Charlih Chen

How to Create a MacOS Bootable USB

Q: How to create a MacOS bootable USB in order to boot it up while press "Option" key on booting MacBook?

A: Please use an MacOS MacBook to create it.
FYI. The TransMac software created on Windows OS won't work since it created as no bootable USB drive!!!

Here is the creation information:
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Please download MacOS_version.DMG file to a MacBook >> double click on the .DMG >> double click the Install MacOS.pkg >> It will install into Application folder >> using Terminal command with sudo to write the installer into USB drive.

(Some cases that there is no Install MacOS.pkg after double click on the MacOS_version.DMG, it will open with Installer MacOS.app, in such case, just drag & drop it into Application folder)

Here is the list of sudo command URL: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/101578

There is no list of command for Yosemite, here is the command:

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app

Labels: .dmg, .pkg, MacOS bootable USB, TransMac, USB drive, Yosemite MacOS

The right procedure to upgrade bigger size hard disk for Synology on Proxmox PVE

If you DO NOT deactivate the going to replace Hard Disk, the new Hard Disk will ALWAYS show "Critical" status!

To avoid the above symptom, you have to deactivate the drive first before you replace it.

Here are the step by step of how to upgrade bigger Hard Disk for NAS:

STEP1: Logon to NAS portal at http://NAS-IP:5000

STEP2: To deactivate the drive

sub-step1: Go to Storage Manager > HDD/SSD

sub-step2: Select the drive and click Action > Deactivate Drive

sub-step3: Tick the checkbox to confirm that you want to proceed and click OK

sub-step4: Enter your DSM password and click Submit

STEP3: Shutdown NAS

STEP4: Detach the sata1 from the Proxmox NAS visual machine hardware

STEP5: Power off Proxmox

STEP6: Replace the bigger sized Hard Disk

STEP7: Power On Proxmox PVE

STEP8: Run _shell on Proxmox

STEP9: List Hard Disk(s) command:

sub-step1: lsblk

sub-step2: ls -l /dev/disk/by-id/

STEP10: Add the new Hard Disk to NAS command:

qm set 100 -sata1 /dev/disk/by-id/YOUR_HardDisk_ID

Eg. qm set 100 -sata1 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST4000NM000A-2HZ100_WS21S7BJ

STEP11: Go to Storage Manager > Storage and select the storage pool that has a Degraded status

SETP12: Click on the upper-right icon and select Repair to repair the storage pool

Note: It will take 1 day or more hours to repair the degraded hard disk.

Install Bliss OS on Microsoft Surface Pro 4 as dual boot with Win10 Pro.

Shut down MS Surface Pro 4
Press Volume up button and Power button in same time to get into BIOS
Disable Secure Boot
Set UEFI Only
Drag USB boot on the 1st boot
Plug Bliss OS USB thumb drive on MS Surface
Reboot/Power On MS Surface
Select Bliss-16 .... Installation
Select Create/Modify partitions > Select the Harddisk > OK > <No, continue to cfdisk>
Select the 20GB Free space partitions > Select [New ] > 1G (Linux filesystem) > Type > EFI System
Write down the Device name: /dev/nvme0n1p4 due to unable to see size on installation page
Select the 19GB Free space partitions > Select [New ] > 19G (Linux filesystem)(/dev/nvme0n1p6) > Enter > Select [Write] > "yes" > Enter > Quit
Choose EFI System Partition
Select the 1GB partition (/dev/nvme0n1p4) > OK > fat32 (CAREFUL) > OK > ESP > OK > Yes
> Select 19GB(/dev/nvme0n1p6) partition (to install BlissOS)> OK > ext4 > OK > BlissOS > OK > Yes > Yes for OTA > Grub2 EFI Bootloader or rEfind Boot Manager > OK > OK > select Reboot > OK
Unplug USB drive
Reboot PC

Dual boot menu:

The top is the Bliss OS Android (BlissOS-15.9 2024-01-14)

The button is the Windows 10 Pro OS (Windows at hd1.gpt =>)

Labels: Android, Bliss OS, Dual boot, Grub, installation, Microsoft Surface Pro 4, OTA, Partition, UEFI

47 LEVEL task: Win 30 raids using a team of all unique Pokemon species

You should tap on BATTLE and then tap on PARTY, then scroll down to very bottom to tap "+" to add a battle group called "Unique" of 6 different Pokemon.

Once you join RAID, just pick the above battle group for the RAID battle.

