Fake RAID and CentOS 5.2 Problem
I installed CentOS 5.2 on a Dell Precision Workstation T3400 last week. T3400 has the Intel’s chipset for configuring hard drives as RAID volumes. The […]
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NIS Problems and Fedora 9
I helped a user to set up a machine for dual boot with Windows XP and Linux. Initially, I used CentOS 5 for Linux, but […]
Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem Error
I tried to use KNOPPIX to prepare an image for a Dell Inspiron 530S machine the other day. When I booted the machine up using […]
Xorg Problem on CentOS 5
I just tested upgrading a Red Hat Linux 9 machine to CentOS 5. The upgrading process ran smoothly except after upgrade the X server did […]
Red Hat Linux 9 FTP Site
I am planning on upgrading our old Linux server from Red Hat 9 to CentOS 5. I want to try the upgrading on a test […]
Fedora 7 Installation Notes on an Acer Ferrari 3400
Fedora 7 came out just before I went for vacation. Therefore, it took me a while to get a chance to try it on my […]
FC6 Automount Problem
I just upgraded one of our machines from FC5 to FC6. After the process, the automount failed during startup. This is the message from the […]
How to Prepare Intel RAID Disk for Multi-boot
I often help my users set up their machines for multi-boot. For older computers without RAID, it’s quite easy. There is a nice GUI application […]
How to Restore Solaris Tapes under Linux
We retired our Solaris server several years ago. I thought I am done with it forever. I was wrong. One user asked me to restore […]
How to Restore Grub on a Multi-boot Computer
I have made my Ferrari 3400 a triple-boot machine. I have Windows XP, Vista RC2 and FC6. The proper way to set it up is […]
