Category: ISCSI

Gamecache Update: Windows Eats Data Edition

January 3, 2021 Freenas Gamecache Gaming Hardware ISCSI Open Source Software Storage Technology 0

That was interesting.  I at least annually wipe my windows boxes to keep the Windows bitrot in check.  Over time windows just gets cruft built up.  Stuff gets installed, uninstalled or never updated and starts causing problems in the background.  These problems can be anything from weird errors, to occasional crashes to the system going… Read more

Gamecache update: Comcast cap avoidance edition

January 1, 2021 Freenas Gamecache Gaming General Hardware ISCSI Open Source 0

I have been posting bout my gamecache setup here at the house.  Well it just got even more important as Comcast has announced data caps across the remainder of its footprint where it had not been enforcing cap.  I now have nearly 1 Terabyte of data on this gamecache drive.  What this means is that… Read more

Gamecache Update: All Games Operational.

January 12, 2020 Gamecache Gaming ISCSI Technology 0

Remember that one game that refused to run on Gamecache?  I decided to disable the onboard nic(Realtek) and order a PCI-E 1X nic for the girls computer.  I ordered 2 on eBay for a total of 12 bucks for two of them and they shipped via the boat so they just arrived a couple of… Read more