Run the Last Command with Sudo
This will add sudo to the last command (that you forgot to use sudo in the first place):
sudo !!
Updating MacPorts
sudo port selfupdate Then to upgrade your installed ports:
sudo port upgrade outdated
Creating A Custom WinPE Disk
Currently I am using this to run Dell updates on non windows operating systems that are not directly supported.
imagex /mountrw c:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim 1 c:\winpe_x86\mount imagex /unmount /commit c:\winpe_x86\mount copy c:\winpe_x86\winpe.wim c:\winpe_x86\ISO\sources\boot.wim oscdimg.exe -n -bc:\winpe_x86\etfsboot.com c:\winpe_x86\ISO c:\winpe_x86\dell.iso
Compare Directories in Linux
comm <(ls ~/dir-new/) <(ls ~/dir) This works in OS x as well.
Getting to Network Connections Quickly in Vista
Pop this into the run dialog:
control ncpa.cpl This will also work for the following: control printers = Printers control sysdm.cpl = System Properties control appwiz.cpl = Programs & Features (Add & Remove) This can also be coupled with ‘Runas’:
runas /user:computername\Administrator rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL ncpa.cpl
Creating a Report of ALL SMTP email addresses from Active Directory
Ldifde -d DC=domain,DC=co,DC=uk -r (&(mailnickname=*)) -l proxyAddresses -f Report.txt
Creating a ZFS iSCSI Target
Using a Nexenta VM it is possible to create a 500 TB thin provisioned iSCSI target in three lines:
zpool create zfspool01 raidz c2t0d0 c2t1d0 c2t2d0 zfs create -s -V 500TB zfspool01/share01 zfs set shareiscsi=on zfspool01/share01 In this case the disks c2t0d0, c2t1d0 and c2t2d0 are all dynamic 10 GB virtual disks. This can easily be mounted with the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator for testing; it will be interesting to see how well this plays with ESX…
Checking DNS for CERT VU#800113
You can use the following web service to see if your DNS servers or resolvers need attention. For Windows:
nslookup -querytype=TXT -timeout=10 porttest.dns-oarc.net. nslookup -querytype=TXT -timeout=10 porttest.dns-oarc.net. DnsServerName For *nix:
dig +short porttest.dns-oarc.net TXT dig @DnsServerName +short porttest.dns-oarc.net TXT Where DnsServerName is the name of the DNS server you want to check. You are looking for GREAT, GOOD or POOR in the results.
Original Reference
Setting up Framebuffer on Ubuntu for the EEE PC 901
If you haven’t got hwinfo installed then:
sudo aptitude install hwinfo Then put this in:
sudo hwinfo –framebuffer Returns :
02: None 00.0: 11001 VESA Framebuffer [Created at bios.447] Unique ID: rdCR.il6towt04X5 Hardware Class: framebufferModel: Intel(r) 82945GM Chipset Family Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOS Intel(r) 82945GM Chipset Family Graphics ControllerVendor: Intel CorporationDevice: Intel(r) 82945GM Chipset Family Graphics ControllerSubVendor: Intel(r) 82945GM Chipset Family Graphics Chip Accelerated VGA BIOSSubDevice:Revision: Hardware Version 0.0Memory Size: 7 MB + 704 kBMemory Range: 0xd0000000-0xd07affff (rw)Mode 0x0312: 640x480 (+2560), 24 bitsMode 0x0314: 800x600 (+1600), 16 bitsMode 0x0315: 800x600 (+3200), 24 bitsMode 0x0301: 640x480 (+640), 8 bitsMode 0x0303: 800x600 (+832), 8 bitsMode 0x0311: 640x480 (+1280), 16 bitsConfig Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown``` Which seems to suggest the highest framebuffer resolution the 901 supports is 800x600, 24 bits.