I recently upgraded to Fedora 13(and was quite pleased) only to discover my backup SATA drive would not mount. I got the generic, ‘mount: /dev/sdb1 already mounted or /home/matt/backup busy’ error message. Hours of googling and one reinstall later I solved the problem. Goals of this Post: – Fix SATA drive mount error: mount: /dev/sdb1 [...]
As the age of the netbook arises; the ability to provision Operating Systems over the network becomes highly useful. More and more these days, it’s less common to see CD/DVD ROM drives in laptops. In my particular situation my laptop DVD-ROM drive failed. This prompted me to embark on journey of sleepless nights, sifting through [...]
Recently we covered the installation of Asterisk 1.6 + Asterisk GUI 2.0. In this article we will talk about the details necessary to enable Polycom provisioning from the ‘Users’ tab of the Asterisk 2.0 GUI. By default auto-provisioning will not work out of the box. You would think when the GUI is installed that it [...]
Recent versions of Asterisk 1.6 are compatible with the Asterisk 2.0 GUI. This wasn’t always the case, as the Asterisk GUI was developed for the 1.4 branch. Although I wish Digium had gone for the LAMP model, the GUI is pretty good and getting better all the time. However the instructions to install are difficult [...]
I’ve been using Windows 7(Home Premium) for about a week now… and I gotta say I’m impressed. It’s interface is almost as nice as Windows XP. Running multiple programs doesn’t slow game frame rates nearly as bad and the desktop effects are pretty good. Congratulations Microsoft! You made a decent OS… Only took 7 years, [...]
I play World of Warcraft on Linux all the time. I boot into Windows XP for Arena and extended play, but all my causual gaming is on my work computer – that runs Linux. So for this reason I’ve had an interest in the upcoming Ventrilo Linux client for a long time. A very long [...]
The Digium Asterisk Appliance has built-in features for handling Polycom SIP handsets. It’s very easy to do and will save you the trouble of individually configuring the settings of each phone. I have a Digium AA50 configured with a standard dial plan and a Polycom Soundpoint IP 501. Goals of this Post: – Configure AA50 [...]
Just an update to my previous article, ripping ATI for their lame Linux support – I finally got World of Warcraft working on Fedora 10, ATI 4870 graphics card, Catalyst 9.10 drivers! All it took was down grading from Fedora 11 to Fedora 10, turning off my open GL desktop and waiting 6 months for [...]
My sister Peyton is 15 today. Happy Birthday! -love Matt PS The only thing I ask, is that you become a Linux Systems Administrator
Correct time is crucial for many Network services. Time stamps are required for accurate logs, email, and in the case of Asterisk – voicemail. A customer sent me a request for instructions on adjusting date & time for their Asterisk PBX. Most Fedora based systems come with a tool just for this purpose. From the [...]