tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83630898664568110882024-03-13T04:35:44.789-07:00Edward's BlogWelcome My Friends!Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-5961104444239427942010-04-02T18:03:00.000-07:002017-02-28T21:33:39.159-08:00How to extend LVM on VMWare Guest running LinuxRecently I found my one of virtual Linux machine which running on VMWare ESX server have run out of disk space. And after I googled the Internet, I think it's quite simple as my virtual Linux machine is running on LVM.And I also found the following solution will also apply to any VMWare virtual machine which running Linux OS with LVM.Expand the diskTurn off the virtual machine that you wish to Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-81385007166577036312010-04-01T15:09:00.000-07:002010-04-02T20:17:54.953-07:00How to upgrade Ubuntu Server 9.04 to 9.10 (to 10.04)The upgrade of Ubuntu Server 9.04 to 9.10 is not as easy as I thought. I tried the a few different methods which I found from the Internet. But none of them are useful. And finally I found a way to solve the issue by myself. If you had same trouble as mine. You should read though this article. Basically here are the steps which most peoples would refer to:$ sudo apt-get update$ sudo apt-get Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-54495069059489342702010-02-19T16:13:00.000-08:002010-02-19T16:40:36.987-08:00Cannot create a VM file larger than 256GB in ESX 4.0When I tried to create a 500GB virtual disk on a local storage in ESX 4.0 Server, I got the error message "Cannot create a VM file or virtual disk larger than 256GB" in vSphere Client.I googled the Internet, I only found the solution is to Increase block size of local storage in ESX 4.0. And you only can do it during the ESX 4.0 installation. Increasing block size of local storage in ESX Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-77197799537173368962010-02-19T15:22:00.000-08:002010-02-19T16:05:22.434-08:00How to rebuild an RPM packageThis is the 1st time for me to patch and rebuild an RPM package, when I tried to add Unicode Support on CentOS 5.4 with PHP and PCRE. I received some PHP warning message when I had the regex testing characters (‘\X’, ‘\pL’, etc) inside of a character class, such as ‘[\X-]‘. After I googled the Internet, I found that's because the Unicode Support is missing in the PCRE.Note: This is an example Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-68746289669443718762010-02-19T14:23:00.000-08:002010-02-19T16:06:40.382-08:00Export a File System for remote NFS clientExport a File System for NFS systemThis article presents the methods for preparing a set of directories that can be exported to remote NFS clients under Linux. Under Linux this is can be accomplished by editing the /etc/exports file. About the /etc/exports FileThe /etc/exports file contains an entry for each directory that can be exported to remote NFS clients. This file is read automatically by Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-22585617347907616902009-10-27T20:24:00.000-07:002009-10-27T20:57:50.467-07:00How to install Nagios 3 on Ubuntu 9.04This manual is only covered how to install Nagios 3 on Ubuntu 9.04. Since the Nagios 3 is one of the Ubuntu package, so you can easily and quickly install Nagios 3 on Ubuntu system.Assume you already install Ubuntu 9.04 OS, now we can start install Nagios 3 software: Install Nagios version 3# sudo apt-get install nagios3 Create the web user password file after finished installation of Nagios 3# Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-25626748875860461062009-08-21T10:30:00.000-07:002010-02-19T16:07:46.254-08:00Howto Fix Internal Server ErrorRecently I encounter one problem: When running a Perl CGI (or Python) script on Fedora 10 machine, I saw the "Internal Server Error" message in my browser. The message said something like "please check the server's error-log for more information." and contact web server administrator. I checked the Apache error log, since I am running Fedora, the error log file is located at /var/log/httpd/Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-61678692907725908872009-07-21T10:08:00.000-07:002010-02-19T16:06:05.826-08:00Adding your username to Sudo List in FedoraJust trying new Fedora Release 11, but I cannot do software update by using the user which I created after first boot. The error message says "the user is now in sudo list". I think most of you might