Life of Larry

Reborn of Blog – LifeType

Post author:larry
Post published:May 2, 2009
Post category:Application CMS IT Software

After months of deactivated Larry's blog, now it's reborn! from LifeType 1.0.6 to 1.2.8. Why? migrated Linux from Pentium4 1.7Ghz Sony VAIO desktop /Fedora to Core 2 Duo 3Ghz…

unable to set superblock flags

Post author:larry
Post published:Aug 16, 2008
Post category:IT Linux OS System

Issue: System hang, then reboot but unable to boot up! system suggested "e2fsck". after fixing/ cleaning some files, "unable to set superblock flags" on /user/local Solution: execute: e2fsck -b 32768…

BJ Olympic 2008 Birthday

Post author:larry
Post published:Aug 8, 2008
Post category:Diary

yes, i was born in Aug 8. it's an amazing evening! our country finally hosted the Olympic Games in BeiJing. LiNing ignited the fire of the Olympic Big Torch through…

Apache Config – Force https

Post author:larry
Post published:Jul 26, 2008
Post category:Application Internet IT Software

Issue: Some Web Applications provide feature to force direct to https from http links either at installation stage or configured later by application administrators, but some web applications do not…

vTiger – Import Date Format yyyy-mm-dd

Post author:larry
Post published:May 14, 2008
Post category:Application CRM IT Software

Issue: When import a spreadsheet in .csv format, all imported dates become 00-00-0000. Solution: make sure the date format of the cells in .csv must be in yyyy-mm-dd. Tricks: the…

Solaris boot issue

Post author:larry
Post published:Apr 4, 2008
Post category:IT OS Solaris System

Issue: sometimes boot process hang in the middle due to previous power down or system hang. Solution: Boot under "Solaris failsafe" run: fsck /dev/rdsk/c0d0s0 reboot to normal multi-user mode

wifi only works on LAN but can’t access internet?

Post author:larry
Post published:Apr 4, 2008
Post category:IT Network

Issue: after bringing up ath0 driver for wifi on acer notebook, it can only access wireless AP, but cannot access internet. Guess that it is because hostname unknown issue. Solution:…

Wifi on Acer Notebook

Post author:larry
Post published:Apr 3, 2008
Post category:Hardware IT

Issue: How to enable built-in wifi in Acer Aspire 3623WXMi? Solution: add package ath driver v.0.5 for Solaris 10 download wificonfig binary to /usr/bin create profile: wificonfig createprofile profilename essid=ssidname…

God! Why a fresh grad., a Christian chose to end his life by committing suicide?

Post author:larry
Post published:Nov 10, 2006
Post category:Diary Faith

A news headline made me shock: A HKUST fresh grad. jumped down to commit suicide! It shocked me in 3 pts.: He's a devoted Christian A HKUST grad. His parents…

1st week report to duty

Post author:larry
Post published:Nov 10, 2006
Post category:Diary

this is the 1st week i report to duty. i brought with me a Logitech wireless (RF) keyboard as i was given only a notebook to work here, nothing ergonomical.…