Category: Linux

Here is how I permanently fixed it: 1) make a file named “99-hdd-spin-fix.sh”. The important thing is starting with “99”. 2) make sure the file contains the following 2 lines (fix it if you have PATA HDD): #!/bin/sh hdparm -B 255 /dev/sda 3) copy this file to 3 locations: /etc/acpi/suspend.d/ /etc/acpi/resume.d/ /etc/acpi/start.d/ Voila! After that…

# update-alternatives –set editor /usr/bin/vi

Using WebDAV from XP is a problem due to bugs in XP implementation of WebDAV support (it calls web folders). Here are some solutions I’ve found: http://ulihansen.kicks-ass.net/aero/webdav/ http://www.chasen.name/apachewebdavforwebfolders(webfolders)

DHCP server died at work today. We mounted the old hard disk on KNOPPIX and thought it would be easy to get the files off the bad hard disk. Well wouldn’t you know, the old dying hard disk is running LVM. Here are the commands needed to mount an old LVM disk. vgscan vgchange -a…

Updating to Debian Etch broke Amavis-Stats: Amavis Detection Statistics Daily Graphs amavis-stats::error: rrd_graph(): 1 amavis-stats::error: rrd_graph(): 1 Weekly Graphs amavis-stats::error: rrd_graph(): 1 amavis-stats::error: rrd_graph(): 1 Monthly Graphs amavis-stats::error: rrd_graph(): 1 amavis-stats::error: rrd_graph(): 1 Yearly Graphs amavis-stats::error: rrd_graph(): 1 amavis-stats::error: rrd_graph(): 1 I searched Google for a solution but every other post on the subject suggested…