Linux Integration Services Version 3.1 for Hyper-V

Microsoft has released version 3.1 of the Linux Integration Services for Hyper-V.

The supported operating systems for 3.1 are:

• “Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.0 and 6.1 x86 and x64 (Up to 4 vCPU)
• CentOS 6.0 x86 and x64 (Up to 4 vCPU)”

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26837

FreeNAS 8.0 Simplifies Storage

The FreeNAS distribution is tailor-made for installation in a small office environment. It is an extremely low-resource network storage system that you can administer through a Web browser, but it supports high-end features like automatic backups, replication, LDAP or Active Directory authentication, and seamless file-sharing over NFS, CIFS, AFP, and even FTP and TFTP. The latest release — version 8.0 — is just a few weeks old, and it is the perfect time to take a look.

more at the source: http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/464109-freenas-80-simplifies-storage

Have you tested it? What do you think?

Spiceworks Mobile for Android platform was released

Manage "Everything IT" - Anywhere.
Take your IT network, tickets and users with you wherever you go! With Spiceworks Mobile, Spiceworks users have the info they need to do their IT jobs – at their fingertips. See devices, work tickets, access user info, read IT discussions, and more.

Used by over 1 million IT pros worldwide, Spiceworks free IT management app & online community simplifies “everything IT” about the IT workday. From network inventory, monitoring & mapping to help desk, vendor ratings & reviews and more, Spiceworks delivers everything an IT pro needs to get their daily grind done.

All for free.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.spiceworks&pli=1

http://www.spiceworks.com/

The final Linux 2.6.39 kernel was released

The final Linux 2.6.39 kernel was released with a fairly modest feature set, led by a new IPset technology for simplifying firewall deployment. Other major features include Ext4 performance and scalability improvements, a media controller subsystem for video acquisition, a block plugging overhaul for fast storage I/O, and support for the latest AMD "Cayman" Radeon graphics.

Linus Torvalds (pictured) announced the 2.6.39 release with some doubts as to whether he should have issued another RC release instead. A scheduling conflict -- caused by the fact that the Linux creator and overseer is wanted for a keynote at LinuxCon Japan on June 1-3 -- forced him to push the new kernel out the door without merging more code. The deciding factor, he writes, is that this kernel release window has been "fairly 'easy'." ……

more: http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/News/Linux-2639-released/

Essential Tools: Parted Magic

The Parted Magic OS employs core programs of GParted and Parted to handle partitioning tasks with ease, while featuring other useful software (e.g. Partimage, TestDisk, Truecrypt, Clonezilla, G4L, SuperGrubDisk, ddrescue, etc…) and an excellent set of info to benefit the user. An extensive collection of file system tools are also included, as Parted Magic supports the following: btrfs, ext2, ext3, ext4, fat16, fat32, hfs, hfs+, jfs, linux-swap, ntfs, reiserfs, reiser4, and xfs.

Features

• Format internal and external hard drives.

• Move, copy, create, delete, expand & shrink hard drive partitions.

• Clone your hard drive, to create a full backup.

• Test hard drives for impending failure.

• Test memory for bad sectors.

• Benchmark your computer for a performace rating.

• Securely erase your entire hard drive, wiping it clean from all data.

• Gives access to non-booting systems allowing you to rescue important data.

• Runs from the CD, no install required.

Download at http://partedmagic.com/doku.php

Microsoft Launches Bing App for iPad

Today, Bing released the Bing for iPad app, a new way to interact with Bing. Since launching, Bing has been focused on helping people stop searching and start deciding – regardless of where they are. The Bing for iPad app goes beyond the traditional search experience, offering a new visually rich way to search the Web. The experience is designed specifically to capture the fluid and intuitive nature of touch on a large, high resolution screen – allowing you to quickly browse news, movies, weather, local business listing and much more. And, you can do it all with the swipe of a finger – no more back button.

Skydrive client for Android.

Sorami is SkyDrive client App very usefull.
You can download and upload your files from your android phone.

https://market.android.com/details?id=shoozhoo.sorami

How to connect Linux Evolution to Exchange 2010 or SBS 2011

Want to have a client for Exchange 2010?  For Free ?  Yes ?

Linux and Gnome Evolution are the solution.

Follows the steps below:

1. Download a linux distribution like i.e. Ubuntu Desktop.

2. Install evolution-mapi support from Ubuntu Software Center.

3. Start Evolution Mail and then click on Forward for two times. Insert your Full Name and Email Addressa and then click on Forward.

