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Linux initrd command line

Posted on January 5, 2014 by j mozdzen

Have you ever come across the situation where your Linux boot would not mount the root file system, dropping you to a command prompt during initrd processing? Until recently, I didn’t have to deal with this situation too much and … Continue reading →

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chan_capi with Asterisk 10.12

Posted on February 23, 2013 by j mozdzen

When configured for ISDN lines, updating Asterisk usually requires to upgrade chan_capi, too – else you risk running into i.e. SEGV crashes during Asterisk start-up. The upgrade within a single version usually is a matter of minutes, especially if you … Continue reading →

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Failing a RAID disk drive via Areca web interface

Posted on November 18, 2012 by j mozdzen

Once in a while, there’s a disk in a RAID array that we believe to be “suspicious” and would like to mark as a failed drive. But using Areca’s web interface, there’s no obvious possibility to do so. You may … Continue reading →

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