This post chronicles my adventures trying to get a DRAC II card operational on my poweredge 4300 server running CentOS 5. This post also applies to most other linux distros, especially redhat-based distros. I will also document setting up remote…
Yearly Archives: 2009
Quick Tip: Quit Messages in IRC
Ever exited out of IRC without telling people why? Don’t know how to tell people why you’re leaving? Then you need to use quit messages. Really. It’s just annoying to see people randomly leave with no reasoning.
Quick Tip: Quieting computer fans
Does your computer sound like a supersonic jet somehow hovering directly over your workspace? Does your computer make odd scraping noises, often accompanied by random crashes? Check out this [protofusion] quick tip.
IRC via Telnet
Ever wanted to get on IRC without a client on the command line? Well you can, and it’s pretty easy, using IRC’s protocol syntax. All you need is a box with or without X, the telnet program (included by default…
Ndiswrapper in a few lines
ndiswrapper -i yourdriver.inf ndiswrapper -l #Ensure that it says “Driver Installed” and “Hardware Present” ndiswrapper -m ndiswrapper -ma ndiswrapper -mi modprobe ndiswrapper …And you’re good to go! Feel free to run /etc/init.d/network restart if you feel like it.
Quick and Easy Sites with FOSS
In this short guide, you can learn how to create an easy yet professional-looking fixed-width website with free open-source software. Before you begin, ensure that you have the Gimp and Inkscape installed, in addition to some form of text or…
The Epitome of Esoteric Endurance
Throughout the utterly horrible history of mankind, one lone spectacle has persisted throughout the ages – the lift. Such a spectacle, being of lesser proportion to its ancestors, has little merit in the hearts of most history professors; however, its…
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Automatic Panoramas with Arduino and CHDK
Last year around this time, I posted some information about my automatic panorama-taking “robot” made with an arduino, and a Canon S3IS mounted on a stepper motor, but I never published it to a more exposed portion of the site.…