Core9, Mac and More

Hello.. nothing much to blog about.. except for some challenging config stuff over the weekend.

Problem #1: Core 9’s messy network management

Got Fedora Core 9 working on my desktop PC replacing the old OpenSuse. The entire installation setup is smooth as usual. Network settings nicely set up during install. When it finished however, it’s like i never configured the network yet. So after setting up again, ifconfig, network restart… oops, still the same. Tried adding a new wired network on the Network Management interface, but it results in errors. After reboot, it now sees two ip addresses, one static and another is dhcp although i only have one interface.

Solution: Turn off the Network Manager. Just use the old school network service.

sudo /etc/init.d/NetworkManager stop
sudo /sbin/chkconfig NetworkManager off
sudo /sbin/chkconfig network on

Then start the old network service, which is now disabled by default

sudo /etc/init.d/network start

And if the network settings all messed up by now, you can reconfigure the device using the ff. command:

sudo system-config-network

Sulfur’s net management sucks! At least for me, it’s totally useless.

Problem#2 Xserve’s Server Manager Crashes

I’m getting an error on starting/stopping the dns service using server admin. The service itself runs just fine. But the server manager interface crashes. Here’s the error:

A service has encountered an error.
Try to refresh the view (x2-lan.local/DNS). Report the problem to the administrator if it persists.
(“servermgr_dns” server-side plugin may have unexpectedly quit)

Solution: Don’t use Server Admin’s DNS service. It’s for dummies. If it bothers you, just remove the application so other services can be used w/o the error popping out. Remove the file DNS.bundle from

/Applications/Server/Server Admin.app/Contents/PlugIns/

Note: Got this excellent tip from the Apple Forum, thanks to whoever you are.

Problem#3 Installing Xcode from the Terminal/Console

Now this one’s more of my fault. Ok so now that i’m not tied with the Server Admin DNS package, i wanted to try installing an updated Bind version. (too lazy to update before since somehow the gui’s just appealing.) Xserves bundled package is 9.3.4-P1 but current versions are 9.4.2 or 9.5.0rc1
So there, so i can install the source, first i need Xcode.

hdiutil attach xcode25_8m2558_developerdvd.dmg

This is where it got me..

cd /Volumes/Xcode Tools/
sudo installer -verbose -pkg XcodeTools.mpkg -target /

Solution: The folder should be..

/Volumes/Xcode Tools/Packages

Otherwise it will return errors..

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Just some stuff i learned today. Had to write here for future reference..

Blue Blink

This is what i got for my birthday – a Logitech VX470 Bluetooth mouse to go along with the Macbook Pro.

(Well they say the white one looks better with the Mac, but either one’s ok for me. And this is the only one available, even taken from another branch of this PC shop in Katipunan. So what the heck, go for it.. gift naman eh! )

Look at Irrashai. If only there is an orange version, i’ll grab that for sure and not this.

The blinking blue LED light (for bluetooth) is annoying rash, so i’m christening him with the name Blue Blink (errata: not that anime/cartoon series aired in local TV when i was a kid). The name’s kind of fit for it though aside from obvious reasons. It’s blue, it’s blinking, and it’s from Blink.