Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Re: Laptop partitioning

Mike Rosberg wrote: : Considering your desire to preserve the current HD formatting and software I : recommend installing Linux in a virtual machine hosted by the original OS. : VMware Server should do nicely and can be used at no cost. A viable option, but it might miss the point. Some questions

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Re: Laptop partitioning

R RENAUD wrote: : I don't think it's just Lenovo. Lenovo makes it remarkably easy to swap out the HD. Depending on how often the OP is planning on swapping his OS, it's not unreasonable to pick up a second HDD, and swap out as needed. Takes 30-60 seconds to do the swap, and all you really need i

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Need some advice re: RAID and LVM ?!?

Brett Delmage wrote: : On Wed, 25 Nov 2009, Damian Gerow wrote: : : > After all, on a 250GB drive, it's going to be a while before I : > hit the 100GB barrier, let alone actually need the whole drive. : : You don't have much locally-stored email, do you? Four years and

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Need some advice re: RAID and LVM ?!?

Bryan Larsen wrote: : : > 1) I know I'll be doing something different, and I don't know how much disk : > to allocation to Partition N for Program X. LVM allows me to leave : > unpartitioned space on the drive, and dynamically allocate it as needed. : > (Note that this is a fairly mild benefit, s

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Need some advice re: RAID and LVM ?!?

William Case wrote: : Is it worth worrying about, i.e. setting up, either both or either of : RAID or LVM? As I said I have read the general bumph regarding the use : of both, but has anyone with a small system similar to mine found any : great advantage. In short: I haven't found any substantial

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Intel 82573 NIC

Milan Budimirovic wrote: : > And which firmware revision? It looks like they've had a few problematic : > releases; might be worth updating to the latest one. : : It's v1.06, and none of the BIOS updates since then appear to address : broken networking of this type. : : I'm not that keen on upd

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Intel 82573 NIC

Milan Budimirovic wrote: : > : Has anyone else had trouble with this particular ethernet controller? : > : > Nothing obvious springs to mind, no. Which revision of the controller are : > you using? There's at least E, V, and L. : > : > : It has two controllers. One's an 82573L and the other's

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Intel 82573 NIC

Milan Budimirovic wrote: : Has anyone else had trouble with this particular ethernet controller? Nothing obvious springs to mind, no. Which revision of the controller are you using? There's at least E, V, and L. : I managed to get it working (sort of) on Ubuntu 9.04, but it took a bit : of wor

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] file recovery

Marlene Harris wrote: : I'm trying to recover some files which were accidentally deleted, then the : trash was emptied as well. Nothing else was saved on the computer since : then, and I have been trying to recover them with the debugfs command. I can : see a number of deleted files, but not the di

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Finding a Linux Kernel Panic

Bart Trojanowski wrote: : Another is a netconsole. This is similar to syslog, in that it logs : simple text messages from the kernel over a UDP "connection". To : configure it you simply have to run: Netconsole seems promising, and would provide at least the proof I'm looking for. : Another way

[OCLUG-Tech] Finding a Linux Kernel Panic

I've been having some problems with some remote, headless Linux servers for which I'm partially responsible. Given the behaviour of the system at the time of the issue (system unresponsive, nothing in the logs), I'm inclined to believe this is a kernel panic, but I can't say for sure. Most of my

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Re: encrypted disks

C.T. Paterson wrote: : > John C Nash wrote: : > : > Before I say anything else: .  Please keep that in : > mind through all of this. : : Thanks very much for raising this topic, and for the xkcd reference - : it was the second thing I had thought of. Its importance (especial

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Re: encrypted disks

John C Nash wrote: : Quite separate from the discussion of how to view an encrypted file as : safely as possible, the issue of using an encrypted disk on a laptop is : an interesting and growing topic. Maybe we could get a straw poll here : on the major approaches and pro/con aspects of each, th

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] How to find extended system information?

John C Nash wrote: : For some benchmarking tests I want to do, I'd like to be able to use : command line tools to get the following information (not only for Linux : -- my tests will be on Mac and PC too, but that will come later): : : - OS version, by which I mean not just the "uname -a" stuff,

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] How to find extended system information?

