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Setting Up RAID1 with GEOM on FreeBSD 8.1

Posted on 12 December 2010 by scoker3

After doing a default install I need to mirror my root hard drive. In the past I would have used ATA or CCD (Concatenated Disk Driver). I also have used Vinum which is a logical volume manager similar to Varitas … Continue reading →

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Updating FreeBSD 8.1

Posted on 12 December 2010 by scoker3

After the box that was hosting the old FreeBSD box (version 6.x) finally gave up the ghost and knowing that I wanted to skip 7.x, I just finished a fresh install of 8.1. After setting up my accounts the next … Continue reading →

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Upgrading from FreeBSD 6.2 to FreeBSD 6.4

Posted on 3 January 2009 by scoker3

I have been slack about keeping my BSD server up to date. I have a replacement box ready to install FreeBSD 7, but I noticed that 7.1 is about ready to move to RELEASE and 8 should be out shortly. … Continue reading →

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Copyright Symbol on A Mac

Posted on 1 November 2008 by scoker3

Keyboard Shortcut: hold option & press g. Link to other symbols

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Creating Joliet iso images on a Mac

Posted on 10 May 2008 by scoker3

Open Disk Utility and use the New Image from Folder menu item to create an image. Use uncompressed and use the CD/DVD master option. Use hdiutil to convert cdr to iso cd ~/Desktop hdiutil makehybrid -iso -joliet -o Master.iso Master.cdr … Continue reading →

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Updating FreeBSD 6.2

Posted on 5 December 2007 by scoker3

Ah good old FreeBSD sometimes you forget that you actually have to patch it. While I am fairly good about keeping my release current, this is one of the few times that I have had to update because of an … Continue reading →

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Changing UID and Shell in Leopard

Posted on 3 December 2007 by scoker3

Since Netinfo was replaced by Directory Services in Leopard there are several user based tweaks that I like to do. This had not been a problem on my Mac Pro since I did an upgrade, but I just got a … Continue reading →

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Leopard Upgrade and Parallels

Posted on 3 November 2007 by scoker3

Another problem I ran into is that Parallels v.3 network bridge mode stopped working. This is related to the fact that I did an upgrade and not a fresh install of the OS. Reinstalling parallels does not solve the problem. … Continue reading →

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Leopard and Photoshop v. 7

Posted on 3 November 2007 by scoker3

I just upgraded to Leopard and so far the first big problem I found is that Photoshop v.7 will not work. Granted this is an old version and designed to run in both classic and OS X, which I suspect … Continue reading →

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Upgrading IBM pSeries 660 Memory

Posted on 15 October 2007 by scoker3

After sending most of my day on a memory upgrade, I discovered something fun. IBM pSeries 660 model 7026-6H1 Servers count their memory in quads and not pairs. Even though the memory vendor sells the upgrade kit as a pair.

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