For Sale: Alpha PWS 600AU
by Phillip G Deneault
600mhz Alpha with 384megs of ram. On board sound and LAN.
This is a REAL AU model, with the qlogic SCSI card and the powerstorm
video card(in case you wanted to run OpenVMS). I would recommend using
a different video card or using the serial console for anything BSD or
Linux.
I believe it has a 9 gig SCSI disk in it, but I've suplemented it with a
50gig IDE drive on the IDE chain. I've also replaced the IDE CD-ROM
with an 68-pin SCSI CD-ROM(yes, thats right, 68-pin).
I also have all the original docs with it.
I was running FreeBSD 5.3 on it until a week ago when I upgraded the
machine. Nice little hobby system.
$200 bucks or best offer. If anyone has any questions, or wishes to
haggle, please reply to me(and not the list, they hate that).
Thanks,
Phil
12 years, 7 months
Printing Photos - cropping in gimp 2.0
by John Stoffel
Hi All,
Thanks for the input I recieved here, I've bought an Epson R300 color
printer for making photos. Once I figured out that the debian package
for libcupsys has the permissions borked for the files in
/usr/lib/cups/backend so that they aren't executable, all is well.
I've been happily browsing images in 'gqview', then loading them into
gimp 2.0, then printing them.
But I'm having issues with scaling images. I have to guess how/where
to crop the images so that I can get the maximum amount of the picture
onto the paper. It's a real pain, with lots of back and forth.
Is there a tool out there, or a gimp plugin, which allows me to take a
picture, select a paper size and gives me a template to crop/scale the
image to fit that paper size nicely? Any hints on what tools/packages
I should be looking at for this type of work?
For example, I've got a picture of my nephew and son which I wanted to
print out. I also wanted to zoom in a bit (or crop the image down to
get closer to them) so that when it printed, I maximized the use of
the 4x6 stock. A real pain in gimp 2.0, but since I'm just using the
standard Debian install, maybe there is a plugin to help with this?
Thanks,
John
12 years, 9 months
Moving boot drive from hdb to hda
by Michael Long
I am in the process of recovering my system from a bad drive and have almost
succeeded. My system had 2 drives both were very similar in that they each had a
version of linux installed with a swap partition and primary partition. The hda
drive died in a way that made the mbr unavailable. I switch the drives making hdb
hda. I then booted into a rescue mode (Suse) and modified the /boot/grub/menu.lst
file and replaced the references for hdb with hda. It now reads
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 vga=0x31a splash=silent desktop
resume=/dev/hda1 showopts
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd
I also modified the /boot/grub/device.map file. Upon rebooting the system it comes
up allows me to choose at the grub menu and proceeds to boot. The boot messages
are:
Checking root file system...
fsck 1.34 (25-Jul-2003)
Failed to open the device '/dev/hdb2': No such device or address
Warning... fsck.reiserfs for device /dev/hdb2 exited with signal 6.
< more messages >
file system is currently mounted read-only.
The correct file system is mounted and I can remount it as read-write. There
appears to be another reference to hdb2 somewhere. Any ideas how to fix this?
Thanks,
Mike
13 years, 1 month
ldifde for linux?
by Justin Odom
Figured I'd throw this out there.
I am working on a project that requires me to push .ldf files from a
linux server to a window 2003 server. Basically creating the same
accounts on the linux system onto the windows system.
Does anyone know of linux program that is equivalent of the windows
"ldifde" program? It needs to be able to create a secure connection with
ldaps.
Thanks in advance,
--
Justin Odom
13 years, 1 month
HOWTO debug hard lockups
by Andy Stewart
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HI gang,
My dual Opteron machine is not happy. I cannot get more than 7 straight
days of uptime without getting a hard lock, requiring a reboot. (My
definition of hard lock is: machine responds neither to keyboard input,
mouse input, nor network pings).
I can stimulate hard locks by running OpenOffice 1.1.3 (I had 3 tonight,
and 3-4 on a previous occasion while running OpenOffice). It makes no
sense to me that an application run as a normal user could lockup a machine.
I've tried setting "nmi_watchdog=1" to see if I could get an "oops" when
it hard locks - no dice. Do you know any other tricks I could try to
see if it is the kernel which is locking up? I'm running SuSE's version
of 2.6.8.
