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Installation and Upgrades / Re: Can ebox run in a compact flash?
« on: July 24, 2010, 02:09:58 pm »
oops!! correct me if i'm wrong Kamillon, but SSD + swap is a bad combo, isn't it?
that for instance, i would use the CF for the eBox core system & benefit from the speed gain, but still, i would cram some decent amount of RAM (say 4GB) to minimize the need for swap, & just in case, i would still create a 2GB swap file (not a partition) & put on the HDD(s) to avoid unpleasant surprises that could arouse due to system being out of memory. eh?
nael
that for instance, i would use the CF for the eBox core system & benefit from the speed gain, but still, i would cram some decent amount of RAM (say 4GB) to minimize the need for swap, & just in case, i would still create a 2GB swap file (not a partition) & put on the HDD(s) to avoid unpleasant surprises that could arouse due to system being out of memory. eh?
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: Can ebox run in a compact flash?
« on: July 23, 2010, 09:18:56 pm »
sure it can, just search for ubuntu compact flash install..
nael
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: Was ebox 1.4 slow during install, up to the point that the install stopped?
« on: July 22, 2010, 09:17:38 pm »
how many of you guys are on 64bit system? i think that this might be the main cause of those symptoms..
nael
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: **Western Digital Green EARS** HDD's
« on: July 22, 2010, 10:22:58 am »
you welcome
by the way, those HDD's are fast, so i think that it's worth the effort !
nael
by the way, those HDD's are fast, so i think that it's worth the effort !
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: Cannot install Ebox components
« on: July 21, 2010, 06:36:26 pm »
well, after looking into it, i think that the problem is that for some *odd* reason, the file apt-get is trying to download has been renamed!!
it should be:
http://ppa.launchpad.net/ebox/1.4/ubuntu/pool/main/e/ebox-mailfilter/ebox-mailfilter_1.4.40ubuntu~ppa11~hardy1_all.deb
while instead, it is:
http://ppa.launchpad.net/ebox/1.4/ubuntu/pool/main/e/ebox-mailfilter/ebox-mailfilter_1.4.4-0ubuntu1~ppa1~hardy1_all.deb
notice the _1.4.4-0 instead of _1.4.40
did you try:
nael
it should be:
http://ppa.launchpad.net/ebox/1.4/ubuntu/pool/main/e/ebox-mailfilter/ebox-mailfilter_1.4.40ubuntu~ppa11~hardy1_all.deb
while instead, it is:
http://ppa.launchpad.net/ebox/1.4/ubuntu/pool/main/e/ebox-mailfilter/ebox-mailfilter_1.4.4-0ubuntu1~ppa1~hardy1_all.deb
notice the _1.4.4-0 instead of _1.4.40
did you try:
Code: [Select]
#sudo apt-get -V update
nael
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News and Announcements / Re: First version of the new FTP module released!
« on: July 21, 2010, 06:30:42 pm »
i agree, i would like to see more features added to version 2.0, but still before that, most definitely i want version 2.0 to be as close to rock-solid stable as possible
keep up the good work eBox team.
nael
keep up the good work eBox team.
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: Cannot install Ebox components
« on: July 21, 2010, 06:15:29 pm »
could you please provide more info regarding the system?
nael
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: Firewall rules . need help
« on: July 20, 2010, 10:31:50 am »
what do you mean by unable to test?
nael
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: Ubuntu server 64bits Lucid and Ebox 1.5
« on: July 20, 2010, 10:27:54 am »
if it helps, same symptoms here!
eBox team have done a great job so far, BUT a 32bit only version (for now) limits the hardware, especially for production. (sorry guys)
how about a plan to investigate it further & try to help speeding up the 64bit release?
nael
eBox team have done a great job so far, BUT a 32bit only version (for now) limits the hardware, especially for production. (sorry guys)
how about a plan to investigate it further & try to help speeding up the 64bit release?
