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Asianux 3: Logical volumes show as NOT AVAILABLE after the system boots up in a 2 nodes iSCSI (software initiator) cluster

Problem:
After setting up a LVM on the iSCSI device, it works fine. But after a system reboot, the LVM is not automatically activated.

Reason:
This happens because Asianux tries to enable the LVM before the network starts. iSCSI should be started after the network starts and this is an order we can not change. The solution is to enable LVM after iSCSI: 
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Firefox can't print English web page

If the user open firefox,  select "File" -> "print", it can not print English web page.

The solution is below:

1. Open Firefox and select "Edit->Perferences"

2. Choose "Content" and then change the Default Font to `serif`

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If use double NICs. What to do if we just know the two NICs are 3C509, but do not know their IO and IRQ?

Use command cat /proc/ioports, we can see io, and use command cat /proc/interrupts to look over irq.

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Drivers list of known printers

Many printers provide multiple drivers for a single model. The drivers in the list below have been proved capable of functioning properly. For these printers, select the corresponding driver in the list. Since only limited numbers of printer models are tested, contact Red Flag Linux technicians if any problem occurs in the process of usage.

 

 List of drivers correspon...

Printer compatibility planning

If the printer is in the printers list, use its own driver program;
If the printer is not in the printers list, use the driver program of the same series printers of the manufacturer;
If you can’t find the manufacturer, use the driver program of the printer whose print language is compatible with your printer.
Because Lenovo printers are not supplied with drivers f...