[SLUG] Dual Boot (Windows/FC)
I remember reading an excellent document some months ago on how to install FC2 onto a Windows box without trashing the boot sector so that Windows wouldn't boot. It talked about interrogating the boot sector to get some configuration infomration, then feeding that into anaconda during the FC2 install. It was quite long, but with its help, I was successful. But I've lost the document. Does anyone know it, and have a URL? -- Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http//www.ironstone.com.au *** This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete the message and notify the sender. *** -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Dual Boot (Windows/FC)
http://lwn.net/Articles/86835/ On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 16:15 +1000, Edwin Humphries wrote: I remember reading an excellent document some months ago on how to install FC2 onto a Windows box without trashing the boot sector so that Windows wouldn't boot. It talked about interrogating the boot sector to get some configuration infomration, then feeding that into anaconda during the FC2 install. It was quite long, but with its help, I was successful. But I've lost the document. Does anyone know it, and have a URL? -- Regards, Edwin Humphries Mobile: 0419 233 051 Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd P. O. Box 423, Kiama, NSW, 2533 Phone: +61 (0)2 4233 2285 Facsimile: +61 (0)2 4233 2299 Web: http//www.ironstone.com.au *** This email is intended for the named addressee/s only and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not a named addressee please delete the message and notify the sender. *** -- Hi, I'm the system administrator. If you see me running, *SAVE YOUR WORK*. - anonymous, slashdot.org -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Problems with rsync
I have a routine that runs an rsync to sync data from a Linux fs to a vfat fs which I have smbmounted on a linux fs. It runs quite happily for a while, then stalls. the rsync command I an using is: rsync -vrtL --delete /home/ext3fs /home/vfatfs What is the best way to find out why it might be stalling? I know where, but why. -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people http://lannet.com.au -- When you just want a system that works, you choose Linux; When you want a system that just works, you choose Microsoft. -- Flatter government, not fatter government; Get rid of the Australian states. begin:vcard fn:Howard Lowndes n:Lowndes;Howard org:LANNet Computing Associates adr:;;PO Box 1174;Lavington;NSW;2641;Australia email;internet:howard [AT] lowndes [DOT] name tel;work:02 6040 0222 tel;fax:02 6040 0222 tel;cell:0419 464 430 note:If you want to phone me, you will need to ensure that your phone presents Caller ID, or use access code 9. x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://www.lannet.com.au version:2.1 end:vcard -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Problems with rsync
I have a routine that runs an rsync to sync data from a Linux fs to a vfat fs which I have smbmounted on a linux fs. It runs quite happily for a while, then stalls. the rsync command I an using is: rsync -vrtL --delete /home/ext3fs /home/vfatfs What is the best way to find out why it might be stalling? I know where, but why. I've had a lot of trouble with rsync stalling. I've managed to cure it without understanding the reasons. Try adding --bwlimit= I've played with different values for , but perhaps you could try this: $rsync -vrtL --bwlimit=2000 --delete /home/ext3fs /home/vfatfs I have no idea what this is about, and if anyone can tell me I'd be curious to know. I started of with --bwlimit=25 and kept increasing the value until I wasn't game to go any further. Is that scientific? David. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Problems with rsync
On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 22:28 +1000, David wrote: I have a routine that runs an rsync to sync data from a Linux fs to a vfat fs which I have smbmounted on a linux fs. It runs quite happily for a while, then stalls. the rsync command I an using is: rsync -vrtL --delete /home/ext3fs /home/vfatfs What is the best way to find out why it might be stalling? I know where, but why. I've had a lot of trouble with rsync stalling. I've managed to cure it without understanding the reasons. Try adding --bwlimit= Sounds like packet shaping somewhere is causing packet loss, which rsync tends not to handle very well. R -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Problems with rsync
Ryan Verner wrote: On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 22:28 +1000, David wrote: I have a routine that runs an rsync to sync data from a Linux fs to a vfat fs which I have smbmounted on a linux fs. It runs quite happily for a while, then stalls. the rsync command I an using is: rsync -vrtL --delete /home/ext3fs /home/vfatfs What is the best way to find out why it might be stalling? I know where, but why. I've had a lot of trouble with rsync stalling. I've managed to cure it without understanding the reasons. Try adding --bwlimit= Sounds like packet shaping somewhere is causing packet loss, which rsync tends not to handle very well. I wouldn't be expecting packet shaping on a LAN. -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people http://lannet.com.au -- When you just want a system that works, you choose Linux; When you want a system that just works, you choose Microsoft. -- Flatter government, not fatter government; Get rid of the Australian states. begin:vcard fn:Howard Lowndes n:Lowndes;Howard org:LANNet Computing Associates adr:;;PO Box 1174;Lavington;NSW;2641;Australia email;internet:howard [AT] lowndes [DOT] name tel;work:02 6040 0222 tel;fax:02 6040 0222 tel;cell:0419 464 430 note:If you want to phone me, you will need to ensure that your phone presents Caller ID, or use access code 9. x-mozilla-html:FALSE url:http://www.lannet.com.au version:2.1 end:vcard -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Telephone recording?
