Archives for July 2005

July 26, 2005

Mounting NTFS

Mounting a portable USB 80GB hard drive on my Fedora Core 3 box was relatively easy. By default, Fedora leaves out the NTFS support due to legal issues. I used YUM to install NTFS support. No issues whatsoever with the installation. Unfortunately, NTFS support is READ-ONLY. I tried mounting the drive automatically via fstab, but I ran into permissions issues. It works manually for now.

The commands:
mount/dev/sda1 /media/Portable_HD -t ntfs, -r -o umask=0222
/dev/sda1 /media/Portable_HD ntfs umask=0222,ro 0 0 (fstab)

July 25, 2005

Removing an old kernel

I’ve never done it before. I just successfully removed an old kernel from my Fedora 3 system. Fedora has a feature that automatically updates your system. Old kernels are never removed for good reason. After a while, kernels accumulate and are left to rot on your system. At boot up, your system will start to resemble like a Starbucks menu board. All you need is one kernel, presumably the latest one. Here’s the list of commands I used to remove a kernel.

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July 22, 2005

Boeing Wi-Fi Service

Boeing will offer in-flight wi-fi service to upcoming planes. Read the article here. It’s still disappointing to hear that no US airline has signed up to purchase Boeing’s latest planes. Apparently, wireless service is already available in foreign carriers. Boeing’s in-flight service is called Connexion. It will cost $30 for international flights, $20 for domestic flights for less than 6 hours or $10 for one hour. The service uses a two-way satellite to link to a network of stations on the ground. Maximum throughput is 20 mb per second which translates to about 150-200 kb per user.