http://wiki.lnxgeek.org/ 2010-03-11T03:21:41+01:00 http://wiki.lnxgeek.org/ http://wiki.lnxgeek.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-03-09T13:04:39+01:00 Thomas http://wiki.lnxgeek.org/doku.php/indexes:building_floppy_image_for_lsi_driver?rev=1268136279&do=diff When building a virtual machine using LSI disk controller you need to use a floppy image (in Windows XP at least). Get the 32-bit driver [here] or here Extract the zip file to /tmp/lsi Do the following terminal-fu: mkdir /tmp/floppy mkfs.msdos -C /tmp/floppyimagefile.flp 1440 sudo mount -o loop /tmp/floppyimagefile.flp /tmp/floppy sudo cp /tmp/lsi/* /tmp/floppy cd sudo umount /tmp/floppy cp /tmp/floppyimage.flp ~ text/html 2010-03-09T09:47:07+01:00 Thomas http://wiki.lnxgeek.org/doku.php/indexes:howtos?rev=1268124427&do=diff Here are my howto's. Giv'em a shot and tell me what you think Thomas Mail Mail Server - Suse 9.3 - Building a mailserver with Courier, MySQL and Postfixadmin Postfix Dshield map script - Dshield IP list as Postfix block map Postfix URL Spam block script - Block mails containing known spam URL's text/html 2010-03-04T22:20:28+01:00 Thomas http://wiki.lnxgeek.org/doku.php/indexes:setup_a_simple_pxe_server_for_install_or_rescue?rev=1267737628&do=diff This is a short description on howto setup a PXE server. I don't go into much detail, just setting up the framework that will make it work. Having a pixie at the network is very convenient for quick rescue or install. Expanding its functionality and you can set it up to host diskless workstations as well but that's an other howto. text/html 2010-03-04T20:40:36+01:00 Thomas http://wiki.lnxgeek.org/doku.php/indexes:check_battery_state_with_bash_script?rev=1267731636&do=diff The idea with this script is to check whether a server running on a laptop has lost its power source and needs to shutdown nicely. Prerequisite I use the utility called “acpi” to easily draw out the required values. You could also get them directly from /proc but I'm lazy :-) Install acpi with this command: text/html 2010-02-09T10:07:29+01:00 Thomas http://wiki.lnxgeek.org/doku.php/indexes:backup_script_with_rsync?rev=1265706449&do=diff You have a client with data on it you would like to make a backup of. You could make a local backup, however the client is mobile so moving the data of it is the best solution. To get this working you need a server with rsync and a ssh server installed. And of course diskspace to keep the data on. text/html 2010-02-04T12:28:11+01:00 Thomas http://wiki.lnxgeek.org/doku.php/howtos:bash-scripting?rev=1265282891&do=diff Demystify test, [, [[, ((, and if-then-else Are you confused by the plethora of testing and comparison options in the Bash shell? This tip helps you demystify the various types of file, arithmetic, and string tests so you will always know when to use test, [ ], [[ ]], (( )), or if-then-else constructs.