Re: [PLUG] power supply (was Motherboard) recommendations

2009-03-11 Thread Dan Young
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Eric Wilhelm wrote: > Unfortunately, I haven't seen any of the pre-built system vendors > mention the efficiency of their power supplies.  Non-fun when they're > specially dell-shaped units. This might help, if you can cross-reference the P/S model number with the

Re: [PLUG] power supply (was Motherboard) recommendations

2009-03-11 Thread Neal
> And has a big impact on operating costs.  I've started to see cases > (namely Antec) include "80+" power supplies, which is nice because the > electricity savings (even at current salmon prices and neglecting A/C > cost) can recover the $10/$20 premium within about a year at this > point -- usual

Re: [PLUG] power supply (was Motherboard) recommendations

2009-03-11 Thread Quentin Hartman
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Eric Wilhelm wrote: > And has a big impact on operating costs.  I've started to see cases > (namely Antec) include "80+" power supplies, which is nice because the > electricity savings (even at current salmon prices and neglecting A/C > cost) can recover the $10/$2

Re: [PLUG] Lost /dev/sda*

2009-03-11 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, Eric Wilhelm wrote: > I'll second that when it comes to the usb bus suddenly dissappearing. > > The only reason you don't need to reboot Linux to upgrade your web browser > is that Linux doesn't run the web browser in the kernel :-D Eric, Perhaps. However, the USB flash d

Re: [PLUG] Lost /dev/sda*

2009-03-11 Thread Eric Wilhelm
# from Joe Pruett # on Wednesday 11 March 2009 09:49: >maybe a reboot?  even though it isn't >windows, a reboot can sometimes be an answer :-). I'll second that when it comes to the usb bus suddenly dissappearing. The only reason you don't need to reboot Linux to upgrade your web browser is tha

Re: [PLUG] power supply (was Motherboard) recommendations

2009-03-11 Thread Eric Wilhelm
# from Quentin Hartman # on Wednesday 11 March 2009 08:35: > It will likely limit the number >of drives you can run, which may prove to be a hassle at some point. >It's also worth while to get a quality powersupply. It's the >foundation that everything else depends on. And has a big impact on ope

Re: [PLUG] Lost /dev/sda*

2009-03-11 Thread Joe Pruett
lsusb is a good start. dmesg to look for any errors when plugging the mp3 player in. as another poster said, maybe a reboot? even though it isn't windows, a reboot can sometimes be an answer :-). ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://l

Re: [PLUG] Lost /dev/sda*

2009-03-11 Thread Quentin Hartman
On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, Joe Pruett wrote: > >> your flash drive should show up as a scsi device as well.  it sounds like >> maybe your mp3 player is having usb issues? > > Joe, > >   Perhaps. I've unplugged it for a while. When plugged in, the fi

Re: [PLUG] Lost /dev/sda*

2009-03-11 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 11 Mar 2009, Joe Pruett wrote: > your flash drive should show up as a scsi device as well. it sounds like > maybe your mp3 player is having usb issues? Joe, Perhaps. I've unplugged it for a while. When plugged in, the first thing it does is start charging the internal battery, but th

Re: [PLUG] Lost /dev/sda*

2009-03-11 Thread Joe Pruett
> Earlier this morning I apparently lost all SCSI and pseudo-SCSI devices. > There are no longer any /dev/sd*. Yesterday and early this morning I was > able to mount my mp3 player (/dev/sda -> /mnt/meizu) without any problems. > Now I cannot. However, if I use the same USB port, I can mount/umoun

[PLUG] Lost /dev/sda*

2009-03-11 Thread Rich Shepard
Earlier this morning I apparently lost all SCSI and pseudo-SCSI devices. There are no longer any /dev/sd*. Yesterday and early this morning I was able to mount my mp3 player (/dev/sda -> /mnt/meizu) without any problems. Now I cannot. However, if I use the same USB port, I can mount/umount the f

Re: [PLUG] Motherboard recommendations

2009-03-11 Thread Quentin Hartman
On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Rogan Creswick wrote: >   * Does the formfactor really matter? Space is not an issue, but it > may be difficult to find a place for a rack mount (Our "rack" only has > a front mounting bracket, and no rear supports -- it just holds > switches and a kvm) It depends

Re: [PLUG] Problems on plug-talk...

2009-03-11 Thread Larry W
Michael Robinson wrote: > I haven't Please take your discussion off list. If you need to discuss anything with the list owner or with any individual list member, please respect the other readers and discuss it privately, off list. Thanks ever so much, Larry _

[PLUG] Finished my program...

2009-03-11 Thread Michael Robinson
It took me for every to get updating the list numbers correct, but I finished it. It might have taken less time if I hadn't designed it at first with the notion that the list gets dumped on a load. As far as editors goes, it has a lot to be desired. Still, it should be good enough for my course.