# 2026-04-19 — Session Notes## Drive Diagnostics (completed)- sdb: WDC WD40EFRX-68W, 3.6TB, badblocks: 0/0/0 errors ✅- sde: MDD4000GSA6472, 3.6TB enterprise, badblocks: 0/0/0 errors ✅- sde had SATA link speed bottleneck — negotiated to 3.0 Gbps (likely cable/connector)- Both drives had inactive RAID superblocks (md126/md127) — stopped arrays, cleared metadata with mdadm --stop- Next: sdc (9.1TB) and sdd (7.3TB) still need SMART + badblocks## Dell Aurora-R3 (media) GPU Discovery- GPU installed: **Quadro K600** (GK107, Kepler, 1GB DDR3)- NVIDIA driver 570 was installed but doesn't support Kepler — won't load- Fixed by reinstalling nvidia-driver-470 (still in progress at session end)- K600 is weak for AI — 1GB VRAM, no tensor cores, Kepler architecture (2012)- Recommendation: GTX 1070/RTX 3060 if real AI GPU needed## P102-100 Mining Card (DON'T FLASH)- Bought by PSB-thinking for ~$45- No display outputs — physically disabled at hardware level (laser-cut)- Cannot be made into a 1080 Ti via BIOS flash — hardware ID mismatch- Dell won't POST without display device on primary GPU- Plan: return it- Note: if it could be made to work, GP102 has 10GB HBM2 and decent CUDA — but display hardware is gone## ZFS Rig Build (in progress)- HBA: LSI 9211-8i IT mode — $62.48 on eBay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/163846248833) - Already flashed with IT firmware, tested, 8 SAS/SATA ports - 2,349 sold, 30-day returns, seller in California- Board/CPU combos: harder to find under $200 - B450 + Ryzen 5 5600 + RAM runs ~$170-180 on eBay (sold fast) - Separate: CPU ~$80-90 + board ~$50-70 + RAM ~$30-40 = ~$160-200- Plan: HBA first, watch for combo deals on board/CPU- GPU for AI: separate question — K600 is weak, might need better card for real LLM inference## Model Issue (ongoing)- PSB-thinking fixed sticky model override in sessions.json — was stuck on minimax-m2.7- Default should be glm-5.1:cloud- /new session test requested — Topher will run /new and check if I come back as GLM- If still minimax, something else is overriding it## ComBadge Project- M5StickS3 selected as lead hardware- Architecture: badge as thin client streaming to local Ollama- Hardware not yet ordered- XIAO ESP32S3 Sense noted as cheaper alternative## Ollama/Whisper on Dell (not done — caution)- Topher concerned about config corruption (happened before when PSB-thinking spun up local Ollama)- Config got cross-wired between local and cloud — took 2 days to recover with Claude's help- Plan: containerize any new services, keep separate from existing agent setup- No changes made — just planning## OpenClaw Agent State- Running on Dell Aurora-R3 (media)- Current model: minimax-m2.7 (override from default)- Default model should be: glm-5.1:cloud- Exec works fine on the host- NVIDIA driver situation: apt reinstall pulled 470, modprobe still failing — may need reboot## Crew Notes- -topher: ADHD brain, lots of projects spinning, needs concrete visible steps- PSB-thinking (brewery agent): was working on this machine before, caused the Ollama config mess- Projects file updated, memory updated throughout session## EST Timezone- User operates in EST — all user-facing timestamps must be in EST- Confirmed and committed to MEMORY.md