Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Setting up

2008-07-29 Thread Pat Farrell
at once -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Setting up

2008-07-29 Thread Pat Farrell
th the windows network. You just want to run SAMBA on the linux box and have it share with your Windows users. This makes all the details of file system raid or not, transparent to your users. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing li

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] New Squeezeserver...XP or Linux

2008-07-28 Thread Pat Farrell
e: pick a distro that your buddy will help you with for a beer. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Would I benefit from switching to Linux on my server

2008-07-17 Thread Pat Farrell
ant :( Always. urpmi is the Mandriva equivalent to apt-get, but I find apt-get more reliable. For rookies, I think that if you can't do it with apt-get, you don't need it. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@li

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Would I benefit from switching to Linux on my server

2008-07-17 Thread Pat Farrell
r or two, get what your buddy drinks and have it cold when he shows up -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Config Win -> Linux

2008-07-16 Thread Pat Farrell
stuff, I have no clue if it all transfers. If you are using Ubuntu, check the forum for the 'apparmor" tips, its not setup right in the defaults. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slim

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Config Win -> Linux

2008-07-16 Thread Pat Farrell
be a problem, but there is always "dos2unix" to fix that. Question: what is so special in your config file that you need to save anything? -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Lame 3.98 question

2008-07-07 Thread Pat Farrell
> 3.98 built from source=> 349,146 > 3.97 installed from livna => 71,268 Shared/dymanic libraries versus static linked? -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevic

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Install SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Ubuntu 8.04

2008-06-30 Thread Pat Farrell
something) -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Install SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Ubuntu 8.04

2008-06-30 Thread Pat Farrell
it, it will do the right thing. What do you mean "Squeezecenter itself"? Since SqueezeCenter is written in perl, there is nothing like a .exe file -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Install SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Ubuntu 8.04

2008-06-30 Thread Pat Farrell
make sure the directories and up are properly setup. That should get past that problem. Ain't serial bugs fun -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Debian install help please

2008-06-30 Thread Pat Farrell
com/downloads/nightly/latest/7.1/squeezecenter_7.1~21304_all.deb (all on one line, my mail client wants to wrap this.) Then dpkg -i squeezecenter_7.1~21304_all.deb While root, or with sudo -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ u

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Install SqueezeCenter 7.0.1 Ubuntu 8.04

2008-06-29 Thread Pat Farrell
Did you add the SqueezeCenter repository to your Synaptic Package Manager's "repository" list? you get there by Synaptic -> settings -> repositories Then you *must* reload the repositories with the "reload" icon on the top lef

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] help with CLI & cron

2008-06-29 Thread Pat Farrell
orks great for me. I even documented an example in the wiki http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/CLI I have no clue what the 'musicfolder' command does. The CLI documentation is a tad opaque, IMHO -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SqueezeCenter on Mandriva 2007 - solution

2008-06-29 Thread Pat Farrell
>> 1. If the RPM version doesn't work, use the tarball version of the >> server. On Mandriva, you should use urpmi rather than plain rpm, it glues the the dependencies to the rest of the system. Pat -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How to shutdown SC ?

2008-06-28 Thread Pat Farrell
more current, say pure Debian? -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Ubuntu install bails half way through!?

2008-06-27 Thread Pat Farrell
jth wrote: > You should probably head over to the ubuntu forums for help. It's > really http://ubuntuforums.org/ they have a section on installation http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=333 -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Ubuntu install bails half way through!?

2008-06-27 Thread Pat Farrell
You might want to try debian. Ubuntu is based on debian, so debian is really Ubuntu without the fancy stuff. If you machine is on the 'net, you can use netinstall http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/ or use the bit torrent download http://www.debian.org/CD/torrent-cd/ -- Pat Farrell

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] openSUSE 11.0

2008-06-25 Thread Pat Farrell
hardcode57 wrote: > Do you know if there is there > any way to get this information more prominently posted e.g. on the > squeezecentre download page? Send a note to JimC, he's the product manager. And you can add sections to the Wiki yourself. Its a lot faster to do that. -- Pa

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] help with CLI & cron

2008-06-24 Thread Pat Farrell
Pale Blue Ego wrote: > Yes, I've read all the CLI documentation, and no, I don't really > understand it. I've added some examples in the wiki: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/CLI -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] help with CLI & cron

