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sfdisk: cannot open /dev/sdb read-write

Luis Ventura — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:56:34 +0000

The following command done on my Scientific Linux server did not work on my Ubuntu box sfdisk -d /dev/sda | sfdisk --force /dev/sdb Here is the error I received bbqmoe@macchiato:~$...

How To Create AVG Bootable USB Drive

Luis Ventura — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:26:53 +0000

AVG Rescue CD is great way of removing malware from a Windows PC for when the operating system is unresponsive. You can download the ISO for AVG Rescue CD from...

Update Samsung SCX 3405W Printer Firmware

Luis Ventura — Fri, 24 May 2013 03:57:54 +0000

This post is meant to provide a solution for those you experiencing wireless problems with your Samsung SCX 3405W printer. While the printer itself works just fine I did notice...

Where’s My Traceroute in Ubuntu

Luis Ventura — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:44:10 +0000

By default if you try to use the traceroute command in Ubuntu it will suggest installing the application since there is no application by such name installed. user@bicerin:~$ traceroute The...

Note To Self: Copy Files Between Two Systems with Rsync

Luis Ventura — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:27:41 +0000

I needed to copy a couple hundred GBs of data as a precaution from a VPS to another location for temporary storage since I was about to mess with the...

Monitor MDADM Rebuild Progress

Luis Ventura — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 08:42:00 +0000

Just in case you find your self creating or rebuilding an MDADM array here is a simple combination that will output every two seconds the status of the array. We...

Configure Trunking Between Cisco Catalyst 2960 Switches

Luis Ventura — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:54:16 +0000

This tutorial also applies to other Cisco switches. The Cisco Catalyst 2960 is a layer 2 switch, perhaps one of the most commonly used switches I see in the field....

Delete Multiple VLAN’s at Once – Cisco IOS

Luis Ventura — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:19:04 +0000

The scenario is a simple one, I have a Cisco 2960 switch with 3 VLANs(10 Acct_dept, 12 HR_dept, 20 Guests) that I need to remove. To demonstrate here is the...

Disable CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol) – Cisco IOS

Luis Ventura — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:20:34 +0000

CDP or Cisco Discovery Protocol is enable by default on Cisco routers, CDP can be disabled either globally (stops advertisements on all interfaces) or partially by disabling advertisements on specific...

Import OVF VM Into VMware Workstation 8

Luis Ventura — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:45:16 +0000

VMware Workstation can import virtual machines packaged in the OVF format, the process takes little time and is surprising easy to follow. From VMware Workstation go to File > Open…...