Some time ago, Fedora 17 got a Kernel update to 3.5.3-1. Since then, PXE booting virtual machines does not work anymore. It seems that it has not been fixed in the upstream Kernel, but only the 3.5 series of Kernels is affected. A bug has been filed, but no fix is available. The only solution for now is to stick to Kernel 3.4.5-2. I’ve checked the Fedora annouce mailinglist, looks like there have been no grave bugfixes since then. The ….Read More
Upgrading RHN Satellite 5.4.1 to 5.5
Red Hat has released RHN Satellite version 5.5. It is a release that is mainly a bug-fix release, but has some interesting new features as well. Here comes a brief guide how to update your RHN Satellite to the latest version. It is not a official guide, so if you trash your Satellite, it is not my fault… Preparation As always, before you upgrade the RHN Satellite, you need to order a new certificate. Open a Support case at Red ….Read More
How to get a RTL2832U based DVB-T stick working on Fedora 17
This week I bought a no-name DVB-T stick with the risk to not getting it working with Linux. The device contains a RTL2832u chip which seems to be quite common according to this list. The price tag was just €14, so I was taking the risk. First experiments shown that there is no chance to get it running on Fedora 17. After digging deeper I figured out that someone wrote a driver and published it on github. Later on, I ….Read More
How to transfer files to the Google Nexus 7
It looks like a silly question, but it is not. The device does not support USB Mass storage, but some stuff called MTP. Unfortunately it does not work as expected with Linux. The first try was to yum -y install libmtp.x86_64 libmtp-examples.x86_64 and mount the device with fuse: mtpfs /mnt. However, it seems it is not mature enough yet to use it. If you just want to put some sound files on to your device, Amarok works pretty fine. But ….Read More
PAM and IPA authentication for RHN Satellite
If you have a larger installation on your site, you may wish to have a single source of credentials not only for common system services, but for your RHN Satellite too. This will show you how to configure your RHN Satellite Server to use PAM with SSSD. SSSD, the System Security Services Daemon is a common framework to provide authentication services. Needless to say that IPA is supported as well. Assumptions: You have a RHN Satellite running on RHEL6 You ….Read More
One year in Berlin, one year at Red Hat
In March 2011, I signed my contract with Red Hat and moved from Zurich to Berlin, as posted here in April 2011. After one year it is time for a review of my “new life”. At once, a lot of things changed in my life: New Country, new City, new Appartment, new Job. Quite a lot of stuff. At my former job, I had a notice period of three months which gaves me some time for the planing of the ….Read More
FUDCon 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Since I’ll be in Kuala Lumpur anyway, I take the chance to visit the upcoming FUDcon (Fedora User and Developer Conference) which will take place May 18th to 20th at the Asia Pacific University College of Technology & Innovation. I dont know yet if I can be there all three days, but at least days 2 and 3. I’m really glad to meet the Fedora people from another continent. I’ve been visiting Malaysia back in 2009, it is a very ….Read More
Retrospection to FOSDEM 2012 Brussels, Belgium
This year I made it, It was my first time at FOSDEM, the Free and Open Source Developers European Meeting. I was amazed about the crowd of people and the amount of talks. It was simply impossible to visit all interesting lectures, because lots of them has been held in parallel. It was also a pleasure to meet again all those people I know from the open source communities. The Friday beer event was very nice, as well as chatting ….Read More