At Fri, 27 May 2005 13:04:21 +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote: What's the most sensible and reliable way to record a phone conversation, assuming a standard phone, using Free Software (and probably a bit of hardware)? You can get phone audio into a computer by using one of those old voice-modems with the right AT commands (often not full-duplex, but that isn't a problem here), or a telephony card with an FXO port. Whether something like asterisk will make the software side easier or not, I'll leave as an exercise for the reader -- but even using asterisk for this step wouldn't require anyone to use VoIP, assuming you had a PSTN double-adaptor thingy at your end. -- - Gus -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
RE: [SLUG] Problems with rsync
Ryan Verner wrote: On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 22:28 +1000, David wrote: I have a routine that runs an rsync to sync data from a Linux fs to a vfat fs which I have smbmounted on a linux fs. It runs quite happily for a while, then stalls. the rsync command I an using is: rsync -vrtL --delete /home/ext3fs /home/vfatfs What is the best way to find out why it might be stalling? I know where, but why. I've had a lot of trouble with rsync stalling. I've managed to cure it without understanding the reasons. Try adding --bwlimit= Sounds like packet shaping somewhere is causing packet loss, which rsync tends not to handle very well. I wouldn't be expecting packet shaping on a LAN. Depends how you think about MTU. :) I had problems copying any large file (rsync or otherwise) in the past because the MTU was set too high for my crappy NIC. It could be a long shot, but something to think about. Try copying a big file using cp and see if it has any trouble. Check what ifconfig says about packet counts before and after reproducing the problem. Of course, the other end of the pipe/s may be the problem. - Rog -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Problems with rsync
On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 09:00:50AM +1000, Roger Barnes wrote: Ryan Verner wrote: On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 22:28 +1000, David wrote: I have a routine that runs an rsync to sync data from a Linux fs to a vfat fs which I have smbmounted on a linux fs. It runs quite happily for a while, then stalls. the rsync command I an using is: rsync -vrtL --delete /home/ext3fs /home/vfatfs What is the best way to find out why it might be stalling? I know where, but why. I've had a lot of trouble with rsync stalling. I've managed to cure it without understanding the reasons. Try adding --bwlimit= Sounds like packet shaping somewhere is causing packet loss, which rsync tends not to handle very well. I wouldn't be expecting packet shaping on a LAN. Depends how you think about MTU. :) I had problems copying any large file (rsync or otherwise) in the past because the MTU was set too high for my crappy NIC. It could be a long shot, but something to think about. Try copying a big file using cp and see if it has any trouble. Check what ifconfig says about packet counts before and after reproducing the problem. Of course, the other end of the pipe/s may be the problem. - Rog This is on a LAN, and I'm able to scp large files 8Mb without any problems, so I doubt that it's any sort of shaping problem. When I first had the problem I did some googling and apparently we're not the only ones with the problem, but there were no suggestions as to cause. David. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: Problems with rsync
On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 09:29:40AM +1000, David wrote: This is on a LAN, and I'm able to scp large files 8Mb without any problems, so I doubt that it's any sort of shaping problem. When I first had the problem I did some googling and apparently we're not the only ones with the problem, but there were no suggestions as to cause. I've had the exact same problem you're having (down to scp OK, rsync not) and clamping my MTU to 950 solved it. In this case, I had a Cisco box in between which *may* have been the cause, but I suspect the problem is more likely to be a bodgy NIC in the mix somewhere. For some reason, SSH/SCP doesn't seem to produce packets that are quite so big, but rsync seems to just lurve producing network-choking packets. - Matt signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Re: Problems with rsync
On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 09:29:40AM +1000, David wrote: This is on a LAN, and I'm able to scp large files 8Mb without any problems, so I doubt that it's any sort of shaping problem. When I first had the problem I did some googling and apparently we're not the only ones with the problem, but there were no suggestions as to cause. I've had the exact same problem you're having (down to scp OK, rsync not) and clamping my MTU to 950 solved it. In this case, I had a Cisco box in between which *may* have been the cause, but I suspect the problem is more likely to be a bodgy NIC in the mix somewhere. For some reason, SSH/SCP doesn't seem to produce packets that are quite so big, but rsync seems to just lurve producing network-choking packets. Interesting... so why does --bwlimit solve the problem? surely the packets are still the same? Am I showing my ignorance of networks? -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Re: Re: Problems with rsync
