Making a tv laptop server with samba on a old macbook with external drives. Here are my notes.

Cross posted from https://thelemmy.club/post/56118572

How to Disable Sleep on Laptop Lid Close in Linux (2 Minutes)

Install samba

lsblk

BEFORE

NAME          MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE  MOUNTPOINTS

sda             8:0    0   113G  0 disk  

├─sda1          8:1    0  1022M  0 part  /boot/efi

├─sda2          8:2    0     4G  0 part  /recovery

├─sda3          8:3    0   104G  0 part  /

└─sda4          8:4    0     4G  0 part  

  └─cryptswap 252:0    0     4G  0 crypt [SWAP]

sdb             8:16   0 298.1G  0 disk  

└─sdb1          8:17   0 298.1G  0 part  #<--------298.1G external Drive

sdc             8:32   0 298.1G  0 disk  

└─sdc1          8:33   0 298.1G  0 part  #<--------298.1G external Drive

sdd             8:48   1     0B  0 disk  

sde             8:64   1 115.5G  0 disk  

└─sde1          8:65   1 115.5G  0 part  /home/user/Kingston_124GB

sdf             8:80   1     0B  0 disk  

zram0         251:0    0   7.7G  0 disk  [SWAP]

mkdir /home/user/DISK1_320gb

mkdir /home/user/DISK2_320gb

sudo mount /dev/sdb1 /home/user/DISK1_320gb

sudo mount /dev/sda1 /home/user/DISK2_320gb

lsblk

AFTER

NAME          MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE  MOUNTPOINTS

sda             8:0    0   113G  0 disk  

├─sda1          8:1    0  1022M  0 part  /boot/efi

├─sda2          8:2    0     4G  0 part  /recovery

├─sda3          8:3    0   104G  0 part  /

└─sda4          8:4    0     4G  0 part  

  └─cryptswap 252:0    0     4G  0 crypt [SWAP]

sdb             8:16   0 298.1G  0 disk  

└─sdb1          8:17   0 298.1G  0 part  /home/user/DISK1_320gb

sdc             8:32   0 298.1G  0 disk  

└─sdc1          8:33   0 298.1G  0 part  /home/user/DISK2_320gb

sdd             8:48   1     0B  0 disk  

sde             8:64   1 115.5G  0 disk  

└─sde1          8:65   1 115.5G  0 part  /home/user/Kingston_124GB

sdf             8:80   1     0B  0 disk  

zram0         251:0    0   7.7G  0 disk  [SWAP]

sudo blkid <---- this is how you get the drive id 'UUID' for Mounting in fstab


/dev/sde1: LABEL="124gb_thumb" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID="654C0465C6FF2D15" TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="0564g649-01"


/dev/sda1: LABEL="320_1" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID=4FA3B00604874FD1 TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="938j8ejr-03"


/dev/sdb1: LABEL="320_2" BLOCK_SIZE="512" UUID=060487D843853311 TYPE="ntfs" PARTUUID="830Jejnj-02"


sudo nano /etc/fstab




UUID=4FA3B00604874FD1 /home/user/DISK1_320gb ntfs defaults,nofail 0 0

UUID=060487D843853311 /home/user/DISK2_320gb ntfs defaults,nofail 0 0

UUID=654C0465C6FF2D15 /home/user/Kingston_124GB ntfs defaults,nofail 0 0

sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf


[Laptopserver_macbook]

   comment = Shared Folder

   path = /home/user/shareFolder

   read only = no

   guest ok = no

   writable = yes


[macbook-USB124]

   comment = Shared Folder

   path = /home/user/Kingston_124GB

   read only = no

   guest ok = no

   writable = yes

[DISK1_320gb]

   comment = Shared Folder

   path = /home/user/DISK1_320gb

   read only = no

   guest ok = no

   writable = yes
   

[DISK2_320gb]

   comment = Shared Folder

   path = /home/user/DISK2_320gb

   read only = no

   guest ok = no

   writable = yes

sudo reboot

done

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eurodyne@piefed.world · 3 pts · 6d (2 replies)

FYI, closing the lid can affect cooling, so keep an eye on that.

I have a 2011 iMac onto which I have installed Fedora, and I use that as a Plex server. I have a couple of external hard drives, and I’ve been pretty happy with that setup. I have had a few display issues because the internal display died many many years ago, but, otherwise, it’s been pretty smooth sailing.

honesthenery@thelemmy.club · 1 pts · 4d (1 reply)

It is on a cold tile floor. Just need to check on the fans from time to time. I put my hand next to the vent it seems to be working. 🤞 Htop and glances are my go to.

eurodyne@piefed.world · 1 pts · 3d

Ceramic is an insulator. Not good for keeping things cool. Those tiles will heat up and stay hot along with your laptop.

Laptops are usually designed to vent exhaust heat through the keyboard and hinge vents. You may not want to keep it all the way open, but popping the lid a crack will definitely help. Setting the display to time out and go to sleep might be a better option.

But as long as you keep an eye on it, it should be good.