2008-06-24 Thread Pat Farrell
Pat Farrell wrote: > Pale Blue Ego wrote: >> I'm trying to create a cron job that will periodically browse a certain >> SqueezeCenter music folder so that recent podcasts are added to the >> music database. > > Conceptually, you need to move the music to a folder,

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] help with CLI & cron

2008-06-24 Thread Pat Farrell
new music. You don't really login to the squeezecenter, unless you have a special setup. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Squeezebox Controller with a Squeezebox 2

2008-06-22 Thread Pat Farrell
ages to the SqueezeCenter. Once I fixed that, everything works great. Debian Etch on the server, Linksys WRT54GL router with DD-WRT as an WAP only -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevic

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] import problem on Ubuntu

2008-06-18 Thread Pat Farrell
ers, which had 10+GB of ram, you have to run 64 bit, but then it was worth the hassle of special setup. Other than that, I'll let others chime in. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://li

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows Server

2008-06-17 Thread Pat Farrell
JJZolx wrote: > Thanks. So just install Linux first? Anything special to do during > the installation process? Lots of details here https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailin

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows Server

2008-06-17 Thread Pat Farrell
on for installation and upgrades. Check there, they are more current. Once I decide to install Ubuntu on a box, I start with a format c: -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows Server

2008-06-17 Thread Pat Farrell
JJZolx wrote: > What's the best strategy for dual booting Windows and Linux, with both > installed on the same hard drive? I don't want to do virtual machines. Grub or lilo will handle it, give you a menu to pick from and the usual time to select one or the other. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Squeezecenter 7.0.1 on Mandriva One 2008.1

2008-06-16 Thread Pat Farrell
odule? from a root shell perl -MCPAN -e shell install CGI::Cookie quit -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Installing SC 7.1 on Mandriva 2008 Spring One. Help needed

2008-06-15 Thread Pat Farrell
Fletch wrote: > I don't use Mandriva, but this is almost certainly due to a default > firewall setup. There must be something in the Control Center (I think MCC is what Mandriva calls it. Mandriva Control Center. -- Pat Farrell http://www.p

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Installing SC 7.1 on Mandriva 2008 Spring One. Help needed

2008-06-15 Thread Pat Farrell
Veggen wrote: > On the server http://localhost:9000, http://hostname:9000 and > http://ipaddress:9000 all work fine. > None work on the laptop or my transporter/squeezebox. Got any other computers? Its not clear if its the mandriva box, or your laptop, that is preventing the connection

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Installing SC 7.1 on Mandriva 2008 Spring One. Help needed

2008-06-15 Thread Pat Farrell
and sets up iptables, so you can't look for a daemon running -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Installing SC 7.1 on Mandriva 2008 Spring One. Help needed

2008-06-15 Thread Pat Farrell
ver. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Tried Ubuntu 8 now and getting db errors

2008-06-10 Thread Pat Farrell
m. Can you talk to the mysql instance? Do you have apparmour running? -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Debian networking help please !!!

2008-06-05 Thread Pat Farrell
tc/network/interfaces, but you know that. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Debian networking help please !!!

2008-06-05 Thread Pat Farrell
DLloyd wrote: > Could someone please walk me through this ? Half baked idea: Shutdown system. Remove NIC. Reboot. To a Manage Network. Make sure NIC is gone. Shutdown again, install new NIC. bring up and Manage Network again. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Remote desktop in Kubuntu

2008-06-05 Thread Pat Farrell
ing crashes. Any suggestions? Why not just use ssh? specifically ssh -X otherhost -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Perl 5.10 and Squeezecenter

2008-06-04 Thread Pat Farrell
andyg wrote: > No, sorry. 5.10 support required an update to DBI which I'm not ready > to do in 7.0. We may not even have another 7.0 release anyway. Which I take to mean that 7.1 or 7.2 is the future, rather than this is the end of all. -- Pat Farrell http://www.p

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] slimserver freebsd error - Couldn't find a valid SlimServer path. Exiting.