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: driver: Error! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.24-28-server cannot be found
« on: July 19, 2010, 09:33:23 pm »
i'm glad it worked
please, could you edit the subject of the 1st post, to include [SOLVED]
nael
please, could you edit the subject of the 1st post, to include [SOLVED]
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / **Western Digital Green EARS** HDD's
« on: July 19, 2010, 06:49:22 pm »
i had some spare time to play with one of my eBox machines, which could not complete the install of any eBox version, & finally it's done!
the problem:
the installer takes forever to complete, & when it reboots to continue, it hangs on the "Pre-configuring packages" stage..
the cause:
WD's decision to move to 4K sector size http://www.anandtech.com/show/2888/2 , as with their new EARS Green series. & since i've upgraded the HDD of this machine, i could not finish any eBox install, most probably because it involves some intensive IO operations.. (DB?!)
in my case, i have the 1TB WD10EARS, which explains this weird behavior.
solution:
1. boot any live linux CD, ubuntu is fine, & manually partition the HDD(s) using fdisk with the following: (see man page for more info)
2. reload new partition table:
3. use parted to verify that all partitions' start positions are @ "4 divisible" positions:
4. restart the system, start the eBox/Ubuntu installer, use expert install, & when asked about partitioning the system, use manual, & just format each partition with desired FS & select appropriate mount point, & continue the install.. in other words, don't modify the partition table of the drive.
i hope this would help others
nael
the problem:
the installer takes forever to complete, & when it reboots to continue, it hangs on the "Pre-configuring packages" stage..
the cause:
WD's decision to move to 4K sector size http://www.anandtech.com/show/2888/2 , as with their new EARS Green series. & since i've upgraded the HDD of this machine, i could not finish any eBox install, most probably because it involves some intensive IO operations.. (DB?!)
in my case, i have the 1TB WD10EARS, which explains this weird behavior.
solution:
1. boot any live linux CD, ubuntu is fine, & manually partition the HDD(s) using fdisk with the following: (see man page for more info)
Code: [Select]
#sudo fdisk -H 224 -S 56 /dev/sdX
where sdX is your EARS HDD(s), partition as usual save & quit.2. reload new partition table:
Code: [Select]
#sudo partprobe
3. use parted to verify that all partitions' start positions are @ "4 divisible" positions:
Code: [Select]
#sudo parted /dev/sdX
(parted) unit kib
(parted) print
the output should be something like:Code: [Select]
Disk /dev/sda: 976762584kiB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 28.0kiB 106624kiB 106596kiB primary ext2 boot
2 106624kiB 10599680kiB 10493056kiB primary ext3
3 10599680kiB 976757376kiB 966157696kiB extended
5 10599708kiB 12700800kiB 2101092kiB logical linux-swap
6 12700828kiB 976757376kiB 964056548kiB logical ext3
note the above Start position..4. restart the system, start the eBox/Ubuntu installer, use expert install, & when asked about partitioning the system, use manual, & just format each partition with desired FS & select appropriate mount point, & continue the install.. in other words, don't modify the partition table of the drive.
i hope this would help others
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: An error occurred while restoring file
« on: July 19, 2010, 06:11:27 pm »
eBox version?
nael
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: My ebox server webpages takes too long to load
« on: July 19, 2010, 05:54:25 pm »
hi,
what eBox version do you have? did you use the installer or installed from Ubuntu? in case it's the later, is it 32bit or 64bit?
nael
what eBox version do you have? did you use the installer or installed from Ubuntu? in case it's the later, is it 32bit or 64bit?
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: timeouts to ebox via local lan
« on: July 18, 2010, 05:34:06 pm »
great find, sure it helps
nael
nael
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Installation and Upgrades / Re: [SOLVED] Traffic Shaping - Cannot choose Layer 7 Protocols from the Rules Menu
« on: July 17, 2010, 10:48:17 pm »
nice trick with kexec
nael
nael