Brenda J. Butler wrote: : Take the /proc/meminfo data with a grain of salt. Last I heard : (unfortunately too long ago) Linux used lazy release of memory pages, : meaning it keeps stuff around in memory until someone else needs it. : So the reported "free" memory is often much lower that what is :

[OCLUG-Tech] Murderous CF card

A friend of mine has run into a spot of trouble with a CF card: it seems to kill any piece of hardware to which it is plugged in. As my experience with CF is extremely minimal, I'm wondering if anyone here can shed some light on what might be happening. I'll let him explain it... - Second. M

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] stupid bash question

What about: diff -rq oneDirectory otherDirectory ? Nataliya Korovkina wrote: : IFS="\n" : for i in `cat List` : do : (IFS="\n" cmp $i $otherdir/$i) : done : : "List" contains file names as they are: : file 1 : file 2 : ... : (without \, \\ and so on) : : Good luck! : : On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Re: silly DNS question? http://www.adox.de/

Lisa wrote: >> >> > Needless to say, you need to wait for their zone to expire in >> your DNS cache before you will be able to reach it. >> > I read this and remembered there's a flushdns command in Windoze to force an > immediate refresh. So I looked for a Linux equivalent, which is supposed

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] silly DNS question? http://www.adox.de/

Stephen Gregory wrote: : > There's definitely something weird going on in their zone, and it's : > been too : > long since I've worked with DNS intimately, so I can't quite put my : > finger : > on the error. : : It has something to do with the record (IPv6 DNS). The server : should respond w

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] silly DNS question? http://www.adox.de/

Charles MacDonald wrote: : cm...@linux:~> host www.adox.de : Host www.adox.de not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) Neat. Here's what I see: % host www.adox.de www.adox.de has address 217.160.28.134 Host www.adox.de not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) www.adox.de is an alias for adox.de.adox.de. % : Playing with nslookup

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Rogers and Sendmail

Jean-Francois Bilodeau wrote: : I run a mail server using a static IP, but for a while, GMail would : refuse any messages from my server, saying that it was a dynamic IP. : I've enabled SPF on my DNS server, and that seemed to fix the problem. : However, I'm curious to know how a server can know

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Rogers and Sendmail

Pedro I. Sanchez wrote: : Note that Rogers requires you to login before accepting any e-mail. Is : your SMTP service configured to handle this? I know this is true if you're on the Internet at large and relaying through them, but if the machine is connected to a Rogers cable line, doesn't it relay

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] sending mail from home to rogers.com using postfix (or anything)

Mark Little wrote: : Although I am not sure if Rogers block outgoing port 25 for customers to : everything except for their SMTP servers; some ISPs do this to avoid open : relays on their network. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure Rogers blocks outbound SMTP. At least, I had to change my relayhost t

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Ubuntu

Michael P. Soulier wrote: : > Hi Folks : > Any Ubuntu users in the group? : : Ubuntu on my laptop, Gentoo on my desktop, CentOS on a work workstation... Does the PS3 count as a valid installation? I've got Ubuntu running on it... ___ Linux mailing list

[OCLUG-Tech] Attachments (Was: Cacti and Speedtouch)

Does the list not accept attachments? I'm definitely sending 'em (I didn't type 14k worth of text), but they're not coming through. - Damian ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Cacti and Speedtouch

My attachment didn't make it through? Trying again... ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

[OCLUG-Tech] Cacti and Speedtouch

My apologies for the delayed response. I've attached the tarball containing the templates and the single perl script; note that you'll need to modify the perl script as required to connect to your modem. (One of the things in my todo list is to modify the script so all required parameters can be

[OCLUG-Tech] SpeedTouch and Cacti

I spent a few hours this week, and I successfully have cacti graphing all kinds of information about my SpeedTouch 516v6: - standard MIB-II information - ingress/egress traffic per interface - errors and discards per interface - pulled via SNMP (obviously) - DSL line statis

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Can anyone save this drive?

OddSox wrote: >> I know that freezing dead batteries -- rechargables that no longer hold >> a >> charge -- causes the chemical walls that are preventing the cells from >> charging to break down. Not completely, but enough to revive the >> battery >> again for a significant period of time. > > W

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Can anyone save this drive?

Stephen Gregory wrote: : take the drive out of the usb case. : put the drive in the freezer for 12 hours or more. : take the drive out of the freezer and put in a bag (to keep it from : getting too much condensation.) I thought it was supposed to go into the freezer in the bag? I try to use

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Can anyone save this drive?

