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Simone — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:04:27 GMT

User account Starstorm was created by Simone

Locked HGST drives

Sheep — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:37:30 GMT

add source for scsitools claim

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	=== Hydata SCSITools ===		=== Hydata SCSITools ===
	According to a Chinese dude who paid for Hydata SCSITools in another ServeTheHome thread, this program can also send the command to unlock the drives and flash the firmware.		According to a Chinese dude who paid for Hydata SCSITools in another ServeTheHome thread, this program can also send the command to unlock the drives and flash the firmware.

			The free version contains commands to write new firmware to the drive in a similar way to Niagara, but does nothing particularly special and does not defeat the firmware lock. However, it also has a function called "Super Firmware Download", which on use states it is in the licensed version only. The free binary does not appear to contain the implementation of this function. It seems this function is implemented on a per-model basis, and so may be using vendor specific commands [https://www.hydata.com/index.php/new/index/id/42.html]

	A SCSITools license is $2800. Same as with the Russian dude, at that price it makes more sense to buy different drives.		A SCSITools license is $2800. Same as with the Russian dude, at that price it makes more sense to buy different drives.
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	* SartenX recommended asking them for a free license as students, I seriously doubt they'd give us one though.		* SartenX recommended asking them for a free license as students, I seriously doubt they'd give us one though.

	Poking at the Windows program, the check for a license key seems really basic.		Poking at the licensed version of the Windows program, the check for a license key seems really basic.

	* It just pulls in <code>hasp_windows_102966.dll</code> which is the Sentinel HASP (Hardware Against Software Piracy) all-in-one check that looks for a valid USB hardware key plugged into the computer.		* It just pulls in <code>hasp_windows_102966.dll</code> which is the Sentinel HASP (Hardware Against Software Piracy) all-in-one check that looks for a valid USB hardware key plugged into the computer.
	* I doubt fiddling with Sentinel HASP would be easy, it has checks for VMs, emulated dongles, and even WINE for some reason		* I doubt fiddling with Sentinel HASP would be easy, it has checks for VMs, emulated dongles, and even WINE for some reason
			* The executable appears to have a portion of the HASP system statically linked, and the remaining significant code is scrambled (possibly encrypted) in some currently unknown way.
	* However, the SCSITools binary itself could probably be modded to ignore the HASP check
			** The license key may be required in order to unscramble it.

	=== Hardware ===		=== Hardware ===

User:Sheep

Simone — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:07:27 GMT

User account Sheep was created by Simone

Meeting Minutes

Simone — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:35:54 GMT

add 2026-09-17 minutes

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	'''Visit [[Upcoming Talks]] for a list of scheduled talks.'''		'''Visit [[Upcoming Talks]] for a list of scheduled talks.'''

			=== Fall 2026 ===

			* [[Minutes 2026-09-17]] — Constitution voting and intro to LUG

	=== Spring 2026 ===		=== Spring 2026 ===

Minutes 2026-09-17

Simone — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:34:44 GMT

summary of the meeting

New page

LUG meeting 2026-09-17

vote on constitution please!

New people can't vote unless they've been to 2 meetings

Audits this year.. deadlines are in a week

Needs to pass or we don't exist

Previous constitution a mess and didn't satisfy requirements

Rewritten constitution based on SLI guidelines

Dissolution cause

What happens to mirrors?

Removal of officers if they screw up enough

Constitution:

Mostly the same

Codify mirrors

Define focus on Linux education

Sysadmins defined

We had them defined but were unofficial

New guidelines

Appointed and have to be re-appointed at the end of year by eboard

Alumni can't be sysadmins

We don't want to be dependent on a large pool of alumni

Unreliable since they aren't fully associated with MTU or the org

Officer recall

2/3 all voting members can decide to remove officers

If mirrors goes down for 2 weeks and it's not fixed then the whole eboard is up for re-election

Has caused problems before

Dissolution

Mirrors goes to IT or related org with similar interest

It needs to stay up

would IT take mirrors?

Probably, they use it and should care

People who can vote stand up

For: all but 2

Against: 1

Constitution passes

Lily is tired

Boring stuff over!

Pre k-day presentation reused since new people are here

LUG talks about Linux and has presentations

Initiation for new people

Planned events:

Installathon sometime later this year

LAN parties?

Free/Open source games

Or proprietary stuff is ok

don't kill Freya

Guillotine time!

But only once

LUG services:

Mirrors

Faster on campus than other mirrors servers

Most major distros mirrored

Shell

fun little thing

Linux server that we run and you can get a login to ssh in

You can do what you want within reason

No compromising, mining, AI, illegal stuff

You get a website

public_html directory for web stuff

You can put web files there

Choose your username as well (unlike MTU student pages)

And keep it as alumni

Some MTU usernames are weird

Wiki

Server docs

Kinda outdated but work in progress

Dane made hobomaxxing tutorials and reviewed public showers

Screenshots from 20 years ago because this org is older than most current members...

