Archive for the 'Linux' Category

Intel IXP425 | Timesys Embedded Linux [product page]

Friday, August 1st, 2008

page lists some details about intel ixp4xx combo-cpu’s and there are some useful notes as to what kernel config options should be enabled. Timesys uses 2.6.16.10

Why power failures are bad for your data

Friday, July 25th, 2008

artilcle tells what happens when u pull the plug … in short nothing good will happen, so use UPS! read article for details

Remote Conversion to Linux Software RAID-1 for Crazy Sysadmins HOWTO

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

how to convert single disk install to linux software raid1 (this guide also assumes that u don’t have local access)

[x86 booting] The Kernel Boot Process

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

3rd article — explains how linux kernel boots

Linux.com :: Benchmarking hardware RAID vs. Linux kernel software RAID

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

JULY-2008: adaptec SAS 8 port with 6 SATA HDDs vs MD-RAID for 5, 6 and 10

Benchmarking boot latency on x86

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

article explains a few things and post sample code that shows how to instrument x86 boot process

Comparison of lightweight web servers – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

the subj. useful.

Leisink Projects – Hiawatha [simple small secure web server ]

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Hiawatha is a webserver for Unix. It has been writting with ‘being secure’ as its main goal.

Linux Hater’s Blog [rants about various things that sacks in linux and OSS in general]

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

muahaaa! but the guy surely knows what he is talking about

FedoraLiveCD/LiveCDHowTo – FedoraProject

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

fedora wiki page with details on livecd-creator tool which is used to create live CDs