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  6. Media check for Mandriva 2006

    in Software

    Posted · Edited by Steve Scrimpshire

    I found this script here http://www.troubleshooters.com/linux/coasterless.htm#rawread for Linux

    #!/bin/sh
device=$1

blocksize=`isoinfo -d -i $device | grep "^Logical block size is:" | cut -d " " -f 5`
if test "$blocksize" = ""; then
echo catdevice FATAL ERROR: Blank blocksize >&2
exit
fi

blockcount=`isoinfo -d -i $device | grep "^Volume size is:" | cut -d " " -f 4`
if test "$blockcount" = ""; then
echo catdevice FATAL ERROR: Blank blockcount >&2
exit
fi

command="dd if=$device bs=$blocksize count=$blockcount conv=notrunc,noerror"
echo "$command" >&2
$command

     

    ./rawread /dev/cdrom | md5sum

     

    without mounting it, but with the CD in the drive. Assuming, of course, that /dev/cdrom is your CD ROM drive.

    This md5sum should match the ISO.

     

    I disagree with the 4x burn speed, but we could debate that all day. :D

    I have burned all my data CDs at max speed and created not one coaster. Now, music CDs, I won't burn at higher than 4x, due to loss of quality.

  11. SMP kernel not enabling hyperthreading

    in Cooker

    Posted 

    < root /home/omar > cat /boot/config-2.6.12-13mdksmp | grep CONFIG_SCHED_SMT
CONFIG_SCHED_SMT=y

     

    I have tried acpi=ht and acpi=on in lilo and neither shows me two processors in /proc/cpuinfo or in top. (Yes, I run lilo -v after each edit :P)

    It was always my understanding that acpi=on would give you hyperthreading enabled (if using an SMP kernel) and acpi=ht just enables acpi just enough to give the hyperthreading capacity of acpi.

    Still confused.

  13. SMP kernel not enabling hyperthreading

    in Cooker

    Posted · Edited by Steve Scrimpshire

    I cannot get hyperthreading enabled in the SMP kernel. acpi is running and I have acpi=on in my lilo.conf and have tried acpi=ht. What am I doing wrong?

    < root /home/omar > uname -r
2.6.12-13mdksmp
< root /home/omar > service acpid status
acpid (pid 2489) is running...
< root /home/omar > service acpi status
Modules Loaded: 
			ac
			battery
			button
			container
			fan
			processor
			thermal
			toshiba_acpi
			video
< root /home/omar > cat /proc/cpuinfo 
processor	   : 0
vendor_id	   : GenuineIntel
cpu family	  : 15
model		   : 2
model name	  : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHz
stepping		: 7
cpu MHz		 : 2656.453
cache size	  : 512 KB
fdiv_bug		: no
hlt_bug		 : no
f00f_bug		: no
coma_bug		: no
fpu			 : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level	 : 2
wp			  : yes
flags		   : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe cid xtpr
bogomips		: 5275.64

  15. How to deal with upgrades in servers?

    in Software

    Posted

    I have been using Man(drake/driva) since 8.1 and all of my 'upgrades' have been using urpmi and only once have I run into any trouble (it had to do with naming conventions changing and it was pretty easily corrected). Now, from the things I have heard, I am in a very small minority, but I don't see how; I'm no rocket scientist. Using the urpmi method, the machine doesn't even have to be offline until you upgrade the kernel.

  17. pty problem

    in Command Line, Kernel and Programming

    Posted 

    < root /home/omar/Documents > ls -l /dev/ttyp*
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3,  0 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttyp0
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3,  1 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttyp1
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3,  2 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttyp2
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3,  3 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttyp3
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3,  4 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttyp4
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3,  5 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttyp5
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3,  6 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttyp6
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3,  7 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttyp7
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3,  8 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttyp8
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3,  9 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttyp9
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3, 10 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttypa
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3, 11 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttypb
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3, 12 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttypc
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3, 13 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttypd
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3, 14 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttype
crw-rw----  1 root tty 3, 15 Feb 26 11:28 /dev/ttypf

     

    < root /dev > ls -l pty *
< root /dev > ls -l pty*
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 176 Feb 26 11:28 ptya0
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 177 Feb 26 11:28 ptya1
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 178 Feb 26 11:28 ptya2
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 179 Feb 26 11:28 ptya3
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 180 Feb 26 11:28 ptya4
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 181 Feb 26 11:28 ptya5
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 182 Feb 26 11:28 ptya6
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 183 Feb 26 11:28 ptya7
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 184 Feb 26 11:28 ptya8
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 185 Feb 26 11:28 ptya9
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 186 Feb 26 11:28 ptyaa
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 187 Feb 26 11:28 ptyab
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 188 Feb 26 11:28 ptyac
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 189 Feb 26 11:28 ptyad
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 190 Feb 26 11:28 ptyae
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 191 Feb 26 11:28 ptyaf
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 192 Feb 26 11:28 ptyb0
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 193 Feb 26 11:28 ptyb1
...<snip>..
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 164 Feb 26 11:28 ptyz4
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 165 Feb 26 11:28 ptyz5
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 166 Feb 26 11:28 ptyz6
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 167 Feb 26 11:28 ptyz7
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 168 Feb 26 11:28 ptyz8
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 169 Feb 26 11:28 ptyz9
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 170 Feb 26 11:28 ptyza
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 171 Feb 26 11:28 ptyzb
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 172 Feb 26 11:28 ptyzc
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 173 Feb 26 11:28 ptyzd
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 174 Feb 26 11:28 ptyze
crw-rw----  1 root tty 2, 175 Feb 26 11:28 ptyzf

  22. Minor graphical issue with MCC [solved]

    in Software

    Posted

    When you uninstalled Gnome, you probably also uninstalled all your themes. Try reinstalling gnome-themes, gtk-themes, and gtk-theme-switch and then you will have to change your gtk theme again by running the command 'switch' (without the quotes). Reinstalling gnome-themes will probably reinstall a bunch of gnome-libs, but not the complete Gnome.

  24. sending email via CLI with attachment [solved]

    in Command Line, Kernel and Programming

    Posted · Edited by Steve Scrimpshire

    If you install nail (not mailx) you will have a mailx command:

    Description :

    Nail is derived from Berkeley Mail and is intended to provide the

    functionality of the POSIX.2 mailx command with additional support

    for MIME messages, UTF-8, POP3/POP3s and SMTP. You can also manually

    set the From: address

     

    but it will be /usr/bin/mailx

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