Clint Davis

Linux Raid Re-synchronise & Recheck

Clint Davis — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:13:33 +0000

I was getting "WARNING: mismatch_cnt is not 0 on /dev/md0" on one of my servers.
saying that the number of unsynchronised blocks in the RAID is more then 0.

The fix is quite easy,
Repair the raid by inserting the repair command for that device (In my case md0)
# echo repair >/sys/block/md<#>/md/sync_action

Check and wait for the sync to complete.
# cat /proc/mdstat

md0 : active raid1 sdb1[1] sda1[0]
264960 blocks [2/2] [UU]
[=============>.......]

Recheck the devices for unsynchronised blocks
# echo check >/sys/block/md<#>/md/sync_action

Check and wait for the sync to complete.
# cat /proc/mdstat

md0 : active raid1 sdb1[1] sda1[0]
264960 blocks [2/2] [UU]
[=============>.......]

Check the mismatch_cnt file to see it reports 0 unsynchronised blocks
# cat /sys/block/md0/md/mismatch_cnt
0

Drupal Site Update, Now on Dupal 6 With Fancy New Theme

Clint Davis — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 04:44:30 +0000

My site has now been updated to drupal 6 and has a fancy new theme.

I'm still trying to work out exactly what I should do with this site.

My thoughts are leading towards having it be a blog about my projects along with code examples... a resource for me and others to use with programming. (EG: Asterisk, PHP, Etc)

Scripting Emails and Getting Mime Multipart problems & Text files attachemnts on outlook.

Clint Davis — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:53:31 +0000

I'm blogging this because it was so incredibly hard to work out i spent hours troubleshooting and could not find any answers.

i was scripting in PHP creating email templates that would send from my conferencing service to my customers.

What i wanted was a Mime multipart email that would contain HTML for HTML email readers, and text for those that dont.

What was happening was that the emails would be received outlook would show the HTML and attach the text document.
and webmail would show both one after the other.

outlook attachment would look like this: at00xxx.txt

my problem was because i had my header set to this:
$headers .= "\r\nContent-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=\"PHP-mixed-".$random_hash."\"";

and not this

$headers .= "\r\nContent-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=\"PHP-alt-".$random_hash."\"";

the difference being that when creating a attachment mime email you need to use mixed, and then inside the mixed reference the alternative.

once i changed that it all started working.

The following website is a good guide for a php how to.
(Just don't start on the attachemnt one, then decide to just make the text/html and forget to change the header)

http://webcheatsheet.com/php/send_email_text_html_attachment.php

First Australian Teleconference Affiliate Program

Clint Davis — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:15:58 +0000

Greymouse Teleconference has now released its Affiliate program, The first Australian teleconferencing affiliate program.

This will allow business that have products that compliment this service can let their customers know about the service while making a commission on the sales.

How Does It Work?

How Greymouse Teleconference affiliate program works is they will pay you 10% of the sales from customers that you reffed to them. (for every conference those customers create) and its for the lifetime of that customer.

This feature available for existing users, and new users.
- Users who are emailed through the Greymouse system to notify them of a conference automaticly have the email address tagged under the senders account.
- There are also links and banners to choose from to put on your site.
(And more will keep being developed.)

Payment Example:

If you have 4 business click on your website's link and book a conference every week with 6 participants for 1 hour.
Then your account will get credited approximately $10 per week (Paid in $50.00 amounts)

Go Check It Out.

http://teleconference.greymouse.com.au/content/affiliate-program

HELL! as EXPLAINED BY CHEMISTRY STUDENT

Clint Davis — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:16:23 +0000

The following is an actual question on a University of Washington
chemistry mid term.

The answer by one student was so "profound" that the professor shared
it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now
have the pleasure of enjoying it as well:

Bonus Question:

Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law
(gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some
variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:

?First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we
need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell, and the rate
at which they are leaving.

I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it
will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls
are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in
the world today.

Most of these religions state that if you are not a member of their
religion, you will go to Hell. Since there is more than one of these
religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we
can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as
they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase
exponentially.

Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because
Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in
Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately
as souls are added.

This gives two possibilities:

1. If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls
enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase
until all Hell breaks loose.

2. If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in
Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes
over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate as given to me by Teresa during my Freshman
year that, "It will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you," and
take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then
number two must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and
has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since
Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more
souls and is therefore, extinct.....leaving only Heaven, thereby
proving the existence of a Divine being which explains why, last night,
Teresa kept shouting "Oh my God, Oh My GOD!"

THIS
STUDENT RECEIVED AN
A+

Landmark Introduction Leaders Program

Clint Davis — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:11:15 +0000

I wanted to let everyone know that i have now joined the landmark introduction leaders program.

some of the benifits of this program are that you are customer service oriented, Can speak powerfully to large groups of people.

This program is a 7 Month commitment and includes flying to sydney 4 times in that seven months.

Assisting 1-2 times per week.
+ i get a coach and a buddy.

