Well, things are not going smoothly with the upgrade. 

 

The hardware upgrade was the first problem that I had.  The second hard drive that I added to the server was defective, and quit working about four days after starting the burn test (this was for storage of website data, and I did not lose anything).

 

The main problem, however, seems to be related with the Operating system software.

 

I am using the latest Fedora 6 - and all the updates are installed. 

 

Randomly, I am getting a kjournald panic crash, with the unwind / hard lock / soft lock process.  I am NOT sure what this is.  I am researching.  Until the system runs reliably, I cannot put it back online for the public.

 

THIS IS MOST FRUSTRATING!

 

I understand how the community really wants this server back up.  If any of you are LINUX Kernal experts, I could use some hints.

 

I may have to try going back to Fedora 5, instead.  However, I really want to use the latest version... (again, SIGH).

 

 

Also: this is costing me a bit more (the hard drive issue) than I had hoped. 

 

If you feel up to contributing some funds toward the HFRadio.org website project, please send funds via pay pal to the following address:  nw7us at hfradio dot org (translate that into a real e-mail address).

 

Thanks for hanging in there... 73

 - Tomas NW7US

Here's the latest on the upgrading of the HFRadio.org server:

 

1. The hardware fixes and upgrades are completed, and the testing phase is completed.  The hardware seems to remain at an acceptable temperature level.  The additional hard drive appears to be reliable.

 

2. I am beginning the installation of the latest operating system version.  This will include the latest patches.

 

3. After step two, I will be upgrading the software and applications, then tailoring the security of the server.

 

4. It looks like I can get the server back on-line by next week.  I am still limited on free time, but am doing the best I can.

 

5. Thank you to the few very kind individuals who have helped out via paypal.  Funds *are* tight, and your help is deeply appreciated.

 

I will post more updates when I make additional progress.

 

Thank you for hanging in here, with me, as I work toward getting the server back online.