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Using Sprint PCS internet (PPP) via Samsung SPH-A680 w/ USB cable

jrkleinJune 26, 2006May 12, 2011

If you use Sprint PCS and you have a Samsung SPH-A680 handset, you can likely use your phone to dialin to the Internet from anywhere you receive a reasonable (2-4 bars) Sprint PCS signal. Depending on your account, your usage may be unmetered (ie: vision plan) or may consume minutes as if the connection were […]

Configuring MEGARAID driver in CentOS4 kernel to support Dell PERC2/SC and PERC2/DC

jrkleinMay 18, 2006May 12, 2011

This article describes how I successfully installed CentOS4 on a Dell PowerEdge with a PERC2/SC (or PERC2/DC) hardware SCSI RAID controller. The Kernel bundled with CentOS4 uses a newer megaraid_mbox module that no longer includes support for these older Dell PERC-2 (ie: LSI Megaraid 467) controllers. First, you begin by building a “megaraid.ko” module for […]