Hardware
Hardware is a general term that refers to the physical artifacts of a technology.
Language
Any
Platform
Linux
Remove
License
Any
The new 2.4 kernel is out! So it's time to track down a spare PC, put Linux on it, and see what it can do. In his two-part series on the Linux 2.4 Software RAID, Daniel Robbins introduces the new...
In this article, Daniel shares his experiences converting cvs.gentoo.org's /home filesystem to an LVM logical volume. After the transition, we get to see the benefits of LVM when cvs.gentoo.org's...
In this article, Daniel introduces you to the concepts behind Linux LVM (Logical Volume Management) and shows you how to get the latest kernel patches and tools installed on your system. LVM allows...
Hey, you with that old Pentium machine! Don't toss it away because it looks underpowered compared to all the fancy new hardware. It can have a second life as a firewall for your small business or...
When the ability to write and modify your own management software is the main objective, a custom-built wireless access point is the way to go. Take a look at what's involved in building a wireless...
Andrew Blais introduces the concept of Beouwulf clusters, which extensively reduce the time to process software by using multiple CPUs executing program fragments in parallel under Linux or NT. He...
This article describes how to build a Local Area Network (LAN) consisting of two or more computers running the Red Hat Linux operating system. The article begins with the basics: an overview of the...
Bharata B. Rao offers a guide to the overall use and structure of inline assembly for x86 on the Linux platform. He covers the basics of inline assembly and its various usages, gives some basic...
Analyzing the performance of the Linux operating system and
application code can be difficult due to unexpected
interactions between the hardware and the software, but
profiling is one way you...
When the ability to write and modify your own management software is the main objective, a custom-built wireless access point is the way to go. This article explains what's involved in building a...
Linux offers powerful, flexible tools for creating CDs. You can create disks that are readable on almost any platform and create .iso files for download and distribution. Creating CDs on Linux is...
The Intel Xeon processor introduces a new technology called Hyper-Threading (HT) that, to the operating system, makes a single processor behave like two logical processors. When enabled, the...
This article proves that hardware is only as old as the software it runs. It will show you how a modern operating system and up-to-date applications can return an older system to productivity. More...
One of Linux's claims to fame is its legendary stability. However, the most stable operating system in the world won't do you any good if your hardware is defective or misconfigured. In this article,...
