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For Linux system administrator, rebooting the server is a must when you updating the kernel. It is necessary to keep the server safe from any vulnerability from the old kernel. Linux distributions require a reboot about once a month to stay
up to date with important kernel security updates. Here come Ksplice Uptrack, reboot no more.
What is Ksplice Uptrack?
Ksplice Uptrack is a subscription service that lets you apply 100% of the important kernel security updates released by your Linux vendor without rebooting.
Ksplice Uptrack allows you to apply the same updates published …

It is the good news for the Enlightenment fan out there. Electronic giant, Samsung will be sponsoring Enlightenment development.
Carsten Haitzler – Nov 18, 2009 at 11:20 AM
We are working with a top-5 electronics producer (one of the largest in the world, who produces millions of mobile phones, televisions, sound systems and more per year) to bring Enlightenment and especially it’s deep technology to their products. In fact not just working with this manufacturer, but they are actively sponsoring development on Enlightenment and EFL to ensure it does what is …

The openSUSE Project, a worldwide project sponsored by Novell, announced today that openSUSE 11.2 is immediately available for download at http://software.opensuse.org. openSUSE is a secure and stable Linux-based operating system that is easy to use and includes everything needed to get started with Linux on the desktop or server. The openSUSE distribution provides the foundation for the award-winning SUSE Linux Enterprise from Novell.
What’s New in openSUSE 11.2
openSUSE is an excellent Linux distribution not only for experienced Linux users, but also for users who are new to Linux and interested in …

Recently i have try to install Redhat 5.3 on a system that is running on Sata disk. Ufortunately i’m unable to install it since the disk was not detected. The simplest solution is to disable “msi”
When you insert the DVD, in the boot option dont just press enter. Just put
linux pci=nomsi
Then you can proceed with the instalation. This method already tested on Centos 5.3 an Redhat 5.3.

When i try to install Centos 5.2 in this motherboard, i get kernel panic. Googling trough internet, i found that the problem is the network card. Firstly i thought it was because of Sata driver. So i disable the lan in bios and manage to continue to install centos without any problem.
Since the network is disable, i cannot use the internet/networking.
The step to resolve this:
1. Disable LAN in bios
2. Install Centos 5.2
3. Install kmod, go to : http://www.centos.toracat.org/ajb/CentOS-5/r8168/
*choose the package that suite your system, if your system 64 bit, choose …

Tiny core Linux is very small. It only 10MB and considered as minimal Linux Desktop. This distro based on 2.6 kernel, use Busybox, Tiny X, Fltk and Jwm. The core run in RAM and boots very quickly.
It is not a complete desktop as what we can expect inside the 10MB and not all hardware is supported. It just enough to boot into minimal X desktop with wired internet access.
More info? Please click here.

*this is an experiment.
Linux : Why Do You Use Linux?
linuxloop.com — At some point, nearly everyone who uses Linux has someone ask them “what’s that?” This question almost invariably leads to “why is it better than ?” What do you say when someone asks you this?
25 Reasons to Convert to Linux
linfo.org —  “Businesses, educational institutions, governmental agencies and other organizations around the world are converting their computer operating systems from Microsoft Windows to Linux at an increasing pace. They are likewise converting their application programs from commercial software to free …

Although MEPIS is effectively a commercial Linux distribution, it does also release a freely available community edition in the form of the SimplyMEPIS live CD. This is what I downloaded and booted on my Dell Latitude X1 laptop computer (Intel Pentium M 1.10GHz CPU, Intel 915 video, Intel 2200BG wireless, Broadcom BCM5751 network, 1.25 GB memory). The first thing I noticed was the very nice GRUB menu and boot screen. There were plenty of options in the menu, but I think some should be moved out into a sub menu …

This is for my record. In case i have format my laptop. I still have this record.
Currently i want to get openvz to work in my fedora after successfully instal in Ubuntu 8.10. After booting with new Stable kernel openVZ i get kernel panic. So i suspect it have something to do with the initrd.
I have to extract initrd.
[root@localhost boot]# mkdir initrd
[root@localhost boot]# cp initrd-2.6.18-92.1.13.el5.028stab059.6.img initrd
[root@localhost boot]# cd initrd
[root@localhost initrd]# ls
initrd-2.6.18-92.1.13.el5.028stab059.6.img
[root@localhost initrd]# gzip -dc initrd-2.6.18-92.1.13.el5.028stab059.6.img | cpio -id
16615 blocks
[root@localhost initrd]# ls
bin  etc   initrd-2.6.18-92.1.13.el5.028stab059.6.img  lib64  sbin  sysroot
dev  init  lib                                         proc   sys   …

objektif:
-menambah support terhadap sesuatu perkakasan misalnya bagi membenarkan kernel mencapai failsistem ntfs
Compile
1) download kernel baru “linux2.X.X.tar.gz”
2) mv linux2.X.X.tar.gz /usr/src/
3) tar xpvfz linux2.X.X.tar.gz
4) cd linux2.X.X
5) make mrproper
6) make xconfig
6) make dep
7) make clean make bzImage
9) make modules
10) make modules_install
11) cd arch/i386/boot dan cp bzImage /boot/vmlinuz
12) edit /etc/lilo.conf
13) run lilo yang sudah di editkan /sbin/lilo
14) Reboot / shutdown -r now
Patch
1. letak patch-2.4.x.tar.bz2 kat /usr/src/
2. bzcat patch-2.4.x.tar.bz2 | patch -p0
3. make menuconfig (make xconfig pun bleh gak)
4. Y(untuk include) N(exclude) M(modular)
5. make dep
6. make clean
7. make bzImage
8. make modules
9. cd /lib/modules/
10. delete folder …