Linux: Finding rootfs during boot

I read anything and everything around the Internet regarding Linux tips, tricks, and how-to documentation. A great resource that I visit regularly is developerWorks, in the their technical library over at IBM. We’ve all seen the errors, “cannot mount rootfs” and “kernel panic” more times than we’d like to remember so I thought I’d share an article from the guys over at developerWorks that outlines the Linux booting process on an x86 platform, shows why this problem happens, and offers four tips to avoid it or fix it.

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ServerBeach Attends BlogWorld 2009 in Las Vegas

We’ve just returned home from another amazing BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas. ServerBeach was one of the early adopters of BlogWorld, seeing the potential that it had to allow us to connect with the Blogging communities and businesses. From the first years attendance and each year after, we’ve made sure to be there and listen to what these communities are doing and searching for to further their success. We also have the opportunity to meet many of our customers who attend, which is always a great experience!

This years expo was absolutely amazing with over 280 speakers that included Guy Kawasaki, Chris Brogan, Leo Laporte, and so many other great people (you can view the full speaker list with video’s here).

We’re very proud to be a part of BlogWorld each year, connecting and building relationships with the attendees, and we’re looking forward to doing our part to help them succeed. A big thank-you to Patti and others who work so hard to make each years event a complete success.

Pictures from BlogWorld 2009 can be found on the PEER 1 Flickr account here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/peer1

PEER 1 In The Community

PEER 1 Staff participate in United Way Day's of Caring at the GRASP Community Center in San Antonio, Texas

We’ve officially launched our “PEER 1 in the Community” program. Within this program, PEER 1 staff around the Globe are getting out into their communities to help local businesses and charities with anything that they need help with whether it be painting, gardening, cleaning up, or just spending some time with the elderly to help brighten their day.

From October 1 – October 3 we’ve taken part in the United Way Days of Caring program in San Antonio, Texas and 16 staff members from our ServerBeach division went to the GRASP Community Center and volunteered to spend the day helping.

PEER 1 In the Community provides a great opportunity for employees to do our part helping our local businesses and charities.

View pictures of our staff volunteering at the GRASP Community Center here: http://bit.ly/1vrbEB

We’re Headed to BlogWorld 2009 Las Vegas, Are You?

This year marks our 3rd year attending the BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada and we’re excited. If you’re attending this year, be sure to stop by the ServerBeach booth #411 to say hello to our staff and pick up some cool Beach swag.

The 2009 BlogWorld & New Media Expo will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, beginning with the exclusive “Social Media Business Summit”(TM) conference on October 15th and continuing with the BlogWorld & New Media Expo and Conference October 16th-17th. This is first and only industry-wide trade show, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of new media including: Blogging, Podcasting, Social Media, Online Video, Music, TV, Radio, Gaming, Entertainment and Communities. In addition to the only industry-wide new media industry exhibition, BlogWorld & New Media Expo features the largest new media conference in the world including more than 50 seminars, panel discussions and keynotes from iconic personalities on the leading-edge of online technology and internet-savvy business.

BlogWorld & New Media Expo. Located in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center at: 3150 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109

PEER 1 Marks Milestones and Looks Ahead to Next Decade

On September 9, 2009 PEER 1 and ServerBeach celebrated the company’s 10 year anniversary worldwide that includes 360 employees in 12 offices around the world. What an amazing day this was. The company was divided into two teams, “Orange” and “Lime” and played a series of 10 games over a 24 hour duration and prizes were given. At the end of the day, PEER 1’s legendary Beer O’Clock began.

Our employee spirit is incredible. Fabio Banducci, President and CEO of PEER 1 says,

“Ten years is a long time in hosting and our anniversary celebration is a testament to the strength of our business. Investing in leading-edge technology to support our IT infrastructure, and investing in our people to deliver remarkable customer support are integral to our success. I congratulate our customers in the ongoing success of their businesses which PEER 1 is proud to support and I applaud the talent and dedication of our personnel around the world.”

To take this celebration one-step further, 4 of our employees took it upon themselves to show their pride and spirit by getting company tattoos which we blogged about in an earlier post, including a video of them getting these tattoos.

To view and read about our 10 year events, celebrations, and press release, please visit the following URLs:

Press Release: http://www.peer1.com/aboutus/news.php?id=131

Employee Company Tattoo Video: http://vimeo.com/6504526

Employee Company Tatoo Photos: http://bit.ly/S0cTc

Company Celebration Day Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/peer1/

WordPress Barry Drops by ServerBeach

Barry Abrahamson (right) mingles with staff at ServerBeach.

Barry Abrahamson of popular blogging platform WordPress visits our ServerBeach office in San Antonio today to celebrate our PEER 1 10 year anniversary with us. WordPress hosts at ServerBeach.

PEER 1 10 Year Anniversary Company Pride

Today, 360 employees in 12 offices around the world celebrate the 10 year anniversary of PEER 1. Staff members in San Antonio, Texas show their company pride and take the celebration one-step further with…tattoos!

ServerBeach Customer Visits, Collects Twitter Promo Gift

New ServerBeach customer collects his Netbook gift from our 48 Hr Twitter promo.

For the past few months, we’ve been weekly 48 Hour Twitter Promos. We’ve given away cool gadgets like an iTouch, SlingBox, NetBook, and Wii.

We shipped out the first round of gadget gifts this past week and we noticed that one of our new customers, Sergio, happened to be locally based in San Antonio, TX. Rather than ship him his NetBook gift, we called him up and invited him to the office for a “meet-and–greet” with the Beach. Oh, and to also pick up his new toy.
After Sergio’s visit, we received a nice message from him:

“Thank you so much for everything!! You have an amazing team working there and I am extremely happy I made the switch from The Planet to The Beach! Hopefully I can have some other members of my team come with me next time and my girlfriend so they can see the core of what I am so passionate about! Thanks again for everything! I enjoyed the visit and meeting with your team and the ServerBeach Family!!”

If you’re thinking about becoming a ServerBeach customer or know someone who should, check out our weekly 48 Hour Twitter Promos every Wednesday at 3pm PST/5PM CST/6PM EST to see what we have in store for you. Twitter gift available one-time per new customer/account.

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