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How I fixed a bootloop when flashing magisk after upgrading Lineage OS

Posted on December 11, 2022December 11, 2022 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

Tonight I upgraded Lineage on one of my devices but after flashing magisk I got stuck in a bootloop. The fix was quite easy once i figured out that it was probably not magisk itself but one of my modules that was incompatible with the new OS version. Even in the bootloop I had access…

How I upgraded the Lenovo 4 10 Plus to Android 11 and passed SafetyNet

Posted on April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

A few years ago I bought a Lenovo 4 10 Plus and upgraded it to what was then the latest version of Android (Pie/9) and made it pass safety net using magisk and a few modules. I later did the same to Android Q/10 and now again to Android 11 First of all, this guide…

Installing Booksonic Air in the cloud for cheap

Posted on September 23, 2020December 25, 2021 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

If you prefer video format tutorials this is also available as a youtube video here Before we get too deep into this guide I just want to clarify what I mean with cloud in this instance as the term can be kind of vague. The cloud we are talking about here is not Google Drive,…

Migrating users and settings from Bookonic Legacy Server to Booksonic Air

Posted on September 15, 2020November 9, 2021 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

While I would recommend starting your Booksonic Air fresh I understand that in some cases migrating users might be needed. Just keep in mind that there is a risk this will lead to weird bugs. 1. Stop your Booksonic legacy server 2. Go to C: and rename the Booksonic folder booksonic.old 3. Run the installation…

How to install Booksonic Air on Windows 10

Posted on September 15, 2020November 9, 2021 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

Booksonic Air is the new and improved Booksonic server, this new version is based on Airsonic meaning a lot of stability issues has been fixed. It also sports an improved webplayer with variable playback speed, something that has been requested ever since the first server was released. So how do you install it? While my…

How I upgraded the Lenovo 4 10 Plus to Android Q/10 and passed SafetyNet

Posted on August 4, 2020April 17, 2022 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

See updated guide how I upgraded to Android 11 here Back in June last year I bought a Lenovo 4 10 Plus and upgraded it to what was then the latest version of Android (Pie/9) and made it pass safety net using magisk and a few modules. Today I have upgraded that tablet to Android…

Use Powershell to create a “fake” program in the programs and features list for indexing purposes

Posted on March 13, 2020February 3, 2023 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

For a reason I won’t go in to here I recently had to create a fake program in the programs and features list of a computer. One example when this might be useful is for indexing purposes but there are other usecases for it as well. Since this list is saved in the registry adding…

How to read the manifest of an appx package file using Powershell

Posted on December 10, 2019February 3, 2023 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

Reading the manifest of an installed appx package is easy, however today a colleague of mine was working on a custom install script for appx packages and quickly found out that Microsofts Get-AppxPackageManifest can’t be used on an actual appx file. Some quick testing later and we now have an extended version of the function…

How I upgraded the Lenovo 4 10 Plus to Android Pie/9 and passed SafetyNet

Posted on June 20, 2019April 17, 2022 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

See updated guide how I upgraded to Android Q/10 here Before you do anything listed below Please Please Please understand that if done incorrectly you will break your tablet and make it unusable. It is also important to note that not all devices with this name is the same, I have only tested this on…

Stickers!

Posted on May 6, 2019December 11, 2019 by Patrik "Popeen" Johansson

Everyone loves stickers, right? At least I do, that’s why I had some Booksonic stickers made for myself last week and since I know there are some people out there that love Booksonic as much as I do I bought a few extra. They are vinyl stickers and the size is roughly 3.5 x 3.5…

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About

Patrik Johansson
Senior System Administrator

Working with a wide flora of systems but with a focus on Configuration Manager (MEMCM/SCCM).

This blog is mainly for “home IT” and selfhosting, you can find my more Sysadmin related posts over at my other blog Scriptingnerd.com

Passionate about Powershell and building tools that are easy to use for everyone.
In my spare time I work on other coding projects as well, mainly Booksonic

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  • How I fixed a bootloop when flashing magisk after upgrading Lineage OS
  • How I upgraded the Lenovo 4 10 Plus to Android 11 and passed SafetyNet
  • Installing Booksonic Air in the cloud for cheap
  • Migrating users and settings from Bookonic Legacy Server to Booksonic Air
  • How to install Booksonic Air on Windows 10

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