It may also be the hardware itself which is locking up. I have
suspected that I might have "warm" hardware and have taken steps to
better cool the machine. One CPU runs at a high of 63 degrees C, while
the other one runs at 58 degrees C both while running Seti@Home (which
heats the CPUs a significant 5-10 degrees C versus idle). The cooler
CPU has a Zalman 7000 series copper heatsink/fan combo, while the warmer
CPU has an undersized block of metal and a small fan (thanks to the MB
manufacturer MSI). AMD quotes a max operating temperature of 70 degress
C, so although quite hot, I think I'm still within spec, but I'm
uncomfortably close. The temperature on the surface of the SCSI hard
drive is 95 degrees F. The room temperature is a balmy 85 degrees (hey,
its New England in the summer time!). The machine has passed memtest
many times. If it is a heat problem, I'm royally screwed when the real
summer weather arrives.
I want to install a better heat sink on CPU 2 (hence my previous email
about a heat sink retaining bracket). Physical tolerances on this MB
are really tough to satisfy (MSI K8T Master2 FAR). The heat sink
tooling on the MB is for socket 478 even though the MB uses AMD opteron
244s (yes, this is quite bizarre, er, non-standard).
If anybody has any ideas which might help, I'm all ears (as it were).
Thanks!
Andy
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Andy Stewart, Founder
Worcester Linux Users' Group
Worcester, MA, USA
http://www.wlug.org
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13 years, 1 month
[Fwd: LUG Leaders -- your most recent book shipment from AW/PHPTR]
by Andy Stewart
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Hi Everybody,
Please note that the books which I've been raffling at WLUG meetings for
the last few months have come from Addison-Wesley publishing. Here is
more information from the publisher, including the URL where you can
submit your review of any of these books, and information on how to
receive a LUG discount on future purchases.
I did receive two of their "SPRING INTO" series books, and they will be
raffled at a future WLUG meeting.
Many thanks to this publisher for supplying us with books to review!
Happy Reading,
Andy
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Subject: LUG Leaders -- your most recent book shipment from AW/PHPTR
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 19:30:09 -0500
From: Heather.Fox(a)pearsoned.com
To: andystewart(a)COMCAST.NET
Hello Linux User Group Leaders:
Please be advised that you will soon receive a June, 2005,
book shipment from Publisher Addison-Wesley Professional
http://www.awprofessional.com containing review copies of
two flagship books from our newest book series, titled the
SPRING INTO Series.
Also, read below for details on how you and your UG members
can receive a 35% discount off list price [inc. FREE
shipping via UPS Ground when shipping within the U.S.] for
any Addison-Wesley or Prentice Hall PTR book.
The review copy titles you will receive are:
1)"Spring Into Linux" by Janet Valade:
http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0131853546;
2) "Spring Into Technical Writing" by Barry Rosenberg:
http://www.awprofessional.com/title/0131498630.
These titles are from the new Addison-Wesley SPRING INTO
Series: http://www.awprofessional.com/springinto.
************************************************************
PLEASE ASK YOUR MEMBERS TO SUBMIT REVIEWS FOR THESE BOOKS DIRECTLY ONLINE!
Introducing the new Addison-Wesley REVIEWS LINK.
Now you can ask your LUG members to easily and directly
submit reviews of the books, which they borrow and/or "win"
at your User Group meetings. Simply click the link below,
and REVIEW AWAY!
http://www.awprofessional.com/reviews
************************************************************
SPECIAL DISCOUNT COUPON FOR LUG MEMBERS FOR ANY BOOK FROM ADDISON-WESLEY/
PRENTICE HALL PTR:
Step 1: visit http://www.awprofessional.com or http://www.phptr.com and
add desired books to "shopping cart"
Step 2: Proceed to checkout
Step 3: Enter billing and shipping address [if different
from billing address]
Step 4: Choose a shipping method [UPS Ground is *FREE*
within the U.S.!]
Step 5: TO OBTAIN YOUR 35% DISCOUNT, enter the coupon code:
LUG [case-sensitive], during "Checkout".
Step 6: Coupon expires August 1, 2005.
************************************************************
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to
contact me.
Happy Reading!