4. Click on Server Type and select Exchange Mapi. Type your Exchange Server hostname in the Server field, Logon access name in the Username field and then type your Domain name in the Domain name filed. Now click on Authenticate and type the AD password.

5. Evolution now works with Microsoft Exchange

enjoy

Oracle Enterprise Linux has been released.

Oracle Enterprise Linux is an enterprise-class Linux distribution supported by Oracle. According to the project's web site, "Oracle starts with Red Hat Linux, removes Red Hat trademarks, and then adds Linux bug fixes." Oracle Enterprise Linux is, and intends to remain, fully compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
The Oracle Unbreakable Linux support program delivers enterprise-class support for Linux with premier backports, comprehensive management, indemnification, testing and more, all at significantly lower cost.
Both the Oracle Management Pack for Linux and Oracle Clusterware are free for Oracle Unbreakable Linux support customers. Oracle Validated Configurations provide best practices for easier, faster, and lower-cost Linux deployment.
With Oracle VM—a faster, lower cost server virtualization product—customers now have a single point of enterprise-class support for their entire virtualization environments.

Source: Disrtoatch

Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-i5800: how to Fix the GPS problem

How to Fix the GPS problem:

1. Start the GPS
2. Digit *#*#1472365#*#*. Now appear a menu: GPS setting .
3. Settings -> Parameter Settings -> Address -> Server Type: 1x MPC
4. Settings -> Parameter Settings -> Position mode: option3
5. Settings -> Fix Request Settings -> Session Operation: Standalone
6. Settings -> Fix Request Settings -> Server Option: Local
7. gpsOne XTRA -> Xtra Enable: Enable

Don’t forget the Default settings!

1. Digit *#*#1472365#*#*. Now appear a menu: GPS setting .
2. Settings -> Parameter Settings -> Address -> Server Type: UMTS SLP
3. Settings -> Parameter Settings -> Position mode: option2
4. Settings -> Fix Request Settings -> Session Operation: MS-based
5. Settings -> Fix Request Settings -> Server Option: Default
6. gpsOne XTRA -> Xtra Enable: Disable

froyo: *#3214789650#

Create Professional Videos on Linux with OpenShot

Open source has come a long, long way and video editing has not been left behind. You'll find a number of video editing tools on Linux, but none of them are both as user-friendly and create as high-quality video as OpenShot Video Editor.

With this easy to use tool you can have your edited videos up on Youtube (or presented to your company/organization) in no time. With a very small learning curve, and numerous features, OpenShot will make you and your company look very good. Let's take a look at how mult-track videos can be created in OpenShot.

The Goal

What I am going to show you is how to create a short video that will include multiple clips, images, sound, and transitions. You might think this task is a challenge, but once you understand how it works, it's simple. Let's take a look at the process.

How it Works

Essentially what you will do with OpenShot is:

1. Import images or videos into a project.
2. Import sound for your project.
3. Adding the images, videos, and sound into tracks.
4. Arrange the tracks so they suit your needs.
5. Add transitions and fades.
6. Export your project to a viewable video.

The hardest part of the list is knowing how to set up the transitions. Much of the rest is just dragging and dropping. We'll take this one step at a time. But before we get into the editing/creating process, we have to install OpenShot first.

Source: http://www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/398674:create-professional-videos-with-openshot-video-editor

389 Directory Server: A powerful open source LDAP

The enterprise-class Open Source LDAP server for Linux. It is hardened by real-world use, is full-featured, supports multi-master replication, and already handles many of the largest LDAP deployments in the world. The 389 Directory Server can be downloaded for free and set up in less than an hour using the graphical console.

Key Features

• Multi-Master Replication, to provide fault tolerance and high write performance
• Scalability: thousands of operations per second, tens of thousands of concurrent users, tens of millions of entries, hundreds of gigabytes of data
• The codebase has been developed and deployed continuously by the same team for more than a decade
• Extensive documentation, including helpful Installationand Deployment guides
• Active Directory user and group synchronization
• Secure authentication and transport (SSLv3, TLSv1, and SASL)
• Support for LDAPv3
• On-line, zero downtime, LDAP-based update of schema, configuration, management and in-tree Access Control Information (ACIs)
• Graphical console for all facets of user, group, and server management

http://directory.fedoraproject.org/

Apple AirPlay video support comes to Linux courtesy of Totem media player plug-in