2008-05-20 Thread Pat Farrell
or many years and it just works. I ran 14 months without touching the server. These days, I run bleeding edge beta stuff, and it works at least 99% of the time, which is amazing for beta code. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mai

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Ubuntu 8.0.4 and SC 7.0.1?

2008-05-19 Thread Pat Farrell
hat apparmor is good for, so I don't run it. One quick not, you can not upgrade from 7.04 direct to 8.04. You must first upgrade to 7.10, and then upgrade to 8.04 Its a feature -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Installing slimserver on Ubuntu Studio

2008-05-17 Thread Pat Farrell
hat I can tell Ubuntu Studio is just Ubuntu with some additional packages preinstalled. http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.php/LinuxInstallationGuide It may be a bit stale, but it should get you going. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mai

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] network duet to NSLU2 / slimserver

2008-05-13 Thread Pat Farrell
nd bind on it. Works fine. > I am not criticising choice of tools. I have no doubt that > the best choice was made given all known factors at the start. I wasn't there at the beginning, but I think it was more of a stone soup thing, someone wrote some pe

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] network duet to NSLU2 / slimserver

2008-05-13 Thread Pat Farrell
quot;change" so the real question is, can you argue "why" more effectively now. The simple solution is to get a faster computer, say some old crock that your neighbor is throwing away. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bug report

2008-05-12 Thread Pat Farrell
charlychan wrote: > Thanks both for explanation, corrections and understanding You too. Glad we could help. I would expect that a small script could go through all your directories and fix the names to be consistent, but I'm not a script guru. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfar

[SlimDevices: Unix] Feature, not bug Re: Bug report

2008-05-12 Thread Pat Farrell
not new. Its how file names are done. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Bug report

2008-05-12 Thread Pat Farrell
indows case insensitivity or the Unix/linux case sensitivity is right or wrong. They both go back decades. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] from vista to hardy, lost 1/4artwork

2008-05-12 Thread Pat Farrell
charlychan wrote: > I think it is a bug so I shall report it to the developers Well, linux is case sensitive, Windows is not. So for any Linux, Thumb.JPG is not thumb.jpg is not Thumb.jpg -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mail

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SC 7.0/Ubuntu installed OK, then nothing

2008-05-11 Thread Pat Farrell
/dev/sdb1 device, then switch to the shell and do the cat /etc/fstab I would expect to see something like /dev/sdb1 /media/local disk stuff all you have to do is get the mount to happen automatically when wubi boots. The ubuntu forums are at http://ubuntuforums.org/ they are good, not

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SC 7.0/Ubuntu installed OK, then nothing

2008-05-11 Thread Pat Farrell
ne, the first disk is /dev/hdc1 which is roughly the same as a Windows 'C:' disk. For me, the last four are the disks with my music. "/dev/hde1" and f1 and h1 are all IDE and /dev/sda1 is SATA Might as well do this as well: sudo cat /etc/fstab The key to see is if the fst

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SC 7.0/Ubuntu installed OK, then nothing

2008-05-11 Thread Pat Farrell
mounted automatically, or you have a minor protection thing. Is the disk internal? or external? -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SC 7.0/Ubuntu installed OK, then nothing

2008-05-11 Thread Pat Farrell
t, its not clear to me that it adds anything, but it does make using 8.04 harder and more frustrating. If you are running your SqueezeCenter in your house, and have a decent firewall between you and the bad 'net, I don't grok all this additional stuff. It looks like security thea

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SC 7.0/Ubuntu installed OK, then nothing

2008-05-10 Thread Pat Farrell
happy. I'd reboot and see if life comes back, otherwise, you are exceeding my expertise, sorry. I'll let someone more knowledgeable with the squeezecenter mysql specifics chime in. You might want to check the wiki for mysql stuff. --

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SC 7.0/Ubuntu installed OK, then nothing

2008-05-10 Thread Pat Farrell
is installed on a debian box. My desktops are Ubuntu, and ubuntu is based on debian, so its nearly all the same. But sometimes little stuff like file locations can vary -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdev

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SC 7.0/Ubuntu installed OK, then nothing

2008-05-10 Thread Pat Farrell
R+ 21:41 0:00 grep squeezecenter -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SC 7.0/Ubuntu installed OK, then nothing

