Hanne's blog

Keyword: bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b.fw Problem This error message occurs when trying to run mkinitramfs for any kernel newer than 3.04: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-6.2.3.fw for module bnx2 Possible missing firmware /lib/… more »

Dell iDrac 7 will not launch virtual console on Mac Problem: Virtual Console will not launch from within iDrac7. Error message: Connection Failed. Prerequisite: You are already able to log in to idrac itself and thus have a browser with a version… more »

Last fall I bought my first UPS'es for the sequencing centre. Two rack mountable 3000VA 2u for the servers, 2 tower 3000VA for the sequencing machine and one tower 2200VA for the cluster station. All from APC. The 3 tower based ones were requireme… more »

To get the Huawei E180 3 modem provided by TDC to work on Ubuntu, one needs to get rid of the airprime module. In /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist, add: blacklist airprime The APN is "internet" so wvdial.conf becomes: [Dialer tdcpin] Modem = /dev/… more »

Very brief blog post (but > 140 characters...) After buying Sun server and realizing that they are NOT using LSI RAID controllers and MegaCli will not work, do not despair. Yes it is Adaptec. Or a Sun-ified Adaptec called Storagetek, whatever.… more »