This will be an extraordinary roller coaster ride.

Photographist - Lisa Frost

Clint Davis — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:14:40 +0000

Through assisting at landmark i meet alot of new people, and i wanted to tell everyone about the latest person i met.

She is a photographist and you can find most of her work online at http://www.lisafrost.com.au/ and http://lovethismoment.com she has truly amazing stuff so check it out.

Birthday Blog - New Phone

Clint Davis — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 00:01:06 +0000

Today's my birthday, if any out out there dident guess.

I recently purchased my self a new phone.

a HTC Tytn II

Its a windows mobile 6 device, that supports a full qwerty keyboard.

I can now, msn, skype, voip, email, sms, photos & GPS.

what more could you want from a phone....

If anyone out there needs help setting up WM6 with VOIP/sip let me know, its a bit confusing but once you have the right applications its easy.

Clint.

Quotes that keep you going

Clint Davis — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:11:54 +0000

If you keep doing what you have always done, you will keep getting what you have always got.
-Jim Rohn

High expectations are the key to everything
– Sam Walton

Planning is everything; plans are nothing
- Robert G Allen

Current thinking got you here. Only new thinking will get you out
– Robert G Allen

Simplicity: a complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that works
- John Gall

Opportunity is the greatest charity.
– Don King

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
- Sandy M. Bushberg

Money grows on the tree of patience
– Japanese Proverb

No one can Self-actualise without Self-actualising those around them
– Mark Victor Hansen

Excellent firms don’t believe in excellence – only constant improvement and constant change
– Thomas J Peters

Discontent is the first necessary step of progress
– Thomas Edison

The best way to predict the future is to invent it
– Alan Kay

Getting an idea should be like sitting on a pin. It should make you jump up and do something
– E.L Simpson

When the product is right, you don’t have to be a great marketer
– Lee Iacocca

How can I be of the greatest service doing that which I enjoy doing
– Earl Nightingale.

Cashflow is the most important word in the world of money. The second most important word is leverage - Robert Kiyosaki

The really good manager does not wake up in the morning and say “this day I am going to cut costs” any more than he wakes up and decides to practice breathing.
- Warren Buffett

Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
– John Quincy

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are
– Theodore Roosevelt

I can give you a six-word formula for success. Think things through then follow through
– Eddie Ricken Backer

Obstacles are only in your view when you don’t have a clear enough focus on your goal
– Mark Victor Hansen

Always do your best, what you plant now you will harvest later
– OG Mandino

Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself
– George Bernard Shaw

Leadership means helping others get ahead
– Bob Bailey

Abundance doesn’t follow giving until giving is its own reward.
– Jan Denise

Decide what you want. Decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work
– H.L Hunt

In marketing I have seen only one strategy that can’t miss – and that is to market to your best customers first, your best prospects second and the rest of the world last.
– John Romero

Whether you think you can or weather you think you can’t, your right!
– Henry Ford

When you fish, go fishing in the pond where the fish are hungry.
– Cracking the millionaires code

The dumbest reason in the world to buy a stock is because its going up.
- Warren Buffett

We will either find a way, or make one
– Hanibal

My favorate time frame for hilding a stock is forever.
- Warren Buffett

Most oeople get intrested in stocks when everyone else is. The time to get intrested is when no one else is. You can buy what is popular and do well.
- Warren Buffett

Give a man a fish you feed him for a meal, teach him to fish and you feed him for life.
– Proverb

Giving often alls under the heading of a charitable tax deduction, as in, “I decide where my money goes, not the government!” But eventually your thinking matures; giving begins to feel so “right” that you would do it without a deduction. You know when you see it.
- Cracking the millionaire code.

People would rather be promised a winning lottery ticket next week then an opportunity to get rich slowly.
- Warren Buffett

Opportunities repeat themselves because people repeat the same mistakes.
- Rich Dad

You need two professions. One for you and one for your money.
- Rich Dad

The primary reason people struggle financially is because they take financial advice from poor people or salespeople.
- Rich Dad

The better your investment education, the better investment advice you will recive.
- Rich Dad

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
- Sir Issac Newton

To get paid the best, you must be the best.
- T. Harv Eker

If your are willing to do only what's easy, life will be hard. But if you are willing to do what's hard. Life will be easy.
- T. Harv Eker

The habit of managing your money is more important then the amount.
- T. Harv Eker

If a hundred-foot oak tree had the mind of a human, it would only grow to be ten feet tall!
- T. Harv Eker

You can't change the world, but you can change the world for one person.
- Katee

Back from holadays..... Whats that... I dident even say i was leaving?

Clint Davis — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:05:14 +0000

Thats right, i had a good time down in sydney, my first time infact.

Went to the blue mountants and spent a day at scenic world, not much to do but just walk around the bush, but it was still good.
and now my legs still hurt :-(

Ill be posting all the pictures of my time down there, in the galley and will let you know when their uploaded.