Linux Commands and Paths for a Plesk Server

March 4th, 2010 Posted in Linux | No Comments »

This is my on-going cheat sheet of Linux commands for my Plesk server running on CentOS 5. I will keep updating this as I go on. Read more to see the list: Read the rest of this entry »

SMARTd Commands for SATA Drives

February 26th, 2010 Posted in Linux | No Comments »

Show all SMART information

smartctl -d ata -a /dev/sda1
  • -a = Show all SMART information for device.
  • -d = Specify the device type to one of: ata, scsi, marvell, 3ware (ata is selected above).
  • /dev/sda1 = The drive.

Run a self-test

smartctl -d ata -t offline /dev/sda1
smartctl -d ata -t long /dev/sda1

Output self-test and other log results

  • smartctl -d ata -l selftest /dev/sda1
  • smartctl -d ata -l error /dev/sda1
  • smartctl -d ata -l selective /dev/sda1
  • smartctl -d ata -l directory /dev/sda1

Output all options

smartctl -h

Misc

  • Enable smart by editing /etc/smartd.conf file.
  • Smart Configuration file: /etc/smartd.conf
  • Start/Stop smart: /etc/init.d/smartd start | stop

Setup Guide for AC-7 Wireless DAW Control Surface

February 5th, 2010 Posted in Music, Technical Issues | 2 Comments »

The information for setting up this iPhone app on XP with Reaper is very limited. Here is a quick guide. Read the rest of this entry »

Use cheat codes in Doomsday for Doom, Hexen or Heretic

November 7th, 2009 Posted in Gaming | No Comments »

To use cheat codes in Doomsday for Doom, Hexen or Heretic, just press the tilde key (~) and type cheat, put a space and then use any one of the original cheat codes.

Example:

cheat nra

This gives me all the weapons in Hexen.

List of CC Spells for Power Aura’s Classic

October 7th, 2009 Posted in Gaming | No Comments »

Stuns
Kidney Shot/Hammer of Justice/Cheap Shot/Maim/Charge Stun/Intercept/Concussion Blow/Pounce/Shadowfury/Deep Freeze/Gnaw/Intimidation/Repentance/Impact/Blackout

Silences
Silence/Strangulate/Counterspell/shield bash/bash/pummel/kick/Mind freeze/earth shock/spell lock

Roots
Entangling Roots

Snares
Polymorph/Freezing Trap/Frost Nova/Frostbite/Hex

Slows
Slow/Typhoon/Hamstring/Daze/Wing Clip/Earthbind/Piercing Howl

Disorient
Cyclone/Blind/Fear/Banish/Psychic Scream/Mind Control/Wyvern Sting/Seduction/Shackle Undead/Hibernate/Mind Control/Sap/Turn Evil/Scatter Shot/Scare Beast/Gouge/Howl of Terror/Death Coil/Intimidating Shout

Edit Games in the Windows 7 Games Explorer

September 1st, 2009 Posted in Customization, Gaming | 2 Comments »

Someone has developed a tool that enables you to edit your Games Explorer in Windows 7 (or Vista). You can add missing box art quite easily. Read the rest of this entry »

Install mod_security 2 on CentOS/RedHat

August 31st, 2009 Posted in Customization, Programming | 1 Comment »

This is a translation from Spanish to English, but still the best guide I’ve used so far. Modified slightly to help others but could use more work.

Important: ModSecurity blocks lots of UNIX commands. I had to add dots to them. They are colored red so you know to change them.

This article assumes that you have installed a RedHat Enterprise or CentOS and not guaranteed to work, although we have tested on several CentOS 4.5 with success. Read the rest of this entry »

ListMessenger SMTP Error

August 6th, 2009 Posted in Technical Issues | No Comments »

I started receiving the following error after making some network changes:

Unable to send message to email@email.com. LM_Mailer responded: SMTP Error: Could not connect to SMTP host.

How I fixed it: I set my ListMessenger to use PHPmail and then edited my php.ini file. In that file there is a setting for your smtp server, it was set to localhost. I changed it to our default smtp server and it worked again.

Why: I was fiddling around with network settings and managed to break something so that computers on the local network can’t access the server via it’s name, and apparently it can’t access itself by localhost. I’m not sure why this happened but I think it has something to do with VMWare network cards stealing priority and forcing IP’s that didn’t work.

Logitech G15 Display Customization – LCDStudio

July 24th, 2009 Posted in Customization | No Comments »

I’m working with LCDStudio to create the “ultimate” display that shows me everything.

screenshot-single

So far I’ve included:

  • Foobar200 (bottom left, with progress bar)
  • System temperatures (top left, comes from the software Everest)
  • Local weather (middle)
  • Upload/download bandwidth (right, has bars that show how much capacity is in use)
  • CPU/RAM usage
  • Hard drive usage
  • Volume (far right)
  • Gmail new message count (top right)

I also have a few more pages that show more details: Read the rest of this entry »

Boot Acronis with USB on an EEE PC

April 4th, 2009 Posted in Tips | No Comments »

There are a few basic guides:

  • powerex’s guide where you format with an HP tool
  • ziggywas’ tip to format with PeToUSB
  • (The following step to those 2 summaries is to just use the Acronis Rescue disk creator)

There’s only one small catch. Setting the first boot device to “Removeable Device” doesn’t include your usb stick. Boot with your USB stick and find the list of hard drives in the boot menu, then move your stick up to first place. Then go back to the boot priority menu and you should see your actual flash drive listed, make that first and you’re good to go.

Oh and FYI, Acronis can’t access the Windows network on the EEE PC, nor can it access my big external drive (which doesn’t make sense). =/

I did find this one interesting tidbit of info:

Update:  For whatever reason, Acronis v10 or 11 + EeePC 900 does not like being plugged into an Ethernet Switch (hanging off a router) for Recovery – it can’t find a network or any network shares – in fact Acronis sees it as “cable unplugged”.  I plugged the 900 directly into a router port, bypassing the Ethernet Switch, and Acronis found the Network.  Done. [Source]

I’m plugged directly into a router and it’s still not working. But maybe using a cross-wired cable would do the trick.