Install IpFire on SheevaPlug

# check for last version:
http://downloads.ipfire.org/

# download IpFire image
URL=http://downloads.ipfire.org/releases/ipfire-2.x/2.15-core79/ipfire-2.15.1gb-ext4.armv5tel-full-core79.img.gz
wget ${URL} -P /tmp/

# copy image to USB pen (do NOT use sdcard, i´t will not boot)
sudo umount /dev/sde*
sudo zcat /tmp/ipfire-*.1gb-ext4.armv5tel-full-core*.img.gz > /dev/sde
sync

# configuring serial console
mount /dev/sde3 /mnt
echo "7:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty ttyS0 115200 vt100" >> /mnt/etc/inittab
umount /mnt

# plug usb pen to SheevaPlug and connect power cable

# connect t

JavaScript / AJAX file upload

# add this code snipset to your homepage and customize path to upload.php

var myDropzone = new Dropzone("#dropzone", {url: "upload.php"});
myDropzone.on("success", function(file) {
location.reload();
});

# create upload.php on your webserver
<?php
$DIR = "upload";
if(!empty($_FILES)) {
// move file to upload direct

Adaptec RAID controller / arcconf

arcconf GETLOGS 1 DEVICE

# list logical devices
arcconf GETCONFIG 1 LD

# list phisical devices
arcconf GETCONFIG 1 PD

# start adaptec verifi
arcconf TASK START 1 DEVICE 0 0 VERIFY

arcconf GETSTATUS 1

# create JBOD on all devices
# get device count
COUNT=$(arcconf GETCONFIG 1 PD | grep "Hard drive" | wc -l)

# create JBOD on all devices
for CHANNEL in `echo $(seq 1 ${COUNT})`; do
CHANNEL=$((CHANNEL-1))
echo ${CHANNEL}

arcconf CREATE 1 JBOD 0 ${CHANNEL} noprompt
done

# delete devices
arcconf DELETE 1 LOGICALDRIVE ALL noprompt

Magento: Replace broken Webservicex.net currency exchange with Yahoo finance

# go to your Magento installation
cd /var/www/

# create Yahoofinance.php
mkdir -p ./app/code/local/JT/Directory/Model/Currency/Import/
wget http://www.panticz.de/sites/default/files/magento/CurrencyExchange/Yahoofinance.php -O ./app/code/local/JT/Directory/Model/Currency/Import/Yahoofinance.php

# update configuration
# (TODO): create module configuration xml
# add bevore end of the global node in ./app/etc/local.xml

--- /var/www/app/etc/local.xml.org 2010-07-23 13:07:49.000000000 +0200
+++ /var/www/app/etc/local.xml 2013-04-13 10:01:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@

Simple Java currency converter

package Helper;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.net.URL;

public class ExchangeRate {

private double getRate(String from, String to) {
try {
URL url = new URL("http://quote.yahoo.com/d/quotes.csv?f=l1&s=" + from + to + "=X");
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(url.openStream()));
String line = reader.readLine();
if (line.length() > 0) {
return Double.parseDouble(line);
}
read

Install Adobe AIR under Linux

sudo apt-get install ia32-libs

if [ "$(uname -m)" == "x86_64" ]; then
# 64 bit
URL=http://update.devolo.com/linux/apt/pool/main/a/adobeair/adobeair_2.6.0.19170_amd64.deb
else
# 32 bit
URL=http://update.devolo.com/linux/apt/pool/main/a/adobeair/adobeair_2.6.0.19170_i386.deb
fi
wget ${URL} -P /tmp
sudo dpkg -i /tmp/adobeair_*.deb

# install a AIR app
sudo /usr/bin/Adobe\ AIR\ Application\ Installer /PATH/TO/AIR/FILE.air

# Links
http://askubuntu.com/questions/87447/how-can-i-install-adobe-air

Compile smartmontools

<?php
$URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/panticz/scripts/master/compile.smartmontools.sh";
echo "wget $URL -O - | bash -";
echo "

";
$c = curl_init();
curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($c, CURLOPT_URL, $URL);
echo htmlspecialchars(curl_exec($c));
curl_close($c);
echo "

";
?>

check smartctl version
smartctl -V

Links
http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/smartmontools/ - sorce code download
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/Download#Installprecompiledpackage