Posts in the "Linux" Category

  • While running /etc/cron.daily/sarg against a medium size squid access.log file, this error showed on the screen of a CentOS 5.3 x64 box:
    “sarg[5646]: segfault at 000000008d784200 rip 0000003280078d80 rsp 00007fff8d784d78 error 4″
    After googling for a while I found this thread explaining similar problems. Apparently the current sarg rpmforge package for RHEL 5 x64 has some kind [...]

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  • Some years ago I found this old but still usefull guide for xfs performance tweaking on linux:
    Filesystem performance tweaking with XFS on Linux
    which is, esencially, a two-steps simple procedure:

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  • While upgrading an old gentoo box I encountered this error:
    xgettext: error while loading shared libraries: libexpat.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    I tried fixing it with revdep-rebuild tool but it failed too. Through some research I found this is a common error consequence of a broken update process (nothing is perfect [...]

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  • In this post I will explain you how I got my Logitech Quickcam Messenger webcam working with Gentoo Linux using qc-usb-messenger drivers (module will be called quickcam).
    Webcam information:
    Manufacturer: Logitech
    Part Number: 861144-0000
    Model: Logicool V-UM27 Quickcam USB
    # lsusb information:
    ID 046d:08f0 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messenger
    First of all we will prepare our kernel so our driver compiles [...]

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  • In this How-to I will explain how to install and configure:

    Cherokee Web Server

    Zoneminder video camera security and surveillance solution

    ffmpeg support with mpeg-4 codec (xvid)

    php and other relevant packages

    I have divided this guide in 2 parts: Cherokee + php and Zoneminder installation.
     
    So, let’s begin!

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