• Linux module information

    If you need to find out more information about a linux kernel module you can use modinfo:

    [root@localhost scsi]# modinfo aic7xxx/aic7xxx.ko
    filename:       aic7xxx/aic7xxx.ko
    description:    Adaptec Aic77XX/78XX SCSI Host Bus Adapter driver
    license:        Dual BSD/GPL
    version:        6.2.36 96FAE27D3385BBB774E4EDE
    parm:           aic7xxx:period delimited, options string.
            verbose                 Enable verbose/diagnostic logging
            allow_memio             Allow device registers to be memory mapped
            debug                   Bitmask of debug values to enable
            no_probe                Toggle EISA/VLB controller probing
            probe_eisa_vl           Toggle EISA/VLB controller probing
            no_reset                Supress initial bus resets
            extended                Enable extended geometry on all controllers
            periodic_otag           Send an ordered tagged transaction
                                    periodically to prevent tag starvation.
                                    This may be required by some older disk
                                    drives or RAID arrays.
            reverse_scan            Sort PCI devices highest Bus/Slot to lowest
            tag_info:<tag_str>      Set per-target tag depth
            global_tag_depth:<int>  Global tag depth for every target
                                    on every bus
            dv:<dv_settings>        Set per-controller Domain Validation Setting.
            seltime:<int>           Selection Timeout
                                    (0/256ms,1/128ms,2/64ms,3/32ms)
    
            Sample /etc/modprobe.conf line:
                    Toggle EISA/VLB probing
                    Set tag depth on Controller 1/Target 1 to 10 tags
                    Shorten the selection timeout to 128ms
    
            options aic7xxx 'aic7xxx=probe_eisa_vl.tag_info:{ { }.{.10} }.seltime:1'
    
    vermagic:       2.6.9-22.ELsmp SMP 686 REGPARM 4KSTACKS gcc-3.4
    depends:        scsi_mod
    alias:          pci:v00009004d*sv*sd*bc01sc00i*
    alias:          pci:v00009005d*sv*sd*bc01sc00i*
    [root@localhost scsi]#
    


  • OSX news tips and hacks

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  • Lexus on a foggy beach

    Oh boy was this fun, take any rear wheel drive car down to Weston, turn off the traction control and waahayy 🙂


  • Swans in the winter sunshine


  • Sunday afternoon gliding

    Alas it wasn’t me in the gliders, I was firmly stuck to the ground 🙁


  • one solution for sharing bandwidth with greedy people

    Linux Traffic Control!

    http://www.szabilinux.hu/bandwidth/

    http://lartc.org/manpages/

    http://lartc.org/howto/

    http://lartc.org/howto/lartc.ratelimit.single.html


  • Commuters…

    The train from waterloo must have had a copy of the Metro for every 3-4 seats!


  • Too early to be out of bed !

    OMFG its early. To put this in perspective, I normally get up at 08:00, this day I was sat on a train at Waterloo (the other side of london) at 08:00 argggghhh. I was off to Bagshot to look at a new motor.


  • My little MG-F has gone

    Clutch went, beyond economical repair, so off to the scrap merchant it went 🙁


  • Weybridge station in the fog

    Why do the fast ones never stop? Espesically when the evening is as cold and miserable as this one was!