Remember to switch around those 6 Pokemon before end of the RAID battle.

You will not get the task to be added +1 if you don't used all of those 6 Pokemon while in battle.

In Chinese:

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您應該點擊BATTLE，然後點擊 PARTY，然後向下滾動到最底部點擊 "+" 來添加一個名為“獨特”的戰鬥組，其中包含 6 個不同的Pokemon。加入RAID后，只需選擇上述戰鬥組即可進行RAID戰鬥。記得在RAID戰鬥結束前切換這6隻Pokemon。如果您在戰鬥中沒有使用所有這 6 個Pokemon，您將無法獲得1任務。

Labels: 30 Raids, 47 LeVEL, PARTY, Pokemon, RAID, Task, unique Pokemon species

Do not throw away the critical status HDD that greater than 2TB size disk for Synology NAS

It will always showing the "Critical" warning while using those 3TB, 4TB, 8TB etc. hard disk for Synology NAS on first times.

The following is the issue fixed solution:
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Pull out of the HDD and plug into USB HDD docking to Windows OS.
By using diskpart to clean and convert to GPT for those above 2TB HDD:

C:\> diskpart
Diskpart> list disk
Diskpart> select disk # (For example select disk 2)
Diskpart> clean
Diskpart> convert GPT
Diskpart> exit

Plug the HDD to Synology NAS.
Go to Storage Manager >> Select the Critical Drive >> Click on Action >> Select Deactivate Drive >> [v] >> OK >> Restart NAS

Go to Storage Manager >> Highlight volume1 >> Click on ... >> Select Repair

Select drive(s) >> [V] >> Next >> [v] Expand the capacity of Volume 1 (to about ???? TB)) >> Next

Labels: 2TB, convert GPT, Critical, deactivate, diskpart, NAS, Storage Manager, Synology, throw away, warning

Archive last year's email manually

Step#1: Creating an email archiving pst file:
Launch Outlook application >>
Click on “File” » Drop down on “Account Settings” icon » Select “Account Setting…“
Click on 2nd TAB: “Data Files” (1) » Click on “Add..“ (2)
Rename the File name from “My Outlook Data File(1).pst” to “2023.pst“ (3)

» Click on “OK” » “Close“

Step#2: Start the Email archiving to 2023.pst:
Launch Outlook application »
Click on “File” » drop down on “Tools” icon (1) » Select “Clean Up Old Items…“ (2)

» Click and highlight your email address on top of “inbox” folder (1)
» Click down arrow button to set time stamp on Mon 1/1/2024 for the Archive items older than: (2)
» Check mark on the box for the “Include items with “Do not AutoArchive”.
» Click on “Browse…” button (3) » Select “2023.pst” (4) that you created on Step#1
» OK » OK

The email archiving is running on background once the above “OK” button is clicked.

FYI.

Outlook didn't have indicator to show you when the archiving will finish.

The only indicator is the animated mail folder on the bottom of Outlook and it is saying Archiving.

The animated icon will disappear once it finished.

Labels: 2016, 2019, 365, Archive, email, last year's, manually, Outlook, pst

從舊金山國際飛機場(SFO)到 Cupertino最便宜的公共交通方式

從舊金山國際飛機場(SFO)到 Cupertino最便宜的公共交通方式:
搭BART、Caltrain和 Uber or Lyft。

8:10AM SFO–Millbrae 8:30AM Millbrae–Melo Park 9:20AM Melo Park–Sunnyvale 10:10AM Sunnyvale–Cupertino 10:23AM

它將花費$ 4.95 + $ 3.75 + $ 12.92 + $ 3 = $ 24.62

順便說一句，如果Uber從SFO到 Cupertino，它將花費約105美元。

為了進入BART車站月台，需要用實體Clipper卡或iPhone上的Clipper卡來掃描進入月台。

請從iPhone上的錢包添加Clipper。然後，您可以為票價充值。

https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/apple-pay

BART:

BART（又名。灣區捷運）。
車窗上有紅色或是黃線指示燈和LED顯示: "Millbrae"才是上對的車到Millbrae車站。

不要上紅線BART車窗上LED只顯示「Richmond」的車。
更不要上黃線BART車窗上LED只顯示「Antioch」的車。
要有斜槓「Millbra」的LED顯示才可上車。不要搭錯車了;因為BART知道你搭錯車的時間而charges你搭錯車程回SFO/Millbrae的票價為4.95 or more 美元!

從SFO到 Millbrae的票價為4.95美元。