This one's about as unnofficial as it gets, but Linux users do now have a relatively easy way to receive and play video streamed to their PC via Apple's AirPlay. To get things going, all you have to do is download a plug-in for the Totem media player (which ships with most popular Linux distributions), install it in the usual Linux fashion, and then start streaming video to your Linux PC with AirPlay just as if it were an Apple TV. That's it. Hit up the link below to find the plug-in, along with some more detailed installation instructions if you need them.

http://projects.gnome.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totem_(media_player)

How to install CentOS on Hyper-V R2 Server (with RDP Mouse support)

CentOS is an Enterprise-class Linux Distribution derived from sources freely provided to the public by a prominent North American Enterprise Linux vendor. CentOS conforms fully with the upstream vendors redistribution policy and aims to be 100% binary compatible. (CentOS mainly changes packages to remove upstream vendor branding and artwork.) CentOS is free.

We can download CentOS from Here


Recently Microsoft has added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. With this support it is possible to install the Linux Integration Components on CentOS.
First off, we have to set a new virtual machine for CentOS but we must be careful to add a "Legacy Network Adapter"

   
   
   
   
   




You remember to connect the our VM at External Virtual Netwok that it should be connected to internet.
Now we can install OS via the downloaded ISO but we have to use only tab-key for now (if you want to perform installation from Remote Desktop) or install it from anaconda (text) 

When the installation end, you must type CRTL + ALT + F2. Insert user (root) and password.


The next step: Install the Linux Integration Services Version 2.1

When installed on a virtual machine that is running a supported Linux operating system, Linux Integration Services for Hyper-V provides the following functionality:

• Driver support for synthetic devices: Linux Integration Services supports the synthetic network controller and the synthetic storage controller that were developed specifically for Hyper-V.
• Fastpath Boot Support for Hyper-V: Boot devices now take advantage of the block Virtualization Service Client (VSC) to provide enhanced performance.
• Timesync: The clock inside the virtual machine will remain synchronized with the clock on the host.
• Integrated Shutdown: Virtual machines running Linux can be shut down from either Hyper-V Manager or System Center Virtual Machine Manager, using the "Shut Down" command.
• Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) Support: Supported Linux distributions can use up to 4 virtual processors (VP) per virtual machine.

Download Linux Integration Components v2.1 from Microsoft Download site and place the LinuxIC v21.iso file into your VM host server where you can mount the ISO as a CDROM.

Installation

1. You will need Development Tools installed to be able to compile the Integration Components. You could do that by running yum:
yum groupinstall "Development Tools"


2. As the root user, mount the CD in the virtual machine by issuing the following commands at a shell prompt:
mkdir /mnt/cdrom
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom


3. Copy Linux Integration Services to the virtual machine

mkdir /opt/linux_ic_v21_rtm
cp –R /mnt/cdrom/* /opt/linux_ic_v21_rtm


NOTE: If you're using the x64 version of Centos, you have perform an extra step.
yum install adjtimex



4. As the root user, run the following command to compile and install the synthetic drivers

cd /opt/linux_ic_v21_rtm/
(if needfull) ./scripts/build
make
make install


Synthetic Mouse Support
When accessing the console of a Hyper-V host via Terminal Services or Remote Desktop there is no mouse support available for the consoles of non-paravirtualized ("unenlightened") guests, and accessing the host console directly results in a "captured" mouse experience for guest consoles that is difficult to use. This is true for both Windows and Linux guests, and Microsoft provides an enlightened mouse driver along with disk and network drivers for Windows guests.
Synthetic mouse support is not included in this download. However, synthetic mouse drivers for
use with Linux running on Hyper-V are available. For more information, see the Citrix Project
Satori Web site  at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=157779.

How to install mouse integration:

Step 1

Download iso image from xen.org
http://www.xen.org/files/Satori/inputvsc.iso
Mount iso image as the guests cdrom.

# mkdir /opt/inputvsc
Copy install files
# cp -R /media/cdrom/* /opt/inputvsc/

Step 2 – Install inputVSC Module

Change directory into install directory

# cd /opt/inputvsc
Execute Install Script
# ./setup.pl
Verify the error you receive is the expected error by viewing drvinstall.err (the error should occur when 'installing the udev inputvsc rules' - This means that the module will not be loaded automatically)
# cat drvinstall

Step3 – Reboot

Now we can use our CentOS on Hyper-V by Remote Desktop