V40z, Debian Linux and Software Mirroring.

Hello,
I'm trying to use Software RAID (Debian etch) on v40z.
The RAID seems to work fine, but the problem is this.
I have RAID 1 setup for disks sdc and sdd.
If a partition fails, I don't want to have to reboot to add a new drive.
As I understand it, this is what I have to do.
Fail the other md devices that use those disks. (mdadm --fail)
Remove the failed disk from the md devices (mdadm--remove)
Remove the disk from the OS. (echo "scsi remove-single-device" 0 0 2 0 > /proc/scsi/scsi )
Insert a new drive
Add it to the OS (echo "scsi add-single-device" 0 0 2 0 > /proc/scsi/scsi )
But now the new drive becomes sde (next letter available) instead of becoming sdc.
Why is that?
Also, lets say that I'll accept it as sde. When I try to mirror it with sdd, when its syncing the drives, all of them seems to be very active. Also the sync time is like 360 minutes (when it usually should be about 10 minutes).
If I add a new drive and reboot, the new drive becomes sdc - as it should.
I don't want to reboot each time a drive fails.
Any comments on what I'm doing wrong?

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Solaris 10 and Software Mirroring

Hey Folks,
I'm attempting to configure software mirroring on a Solaris 10 system. Because this system is a v440, I'm using the hardware mirroring for the OS.
The other two drives in the system I am using for a database, and so, will configure software raid on them. However, I've done the following:
(created slice 3 and 4 on each drive for metadbs)
prtvtoc /dev/rdsk/c1t2d0s2 | fmthard -s - /dev/rdsk/c1t3d0s2
metadb -af -c 2 /dev/dsk/c1t2d0s3 /dev/dsk/c1t2d0s4
metadb -af -c 2 /dev/dsk/c1t3d0s3 /dev/dsk/c1t3d0s4
# below is the only partition i need to mirror, which will hold the
# oracle db files
metainit -f d20 1 1 /dev/dsk/c1t2d0s0
metainit -f d30 1 1 /dev/dsk/c1t3d0s0
metainit d2 -m d20
metattach d2 d30
After running metattach, both drives syncronize, and appears to be fine. I can mount it, read/write etc..
As such, I updated vfstab with the following:
/dev/md/dsk/d2 /dev/md/rdsk/d2 /opt/app/oracle/oradata ufs 2 yes -
and a mount -a works..
On reboot, it seems like my mirror has disappeared:
Can't stat /dev/md/rdsk/d2
/dev/md/rdsk/d2: CAN'T CHECK FILE SYSTEM.
/dev/md/rdsk/d2: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
fsckall failed with exit code 1.
WARNING - Unable to repair one or more filesystems.
Run fsck manually (fsck filesystem...).
svc:/system/filesystem/local:default: WARNING: /sbin/mountall -l failed: exit status 32
Jun 27 08:18:30 svc.startd[7]: svc:/system/filesystem/local:default: Method "/lib/svc/method/fs-local" failed with exit status 95.
Jun 27 08:18:30 svc.startd[7]: system/filesystem/local:default failed fatally
You'll notice from my steps, I did not run metaroot. I cannot, since ths is not a root partition and metaroot gives an error.
Which brings me to my question, what have I missed? Why does software raid fall apart on reboot?

Hi!
I have found these two errors too.
The second one I`m still trying to solve, but, in order to solve the first one, please, check if the parameters of you vfstab are written in the same line, like this:
#device device mount FS fsck mount mount
#to mount to fsck point type pass at boot options
fd - /dev/fd      fd      -      no -
/proc - /proc      proc      -      no -
/dev/md/dsk/d2 -      -      swap - no -
/dev/md/dsk/d1 /dev/md/rdsk/d1 /      ufs 1 no -
/dev/md/dsk/d4 /dev/md/rdsk/d4 /etc/opt/OV ufs 2     yes -
/dev/md/dsk/d5 /dev/md/rdsk/d5 /opt/OV      ufs 2 yes     -
/dev/md/dsk/d3 /dev/md/rdsk/d3 /var/opt/OV ufs 2     yes -
If not, Solaris 10 does not recognize the parameters that are written in the line below. (Don`t ask me why).
Hope it helps,
Regards,
Thais