had same issue, and I found the following solution for you. Log in as root.su --loginAdd your user to the sudoers file.echo 'your_plain_loginname_here ALL=(ALL) ALL’ >> /etc/sudoersNow the error Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-87603159304236056812009-07-07T11:14:00.000-07:002009-07-07T18:23:10.698-07:00Wallpaper for Nokia N97Today I just got an Nokia N97 cell phone. And it's white color, it looks better than those black ones.Here is the picture: Compare to iPhone 3GS, personally I should said, N97 had better functions, features, specially open multiple applications at the same time, I think that's reason cause the software running slow on N97 sometimes. Today I tried one of N97's cool feature - FM transimitter when Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-16468028110891330372009-06-25T16:52:00.000-07:002009-06-25T17:18:43.252-07:00Install VMWare ESXi 4.0 on Dell Precision WS 390Today I just found another Desktop with faster CPU and more memory - Dell Precision WorkStation 390 at work. Since the old IBM NetCenter M50 (8189KJU) is too slow to have any OS running on VMWare ESXi 3.5 Server. First I tried a few times to install version 3.5, the installation of VMWare ESXi 3.5 was fine. But during Windows XP installation on Virtual Machine, I got stuck when I try to load Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-71648409337430780902009-06-24T13:29:00.000-07:002009-06-28T17:03:40.654-07:00Install WinXP Virtual Machine on VMWare ESXi 3.5Today I just tried to create a virtual machine and install Windows XP Professional with SP3 on a VMWare ESXi 3.5 Server. I though it will be easy since I already tried Windows 2003 Server on IBM eServer XSeries 345 with VMWare ESX Server 3.5 before. The only difference is this time I am installing the VMWare ESXi Server 3.5 on an IDE Hard Disk Drive, not SCSI. That's no a problem for me, since I Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-67126464479577700422009-06-22T14:05:00.000-07:002009-06-22T16:43:12.154-07:00VNC Server on Nokia N810I got an Nokia N810 Internet Tablet a few days ago. And as most of you should know the OS of N810 is based on Linux Platform - Maemo, with a touch screen. So that means you can install a lot of Linux apps on this Internet tablet.Here is one interesting application that you might also like: VNC Server for Nokia N810! I found this application - x11vnc from google. Basically it's not only for N810,Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-11548054033970241512009-06-21T19:24:00.000-07:002009-06-22T14:05:08.312-07:00Prototype Nokia Phone Recharges without wiresToday I just saw an interesting news, it says Nokia has taken another baby step in that direction with the invention of a cell phone that recharges itself using a unique system: It harvests ambient radio waves from the air, and turns that energy into usable power. Ultimately, this technology aims to convert electromagnetic waves into an electrical signal, somewhat similar to RFID (Radio-frequencyEdwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-75535257979374495232009-06-19T13:29:00.001-07:002009-06-20T18:18:44.126-07:00How to install Xerox Network Printer on UbuntuThis is the first time that I am trying to install a Xerox WorkCentre Pro C2636 on Ubuntu machine. Since the WorkCentre Pro C2636 is an network printer. And Ubuntu doesn't have default printer driver for this printer. So I googled and found there isn't a dedicated driver for C2636. Finally I found the another driver on http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting. And here is the work around Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-43540058739197357522009-05-29T14:27:00.000-07:002009-06-21T19:38:46.842-07:00Google Wave PreviewGoogle WAVE, "a new tool for communication and collaboration on the web, coming later this year." Google is going to launch another cool service - Google Wave. Google Wave introduces a new platform built around hosted conversations called waves--this model enables people to communicate and work together in new and more effective ways. On top of that, with the Google Wave APIs, developers can takeEdwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-88290156840123743482009-04-30T15:00:00.000-07:002009-06-19T13:28:45.949-07:00Ubuntu Tips - (Updated)I like Ubuntu, and I collected some tips from the Internet when I encounter problems. I think you might be interested in them too.Just record a few below: How