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ZFS: Replacing old disk with New disk

The only hard part here is identifying the device name. I prefer to use the model name/device short hand name and not the path/name. These often come in the form ata-ST4000NE001-2MA101_WS24TQ9W. I used the hwinfo command to get the information.  Type :     #hwinfo --disk To replace the old disk with the new disk, type:   #zpool replace [pool name] [old device name] [new device name] ZFS will resilver the disk automatically. You can continue to use the filesystem. No problem.  You can check the status with:      #zpool [pool name] status I bought this new 4TB disk around August 2024 and put it online[ZFS] but did not use it in a pool. So it's kind of a replacement disk. I replaced ata-ST2000DM001-1CH164_W1E8B1ZS because it is the oldest at 8 years and I'm logging errors. 
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Accident Happens, Fractured Ankles

I just can't bring myself to make a post about it. I tripped going down the stairs and fractured my ankles. It happened the 8th of July.   The doctor called it a bimalleolar fracture of the right and lateral malleolus fracture of the left. Both feet were affected, the one in the picture is the right one and looked worse than the left one. It is still stiff after 40 days. I am putting my body weight on it but slowly.  Here's how it looked: I stayed for six days in the hospital. This picture is post surgery when my doctor and also the orthopedic surgeon placed steel implants to realign my bones with plates and screws. I asked my doctor about the implants and yes, they stay for life.  The stitches came off after two weeks. I took antibiotics for 10 days and pain meds were aplenty especially during the 3 to 4 days after the surgery. The pain meds are needed for the swelling too. 
It was a major issue during the midterm elections 2025 - the trial of Sara Duterte our Vice President who was impeached just before the elections. Some of her political allies won seats in the Senate which will convene itself into a court to try her case. Her father the former President, Rodrigo Duterte, is himself accused in the International Criminal Court ICC of crimes against humanity of murder, torture and rape committed between 2011 and 2019. So both father and dauther are facing trials in the coming months.

PC File Transfer In Android

I've discovered this android feature in the File Manager called PC File Transfer.  I Have Been looking for such a tool for a very long time. I have  pictures and images which I want to share and use in my blogs. I blog with my email. It is tough to seamlessly post with media from my phone to my PC. I love to compose blogs in the desktop because all my image apps are there. Easier to manipulate text and images in the PC where all my applications are.  I have to open a tab in my browser. Type in  http://192.168.100.239:55432/   and start to broadcast it in a secure wi-fi.  I can always do it this way at home. 

May 16th 2025 - Solar Lanterns

It made people a little apprehensive when electricity was turned off early morning on election day. But I have solar power lanterns ready for such an emergency.  This one needed a fix with a glue. The top cover came off easily.  I bought 3 more as they proved resilient and useful during blackouts. 

GIMP 3.x

I had to really put this image front and center of this post. I have been waiting to get GIMP 3.x for a long time now. Finally getting the opportunity to use it for everyday use.  I upgraded from 24.10 to 25.04 hoping to get this update. Not sure I will get my wish. Happy to get it. :))

Upgrade from Ubuntu 24.10 to Ubuntu 25.04

The upgrade tool in Ubuntu 24.10 is finally working. I received a notification that a new version of Ubuntu is ready to be installed. I got flag from my current system that Ubuntu 25.04 is ready to be downloaded and installed. After a short 15 minutes I got this notification of the newly installed version of Ubuntu.