Superuser without privileges installing Sun One Studio in Debian Linux

i am trying to install Sun One Studio in my Debian Linux and when i launch the setup application it tells me that i must log in as superuser to install. Well, the thing is that i launch the installer as root, but the program doesn't seem to think the same :)
Surprisingly, the log file doesn'l show any related error; it only shows a warning about some widgets... so this seems to be a simple bug in the installer.
Here's the log:
file type: 5
file id: 0
length: 1009
offset: 624320
file name: Verify.jar
file type: 0
file id: 1
length: 145
offset: 625329
file name: instructions.txt
file type: 2
file id: 2
length: 728
offset: 625474
file name: launch.txt
file type: 1
file id: 3
length: 347
offset: 626202
file name: path.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 4
length: 542
offset: 626549
file name: sunjdk14.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 5
length: 584
offset: 627091
file name: sunjre14.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 6
length: 485
offset: 627675
file name: sunjdk131.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 7
length: 461
offset: 628160
file name: sunjre131.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 8
length: 423
offset: 628621
file name: blackdownjdk131.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 9
length: 418
offset: 629044
file name: blackdownjre131.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 10
length: 548
offset: 629462
file name: sunjdk13.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 11
length: 432
offset: 630010
file name: blackdownjdk13.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 12
length: 433
offset: 630442
file name: blackdownjre13.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 13
length: 461
offset: 630875
file name: ibmjdk13.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 14
length: 468
offset: 631336
file name: ibmjre13.jvm
file type: 1
file id: 15
length: 449
offset: 631804
file name: sunjre13.jvm
file type: 6
file id: 16
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file name: s1s5u1se-linux-en.jar
Finding a JVM
Initiating JVM search based on hints...
Searching for Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.4.X for Linux in PATH variable using platform hints
Searching for Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.4.X for Linux in PATH variable using path hints
Searching for Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.4.X for Linux in PATH variable using platform specific JVM Path hints
Checking JVM at /mnt/local/j2sdk1.4.2_04/ which was resolved from the platform JVM path /mnt/local/j2sdk1.4.2_04/bin
Verifying JVM at /mnt/local/j2sdk1.4.2_04/bin/java
for JVM: Sun Microsystems Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.4.X for Linux in PATH variable
Executing launch script command: "/mnt/local/j2sdk1.4.2_04/bin/java" -cp "/tmp/isjbAAjZc/Verify.jar" "Verify" java.vendor java.version in working directory /mnt/local/lalala/.
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StdOut:
1739021872
Sun Microsystems Inc.
1.4.2_04
ErrOut:
Found matching JVM at /mnt/local/j2sdk1.4.2_04/
Matching JVM home is /mnt/local/j2sdk1.4.2_04/
Matching JVM file is /tmp/isjwSPfK2
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Output from the launch script execution
StdOut:
ErrOut:
Warning:
Name: scrollbar
Class: XmScrollBar
The scrollbar page increment is less than 1.
Warning:
Name: scrollbar
Class: XmScrollBar
The scrollbar page increment is less than 1.
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The error you report is not causing the problem.
Try : http://swforum.sun.com/jive/thread.jspa?forumID=128&threadID=29443
-Alexis

Mac OS X and Debian Linux LAN research.

Mac OS X and Debian Linux LAN research.
I am currently doing the Google shuffle and am posting this to try to make sure I don't miss something important.
I recently expunged Windoze from the PC on my LAN and installed Debian Etch (testing, kernal 2.6.12-1-686, Gnome desktop) GNU Linux (I feel so much cleaner now My eventual goal is to do ObjC/Cocoa type cross-platform software development using GNUstep.
Preparation though involves getting the now isolated Linux box back on my LAN. Two considerations are file sharing (of course) and capturing system images of the Linux system in my Mac restoration strategy. On the Linux box one of my backup techniques is Mondo for bootable DVD system images, and the other is g4l (ghost for linux) with which I can clone to a local HD and/or image the Linux system to another system via ftp (vsftp suggested by g4l).