2008-05-10 Thread Pat Farrell
hat same computer, start up firefox and go to the URL http://172.16.4.72:9000 Or if you named the Ubuntu box, which is a good idea, say you called it music then you can enter http://music:9000 -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing l

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Can't find Squeezecenter after instalation

2008-05-06 Thread Pat Farrell
charlychan wrote: > entering localhost:9000 do nothing > Can someone pleace give me a hint where I can find and start sudo /etc/init.d/squeezecenter start -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.co

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Install error: failed dependencies

2008-05-05 Thread Pat Farrell
RPM dependency hell is what drove me from Fedora to Mandriva. Their urpmi was much nicer than pure 'rpm' But these days, I don't recommend Mandriva for SqueezeCenter. They seem to have moved into a more desktop world that makes installing SqueezeCenter harder than it should be These days I use

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Debian, PPC and squeezecenter

2008-04-30 Thread Pat Farrell
n apt-get away, you can just do the tarball approach. Its not that much harder than using a .deb file, since its all perl -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Perl 5.10 and Squeezecenter

2008-04-27 Thread Pat Farrell
Xhorder wrote: > I also just upgraded to Mandriva 2008.1 and can't get squeezecenter to > start. No direct help. I gave up on Mandriva a while back, moved to Debian. Mandriva removed the default installation of a lot of development tools. I don't know why, but it made keeping up with things like

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How Do I Restart Slimserver On Ubuntu 7.10

2008-04-24 Thread Pat Farrell
Robin Bowes wrote: > Well, I've not seen what Ubuntu does, but I find sudo v. useful for > giving access to specific commands for certain users. Multiple users? What's that? I have 15, maybe 20 computers in my house, if you don't count things like the Controller, which is really a powerful comp

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How Do I Restart Slimserver On Ubuntu 7.10

2008-04-24 Thread Pat Farrell
changing the prompt is only a reminder. > than running "su" followed by "rm -f /", is it? Actually, I considered whether or not to even write that in an email message, my fingers go into lock when they see that command. Sadly, I've seen folks do it on live systems.

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How Do I Restart Slimserver On Ubuntu 7.10

2008-04-24 Thread Pat Farrell
I could be old fashioned on this, I want to know what is happening when executing as root. The answer to my first question seems to be "because Windows users are too clueless" to which I reply: so stay with Windows. Real men use the shell, and argue over which shell is bet

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How Do I Restart Slimserver On Ubuntu 7.10

2008-04-24 Thread Pat Farrell
ay you want, and exit to return to peon mode. To remove the constant prompt for password to folks in the admin group, add this to the bottom of /etc/sudoers # Members of the admin group may gain root privileges %admin ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How Do I Restart Slimserver On Ubuntu 7.10

2008-04-23 Thread Pat Farrell
not 'Sudo' it would be 'sudo' since case is important on all linux and unix like systems -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] How Do I Restart Slimserver On Ubuntu 7.10

2008-04-23 Thread Pat Farrell
Money2themax wrote: > Hello how do i restart slimserver on Ubuntu 7.10? su /etc/init.d/squeezecenter start -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Lame on Debian

2008-04-20 Thread Pat Farrell
Ben Sandee wrote: > Maybe take up your issues with > the Debian crew or switch to a dummy (no offense) friendly distro like > Ubuntu (which incidentally has lame available in its standard > repositories). Have to agree here. I don't see pure Debian for linux newbies. I like it, but I've been

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Linux Noob Warning-Squeezecenter Installed-Nothing Happens

2008-04-05 Thread Pat Farrell
and drove around in it? There are semi-friendly GUI setup stuff. The best place for wireless support on general Ubuntu stuff is http://www.ubuntu.com/support -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Linux Noob Warning-Squeezecenter Installed-Nothing Happens

2008-04-05 Thread Pat Farrell
mally is done, ready and running. How do you know 'nothing' is happening? On the Ubuntu box, have you tried Firefox going to localhost:9000? -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://li

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Squeezecenter not picking up a certain track

2008-03-27 Thread Pat Farrell
4mula1 wrote: > The quickest way to set > permissions on a folder and it's contents is chmod -R . > This will recursively change permissions so it's a nice one step > change. Nit alert. its really chmod -R such as chmod -r 775 /songs ___ unix maili