C.T. Paterson wrote: : I rather suspect answers to both are "No", but you folks tend to be : smarter than I. It's been some time since I've worked in data recovery, but I suspect your suspicions are correct. : Things I have discovered: : : 1. The bios does not see the drive when internally insta

RE: [OCLUG-Tech] DSL Packet Loss

On Wed 08/10/29 13:00, "Rosberg, Michael" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You'll be happy to hear that Cacti comes packaged with pre-defined > data templates for several standard traffic stats, including interface > Errors/Discards. If you're able to perform a snmpwalk of MIB-II (the > standardized Mana

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] DSL Packet Loss

On Wed 08/10/29 12:19, "Damian Gerow" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It *does* matter about the underlying technology? Please ignore me. As per my agreement with Murphy, I understood what you were saying moments after I hit send. I blame this one on insufficient sleep and exces

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] DSL Packet Loss

On Wed 08/10/29 12:04, "rgb" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > It doesn't so much matter what the underlying > > technology is. What's more important is whether > > or not your modem supports the gathering of > > statistics. > It most likely does. I just had no information about it and didn't occur >

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] DSL Packet Loss

On Wed 08/10/29 08:42, "rgb" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Interesting numbers. How are you collecting this data? I've never tried > or even known that I could collect information from my DSL modem. I don't > know if it makes any difference, but I've got ethernet over ATM rather than > PPPoE. It is

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] DSL Packet Loss

On Tue 08/10/28 13:16, "Howard Eisenberger" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Ian! Allen sent me some interesting graphs from a SpeedTouch. He's on > NCF/TekSavvy and in my neighbourhood. Any chance you could pass those graphs along? I'm curious as to what they look like. Specifically, I'm curious to

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] DSL Packet Loss

On Mon 08/10/27 23:59, "Howard Eisenberger" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm on NCF/Teksavvy. Sometime last week I started experiencing > timeouts while browsing. Pinging the remote host from my router would stall or > slow with up to 80% packet loss. Sometime I just waited, sometime I > rebooted th

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Sandisk Cruzer Profile fingerprint reading USB?

On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:33:32 -0400 John C Nash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone know if they can be accessed in Linux? Or willing to play a bit. > I'm willing to part with one if someone thinks they can get the reader > going. (Would wine be an option?) Even as a USB drive they are an OK > va

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] DSL Packet Loss

On Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:01:00 -0400 (EDT) > I would tell Teksavvy. I already have a ticket open, but my issue was dismissed as a line card issue. Unless I've got my terminology wrong, my tests disprove that theory (I think). There's a ticket opened with Bell right now for my line. > Are you sa

[OCLUG-Tech] DSL Packet Loss

Out of curiousity, is anyone experiencing any newfound troubles with their DSL lines as of last Sunday-Monday timeframe? I'm trying to track down a sudden problem with my connection, and there's enough going on that makes me think it's not a straightforward DSL problem. Specifically, if any Te

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] netbook

Bruce Harding wrote: I like want Trovals has to say about the new Intel SSD. For me one of the bestest drawback of SSD has been that it can not read and write to the same file. If you save a file it makes a copy of the file you are working on then deletes the old one. Not entirely true. Th

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Where to buy Linux-friendly wireless adapter for desktop PC

Thus spake Bruce Miller ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [11/06/08 14:53]: : I want to buy two Linux-friendly wireless adapters, preferably locally, by mail-order if necessary. These are both for desktop PCs. They could thus be PCI or USB. Neither desktop has a PC Card/PCMCIA slot. I'd stick with PCI if you

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Partition renumbering ??

Thus spake Damian Gerow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [10/06/08 18:26]: : The wording "W95 Ext'd (LBA)" is just the partition type, and it's a way to : instruct the computer about how to read the partition. It doesn't mean that : it's a Windows partition, it just means that i

[OCLUG-Tech] Newbie

Hi folks! I moved to Ottawa about a month ago, and as I've sent a few posts in, I figured I'd introduce myself. I've been working on-and-off with Linux for a little over a decade now, and I've since branched off to the BSDs, and I'm currently flirting with OpenSolaris (my schedule doesn't permit

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Partition renumbering ??

Thus spake William Case ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [10/06/08 11:03]: : >Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System : > /dev/sda1 1130510482381 83 Linux : > /dev/sda213061560 2048287+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris : > /dev/sda3 *