system hardware

HowTo: Flashing Your System BIOS Under Linux

by on August 31, 2006 · 1 comment

The BIOS is Basic Input/Output System used by a computer which embedded on a chip on a computer’s motherboard. It is used to controls various devices connected to your computer. When you turns on the computer, the BIOS starts up and performs a Power-On Self Test (POST). The BIOS will check all devices connected to your computer such as the CPU, RAM, the video card, the sound card and so on. Once the post test has completed, the BIOS will looks for Linux operating systems on the hard drive. At this point, the Linux takes over control of your computer and finishes starting up system in GUI or text based mode.

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Linux command to gather hardware and software snapshot for troubleshooting

by on May 1, 2006 · 3 comments

When you work in tech support department and deal with inexperienced clients debugging problems turns into a nightmare. As a sysadmin, you won’t become too paranoid if less experienced people have root-access. As a consultant, you won’t feel isolated if you don’t have remote access to your systems. As a support engineer, you won’t become [...]

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