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Fedora 7 Loads Slow on VirtualBox
2007-12-12 11:44:00 When creating a virtualBox guest OS using Fedora 7 you will notice seamless functionality, and compatibility with guest additions. Although it is apparent than on a Debian host system that Fedora 7 boots extremely slow, and experiences a marked performance decrease as compared to a physical partition installation. More About: Slow , Virtualbox
Cube Panel Dependencies Script - Fedora 7
2007-12-11 14:17:00 In the Cube Panel installation instructions is a list of dependencies to install on Fedora 7. The print method used in the PDF does not make it easy to copy paste the apt-get files into a terminal, therefore I have properly formatted a file that can be easily launched with ./. Cube Panel Dependencies Update Simply download ... More About: Script
Debian LAMP Re-Uploaded to VirtLinux
2007-12-10 10:10:00 I created a new Debian LAMP VirtualBox .vdi image, and have uploaded it to VirtLinux via sshfs with the VBoxManage clonevdi tool. This method should preserve file system and partition integrity on the .vdi. Debian LAMP is available at VirtLinux on the Specialty page. http://www.virtlinux.com/specialty.html More About: Lamp , Uploaded
Super Talent Internal SATA Solid State Drive
2007-12-09 20:23:00 An IDE Solid State Drive is an improvement over a mechanical disk, and a SATA connection only improves the benefits. SSD drives have negligible seek time compared to magnetic drives, and therefore operate much faster. Data transfer, particularly involving OS and application installation needs some improvement. Overall there are several IDE based Solid State Drives ... More About: Super , Internal , Talent
SystemRescueCd - Great Recovery Tools and PXE Boot
2007-12-09 17:41:00 If you loose partition or filesystem integrity and need to re-partition or re-format the SystemRescue Cd is for you. Comparable to the popular Ultimate Boot CD, and the Super GRUB Disk this cd is excellent for your toolkit. The most recent update sports PXE boot so you can test the ethernet card of thin clients for ... More About: Tools , Recovery , Great
VirtualBox Auto Boot
2007-12-09 10:57:00 If you have setup your bridge and tap directly in the network interfaces file, you still have to chmod the /dev/net/tun folder to successfully utilize host networking. I use a quick startup script located conveniently in my home folder. sudo chmod 666 /dev/net/tun Place this line in a file and name it host.sh or something. Then open ... More About: Auto , Boot , Virtualbox
VBoxManage Clonevdi Via SSH
2007-12-08 20:41:00 The VBoxManage clonevdi service will copy a .vdi image to another location on the local system. It is not capable of network transmission. To compensate you can use sshfs to mount a remote directory on your local system. On a Debian system install the following: sudo apt-get install sshfs Then add fuse to your modules list: sudo nano ...
Bridge and Default Eth Same IP
2007-12-08 18:59:00 When configuring your network, bridges, and taps you want your default Ethernet card to have the same static ip address as the bridge you create in /etc/network/interfaces. Doing so you will have internet access on the host and guest systems. Within the guest system configure the interfaces to be one numerical value higher in order ... More About: Bridge
VirtualBox Guest OS Desktop Resolution
2007-12-08 15:20:00 If your desktop is 1024×768 or 1200×800 most likely you want a Virtual OS to be 800×600. Most Linux distributions will allow for resolution adjustment, but sometimes X gets in the way. X is designed to maximize the resolution based on settings in the xorg.conf file. The simple solution to your desktop resolution problem is: sudo nano ... More About: Desktop , Guest , Virtualbox , Resolution
Network Interfaces Configuration File
2007-12-08 13:17:00 In your /etc ditectory is the network folder. In the network folder is the interfaces file that contains all the data used to configure your network. The default configuration is dhcp. You can configure this file manually, to a limited degree, via the administration>>network panel. For most applications dhcp will be fine, and therefore you ... More About: File , Network , Configuration , Interfaces
Debian - Dovecot IMAP Installation
2007-12-06 21:32:00 When installing dovecot on Debian you have to include the appropriate mail transport agent. For instance to install dovecot with imap support use: sudo apt-get install dovecot-common dovecot-imapd Simply adjust the listen section by uncommenting the pound signs. Configure the listen address to be *:143. Use the 1’st mbox default mail location; search for the line using ... More About: IMAP , Alla
Debian Sendmail Virtusertable
2007-12-06 21:23:00 On Fedora the virtusertable and virtual-domains files are pre-configured. On Debian you must add the following lines to your sendmail.mc file: FEATURE(`virtusertable’, `hash /etc/mail/virtusertable’)dnl VIRTUSER_DOMAIN_FILE(`/etc/mail/virtual-d omains;)dnl After adding these two lines create the virtusertable and virtual-domains files using nano: sudo nano /etc/mail/virtusertable Save the file and exit by pressing control “o” and then control “x”. Do the same for the virtual-domains file, ... More About: Sendmail
VirtualBox Lag - No IO APIC
2007-12-06 21:10:00 If your guest os is lagging turn off the IO APIC option. This is particular to a Debian system, and is most likely a different situation when the host os is Windows. I have experienced a substantial improvement in memory management with the IO APIC option disabled. More About: Virtualbox
Warranty - Repair Time
2007-12-06 17:59:00 Manufacturer warranty is useful with a product non essential to your daily routines. If the product is a laptop, that allows for mobile computing, it is a little disruptive to send it in for repairs that will take approximately 1-2 months during the holiday season. The manufacturer will indeed cover genuine claims for obvious malfunctions, ... More About: Time , Warranty , Repair
VirtLinux Status Update December 2007