There are two internal 80GB HDs on the Linux box, and two internal 250GB HDs plus several external 250GB HDs (used for alternating clones) on my PMac G5.
I'm thinking NFS or ? and strictly avoiding Samba/NetWare/anything windoze related.
Any pointers and opinions would be greatly appreciated
Thank You,
Lee C
"The early bird may get the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese." -- Willie Nelson
See the article Backup::Restore.
Dual 2.5 Power Mac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Gary -- unfortunately, I am back, with memories fading as fast as my suntan.
Some remarks on NFS
OS X, like other unix operating systems, can function as both an NFS server and NFS client. Canonical unix systems permit the system administrator to configure this by editing two ascii text files. The file /etc/fstab controls what remote disks (i.e., those served by another machine) will be mounted, and the file /etc/exports controls what files will be served via NFS to other computers, and can restrict access according to the system administrators needs. All of this is true of OS X as well, except that the information from these ascii text files must somehow be transfered into the netinfo database, a peculiarly OS X construct. Fortunately, this can be accomplished without too much pain.
Mounting remote filesystems with NFS
To mount a filesystem from a remote NFS server, you need to do the following:
1. Create a mountpoint of your choosing. You can do this anywhere, but I find making a directory a the root level to be the most convenient. For example, lets say we want to mount two filesystems that are being exported from another computer called Simpson with the domain name simpson.springfield.org. Well assume it has the OS X filesystem structure, but any unix filesystem will behave analogously. The first filesystem we will want to mount will be the remote /Users directory, and the second will be /Volumes/Homer, as the computer simpson.springfield.org has a second hard-drive creatively named Homer. Hence we will create two mountpoint directories as follows: sudo mkdir -p /nfs_mountpoint/Simpson /nfs_mountpoint/Homer
2. Next we need to create the file /etc/fstab with the following two lines in it: simpson.springfield.org:/Users /nfs_mountpoint/Simpson nfs -P, -b 0 0 simpson.springfield.org:/Volumes/Homer /nfs_mountpoint/Homer nfs -P, -b 0 0 The first field is the domain name (it is safest to give the whole thing), and the second, separated by a colon, is the filesystem that has been exported. The third field is the corresponding mount point you just made, the fourth tells the system that this is an nfs device that is being mounted, and the remaining arguments control access and mounting protocols. man fstab for details. The disk is read/write accessible by default, but the users numerical uid (eg: 503) must be the same on both the host an client machine. (Be aware that if joe on the server has uid 503 and sarah on the client has uid 503, sarah will have read-write access to joes files!)5
3. Now read the information into the netinfo database. It is a good idea not to screw this up.
sudo niload -m -v fstab . < /etc/fstab
4. You can now mount the remote filesystems with the commands
sudo mount /nfs_mountpoint/Simpson
sudo mount /nfs_mountpoint/Homer
or to mount all at once, issue
sudo mount -a
Next time you reboot, the automounter and the NFS Startup Item will handle the mounting for you. I'll mention a couple of tweaks you might want to make in a moment, but first lets look at how to export a filesystem.
Exporting your filesystems with NFS
The previous section assumed your computer was a client machine. Now let's assume it is a server. Any machine can be both, so well export our filesystem /Users to the machine called Simpson for this example.
To export a filesystem, you need to do the following:
1. Get a static IP address for each of your NFS server machines, and a corresponding qualified domain name such as simpson.springfield.org that won't change.
2. Create a file called /etc/exports and put the following line into it:
/Users -maproot=nobody simpson.springfield.org
3. Reboot, or run the following commands as root or with sudo:
rm -f /var/db/mountdtab
mountd nfsd -t -u -n 6
This is more or less equivalent to issuing exportfs -a on other unix systems.
You've been served, as they say on British TV and in the grand jury subpoena business.
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T440s and linux and webcam software