To Use Proxy Server To Access Internet at Shell PromptThis is the 1st problem I met, since my machine can access the Internet only via a Proxy Server, so when I type something like:# apt-get install packagenameIt always give me an error, Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-12092493938951171452009-04-11T20:58:00.000-07:002009-05-22T23:09:44.825-07:00Tips for using Blogspot.comSince this is my First Blog, I did a lot of research vi Internet and try to build a nice, friendly blog. So now I would like to share those nice feature and tips with all of you:Making Read More plus the title of articleAdding Digg Button into you post pageCreating Categories Gadget (Removing label count)Adding Live Traffic Tracking toolAre above features interesting? so feel free read this wholeEdwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-33517121236537339992009-04-03T20:41:00.000-07:002009-04-17T15:07:49.741-07:00N96 working as USB Modem on OSx86My Friend M.C. found the following web blog Using the Nokia E71 as a USB Modem with MacOS Leopard, and he got his N96 working as USB modem for IBM ThinkPad T41. Then I tried my N96 on my Dell Dimension 1100 Desktop. It's working fine. And here is the instruction how to configure. There is no need to install any additional hardware or software. Simply connect the N96 by select PC suite USB mode toEdwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-55112664035478083392009-04-03T14:52:00.000-07:002009-04-09T17:03:06.857-07:00[Guide]Howto Install Software RAID 5 on Ubuntu - 1After search Software RAID5 installation for Ubuntu, I decide to try it on my Ubuntu server. And I couldn't get it boot after I successfully configured RIAD5 during ubuntu server's installation. By the end, after I read the Installation SoftwareRAID, I figured out it's because my RAID 5 configuration for the /boot partition was wrong. Since the /boot filesystem cannot use any softRAID level otherEdwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-57919937453730531812009-03-30T13:11:00.000-07:002009-04-07T15:53:09.482-07:00Spinning Cube On UbuntuA few days ago I saw one of my friend show me a spinning cube with classy MacOSX like dock bar and many other effects on his IBM T41 Laptop with Ubuntu Linux installed. Then I went home and loaded latest ubuntu on my IBM ThinkCenter M50 Desktop, and googled the internet. Finally I figured out the solution to enable/install/use the cool spinning cube!!!You can find the completion Guide from https:Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-61800417052707282532009-03-24T14:54:00.000-07:002009-05-22T20:19:53.391-07:00iPC OSx86 running on IBM NetVista 8307Update on 20-May-2009:Donot upgrade Mac OSx86 10.5.6 to version 10.5.7 on your IBM Netvista 8307, it will kill your Mac.You can try it but you should make sure you had image backup for your original system 10.5.6.=====================Since I am running iPC OSx86 on my Dell Dimension 1100 machine. And my friend also likes it and want to install it on his IBM NetVista 8307. Because I gained lots ofEdwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-90000784590090776712009-02-28T17:11:00.000-08:002009-06-03T13:41:05.466-07:00Installed iPC OSx86 10.5.6 on Dell Dimension 1100Updated on 8-May-09:After a few re-try, I finally figure out a few things which is not done correctly in my previous post. Please refer to the end of this post.After a few hours trying and searching on the Internet (Most information are came from http://www.osx86project.org/), although my Dell Dimension 1100 is not listed in the HCL of any version of iPC OSx86 which included v10.5.6, but I still Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-11317182021127412562009-02-23T15:59:00.000-08:002009-06-25T23:14:37.545-07:00Install VMWare ESXi 3.5 on an IDE driveWhen I tried to install VMWare ESXi 3.5 on IBM NetVista, but the installation was crashed. Then I tried to install it on IBM ThinkCentre. I got the error message "Unable to find a supported device to write the VMware ESX Server 3i 3.5.0 image to".After I googled, I found the following article which helps me to correct the installation on IDE Drive.http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363089866456811088.post-19936547423701414612009-02-17T10:21:00.000-08:002009-04-07T11:26:55.981-07:00The 1st postThis is new blog which I created on 17-Feb-2009.Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17119078138996461323noreply@blogger.com0