2007-12-06 17:47:00 Since the transition to my new server I have yet to copy over the old .vdi files from the original machine. Truthfully they have to be redone, and copied properly using the clonevdi option part of VBoxManage. This is the only way to preserve the integrity of a .vdi. I have copied over two small ... More About: Update , Status , Virt , December , December 2007
Dual VirtualBox Guest OS Autoboot Difficulties
2007-12-06 17:40:00 Given that I am using Debian with a Gnome desktop, the default sessions manager does not allow for selective startup program priorities. In other words, there is no way to say which program is launched first. This is important with virtual servers using host networking; the bridge and tap must be fully setup before the ... More About: Guest , Virtualbox , Dual , Diff
Memtest - SATA PATA Hard Drive Tests
2007-12-05 22:16:00 The Ultimate Boot CD comes in handy all the time. It has memtest, which conveniently and automatically will test your RAM. The best way to do this is insert one module at a time. For hard drive scanning the Gateway tool detects SATA drives; there are many to choose from you pick for favorite. My ... More About: Drive , Hard , Hard Drive , Tests
SATA Integared RAID - Motherboards
2007-12-05 20:35:00 Some motherboards come with an integrated RAID controller. I currently use software RAID between two PATA and one SATA drive. I would like to add more SATA drives, configure them via hardware RAID, then link the RAID partitions via software to the PATA drives. The motherboard BIOS takes care of all the RAID configuration therefore ... More About: Motherboards , Raid
Computer Information - Software Versions
2007-12-05 17:57:00 To retreive relatively useful information about software versions use the version proc. It will tell you your kernel, gcc, and OS version. For instance an up to date Debian Etch should read 4.1.1-21 or greater. To view the version proc use cat: cat /proc/version More About: Software , Information , Computer
Beryl Bindings to XGL instead of Strict
2007-12-05 17:35:00 Beryl sometimes will not retain settings after the configuration menu is exited. To allow your keystrokes to remain active change the bindings to XGL instead of Strict . More About: Beryl
ASUS AMD Motherboard and RAM Upgrade
2007-12-04 17:18:00 I just ordered an upgrade motherboard and some RAM that will push my server to 4 Gigabytes. I have to get a new motherboard because RAM clot #2 on the current board is totally shot. The new board supports 4 slots; its nice to have some more RAM room. To be specific I ordered: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe ... More About: Asus , Motherboard
Bad RAM or Bad RAM Slot
2007-12-04 13:56:00 My issue with data loss that I spoke of in earlier posts was originally thought to be the hard drives. I removed all the originial hard drives, and replaced them with new ones and still experienced data loss. After poking around with the computer hardware it seems to be a bad slot. I recently purchased ...
Hard Drive Perpetual File System and Data Corruption
2007-12-03 23:50:00 I have had recent data loss associated with a new server. It is now conclusively the hard drive, which technically should have been the first place to check. At first I thought the data loss was somehow associated with a new RAM purchase; comparing the hard drive to RAM it is more likely that the ... More About: System , Drive , File , Data , Hard
RAM Upgrade Pitfalls
2007-12-03 02:27:00 I have recently has a very bad experience with RAM. I currently have a simple 1 Gigabyte system, and wanted to pump it up to 2 Gigs. I got these nice PNYs with heat distributors, popped them in, then a couple of days later experienced data loss, and application crashing. They were the correct speed, ...
VirtualBox VDI - Clonevdi to USB Hard Drive
2007-12-03 02:21:00 VDI images should be backed up with the VBoxManage clonevdi tool in order to preserved file system integrity. I myself has made the mistake of copy pasting, and the result is a damaged system with many configurations changes, and files missing. I was able to salvage the VDI by getting an external IP and using ... More About: Drive , Hard , Hard Drive , Virtualbox
RAID1 New Drive After Drive Failure
2007-12-02 22:57:00 As requested in a comment, this is how you re-add a new internal hard drive after one has failed. The failed drive is usually removed from the MD devices automatically. To add the new drive start your favorite Linux installation, and during partitioning make the layout of the new drive match your remaining RAID drives. ... More About: Drive , Failure , Raid
USB RAID Difficulties
2007-12-02 22:50:00 I was trying to add a USB hard drive to my RAID system for backup purposes. I have not been successful. It seems that when the USB hard drive is removed the disk is marked “failed”; this is normal. But when the drive is re-inserted it is labeled differently causing a RAID conflict not removing ... More About: Raid , Diff
Windows No Internet - Router Fix
2007-11-29 23:30:00 When your Windows XP computer has no internet connection it is either because it has not configured an IP address or some other malfunction. The good news is that Windows automatically configures your IP addres via a service called DHCP that lives happily in your router or modem. To get your computer an IP address ... More About: Internet , Router
Ubuntu Gutsy Server Doesn?t Work in VirtualBox
2007-11-29 22:33:00 The machine hardware emulated by VirtualBox, as of 11/29/07 is too old to accommodate the kernel included in Ubuntu Gutsy server. Because of this it is recommended to use Dapper Drake , or Debian for your virtual server environment. Cheers to your server project More About: Work , Server , Virtualbox
Ubuntu Server Auto Mysql Root Password Set
More articles from this author:2007-11-29 22:30:00 During the default LAMP installation of Ubuntu Gutsy Server , you will be automatically prompted to set the Mysql root user password. This is an extremely convenient feature, that consolidates an entire step. This feature among many other puts Ubuntu server edition at the top of my list for server environments. Although I currently use Debian ... More About: Auto , Password 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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