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I normally use Cheese but this seems to freeze when taking video.
Thanks,
Michael
http://thinkpadmint.blogspot.co.uk/

Thanks for your answer . Before going on, it would be nice if others people could give me some advice about Linux Debian wheezy and the 64 bit version. Nevertheless, AtliJarl, I have always hesitated to install Fedora. You seem to know Ubuntu, Mint which are two children of Debian. Is it hard to change to Fedora, a Red Hat child ? Indeed, I am a software developer and many oracle softwares are only available in rpm packages. So, what are the others advantages of Fedora ? Thanks.
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Tutorial - How to triple boot OSX, Linux and Windows 8.1 with a shared Data Partition without any third party Win / OSX softwares

This is not a question, but rather a personal guide that has proved to be running successfully.
I would like to thank numerous sources, including Christopher Murphy's suggestions at:
Re: Repairing Boot Camp after creating new partition
Before proceeding, there are certain concepts needs to know:
Why Boot Camp does NOT allow further partitioning of drives after Windows has installed?
Answer: Because the way Apple configures the Mac to be recognized as non UEFI capable system on Windows.
Quote from Christopher Murphy based on the above line:
However, Windows on Macs right now use CSM-BIOS mode in Mac firmware that presents BIOS to Windows rather than EFI. Windows thinks it's on a BIOS computer, and therefore mandates the use of MBR for boot disks, rather than GPT. So that's why we have this hybrid MBR+GPT approach on Mac with Windows on it. You inherit the limitations of MBR, which is four primary partitions.
So what does it means?
It means that OSX + EFI + Recovery HD + Boot Camp partition = 4 primary partitions and thus any attempt to modify the disk will render booting issues of either system.
For more info on GPT (GUID Partition Table disks VS Master Boot Record or MBR in short, you may visit: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn640535%28v=vs.85%29.a spx)
So, how to overcome it?
The general guideline is to install ALL GPT ready OS first then create a Data partition, before installing Windows (Which is again, NOT supported GPT due to EFI configuration by Apple where end-users are not able to modify it).
Interestingly, since Mac Pro 2013 Late supports only Windows 8 and above, thus it is not known if this CSM-BIOS applies to it or not.
Do take note that GPT disks in Windows can only be booted when the system meets the 2 requirements:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/dn640535%28v=vs.85%29.a spx#gpt_faq_win7_boot
1) Windows x64 version (Which is a must for newer Macs. If you cannot go to Boot Camp 5, then you need Windows 7 x86 or 32bit version)
2) UEFI system. However, Windows sees all Macs (With the possibility of Mac Pro 2013 Late is an exception. To be determined) as BIOS, or rather NON-UEFI system.
In short, booting on GPT disks is not possible for Mac in Windows.
Summary,
It is tested that a combination of the following will not work:
- OSX + Windows + Linux
- Windows + OSX + Linux
- Windows + Linux + OSX
Usually it can create the system un-bootable or OSX refused to install due to the system does not recognize such partitions and / or Disk Utility refused to format a free space. An example screen-shot is provided below:
The error message is shown as
Title: "Failed to erase volume" Message: "Failed to wipe volume, as an error occurred: MediaKit has reported that the device does not have enough free space to execute the requested operations."
The second thing is about the preparations we need.
1) 1X Windows 7 or 8 DVD or USB thumbdrive
1A) If you uses a DVD to install, you will need another thumbdrive to load the BootCamp drivers for Windows as well as may requires an external DVD drive for newer Macs
2) 1X Linux DVD of your choice. Personally I choose Fedora 20.
So ready? Let's go.
1. Using Disk Utility, shrink the OSX's partition size to what is needed. For me, I give OSX 150GB. Do NOT create any new partition.
Disk Utility should see something like below whereby only OSX partition is left with desired disk space. The remaining space are to be unused disk space for the moment.
Note: Click on the top most item that should start with the size of your HDD / SSD. Then clicked on "Partition" and specify the desired OSX size. Hit "Apply" after that.
2: Download Boot Camp drivers only via Boot Camp Assistant. The USB thumbdrive shall be used later after Linux's installation.
Boot Camp Assistant should see this:
I have only selected "Download latest Windows Support Files from Apple"
3. Insert Linux DVD, reboot Mac into EFI mode (The left most first "EFI mode").
Note 1: Before rebooting, please plugged in an Ethernet adapter because Wi-Fi drivers is not installed.
Note 2: For Thunderbolt adapters, it must be plugged in before reboot as hot-swapping is not supported under Linux. More on the tips at the end of this article.
Note 3: Press and hold "Option" after the screen turns black. Release Option key after you see the image as below:

