Updated 24 APR 08

HOW I UPDATED MY MAGNIA FOR THE NEW DST CHANGE

(updated for 2008)

First I logged into the Magnia via VNC - you can also use TELNET or WEBMIN
(Others - Command Shell and just paste the blue commands you see below)

Next I verified I had the wrong DST changes by typing at the bash prompt:

# zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2008

Mine showed April 6th as the date of change... and not March 9.

So I went to http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm and found the ftp link to download tzdata2008a.tar.gz
(this is the most current DATA file for the TZ app)

I used QuickZip to extract the northamerica file into the /home/public directory
(that's 192.168.1.1/public across your network)
and executed:

# zic -d /home/public/Timezone /home/public/northamerica

to compile the timezone data files into a subdirectory called Timezone.
I then copied the EST5EDT file to the /usr/share/zoneinfo/ directory:
(you may want a different zone file, copy them all if you feel the need!)

# cp /home/public/Timezone/EST5EDT /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT

Then I did a quick test to make sure the new configuration was good:

# zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2008

the output now showed Sun Mar 9.

Congratulations all around!
(the /home/public/northamerica and related files can now be deleted, you will need to use WEBMIN's file manager to delete the Timezone directory and subdirectories - there are hidden files you can't see from windows)

Finally I went into WEBMIN and verified the time settings - the system and hardware values were out of sync and needed updating.

Are you sure you want to do this?
Web Hosting services only cost $5 a month!

Ok, I use the server to test my site before changing/publishing.

*************************WARNING*************************
THERE ARE SECURITY ISSUES, WHICH ARE NOT COVERED HERE!
*************************WARNING*************************

Step 1: Disable current Intranet
Step 2: Reconfiguring Samba Shares
Step 3: Enable Web Server & Test
Step 4: Installing a Web Portal

Once you have phpNuke installed, here is the user's guide:

If you want to modify the httpd.conf for better services/security - DON'T
Mess with httpd.intranet (or a copy) instead. You've been warned.

Running a Windows-based server on your Linux machine!

I recently started playing with MainLobby from Cinemar. It's a great program for my application: keeping track of a BUNCH of DVD's!  It allows me to have multiple DVD megachangers and use a computer or  wi-fi pocket pc to select/play a movie.  The pocket pc is now the remote for the changers.  Before, I had to unplug the changer I didn't want responding to the remote!

Anyway, the point:  MainLobby's server program is windows only!  Here I've got this marvelous Linux box running 24/7, and now I have to run a windows box 24/7 as well?

A little WINE and my problem goes away!  No, I don't mean drinking, or complaining.

Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix.

It really works, I about fell over laughing when I got Internet Explorer running on my Xfree86 desktop.

Here is Cinemar's MainLobby Server (for windows) running on my Magnia.  If you can follow this: The MainLobby Server is running through Wine (configured with Wine Tools) in a VNC Server session on the Xfree86 desktop of a Linux box and being controlled/viewed through the Webmin VNC client module with Internet Explorer running on a windows pc... and it works fine!

If you feel a burning need  to duplicate this technological terror, let me know.  I will post a step-by-step install procedure and the RPM list.

Remember: Questions can be posted in the FORUM section !

Extrapolated from: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/x380.html

Correcting your kernel source when using make and the script complains that your source does not match your kernel.

Install the kernel source that matches your current kernel.
You can issue a uname -a if you don't know.
2.4.20-28.8tosh in my case, so I need to find and install
kernel-source-2.4.20-28.8.i386.rpm.

Next I'm going to change the directory name from
/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-28.8 to
/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-28.8tosh
(this may not be absolutely necessary, but I'm going to do it anyway)

Next I'm going to edit the file /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-28.8tosh/include/linux/version.h to stick "tosh" in:

#include
#if defined(__module__smp)
#define UTS_RELEASE "2.4.20-28.8smp"
#elif defined(__module__BOOT)
#define UTS_RELEASE "2.4.20-28.8BOOT"
#elif defined(__module__bigmem)
#define UTS_RELEASE "2.4.20-28.8bigmem"
#else
#define UTS_RELEASE "2.4.20-28.8tosh"
#endif
#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 132116
#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))

and /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-28.8tosh/Makefile

VERSION = 2
PATCHLEVEL = 4
SUBLEVEL = 20
EXTRAVERSION = -28.8tosh

Then I'll use WebMin's File Manager, go to /usr/src/linux-2.4 symlink, and use
"Info" button in File Manager to edit and change link to linux-2.4.20-28.8tosh

ALL DONE! MAKE DOESN'T EXIT WITH AN ERROR ANY MORE!

Don't you wish there was an easy way to set up port forwarding and other firewall / routing rules in your magnia?  When Toshiba released the upgraded SG30, they didn't just upgrade the hardware!  They added the ability for the user to edit firewall rules.  I don't know why they haven't made this upgrade available to SG20 users.  It does seem to work fine.  For all I know there is a fatal flaw, however, so keep that in mind.

Starting and stopping MisterHouse automatically

This example applies to any program or service you wish to have started every time the system boots.
This example applies to Redhat linux RH7.3 or higher. It may work with other builds.

First you need to create a script and save it in the init.d directory.
With WebMin you can use File Manager to navigate to the directory and create a new file named "MisterHouse"
(you want the "New" button that looks like a piece of paper)
and just copy/paste the script into it.

Initialization script to be created in:

/etc/rc.d/init.d/