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Computer Science
Undergraduate 3
08/14/2011

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/proc/filesystem
Definition
file system that is created at boot time. Copied from existing system settings and placed in /proc/ directory. shows systems current config.
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/proc/ioports
Definition
Provides detailed info concerning HW resources. if the system recognizes a device it will assign an I/O address
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/proc/interrupts
Definition
Describe the particular interrupt used by a device, devices can share interrupts
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/proc/dma
Definition
Describes the channel that ISA and other devices registers for DMA
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/proc/pci
Definition
Contains information about operational PCI devices
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/proc/partitions
Definition
Provides detailed information about operational partitions
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/proc/cpuinfo
Definition
Statistics about the CPU(s) currently operating
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/proc/uptime
Definition
Shows how long the system has stayed operational. First number is in seconds, Second number is the running system idle time
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/proc/sys/net/ipv4/
Definition
Contains files that allows you to view, enable or disable network resources.
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2 ways to disable devices
Definition
1st Edit files in the /proc filesystem. this will stay in effect until next reboot. 2nd change jumpers on device
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It is possible for devices to share the same interrupt but not the same ____ address
Definition
I/O address
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Serial Ports
Definition
Used to connect a "null modem" to transfer data between systems, modem, or keyboard
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Available ports speeds
Definition
Compatibility mode, nibble mode, byte mode, EPP, ECP, SCSI, SATA, IDE, USB
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Define Headless, Linux Systems
Definition
A system that does not have a Keyboard or Monitor
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Command for checkign serial port
Definition
dmesg | grep ttyS
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command to boot into terminal (instead of boot into X)
Definition
vi /etc/inittab
id:3:initdefault:
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Command to configure modem and sound cards
Definition
setserial
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Command to find info about ports in systems
Definition
setserial -g /dev/ttyS*
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Command to disable serial
Definition
setserial PORT "uart none"
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Modems that use proprietary software are called
Definition
Winmodems
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Linux SCSI ID number starts with and device name is _____ for the first device
Definition
SCSI ID is 0 and Linux device name dev/sga for first device
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Where can you find information about your SCSI devices
Definition
/proc/scsi/scsi#
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Kernel Version how is it divided
Definition
Major Version, minor version, subversion, extraversion.
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