Fedora 28 upgrade

The following issues are best solved by removing the i686 packages when running on an AMD based system

# dnf system-upgrade download –releasever=28
Before you continue ensure that your system is fully upgraded by running “dnf –refresh upgrade”. Do you want to continue [y/N]: y
negativo17 – Multimedia 226 kB/s | 271 kB 00:01
Fedora 28 – x86_64 – Updates 6.0 MB/s | 5.3 MB 00:00
Fedora 28 – x86_64 1.4 MB/s | 60 MB 00:43
google-musicmanager 12 kB/s | 1.5 kB 00:00
PostgreSQL 9.6 28 – x86_64 109 kB/s | 116 kB 00:01
RPM Fusion for Fedora 28 – Free – Updates 181 kB/s | 21 kB 00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 28 – Free 1.7 MB/s | 752 kB 00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 28 – Nonfree – Updates 30 kB/s | 3.6 kB 00:00
RPM Fusion for Fedora 28 – Nonfree 775 kB/s | 208 kB 00:00
Failed to synchronize cache for repo ‘virtualbox’, disabling.
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:00 ago on Sat 05 May 2018 07:01:19 PM EDT.
Error:
Problem 1: problem with installed package toped-0.9.81-16.svn2211.fc27.x86_64
– toped-0.9.81-16.svn2211.fc27.x86_64 does not belong to a distupgrade repository
– nothing provides /usr/bin/mzscheme needed by toped-0.9.81-18.svn2211.fc28.x86_64
Problem 2: ghostscript-core-9.22-4.fc27.i686 has inferior architecture
– ghostscript-core-9.22-4.fc27.x86_64 does not belong to a distupgrade repository
– problem with installed package ghostscript-core-9.22-4.fc27.i686
Problem 3: nss-pem-1.0.3-6.fc27.i686 has inferior architecture
– nss-pem-1.0.3-6.fc27.x86_64 does not belong to a distupgrade repository
– problem with installed package nss-pem-1.0.3-6.fc27.i686

Fedora 27 – MariaDB (mysql) #mysql50#.rocksdb errors

Recently I started encountering ” #mysql50#.rocksdb” errors with mysql. To solve this I stopped mariadb:
systemctl stop mariadb
edited /etc/my.cnf.d/rocksdb to comment out the plugin and added ignore-db-dirs=.rocksdb to /etc/my.cnf, then restarted mariadb
systemctl start mariadb

Now I can backup or query the database properly.

custom FiTech controller bracket

I wasn’t too keen on the windshield suction-cup holder for the FiTech handheld control panel, so I made a holder from some scrap walnut.  Just above the FiTech controller is my home-brew bargraph fuel-mixture gauge made from Radio-Shack parts.

Judah, Indiana festival car show

My red ’69 Mustang was on the front page of the June 25, 2017 Herald Times newspaper!
On the back page of the first section is a photo of Mason Sale looking at a custom truck. I’m standing beside him – behind the ’74 Dodge Challenger hood.
Particpant trophy – very clever!
My version of the lead photo:

Deskside computer stand

Cherry stand for mid-size computer case:

Shelf joinery