a Prusa Mk3S via USB in Terminal on MacOS?

    After connecting the printer via a USB C -> USB adapter, run: ls /dev/cu* In my instance the USB adapter was /dev/cu.usbmodem14101 Then run: screen /dev/cu.usbmodem14101 115200 Where 115200 is the baud rate. Et voila, you can see what the printer is doing.

  • How to create or update a shipping class in Woocommerce

    Here’s how to update an existing or create a new shipping class in Woocommerce. This was written for one particular person but may help others. On the left, hover over Woocommerce and click on Settings: At the top, find Shipping and click on it – here fourth from the left: You then land on the…

  • Adding new products in Woocommerce

    Here’s how to add a new product in Woocommerce. On the Dashboard, on the left hand side, hover over Products and click on Add New: Fill out the Product Name at the top and then write a description in the white box below: Scroll down: Make sure you fill out the Regular Price and select…

  • I hate the new Photos app in iOS 13 – how can I put it back to the way it was?

    I can’t stand the new Photos app – I just want a grid back! Here’s how to get it back to the way it was. In the Photos app, click on “All Photos” in the lower right. Once you’re there – and it should look a bit closer to the old app now – click…

  • Programs used before

    This is a note to myself as much as anything; GMvault – used to back up gmail accounts. Very useful Imapsync – used to transfer emails from one gmail account to another. Very handy when closing an account Logstalgia – used to visualise logs. Can install on MacOS and watch logs on other systems

  • Easiest way of upgrading or updating Mediawiki version on Debian/Ubuntu/etc.

    So far this is the easiest way I have found to update Mediawiki. This presumes SSH access.   Back up your database and files first!   cd wget https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/1.31/mediawiki-1.31.1.tar.gz (if going for another version, replace with the appropriate link) tar -xvzf mediawiki-1.31.1.tar.gz cp -rf mediawiki-1.31.1/* /var/www/YOURSITE If your sites are stored elsewhere, replaces /var/www/YOURSITE with whatever…

  • Can you make Atom autocomplete or autoclose like Sublime Text does?

    I spent a lot of time in text editors and have been using Sublime Text for years; Atom recently caught my attention as a completely free alternative (though Sublime’s trial period is currently unlimited…) that has a huge community behind it and good support.   One of the biggest things that I found off-putting was…

  • WHMCS cron job says ioncube not installed despite ioncube being installed

    This issue drove me batty for an hour – after installing WHMCS with PHP’s Ioncube extension installed successfully the cronjob required by WHMCS would not run, complaining about Ioncube not being installed. Yet php -v showed that it was in fact installed.   What gives?   Turns out that Ioncube had been enabled for PHP-FPM…