For the unfortunate part that did not make it on time to edit the images:
9. Install the Windows Support software from your CD/USB drive to gain full functionality of your computer. Reboot and go to Windows again.
Note 1: You may choose to eject disc at this point of time. For Apple SuperDrive users, you will need to wait until the drivers (i.e. Boot Camp support files) is installed and rebooted before ejecting is reasonably possible (As I failed to figured out how to right click without the drivers)
Note 2: Unlike Windows 7 on KBase article TS4599 Keyboard/trackpad inoperative, black screen, or alert messages when installing Windows 7, USB stick can be plugged in after the Windows installation is done. This is because Windows 7 (And probably Windows 7 with SP1 DVD) does not have a built in USB 3 drivers when it was released back in 2009 where USB3 has not arrived then.
Note 3: Due to TPM, Bitlocker is not supported without the use of thumbdrives.
10. Using Disk Management to determine the given drive letter for the DATA partition (DO NOT DELETE and RECREATE partition or else you can goodbye to booting Linux and OSX). Disk Management will not allow you to format it as exFAT / FAT32 in graphical way.
Note: You may remove or modify some of the disk letters in Disk Management. However, do NOT remove / modfify the drive letter for the partition with 200MB size in HFS. This is because it will disallow booting of Linux and neither could Windows nor OSX can do anything EXCEPT to reinstall Linux only.
11. Open Command Prompt in Administrator Mode (Important!!), and key in the following command:
format F: /FS:exFAT
Give this volume a label after it has successfully formatted before hitting "Enter" again.
Note: Mine Data partition was assigned as F drive. Please make necessary adjustment to "F:" should your Data partition is assigned to other letters.
12. After that, Setup your Data partition structure as you like.
Tip: Minimally create the important folders such as:
- Music
- Documents
- Movie (Videos)
- Downloads
- Pictures
All these folders are commonly used by the 3 OSes. I do NOT recommend changing of /home (OSX and / or Linux) and / or user home directory (Windows) either partially or as a whole.
This is because of compatibility issue.
On a side note, iTunes Media Library used in OSX and Windows are NOT able to be use interchangably due to hard-coded path used.
13. Useful troubleshooting in Fedora / Linux:
With references to these:
http://chaidarun.com/fedora-mbp
http://anderson.the-silvas.com/2014/02/14/fedora-20-on-a-macbook-pro-13-late-201 3-retina-display/
http://unencumberedbyfacts.com/2013/08/16/linux-on-a-macbook-pro-101/
I would like to highlight a few important points:
1) Wi-Fi driver:
http://rpmfusion.org/Configuration
Note 1: The sound driver should be installed at Out of Box Experience. However, the Wi-Fi is not.
Note 2: Install both free and non-free repository. By the way, some other software like VLC can only be found after the Free Repository is installed.
Search for "akmod-wl" in Gnome-Package-Installer in order to install Wi-Fi drivers
Note 3: For those who do not have Ethernet adapters and their Mac does NOT have a built-in Ethernet port, it is recommended to get one. This is because Fedora 20 does not have a good support for iPhone USB tethering. Unsure for Andriod / Blackberry / Windows Phone users.
2) Grub Menu:
It will show several options to boot into OSX, even of the capability to boot into x86 or x64 mode. However, neither of them is bootable except Linux and the rescue.
Hence, it is recommended to remove the items by hand in this file:
/boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg
Command to be used:
"sudo gedit /boot/efi/EFI/fedora/grub.cfg"
Parts to be removed:
- For any extra kernels, delete the target entry by locating the line "menuentry" under "/etc/grub.d/10_linux" sector to one line above the next "menuentry".
It is recommended to keep one main kernel, and one recovery at the minimal.
- For other OS, delete all the entry (Since neither it can works) under "/etc/grub.d/30_os-prober" sector without removing the lines starts with ###.
Auto Mount exFAT partition:
- After installing extra packages for exFAT support (Since it is not supported by Fedora 20 from a default installation), you may wish to edit "/etc/fstab" in order to mount the exFAT partition during boot time.
Command to be used:
"sudo gedit /etc/fstab"
Add the following line in gedit:
UUID=702D-912D /run/media/Samuel/DATA exfat defaults 1 2
Note 1: For DATA partition, OSX & Boot Camp partition, Fedora defaults mounts under: "/run/medua/<Username with case sensitive>/<Partition Label Name>"
Note 2: UUID is unique ID. You can find out the UUID by:
Step 1: First determine the DATA partition number:
"sudo gdisk /dev/sda"
Step 2: Determine the UUID of this partition number:
"sudo blkid /dev/sda8"
Reference 1: http://manpages.courier-mta.org/htmlman5/fstab.5.html
Reference 2: http://liquidat.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/short-tip-get-uuid-of-hard-disks/
3) Overheating CPU
Solution is to issue the following command in Linux terminal: su -c "echo -n 1 > /sys/devices/system/cpu/intel_pstate/no_turbo"
4) System resumes immediately after suspend
Solution is to issue the following command in Linux terminal: su -c "echo XHC1 > /proc/acpi/wakeup"
5) What does not works well out of box:
- Both GNOME and KDE's fonts are too small to be readable for out of box experience. Additional configuration is a need. (Some of the info can be found on "More Tips" later)
- Thunderbolt hotplugging is NOT supported under Windows and Linux so far. Neither FaceTime HD camera works as well.
- The red light in Headphone jack is always on. I do not have luck in switching off the light without losing the sound.
Note 1: It is determined that the module "snd_hda_intel" is used by both cards (HDMI and normal output)
Note 2: It is also known that blacklisting it can switch off the redlight at the price of muting the system.
Note: Based on this article, http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1574
A Mac (Except Mac Pro) needs servicing when there is a red light while the system fails to detect internal speakers. However, this article does NOT applies to this issue.
5A) More Tips:
Install gnome-tweak-tool for more customization
Search for: "gnome-package" to install:
Install Gnome Package Installer for advanced package repository
Install Gnome Package Updater for advanced updates to be install (Whereby Fedora's App Store alike might not show the relevant updates)
14. Verify if disk is still GPT:
Use Gdisk to determine if the disk is pure GPT:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1742682
Command: sudo gdisk -l /dev/sda (The entire hard drive)
You should see the MBR is "Protective" instead of anything else.
15. Congrats, the system is ready for triple boot. (I forgot to eject my Windows DVD when the photo was taken)
Note 1: You cannot set the default startup disk in Linux due to the lack of Boot Camp Control Panel in Linux.
Neither is changing startup disk recommended in Windows due to the inability to display correctly.
For me, I click "Cancel" whenever I am on this tab (Feel free to make other Boot Camp adjustments in other tabs).
Only OSX I know that can show the startup disk options correctly.
Note 2: For some reason, OSX likes to auto mount the EFI partition everytime it boots up. It is not known to have any issue for ejecting other disks or mounting disks via Disk Utility.
Note 3: It is not determined if any Firmware or System upgrades will cause issues. It is only known that all 3 OS's regular updates should not be an issue.
System Updates excludes Mac OSX 10.9.3 updates to OSX 10.9.4 type as I had done it on a OSX 10.9.4 Mac or Windows 8.1 to Windows 8.1 Update 1 since my Windows DVD comes with Update 1.
System Upgrades refers to OSX Mavericks to Yosemite, Fedora 20 to Fedora 21, Windows 8.1 Update 1 to Windows 8.2 / Windows 9 for that matter.
Note 4: Reset SMC and / or PRAM will NOT affect your ability to boot any of the OS (OSX, Recovery HD, Fedora & Windows 8)
Yup, that is it!

