Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Frank Sorenson
On 08/17/2010 09:09 AM, Merrill Oveson wrote: > Pluggers: > > I've got a linux gentoo box that keeps crashing. I've fought and > fought with it, but I'm losing the battle. When you say "keeps crashing", are you saying it panics? Hangs? Reboots without warning? And this is definitely a syste

Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Jon Jensen
On Tue, 17 Aug 2010, Ryan Simpkins wrote: > I have had access to VMs at both slicehost and linode. Between the two > slicehost out-performs linode in terms of disk IO throughput and network > performance. Linode has more management and automation features. > Slicehost tends to be more expensive

Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Ryan Simpkins
On Tue, August 17, 2010 09:59, Matthew Walker wrote: > I haven't used slicehost, but I've been on Linode for almost a year now, and I > love > them. Their support is amazing, and they don't over-subscribe their boxes. Nor > do they > complain if you use a lot of CPU for extended periods for whateve

Re: 1080p over component

2010-08-17 Thread Levi Pearson
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 10:02 AM, Von Fugal wrote: > I stand corrected about HDCP. My father in law was buying a TV a few > years ago, and I told him to look for TVs that did not say they had > HDCP, and it was my understanding that they were available and > becoming more so. Maybe they just stop

Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Matthew Walker
On Tue, August 17, 2010 10:19 am, Stuart Jansen wrote: > Here's an example of what Stephen's talking about: > > http://blog.linode.com/2010/06/16/linode-turns-7-big-ram-increase/ > > Over the years, I've woken up to this sort of announcement in my inbox > several times. Always fun. :-) That was a

Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Stuart Jansen
On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 09:59 -0600, Stephen Shaw wrote: > I second linode.com. I know there are several others around here and > others that I work with all over the US that love using them. Plus > they give or take give out free upgrades. The last one was a bunch of > memory. Here's an example

Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Stuart Jansen
On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 09:59 -0600, Matthew Walker wrote: > I haven't used slicehost, but I've been on Linode for almost a year now, and > I love > them. Their support is amazing, and they don't over-subscribe their boxes. > Nor do they > complain if you use a lot of CPU for extended periods for w

Re: 1080p over component

2010-08-17 Thread Von Fugal
I stand corrected about HDCP. My father in law was buying a TV a few years ago, and I told him to look for TVs that did not say they had HDCP, and it was my understanding that they were available and becoming more so. Maybe they just stop advertising HDCP and put it in the ridiculous tiny print. Oh

Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Matthew Walker
On Tue, August 17, 2010 9:55 am, Stuart Jansen wrote: > On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 09:06 -0600, Merrill Oveson wrote: >> I have no control over the hardware. It's on slicehost. www.slicehost.com > > This is more of a long term target than a fix for your current problem, > but I recommend you check ou

Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Stephen Shaw
On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 09:55, Stuart Jansen wrote: > On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 09:06 -0600, Merrill Oveson wrote: >> I have no control over the hardware.  It's on slicehost.  www.slicehost.com > > This is more of a long term target than a fix for your current problem, > but I recommend you check out

Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Stuart Jansen
On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 09:06 -0600, Merrill Oveson wrote: > I have no control over the hardware. It's on slicehost. www.slicehost.com This is more of a long term target than a fix for your current problem, but I recommend you check out Linode. I've hosted with both Slicehost and Linode. My experi

Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Matthew Walker
Hmmm. Yeah... my first suspicion is hardware. Can you ask them to migrate you to another host? On Tue, August 17, 2010 9:06 am, Merrill Oveson wrote: > I have no control over the hardware. It's on slicehost. www.slicehost.com > > So, I guess it could be the hardware. > > On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at

Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Merrill Oveson
I have no control over the hardware. It's on slicehost. www.slicehost.com So, I guess it could be the hardware. On Tue, Aug 17, 2010 at 9:01 AM, Charles Curley wrote: > On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:09:15 -0600 > Merrill Oveson wrote: > >> I've got a linux gentoo box that keeps crashing.  I've fough

Re: I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Charles Curley
On Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:09:15 -0600 Merrill Oveson wrote: > I've got a linux gentoo box that keeps crashing. I've fought and > fought with it, but I'm losing the battle. > > I've got authorization to bring in help. > > If you're a real linux gentoo genius, and you can help Is it in fact a

I need help!

2010-08-17 Thread Merrill Oveson
Pluggers: I've got a linux gentoo box that keeps crashing. I've fought and fought with it, but I'm losing the battle. I've got authorization to bring in help. If you're a real linux gentoo genius, and you can help Please reply to me off list, with your availability, rates, etc. Thanks Me