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Remote Access

2008-03-24 Thread Pat Farrell
jcousins wrote: > How can I remote access my Ubuntu 7.01 squeezecentre from a Windows > Vista PC? > To see the squeezecentre web page for settings etc please help? Open up Firefox or IE or whatever browser you like on Windows http://:9000 -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfa

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Mutlicore CPUs for Ubuntu & SqueezeCenter Server

2008-03-22 Thread Pat Farrell
ven now, its on an AMD with something like 2800+ I do think it needs more power than most low end NAS boxes, but any old left over PC will do. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.sl

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Mutlicore CPUs for Ubuntu & SqueezeCenter Server

2008-03-15 Thread Pat Farrell
graduate work, the VLIW was the hot setup, so the Itanium was reflecting state of the art thinking. But, as you say, it cratered. I'm surprized that anyone even offers them. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Mutlicore CPUs for Ubuntu & SqueezeCenter Server

2008-03-15 Thread Pat Farrell
is needed for more than 4gb of memory, since 32 bits is 4gb unsigned. And realistically, most of the above 3GB memory is mapped to hardware, video cards, buffers for assorted stuff, so its not really useful. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Mutlicore CPUs for Ubuntu & SqueezeCenter Server

2008-03-15 Thread Pat Farrell
egd wrote: > Pat Farrell;280144 Wrote: >> Now for reference, a quad cpu with 12GB of ram and hardware RAID is a >> fast box. > That'd be a server board though as most desktop/ workstation boards > support max 8GB, right? Yes, its a 2U server, weighs a ton, dual ho

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Mutlicore CPUs for Ubuntu & SqueezeCenter Server

2008-03-15 Thread Pat Farrell
You might even be able to drop the "nearly" qualification. Now for reference, a quad cpu with 12GB of ram and hardware RAID is a fast box. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lis

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Mutlicore CPUs for Ubuntu & SqueezeCenter Server

2008-03-15 Thread Pat Farrell
ee that you'll *need* a quad. Memory is good, especially if you think you might run 64 bit code. You need 64bit code to use more than 3GB or so. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.sl

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Fedora - Not creating user?

2008-03-08 Thread Pat Farrell
horb wrote: > MySQL server through socket > '/var/lib/squeezecenter/cache/squeezecenter-mysql.sock' (2)] Check the permissions and ownership on that directory, specifically /var/lib/squeezecenter/cache/ needs to be setup so the user that is squeezecenter is, can create files in that directory. _

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Linux internals

2008-02-29 Thread Pat Farrell
tually, their prices for Linux 'server' boxes is competitive. Not that anyone would want to use them for a SqueezeCenter server in their house. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slim

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SC7 Debian package ok?

2008-02-27 Thread Pat Farrell
Center Version: 7.0.1 - 17725 - Debian - EN - utf8 It works great. My server is pure Debian. The OS has been up, with nightly updates for 16 days (I had a big power outage). my /etc/apt/sources.list contains deb http://debian.slimdevices.com unstable main -- Pat Fa

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] $199 Dell server

2008-02-12 Thread Pat Farrell
bsdwd2a&s=bsd That will make a nice NAS. I'd spring the extra $30 -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Finally, going to make that server... C7?

2008-02-12 Thread Pat Farrell
from the old to the new. Recycle the old Or keep it as the spare -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Finally, going to make that server... C7?

2008-02-10 Thread Pat Farrell
syburgh wrote: > Only reservation is that it requires a fan at all. Having a fan is a good idea. Get a big one, and get a voltage switch to slow it down. Big fans move more air with less RPM and can be much quieter. Also spend some money on the fan. a $7 fan is much, much quieter than a $3. Of

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Best Linux Distribution for Slimserver...

2008-02-07 Thread Pat Farrell
s Installing SqueezeCenter 7 is painless Disclaimer: there is no "best" -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Best Linux Distribution for Slimserver...

2008-02-06 Thread Pat Farrell
debian, which is ubuntu's father or grandfather. It not quite as newbie friendly as Ubuntu But there is no such thing as a "best distro" in general. It depends on too many things. Its like what is the best speaker. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ _

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Getting Slimserver to run

2008-01-26 Thread Pat Farrell
checks, /etc/rc.d/init.d/slimserver start starts it. ps aux | grep slimserver is a crude way to see if any of the parts are running. then try a browser to http://localhost:9000 -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@li

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Which Linux distro?