MuVo TX FM and Debian Linux Prob

Hi everybody,
I have bought a "MuVo TX FM" last week. I am using debian linux 3.0 r4 as operating system.
Copying mp3's from linux to the player is fine. But after copying, when i turn on the player, it hangs when showing the message "MuVo TX FM" and i can do nothing not even can't turn off.
Can anyone tell me, what is the problem and what can i do for this problem ?
Note: I know "MuVo TX FM" normally doesn't support linux. Still, i am looking for an workaround.
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If it's a Subscription/monthly fee type service then the MuVo players aren't compatible.
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PB

Debian Linux Bonding and Cisco Catalyst 3750 - best practise?

Hello everybody,
I would like to know what's best practice to do this:
The two NICs of a Debian Linux server wants to be connected with two Switchports of a Cisco Catalyst 3750 switch(stack). My goal is to have load-balancing and failover.
My /etc/network/interfaces looks like this:
iface bond0 inet static
       address 192.168.0.30
       netmask 255.255.255.0
       network 192.168.0.0
       broadcast 192.168.0.255
       gateway 192.168.0.1
       dns-nameservers 192.168.0.10 192.168.0.20
       dns-search xyz.mycompany.com
       slaves eth0 eth1
       bond_mode ???
       bond_miimon 100
       bond_downdelay 200
       bond-updelay 200
First question: What bond mode should I use?
The switchports looks like this:
interface GigabitEthernet3/0/4
switchport access vlan 20
switchport mode access
spanning-tree portfast
What changes are necessery here? Something like this?
interface GigabitEthernet3/0/4
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk
spanning-tree portfast
Thanks a lot for suggestions, hints, etc.! :-)
Greets
Stephan

Hi Michael,
thanks a lot for your answer - and sorry for my late reply!
I like to show you my solution - I hope that it is a solution. ;-)
My config on the switch(stack):
switch#show etherchannel summary
Group Port-channel Protocol    Ports
------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------
2      Po2(SU)         LACP      Gi3/0/3(P) Gi4/0/3(P)
switch#show running-config interface GigabitEthernet 3/0/3
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 172 bytes
interface GigabitEthernet3/0/3
description myserver, eth0
switchport access vlan 20
switchport mode access
channel-group 2 mode active
spanning-tree portfast
end
lansw01#show running-config interface GigabitEthernet 4/0/3
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 172 bytes
interface GigabitEthernet4/0/3
description myserver, eth1
switchport access vlan 20
switchport mode access
channel-group 2 mode active
spanning-tree portfast
end
switch#show running-config interface port-channel 2
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 82 bytes
interface Port-channel2
switchport access vlan 20
switchport mode access
end
The /etc/network/interfaces of my Debian machine looks like this:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto bond0
        iface bond0 inet static
        address 192.168.1.xxx
        netmask 255.255.255.0
        gateway 192.168.1.xxx
        dns-nameservers 192.168.1.xxx
        dns-search xxx.xxx.xxx
        bond-mode 4
        bond-miimon 100
        bond-downdelay 200
        bond-updelay 200
        bond-lacp-rate 1
        slaves eth0 eth1
This setup seems to work well. But I'm wondering that there is nothing with "trunking" in my setup. Would you like to give me your opinion about this?
Thanks a lot and many greets
Stephan

Mac OS X and Debian Linux LAN implementation write-up

Mac OS X and Debian Linux LAN implementation write-up
I have put up a zeroconf (zero configuration a.k.a. Bonjour and Rendezvous) LAN involving Macs and Linux boxes and have written up my notes with a view towards helping others that may want to do the same. It includes a netatalk + howl-tools Linux installation for file sharing with Macs, and CUPS printer sharing.
I would greatly appreciate any comments/suggestions/corrections concerning the the write-up, along with any additional material deemed applicable to further help others. The resulting piece will be offered free without commercial content in the same manner that the backup piece (in my sig) is.
The temporary text version is available at:
http://homepage.mac.com/lee_cullens/LANsetup.zip
Thank you,
Lee C
"Life is judged with all the blindness of life itself." -- George Santayana
(see Backup::Restore article
http://homepage.mac.com/lee_cullens/Bx3.html )
(see Artworks sampling
http://homepage.mac.com/lee_cullens/Artworks.pdf )

Mac OS X and Debian Linux LAN implementation write-up
I have put up a zeroconf (zero configuration a.k.a. Bonjour and Rendezvous) LAN involving Macs and Linux boxes and have written up my notes with a view towards helping others that may want to do the same. It includes a netatalk + howl-tools Linux installation for file sharing with Macs, and CUPS printer sharing.
I would greatly appreciate any comments/suggestions/corrections concerning the the write-up, along with any additional material deemed applicable to further help others. The resulting piece will be offered free without commercial content in the same manner that the backup piece (in my sig) is.
The temporary text version is available at:
http://homepage.mac.com/lee_cullens/LANsetup.zip
Thank you,
Lee C
"Life is judged with all the blindness of life itself." -- George Santayana
(see Backup::Restore article
http://homepage.mac.com/lee_cullens/Bx3.html )
(see Artworks sampling
http://homepage.mac.com/lee_cullens/Artworks.pdf )

Nigpib-linux-0.6 GPIB software driver for Linux and PXI GPIB board

My I use nigpib-linux-0.6 GPIB software driver for Linux in a Compact PCI system running linux and equipped with your PXI GPIB board ?
Thanks.
Paolo Santinelli.
[email protected]

If you alter the device ID of the device from c801 to c821 within the driver module, you should be able to use the driver with the PXI board.

Flash Player v10 slow and crashy in Debian/Linux

Hello!
Is it me or is the latest Flash Player v10 plugin slow in
IceWeasel/SeaMonkey in 32-bit Debian/Linux? I could CPU usages were
high for Flash too. I have an Athlon 64 X2 dual core CPU with 3 GB
of RAM, EVGA NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB; NVIDIA drivers), etc.
I had WIndows XP Pro. SP2 and SeaMonkey, and no speed problems with
Flash v10.
I also noticed having Flash running and looking at settings,
my SeaMonkey Web browser crashes. :(
Thank you in advance. :)

I've discovered that with lastest alpha x64 native version I've more performance problem vs the wrapper/x86 version (on 64 bit system).
I've removed the native version (installed manually from me) and installed from synaptic the "flashplugin-nonfree" package (x86 version + wrapper), and created mms.cfg on /etc/adobe/mms.cfg with this line:
OverrideGPUValidation=true
This line can make system unstable (not my system).
If this happen, you can try to add on your firefox link this line before "LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libGL.so.1" without quotes.
The result is:
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libGL.so.1 firefox
I hope this info can help Flash Linux community.
Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 x64,
Intel Q6600
nVidia 8800 GT

Flash Player for Debian Linux v7.6?

