On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 7:24 PM, Stephen Powell zlinux...@wowway.com wrote:
On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 08:18:14 -0500 (EST), Tom H wrote:
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 1:31 AM, Stephen Powell wrote:
I'd like it to have a usable CSM, so I can continue to run my favorite boot
loader,
LILO. And I plan to
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 1:31 AM, Stephen Powell zlinux...@wowway.com wrote:
I have decided to buy a 64-bit system for myself for Christmas. But before I
go out there and buy something, I thought I would solicit some advice. I want
a 64-bit system (amd64) on which I plan to install Debian. I
On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 4:12 AM, Stephen Powell zlinux...@wowway.com wrote:
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:13:16 -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
Cool. Make sure you partition the SSD so that your first, and all,
partitions start on a 4KB boundary. Many guides are available for your
favorite partitioning
On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 08:18:14 -0500 (EST), Tom H wrote:
On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 1:31 AM, Stephen Powell wrote:
I'd like it to have a usable CSM, so I can continue to run my favorite boot
loader,
LILO. And I plan to partition the disk using the traditional MS-DOS disk
partitioning system, so
On 12/16/2013 10:12 PM, Stephen Powell wrote:
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:13:16 -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
Cool. Make sure you partition the SSD so that your first, and all,
partitions start on a 4KB boundary. Many guides are available for your
favorite partitioning tool. Linux does all IO in
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 23:12:35 -0500 (EST), Stephen Powell wrote:
...
my existing disk partitions, created by the Debian installer,
look like this:
# parted /dev/i2o/hda unit s print free
Model: I2O Controller (i2o)
Disk /dev/i2o/hda: 286748672s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Stan Hoeppner wrote:
Cool. Make sure you partition the SSD so that your first, and all,
partitions start on a 4KB boundary. Many guides are available for your
favorite partitioning tool. Linux does all IO in 4KB pages including
filesystem and swap. If you don't align to 4KB you may get
On 12/15/2013 5:44 PM, Stephen Powell wrote:
On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:07:33 -0500 (EST), Stan Hoeppner wrote:
I was figuring you'd probably do the install from a USB stick and I
threw the DVD drive in as an afterthought. So yes, the ASUS burner
above would be perfect. Over 4,000 sold and a 5
On Mon, 16 Dec 2013 08:13:16 -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
Cool. Make sure you partition the SSD so that your first, and all,
partitions start on a 4KB boundary. Many guides are available for your
favorite partitioning tool. Linux does all IO in 4KB pages including
filesystem and swap. If
Hi Stephen,
Have you been eagerly anticipating my reply to your hardware thread? I
hope I don't disappoint. :)
On 12/14/2013 7:23 AM, Stephen Powell wrote:
On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 02:39:04 -0500 (EST), David Christensen wrote:
...
I'd like it to have a usable CSM, so I can continue to run my
On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:30:43 -0500 (EST), Stan Hoeppner wrote:
Have you been eagerly anticipating my reply to your hardware thread? I
hope I don't disappoint. :)
I was hoping you would participate, yes. But I didn't want to presume.
Here is a complete list of quality DIY parts that will
On 12/15/2013 10:56 AM, Stephen Powell wrote:
On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 09:30:43 -0500 (EST), Stan Hoeppner wrote:
...
Wow, you even managed to get a monitor thrown in and still make the
~$500 target. I was expecting to pay around $500 for the system only,
with the monitor costing extra.
Yeah,
On 12/15/2013 03:07 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
You're welcome. If you decide to go this route and you run into any
trouble getting it going, don't hesitate to email me off list. I may
not respond quickly but I'll respond. You said it's been a while since
you built a system, so add a static
On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 15:07:33 -0500 (EST), Stan Hoeppner wrote:
I was figuring you'd probably do the install from a USB stick and I
threw the DVD drive in as an afterthought. So yes, the ASUS burner
above would be perfect. Over 4,000 sold and a 5 egg rating. Can't get
any better than that.
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 23:21:22 -0500 (EST), Patrick Bartek wrote:
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013, Stephen Powell wrote:
I have decided to buy a 64-bit system for myself for Christmas. But
[snip]
(1) As a host system for Hercules. Hercules is an open source
[snip]
(2) This system will also
On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 02:39:04 -0500 (EST), David Christensen wrote:
I did something similar ~1.5 years ago. I wanted virtualization,
whole-drive encryption, on-board video, on-board sound, on-board
Gigabit, and reduced energy consumption/ noise.
You have requirements that I don't have. I
On Dec 14, 2013, at 6:23 AM, Stephen Powell zlinux...@wowway.com wrote:
I have a four-year college degree in Electrical Engineering. I graduated
a long time ago, and my degree is probably not marketable for anything
other than engineering management at this point, but at least I have the
On 12/14/2013 09:05 AM, Glenn English wrote:
Over the past decade or so, I've had amazingly good luck with plain old low-end
Dell tower servers (small business area).
+1 on used Dell Optiplex, Precision, and PowerEdge products.
David
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On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 23:21:22 -0500 (EST), Patrick Bartek wrote:
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013, Stephen Powell wrote:
I have decided to buy a 64-bit system for myself for Christmas.
But [snip]
(1) As a host system for Hercules. Hercules is an
On 12/14/2013 10:48 PM, Patrick Bartek wrote:
On Sat, 14 Dec 2013, Stephen Powell wrote:
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 23:21:22 -0500 (EST), Patrick Bartek wrote:
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013, Stephen Powell wrote:
I have decided to buy a 64-bit system for myself for Christmas.
But [snip]
(1) As a host
I have decided to buy a 64-bit system for myself for Christmas. But before I
go out there and buy something, I thought I would solicit some advice. I want
a 64-bit system (amd64) on which I plan to install Debian. I will use it
primarily for two things:
(1) As a host system for Hercules.
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:31:15 -0500 (EST)
Stephen Powell zlinux...@wowway.com wrote:
Does anyone wish to contribute any opinions? Anything from general
advice to specific hardware recommendations is welcome. And feel
free to ask follow-up questions.
Dell Ultrasharp U2713HM 27 inch monitor,
On Fri, 13 Dec 2013, Stephen Powell wrote:
I have decided to buy a 64-bit system for myself for Christmas. But
[snip]
(1) As a host system for Hercules. Hercules is an open source
[snip]
(2) This system will also double as a desktop system. I'm not a
[snip]
Does anyone wish to
On 12/13/2013 05:31 PM, Stephen Powell wrote:
I have decided to buy a 64-bit system for myself for Christmas. ...
I want a 64-bit system (amd64) on which I plan to install Debian. I will use it
primarily for two things:
(1) As a host system for Hercules. Hercules is an open source program
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