2008-01-25 Thread Pat Farrell
iva, for other reasons. I would suggest either Ubuntu or pure Debian. My SC is pure debian. I like it a lot. It doesn't have all the eyecandy that Ubuntu has. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.s

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] "apt-get upgrade" safe with beta squeezecenter?

2008-01-23 Thread Pat Farrell
pdate every day or two to the latest unstable, and it works great. Obviously, be careful, but I've had zero problems Pat -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Favored linux version?

2008-01-11 Thread Pat Farrell
y, or at least it was last time I checked, as SC 7 is due to be released RSN, then it will be in the mainline stable one. The Slim website and wiki have instructions on how to add a debian repository (Ubuntu is based on and uses debian style updates) -- P

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] SlimCD on PenDrive

2008-01-07 Thread Pat Farrell
Ron F. wrote: > I looked at DSL-N for a bit, and that looks like it might not be the > answer for a future SlimCD "live CD" either. I wonder if just using > Ubuntu to make a new live CD with SqueezeCenter might be the answer to > this problem. I ran DSL-N for a while on an ancient laptop. I liked

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Reliable mobo for linux only server

2007-12-23 Thread Pat Farrell
hey are not that expensive. But my SlimServer/SqueezeCenter doesn't use RAID. Raid is not backup. Pat -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Debian Testing install clarification

2007-12-15 Thread Pat Farrell
create foodatabase Then you can run mysql's client, called mysql to do the grants mysql mysql -u root grant flush privileges; quit Pat -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Beginners Linux question

2007-12-10 Thread Pat Farrell
hackers live. We all live on the intertron! -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] slimserver starts 10 daemons?

2007-12-05 Thread Pat Farrell
wapped, > who cares... ) Even if its a few thousand bytes each, who cares. Memory is cheap. $30 for 512MB means under $0.30 per megabyte. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] slimserver starts 10 daemons?

2007-12-05 Thread Pat Farrell
ing to be swapped out very quickly. There is very little overhead in having processes that do nothing but wait for something to do. You might find out more on the dev.mysql.com forums, but I've never worried about it. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ __

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] slimserver starts 10 daemons?

2007-12-05 Thread Pat Farrell
e tons of 512MB kits for about $30 and a fair number of 1GB kits for under $25. I had no idea memory was so cheap. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Dependency question...

2007-11-27 Thread Pat Farrell
jfalk wrote: > Complete linux noob. I'm using the creation of a headless slimserver > box as my first foray into Linux. headless does not mean never allow you to see what you are typing, it means not having a keyboard and monitor on the box. You manage it by using SSH from some other computer

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Linux advice needed please !!

2007-11-18 Thread Pat Farrell
run debian for my slimserver. It does not have all the features that Ubuntu has, but all Ubuntu is derived from debian. One man's features is another's bloatware. I like debian a lot, you may or may not. -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] (x) ubuntu server, 64bit

2007-11-14 Thread Pat Farrell
Memory and IO are the real world constraints unless you care doing Folding-at-home. Pat -- Pat Farrell http://www.pfarrell.com/ ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Ubuntu newbie-how do i enter the path to music folder

2007-10-25 Thread Pat Farrell
zano65 wrote: > By the way, do you know a burning software as good as Nero? k3b is very good, and fairly similar to Nero ___ unix mailing list unix@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/unix

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] Which kernel source for Debian ???

2007-10-21 Thread Pat Farrell
DLloyd wrote: > My goal ? To have a kernel customized specifically for the box, and > hopefully eek out more performance and speed up the boot time. (I see > the box as an 'appliance'. In other word, it will sit in the corner > running SlimServer and not be messed with too often). I'm not sure I'm

Re: [SlimDevices: Unix] which distro / distros are good for installing and running slim software ?

2007-10-20 Thread Pat Farrell
ly stuff, and eyecandy for my tastes. All personal opinion, of course. For years, I ran SS on Mandriva, and gave up on Mandriva completely. They have a different vision of what a good distro is than I have. -- Pat Farrell ___ unix mailing l

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