I have Flash Player running on Firefox when I boot in Windows XP. Flash Player will not even show the icon in step 5 of the help page when I boot in Debian Linux v7.6, even though the page shows that I have the correct version of Flash Player (v11.2.202.356) installed. It is always activated when I start Firefox. Some quirk of Linux also installs Shockwave Flash v10.1 r999. Could this be screwing up Flash Player? Do I have to switch to Ubuntu or Red Hat to use Flash Player?

From Adobe Lans web site above:
Adobe Labs is currently featuring prerelease versions of the Flash Player 9 Update software. This update includes enhancements and bug fixes for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux versions of Flash Player 9. Please see the release notes for more information regarding this prerelease technology. The prerelease program for Flash Player 9 for Solaris is closed at this time, and Solaris versions of Flash Player 9 will be available shortly from Adobe.com.

Incorporating both Arch Linux and a package repository onto one DVD.

Dear Arch Linux community,
I would like to tell you a little background information about myself before I start to talk about my actual subject. I know that this part of my message does not belong here, but it is my own ritual to do it like this in my first message in every community. I hope I can make friends with people here and try not to harm this community in any way. Thank you for reading this.
I am a 16-year-old male student from Finland and addicted to GNU/Linux and freeware / open source software. My previous experience with GNU/Linux is fairly large; from thin client Debian GNU/Linux administrator to kernel hacker and software developer. My delight is music, particularly writing and composing my own music tracks which vary from classic chiptunes to acid trance and dance beats. Arch Linux seems to be a great GNU/Linux operating system for me, because I am looking for a GNU/Linux distribution that does not focus on desktop, but rather on simplicity and lightweight solutions. I also do not fear "bleeding edge" software which is a positive point for Arch Linux compared to Debian GNU/Linux. As you can probably notice I have been using Debian GNU/Linux before I considered Arch Linux. However now I am here hoping for a totally new experience from Arch Linux.
Enough with my foreword, I would like to now go back to the actual subject. Usually I use DVD media for GNU/Linux images to have both the installer for the GNU/Linux distribution and the main package repository to make installations faster and to have the possibility for an offline installation. As I see, Arch Linux provides only CD images which are approximately 160MB in size, making me to think about incorporating Arch Linux's "Core" and "Extra" package repositories to fill up the remaining 4GB on the DVD. If the "Core" package repository is already included in the Arch Linux CD image, please forgive my lack of information as this is the first time I have ever entered to the world of Arch Linux.
My question is as follows: Is it possible to incorporate Arch Linux and a package repository onto one DVD while retaining the ability to install Arch Linux from that DVD? If positive, how should I go on to do it?
Thank you in advance!
Last edited by Amplify.EXE (2007-11-09 20:53:44)

No niin, tervetuloa arch-mailmaan.
Ok, I better stop at one sentence before someone gets mad at me :roll:.
To answer your question, yes. It is quite possible to put something like that together, heck I think someone suggested we should distribute those some time, but we decided not to (don't quote me, I'm too lazy to read the archives right now) since in most cases pacman will get the job done will job done with less bandwidth waste, and distributing huge snapshots isn't really too conducive to the whole rolling-release thing.
You might want to check out archiso [1], the install scripts [2], and one of my sample archiso configurations [3] that effectively creates an install CD. Now, keep in mind that archiso isn't the *current* way installers are created, but I think it's much more straightforward to work with than what we're using right now. That said, we currently use archboot to create the CDs, so that may be worth taking a look at as well. There is also a really old installer remastering wiki article [4], though not terribly relevant, you could still use a similar technique to pull apart one of our recent install iso's and remaster it with whatever packages you want. Anyhow, if you'd like help with this, I'd be more than happy to give you a hand (I need some more test-cases for archiso...), or if you look at it and go "gee, this is dumb", don't be afraid to send patches. Just get in touch with me through email, jabber, irc, or whatever.
Good luck
[1] http://projects.archlinux.org/git/?p=ar … a=summary)
[2] http://projects.archlinux.org/git/?p=in … ;a=summary
[3] http://code.neotuli.net/gitweb/?p=archi … stall-conf
[4] http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Rem … nstall_ISO