On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 10:28:36AM +1000, David wrote: On Wed, Jun 01, 2005 at 09:29:40AM +1000, David wrote: This is on a LAN, and I'm able to scp large files 8Mb without any problems, so I doubt that it's any sort of shaping problem. When I first had the problem I did some googling and apparently we're not the only ones with the problem, but there were no suggestions as to cause. I've had the exact same problem you're having (down to scp OK, rsync not) and clamping my MTU to 950 solved it. In this case, I had a Cisco box in between which *may* have been the cause, but I suspect the problem is more likely to be a bodgy NIC in the mix somewhere. For some reason, SSH/SCP doesn't seem to produce packets that are quite so big, but rsync seems to just lurve producing network-choking packets. Interesting... so why does --bwlimit solve the problem? surely the packets are still the same? Am I showing my ignorance of networks? Now there's a difference. --bwlimit didn't work for me. Perhaps you don't have such bong network hardware that it needs such major restrictions as I had to apply. - Matt signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Dual Boot (Windows/FC)
Edwin Humphries wrote: I remember reading an excellent document some months ago on how to install FC2 onto a Windows box without trashing the boot sector so that Windows wouldn't boot. It talked about interrogating the boot sector to get some configuration infomration, then feeding that into anaconda during the FC2 install. It was quite long, but with its help, I was successful. But I've lost the document. Does anyone know it, and have a URL? Or you could just use FC3. The issue with FC2 was the kernel changed the format for how it reports partitions, and Windows XP (as opposed to any previous version of Windows) wants the partitions written to in a different format. I believe the issue is fixed now. Mike -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Problems with rsync
On Wed, 2005-06-01 at 07:01 +1000, Howard Lowndes wrote: Ryan Verner wrote: On Tue, 2005-05-31 at 22:28 +1000, David wrote: I have a routine that runs an rsync to sync data from a Linux fs to a vfat fs which I have smbmounted on a linux fs. It runs quite happily for a while, then stalls. the rsync command I an using is: rsync -vrtL --delete /home/ext3fs /home/vfatfs What is the best way to find out why it might be stalling? I know where, but why. I've had a lot of trouble with rsync stalling. I've managed to cure it without understanding the reasons. Try adding --bwlimit= Sounds like packet shaping somewhere is causing packet loss, which rsync tends not to handle very well. I wouldn't be expecting packet shaping on a LAN. Right, but you might still be getting packet loss. I just replaced a switch two days ago exactly because of that, and I've had Realtek cards do odd things under certain kernels. Lowering the MTU, as somebody else mentioned, tends to make packet loss more tolerable. Of course, might not be this at all - just a stab in the dark based from lots of previous similar experiences :) R -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Copyright and FTA seminars -- Aus. Copyright Council
Hi All, The following was sent to me at work, and it's probably of interest to some/all of you: Has the Free Trade Agreement given you a bad dose of copyfright? Many people are worried about the effect of the Australia US Free Trade Agreement (AUSFTA) on copyright. Does it affect the duration of copyright? What about out-of-copyright material? And is it true that some things that weren t copyright issues before such as playing a pirated CD or DVD are now copyright infringements? These and other changes in the law will be covered in the Australian Copyright Council s 2005 copyright seminar program. * Copyright Essentials: gives a thorough introduction to copyright in Australia now the AUSFTA is in force. If you want to know what copyright protects, who owns copyright, and how long it lasts, this is the session for you. * Moral Rights: were introduced in Australia in 2001. This year s session includes the introduction of moral rights for performers as a result of the AUSFTA, and other key issues. * Recent Developments: is for people already familiar with copyright who want to bring themselves up to speed with the latest developments. This short, sharp seminar covers the AUSFTA amendments as well as proposals for changing government ownership of copyright. You ll also find out what s been happening in important cases such as Kazaa. These sessions being run in: * Sydney: 6 June, * Adelaide: 5 September, * Brisbane: 17 October, * Perth: 1 August Expand your knowledge and nip copyfright in the bud, for further details please visit: http://www.copyright.org.au/training Australian Copyright Council, PO Box 1986, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012. TEL: 02 9699 3247, FAX: 02 9698 3536, WEB: www.copyright.org.au Regards, Matt Moor -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Root software raid
G'day... I'm wanting to create a software raid on one of my servers, for the root partition (FC3 minimal install). However, I foolishly installed it using LVM rather than just ext3. Is there hope for me to be able to migrate the root filesystem into a software raid? Thanks! (Apologies for extended sig applied by mail server.) Regards, Michael Kraus Software Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Direct Line 02 8306 0007 Wild Technology Pty Ltd , ABN 98 091 470 692 Sales - Ground Floor, 265/8 Lachlan Street, Waterloo NSW 2017 Admin - Level 4 Tiara, 306/9 Crystal Street, Waterloo NSW 2017 Telephone 1300-13-9453 | Facsimile 1300-88-9453 http://www.wildtechnology.net DISCLAIMER CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this email message and any attachments may be confidential information and may also be the subject of client legal - legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, interference with, disclosure or copying of this material is unauthorised and prohibited. This email and any attachments are also subject to copyright. No part of them may be reproduced, adapted or transmitted without the written permission of the copyright owner. If you have received this email in error, please immediately advise the sender by return email and delete the message from your system. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
