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Sep '09
21
Grow (expand) a md raid drive (to LVM or not)
I’m thinking of changing my File system around again, going from simple LVM devices to a raid-0 drive with LVM on it, to get better throughput due to stripping. There are some good comments on this blog and some more … Continue reading
Aug '09
23
Git Merge conflicts
I can never remember how to keep the local version of a file when a git merge has a conflict. Following this blog. To keep OUR copy of the file index.html after a git merge git reset — index.html git … Continue reading
Aug '09
23
Ext3/4 performance
I’ve converted my /home partition to EXT4, and running my root partition as EXT3. While EXT4 looks good, for some reason i’m getting bad write performance on RAID1, compared to a normal JBOD disk, which i would expect to be … Continue reading
Aug '09
15
New Filesystems – EXT4 and BTRFS
EXT4 is now considered stable since 2.6.28, there is a good article here. Its a lot better than ext3, which really only added Journals over ext2. In particular EXT4 now supports Extents, Delayed Allocation and Multiblock Reservations, as thats the … Continue reading
Aug '09
01
Debian 5 on Microsoft Vitrual PC
To be able to test a Debian 5 Mirror install, I setup virtual PC on XP, as i had the environment already. The new Kernel kills the VM by default, so press TAB on the “Install” prompt, then enter the … Continue reading
Jun '09
04
iptables
Been getting alot of INVALID packets on the firewall due to the riverbed, looks like a new packet without the SYN Found a good tutorial for iptables and SYSCTL values, a Pocket Reference and a Firewall book too.
May '09
24
Bogomips
Interesting to compare different BogoMips from Different CPU’s Intel P-III – 800Mhz = 1600 AMD XP2000+ = 3322 Intel P-IV – 1800Mhz = 3600 Intel E2180 – 2Ghz = 3990 AMD XP3000+ = 4381 Intel E6850 – 3Ghz = 5990 … Continue reading
Apr '09
01
Ripping
Trying to figure out the best program(s) to use to RIP my DVDs to my server HDD for viewing on the Popcorn hour. The Forum has a link to a few of them Also AutoGK is good for ripping to … Continue reading