Installing linux and unix on my macbook pro without using vmware

I was browsing through the forum and bumped into a topic where the best advice for installing linux application is the following:
http://macdevcenter.com/lpt/a/7073
However, I have not tested this out therefore I am pretty reluctant to put this on my laptop which is currently running MAC OS X 10.5.8. (4gb ram). If anyone have done this please let me know.
1) My question: Is this a reliable method to run linux applications on MAC OS natively using the x11 from Apple?
Note: I have vmware and I personally don't prefer booting a separate OS on my computer just to use one or two apps. However if that is the only solution I already have ubuntu running on my vmware. Also I wanted to completely wipe off my vmware and the ISO images (ubuntu and win xp) to free up the space in my hard drive. If I have to use ubuntu which may be a "safer solution" than run linux applications on my hard drive then I will stick to the vmware method.
If someone could give me some insight in this topic then I would greatly appreciated their help.
p.s. I want to install xilinx web-pack and other useful softwares that are only available in linux, ubuntu and win xp/vista/w7. My goal is to completely transform my laptop from dual booting ubuntu and win xp to just run mac snow leopard (in the near future).
Thanks in advance,
Pirakalan S.
Message was edited by: Pirakalan S.

Basically I want to run linux and unix applications without running vmware on my mac os x. I heard there is a way to use x11 and FinkCommander (http://finkcommander.sourceforge.net/) application. However, I am unable to figure out how to install programs such as xilinx ise (http://www.xilinx.com/ise/logicdesignprod/foundation.htm) on my MacBook Pro using FinkCommander. In addition, xilinx ise runs on linux and windows however not mac.
In simple words I want to solely use Leapord (not snow leapord) to run applications such xilinx ise (which is only available on windows platform or linux).
I recently shifted from windows xp platform to mac and I rarely use vmware after making the shift. Therefore, I am trying to find a solution where I don't require vmware at all, my plan is to remove vmware from my hard drive.
I just restated what I stated in the previous post in a simpler manner, sorry for any miscommunication on the earlier post. I am looking for a step by guide to install linux applications on my mac. I am at a process of learn linux at the moment so I am kind of slow when it comes to linux and mac. Especially when it comes to installing using command line not GUI.
I just want to know if there is a solution out there for running linux based applications to run on my mac.

Dual-Booting Arch Linux and Windows 7

Hello,
I am attempting to set up a dual-boot configuration with Windows 7 (installed first), and Arch Linux. When I went to install, I read in the documentation that the AIF doesn't support installing GRUB to a separate partition other than the MBR on the drive. I want to install GRUB separate from the Windows MBR so I can use Easy BCD to chainload the two bootloaders (i.e. installing GRUB on /dev/sda5 instead of /dev/sda). I went through the installation process and tried to install GRUB manually via the instructions given in the documentation. But when I went to boot Arch, I was greeted with the GRUB shell instead of the boot menu. What did I do wrong? And is there any easier way to install Arch this way given that I do not want to overwrite the Windows bootloader? I went ahead and wiped the Linux partitions on my drive, so I am going to do the install again once I have some suggestions.
Thanks!

joshuawagner147 wrote:
hyperreal_logic wrote:
To the original poster:
If you want to chainload both Windows and Arch Linux using your preferred boot manager, you'd have to create a separate 'boot' partition when installing Arch Linux. When you are in the Arch installation, create a separate partition of about 500 MB, then create the root partition of whatever size you need, and then create swap partition if necessary. So your HD would resemble something like this: /dev/sda5=boot partition of 500 MB; /dev/sda6=root partition of ## MB/GB; and /dev/sda7=swap partition of (RAM * 2) GB. Then continue with the Arch installation procedure until you get to the end where you are prompted to install a boot loader. Choose GRUB, and install it to the 'boot' partition on /dev/sda5. This will allow you to chainload Arch via Easy BCD. What happens is Easy BCD will pass the message to GRUB on /dev/sda5, and GRUB will then load your Arch root system on /dev/sda6.
I hope this helps. I support your choice in using Easy BCD to chainload Windows and Linux. Software is, after all, about choice. Furthermore, you've presented a good reason to use Easy BCD as the main boot loader, which is to save you from unnecessary tinkering with the GRUB shell or Live CDs and whatnot. However, if you don't want to create the separate 'boot' partition, then you'll have no other choice but to use GRUB or syslinux on the MBR.
Thanks. Yes...I followed the procedure just like you described. I figured that my problem was that I didn't create a separate /boot partition, so I reformatted the partitions I created and redid the install. However, I was not able to install GRUB in the AIF; I had to reboot into the Live CD and install GRUB to my boot partition manually. All is good now as I have a working dual-boot now. Arch Linux has been a sort of learning curve for me, but I have gained valuable knowledge and experience by using this distro.
Yes. I didn't want to mess with GRUB or NTLDR. I know that reinstalling NTLDR is not that difficult, but I didn't want to mess with it at all. It just seemed easier to chainload GRUB to NTLDR using EasyBCD. I'm a sort of "distro-hopper" anyhow, and using this method allows me to cleanly remove any distro I install without having to mess with GRUB or reinstalling NTLDR.
Thanks!
Glad to hear! Yes, Arch Linux is a wonderful distribution, and one of my favorites. It's great for not-so-newbie beginners to learn from. pacman is one of my favorite package managers, as there is always the latest stable software available in the Arch repos. Glad everything worked out. Have fun with Arch!

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