Things you can do on shell

Online stuff

run scripts

Can bind to unprivileged ports

don't run AI girlfriends

or boyfriends

Git stuff

IRC bouncer (recently refurbished)

can use it to access other networks

IRC channel for chatting

please join if you hate discord

or want to play with IRC

IRC chat bridge died

don't have access to the bridge

Involvement link at 73 members

up from 67

please join (helps with funding)

Anyone can submit presentations

just tell the eboard

dm or ping on discord

or email

Anything computing related

Previous topics

Linux stuff, IRC, 3d rendering on google sheets

Qubes OS

Kubernetes

End of presentation.

MTU Building Codes

DataWhoreder — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:47:51 GMT

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	'''15''' Fisher Hall (Fisher)		'''15''' Fisher Hall (Fisher)

	'''16''' Widmaier House Public Safety and Police Services (Widmaier House)		'''16''' <s>Widmaier House Public Safety and Police Services (Widmaier House)</s> '''Demolished'''

	'''17''' J. R. Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library		'''17''' J. R. Van Pelt and John and Ruanne Opie Library
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	'''25''' Kearly Stadium Press Box (Sherman Field Press Box)		'''25''' Kearly Stadium Press Box (Sherman Field Press Box)

	'''26''' MTN Uplink Equipment Bldg		'''26''' MTN Uplink Equipment Bldg (Husky Amateur Radio Club Shack aka. Building 26)

	'''27''' The Ford Center (Ford Forestry Center)		'''27''' The Ford Center (Ford Forestry Center)
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	'''83''' Fitzpatrick House (Demolished)		'''83''' Fitzpatrick House (Demolished)

	'''84''' ~~Harold~~ ~~Meese~~ ~~Center~~ (Meese)		'''84''' Public Safety and Police Services (Harold Meese Center)

	'''85''' Fire Hall Building (Sold)		'''85''' Fire Hall Building (Sold)
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	'''114''' H-STEM Engineering and Health Technologies Complex (H-STEM)		'''114''' H-STEM Engineering and Health Technologies Complex (H-STEM)

			'''119''' East Hall

	'''801''' SDC Soccer Fields		'''801''' SDC Soccer Fields
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	(all the things listed on map.mtu.edu with no assigned building code, minus frats)		(all the things listed on map.mtu.edu with no assigned building code, minus frats)

	* East Hall (Opening 2025)
	* John Edgar McAllister Welcome Center (Part of the MUB, facing towards US41)		* John Edgar McAllister Welcome Center (Part of the MUB, facing towards US41)
	* Husky Statue Plaza (Located in the middle of EERC, H-STEM, and Library)		* Husky Statue Plaza (Located in the middle of EERC, H-STEM, and Library)

Docs/Shell

Freya — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:26:41 GMT

Update shell docs to mention soju

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	Of note, because the webserver runs as the user/group "www-data", you must make sure all files in public_html can be read by www-data. Either by granting every user on the system read-only access (<code>chmod o+r <file></code>), or changing the group to <code>www-data</code> and granting group read access (<code>chmod g+r <file></code>).		Of note, because the webserver runs as the user/group "www-data", you must make sure all files in public_html can be read by www-data. Either by granting every user on the system read-only access (<code>chmod o+r <file></code>), or changing the group to <code>www-data</code> and granting group read access (<code>chmod g+r <file></code>).

	Shell also has an IRC bouncer (~~ZNC~~) on port ~~50000~~, using the same username/password you use to login. ~~ZNC~~ ~~has~~ a ~~web~~ ~~interface~~ if ~~you~~ ~~visit~~ it in a ~~web browser (<nowiki>https://shell~~.~~lug.mtu.edu:50000</nowiki>)~~ to more ~~easily configure~~ ~~your~~ ~~settings~~.		Shell also has an IRC bouncer (<code>soju</code>) on port 6697, using the same username/password you use to login. <code>soju</code> can be configured by messaging <code>BouncerServ</code> once logged in on IRC. Read more on [[IRC Bouncer]].

	== SSH-Over-TLS ==		== SSH-Over-TLS ==

IRC Bouncer

Freya — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:24:41 GMT

Add our IRC as an example network command

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 == IRC Information ==
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 {{Note|The other IRC information is not really useful. Just choose an alternative nickname in case someone is trying to impersonate you: register your account to prevent this.}}
 == Networks ==

Main Page

Simone — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:41 GMT

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	Alternatively, anyone currently with an account can make new ones for others by going to [[Special:CreateAccount]].		Alternatively, anyone currently with an account can make new ones for others by going to [[Special:CreateAccount]].

	<strong>As of ~~Spring~~ 2026, meetings are Thursdays 7-8pm in Rekhi ~~G05~~ (in the basement).</strong>		<strong>As of Fall 2026, meetings are Thursdays 7-8pm in Rekhi G09 (in the basement).</strong>

	Meeting minutes are available at: [[Meeting Minutes]] (2006-2025+)		Meeting minutes are available at: [[Meeting Minutes]] (2006-2025+)