Wumple.com

2007/01/23

Replacing a failed disk in a Linux software RAID 5 array

Filed under: — Stormwind @ 11:28 pm

TuxI recently had a drive in my Linux software RAID 5 array begin to die.  When I went to install the replacement, I could not find any straightforward instructions on how to put the new drive in the array, so I thought I’d toss what I did here in case others find it useful.

My machine is running Fedora Core 6 using mdadm with a RAID 5 array (so one disk in the array can die without data loss).  For these directions, lets say the RAID array is /dev/md0, the bad disk is /dev/sdc, and the RAID partition on the bad disk was /dev/sdc1.
(more…)

Fedora Core 6 Upgrade (Part 6: X-11)

Filed under: — Stormwind @ 2:13 am

X.orgOkay, so there is another part of the Fedora Core 6 Upgrade saga.  🙂

When starting X-11 using the default GNOME desktop, many icons were missing (replaced with large X’s) and an error about dbus-launch failing to start appeared.

To fix this error, I had to manually install the dbus-x11 package (which the upgrade did not install for some reason): "yum install dbus-x11"

Also, at first startx would fail with a font failure error message.  I then remembered I disabled startup of xfs (the X Font Server) a few years ago.  I temporarily started xfs with "/sbin/service xfs start" and it was happy.

2007/01/22

Fedora Core 6 Upgrade (Part 5: mdadm and X-10)

Filed under: — Stormwind @ 2:56 am

I think this will be the last post about the upgrade of wumple.com to Fedora Core 6 from Fedora Core 2.

This post will cover RAID array monitoring with mdadm, and X-10 kernel module installation:
(more…)

2007/01/21

Fedora Core 6 Upgrade (Part 4: cyrus-imapd)

Filed under: — Stormwind @ 2:46 am

Welcome to part four in the series about our upgrade of wumple.com to Fedora Core 6 from Fedora Core 2.  The closing of the Fedora Legacy project and thus no future security updates for FC2 spurred this upgrade.

Part 4 features cyrus-imapd, the IMAP email server which I use because it supports IMAP IDLE push email which I use with ChatterEmail on my Palm Treo 680.
(more…)

2007/01/20

Fedora Core 6 Upgrade (Part 3: UPS monitoring and yum updates)

Filed under: — Stormwind @ 2:01 am

Welcome to part three in the series about our upgrade of wumple.com to Fedora Core 6 from Fedora Core 2.  This upgrade was precipitated by the closing of the Fedora Legacy project and thus there is no hope of security updates for FC2.

Part 3 features apcupsd UPS monitoring and yum and system updates.

(more…)

2007/01/18

Fedora Core 6 Upgrade (Part 2: Networking and SMART)

Filed under: — Stormwind @ 11:50 am

Here is part two in the series about our upgrade of wumple.com to Fedora Core 6 from Fedora Core 2.  This upgrade was precipitated by the closing of the Fedora Legacy project and thus there is no hope of security updates for FC2.

Part 2 features networking and SMART hard drive health monitoring via smartd.

(more…)

2007/01/17

Fedora Core 6 Upgrade (Part 1: RAID array)

Filed under: — Stormwind @ 1:55 am

I finally upgraded wumple.com to Fedora Core 6 from Fedora Core 2 since the Fedora Legacy project has closed and there is no hope of security updates for FC2.

In case it helps others, here is part 1 (RAID array) of a multi-part series about the trials and tribulations an upgrade to Fedora Core 6 entailed.
(more…)

2006/04/16

Star Control 2 Sequel Possible!

Filed under: — Stormwind @ 9:35 am

UQM logoAlex Ness, producer at Toys for Bob, posted on their web site that they have re-acquired all rights to their classic game Star Control!  If you have not played Star Control 2, I highly recommend you download and play the awesome open source version, The Ur-Quan Masters.

Toys for Bob is now owned by Activision, and Alex says they are seeking to convince Activision that there is demand for a true sequel to Star Control 2 so Toys for Bob can develop the game.  How?  By handing them a huge stack of email messages!

If you are a fan of Star Control 2, email Alex and tell him that you’d like to see a sequel to the classic game created by Toys for Bob.

[via Slashdot]

2006/04/11

NPAT and NPSOT Logo Merchandise Now Available

Filed under: — Stormwind @ 11:42 pm

Prairie CelestialAs a fundraiser for the organizatons, I created CafePress stores with logo clothing, mugs, and bags for the Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT) and the Austin chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT).

                                              NPSOT-NPAT 2007 Symposium store
                                              Native Prairies Association of Texas (NPAT) store
                                              Native Plant Society of Texas (NPSOT) – Austin chapter store

                                                Show your love of Texas prairies and native plants by wearing these shirts while raising money for these worthy organizations.  Proceeds benefit NPAT and NPSOT-Austin in their respective missions.

                                                Book Review: Prairie Time – A Blackland Portrait

                                                Filed under: — Stormwind @ 11:23 pm

                                                Prairie TimeThe Blackland Prairie, part of Texas’ tallgrass prairies, once occupied 12 million acres of Texas, from the Red River near the Oklahoma border, south through Dallas, Waco, Temple, and Austin down to San Antonio.  The tall prairie grasses and flowers created extremely rich soils, which led to most of the Blackland Prairie being plowed for agriculture.

                                                Perhaps only one-tenth of one percent of Texas’ beautiful Blackland Prairie remains in native hay meadows or places too rocky to plow, and many of these endangered places are slowly disappearing over time to the plow and development.

                                                There are people who care about the prairie and search for remnants of the Blackland, hoping to find a special piece of what was and experience it as those who first came to Texas did and maybe even protecting some of the ever decreasing gems that remain.  Matt White is one of these people, and he tells an incredible tale of both destruction and hope in Prairie Time – A Blackland Portrait.
                                                (more…)

                                                Next Posts Previous Posts

                                                || RSS 2.0 || Comments RSS 2.0 || XHTML || Powered by WordPress ||