Mopar1973Man

I opted for installing a AI app of Google Gemini AI on my workstation. This is done typing the below command into your terminal sudo snap install gemini-desktopNow I've been using Google Gemini AI quite a bit to solve server errors on my personal server here at home. Now, if you start a conversation using AI, make sure to explain what is going on. Example. "My home server website is throwing a 500 code. My server is Ubuntu 24.04" Now read over the response. You might catch errors in answers. Like in my case, I was asking about a software issue in Invision Community. I gave the version 4 answer. I had to tell AI, "Wrong. I'm using Invison community 5" Now AI corrects and shows proper information. In this case, the location of a control switch is relocated in version 5. Give it a try and start with a simple task. As I did above, I asked: "How do I install the Google Gemini app on Ubuntu 24.04?" The above answer was given, quick and to the point.

Might be time to give Quadzilla a call...

I've been testing and doing photo work here on the website to see if the server still chokes, but so far, it's doing better.

@Tweety Bird asked me what color today. She paused a bit, then said do something with a color you have not used in a while. Black and white hasn't been used in a long while. She asked me to do something to reverse the colors on the wig. Well, I came up with a wild idea using liquid makeup. It's a wild idea and just doing the crazy thoughts.

This is the battery hot pin (Red wire). Typically you need the bluetooth(Android) or WiFi (iPhone) then you should see it fire up. The red-white wire should be keyed hot. Red Wire location Red / white location keyed hot.

Yeah, ATF is not compatible with the seals in the system. 2002 back to 1988 is all power steering fluid. 2003 forward is all ATF+4. I took those apart, and I can tell you you can pull the plunger out carefully, just a few clicks, and try the switch again. It's like a one-time ratchet system, but if you pull carefully straight out, you will pull the plunger out just enough to get the brake pedal to turn off the lights.

RED - To constant battery power - I typically hook that wire to the stud in the PDC with the red wire from the battery. RED/WHITE - To keyed Hot typically in the fuse panel #12 (IIRC). This is the trigger on to fire up the Quadzilla. Now the Quadzilla has the ooldown timer, which makes a connection between the red and red/white to keep the truck running. When the cooldown is reached, the connection is dropped.

I marked your response as a solution to the issue. Even though it's a simple solution, the truck is back on the road!

I've noticed the server is having issues with certain-sized files (large cellphone photos) that have been failing to upload. I've been working on a solution, but still working on getting it set up properly. Basically, I should swap from the GD processor to ImageMagik photo processor, which is capable of handling large photos without creating errors. In the short term, if you just resize the photo to a smaller size (less than 2000x2000 px), the system will accept the file or turn up the compression on JPG or PNG, and it will process the photo. I'm going to do some retuning of the system to make sure the system processes have enough RAM and temp file space. The fun part is that most of this work was aided by AI from Google Gemini. I just give information on what I'm working with, like software name and versions, then post error codes from the software, and then AI will give me an answer. If the answer seems wrong, then call it out and correct the information if possible, so you get a correct answer. AI made a few mistakes listing v4 software settings, then I informed AI that I'm using v5 software, and notified AI that the answer did not work. I've got a very long conversation running on my workstation trying to fix this small problem alone, from testing firewalls, to software permissions, memory settings, and dimension limits of uploads.

Ditch the Quadzilla and let him look it all over. Then, when he's done, put the Quadzilla all back in.

I had a vibration starting on the truck that was noticeable by about 70 MPH. I have already crawled under once before to attempt greasing the joints and check for play, but the u-joints seemed good. This is why I always suggest a full removal of the shaft so it's not loaded by hanging / gear tension. Now it's been some time since I've really been a mechanic, due to my cancer (strength), but I need to keep up with my repairs on Beast. @Tweety Bird came out to document while I was working. Strangely enough @Doubletrouble called while I was working and helped him set up a Quadzilla on his truck at the same time. I was smart and bought a full rebuild kit for the front driveshaft. 3 u-joint and the center bearing for the double cardan joint. When I got the front joint removed from the front axle, the one bearing cup fell off. Yup, I found the bad joint in the front u-joint, but I continued to remove the entire shaft to check the full range of motion to see any other damage to the u-joints. The double cardan joint was fine. I broke out the grease gun and pumped a good load of marine grease into the double cardan joints. Replacing the front u-joint was a snap with a pair of needle nose pliers, pluck the snap rings out, and using an old socket tap out the one bearing cup and tapped it back the other direction. Popped the other cup out. Quick clean out of the front yoke and slipped in the new u-joint, but remember to place your grease zerk in the proper location so you can reach it later! Now finish up and install the driveshaft again. @Tweety Bird went with me for the ride. The truck is so smooth, even with a quick blast to 90 MPH, it's like glass again. Smooth, no vibrations, and very enjoyable to drive. I'm so happy the double cardan doesn't require rebuilding.

As far as my wife and I are concerned, Beast is going to be retired to strictly trailer hauling. I'm in the process of getting the RV ready, and the same with Beast. @Tweety Bird has medical to deal with down in Boise, Idaho. To save on motel stays or just driving back and forth. We are hauling the RV down and going to start in an RV park, but eventually move to a random spot where we are not in an RV park. As for Beast, I need to look into a vibration in the driveline, which I'm pretty sure is my front drive shaft. If I can get the shaft out quickly today, I'm going to inspect all the joints for looseness. I have replacement joints I can install, plus the center bearing too, between the double cardan joint. My wife and I want to start traveling soon in the future to go out and meet you guys and gals out there. I still have the knowledge, but I can help people repair their trucks with my knowledge. We are going to start building the RV up for travel. I just picked up a 1 x 4 x 8 to allow me to mount the CPAP machines in the bedroom.

Last night I got my web server here running... 😁 I know a lot of you might be standoffish about AI. So I was chasing the 500 error code I was getting. AI asked if I would look for errors between the Apache server and the PHP module. When I found the error, all I did was copy and paste the error message into the AI box and hit go, no other explanations. AI reported back that I was missing the PHP module "mbstring php module". Ask AI how to install, and it created a terminal command exactly what I needed, except for the version number. I told AI to assume PHP 8.3. So it created all future responses with proper version numbers. When I got the mbstring module in the installer screen started working instantly, and it showed the other modules missing as well. I was able to quickly install all modules and have a running copy of this software here at home. Only catch I screwed up my password and can't log in. (D'OH!) I'll just delete the install and install again fresh from the ground up. This will provide my sandbox for the actual website and allow me to play without messing up a live site. Being my server here is much bigger than my hosting server I've got room for multiple servers. Local Server (home.mopar1973man.com) 16 core AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 32 GB of RAM 16 TB of storage (M.2 Hard Drives) Live Site (Mopar1973man.com) 8 Core Intel Processor 8 GB of RAM 160 GB Hard drive Now with a bit of effort, I can create multiple virtual servers easily on my local server for different purposes.