Sincerely, User Group Liaison Heather Fox
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Andy Stewart, Founder
Worcester Linux Users' Group
Worcester, MA, USA
http://www.wlug.org
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13 years, 1 month
[Fwd: An Invitation for a Free Webcast: Rocks Cluster and Object Storag e]
by Andy Stewart
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Subject: An Invitation for a Free Webcast: Rocks Cluster and Object Storag e
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 17:00:02 -0700
From: Ortiz, Monica <mortiz(a)panasas.com>
To: 'andystewart(a)comcast.net' <andystewart(a)comcast.net>
June 23, 2005
Dear Mr. Stewart:
Panasas invites you and Worcester LUG members to attend a complimentary,
online seminar that describes how Stanford University's Institute for
Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME) achieved exceptional
performance and maximum utilization with its Linux cluster. In particular,
the seminar will provide details on how the Institute combined Rocks
software with an object-based storage system to increase the productivity of
its cluster.
Rocks Clusters and Object Storage
Wednesday, June 29, 2005, 11:00 AM PDT
http://panasasevents.webex.com
Researchers at ICME use HPC as part of a comprehensive research program.
These systems are used to better predict flutter and limit cycle
oscillations for modern aircraft, to better understand the impact of
turbulent flow on jet engines, and to develop computational methodologies
that can facilitate the design of naval systems with lower signature levels.
This research can lead to improvements in the performance and safety of
aircraft, reduction of engine noise, which will improve the quality of life
for people living near airports, and new underwater navigation systems.
To accomplish this, ICME needed a cluster to tackle large-scale simulations
of flow/structure interaction, aeroacoustic, and elasto-acoustic scattering
problems. Join us in discussing how ICME utilized the 164-node Nivation
Linux cluster and object-based storage to create a system that is scalable,
easy to integrate and manage, and delivers extremely high bandwidth and
random I/O.
Register for this informative online seminar to:
* Hear the challenges ICME faced in building a cluster capable of handling
complex mathematical simulations
* Learn how object storage systems, like those of Panasas, break I/O
bottlenecks hindering cluster performance
* Hear Steve Jones' personal experience in managing large-scale Rock
clusters and the integration of the Panasas ActiveScale Storage Cluster
Highlighted Speakers
Steve Jones, Technology Operations Manager, Institute for Computational and
Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University
Larry Jones, Vice President of Product Marketing, Panasas
Register Online Today!
There are no fees for this event. To register, just point your browser to:
http://panasasevents.webex.com
Please let me know if you have any questions or trouble registering for this
event.
Monica Ortiz
Events Coordinator
Panasas, Inc.
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Andy Stewart, Founder
Worcester Linux Users' Group
Worcester, MA, USA
http://www.wlug.org
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13 years, 1 month
Yellow Dog Linux
by Stephen Ketcham
I've just set up my Mac G4 Powerbook to boot Yellow Dog Linux 4.0.1.
(It dual boots, so it also runs Mac OS X.) is there anybody else on
the list running Yellow Dog?
Thanks,
Steve
13 years, 2 months
Need Homes: 2U+,custom cases/psupp/fans
by Doug Mildram
Yet another Westboro,MA giveaway: (Anyone teaching EE or Hobbies909?)
Free and basically new: empty/nonstandard cases w/powersupp+fans.
A dead project has left homeless ~15 cases, 19" wide, 24" deep,
(19" wide == standard 18.5" distance between frontpanel mounting holes)
4.5" high == including .5" high rubber feet. (2U == 3.5", these are taller),
semi-empty inside (a 13"x14"x3.5" area inside plus a 6"x8"x3.5" along psupply)
19" rackmountable , BUT, ***** NOT ***** set up for PC-based motherboard:
does NOT include disk/floppy/usb brackets or any of THAT pc-ready stuff.
http://webpages.charter.net/mquinty/case_top.JPG
Each case has a 400W standard 12v/5v power supply,
and (4) 3.5" fans already mounted (side exhaust) inside;
a removable suitcase-strap-panel on the front as shown;
(see picture case_front.JPG URL below..but it hides the switches below)
also on front panel: 1 power switch; 2 LEDs, "Fan Fail" and "Power".
http://webpages.charter.net/mquinty/case_front.JPG
Even MORE Gory detail:
Each case has a custom (now useless) NONstandard screw-post
arrangement which you'd need to re-do
(re-drill new holes as needed, may need shorter posts).
So it's good if you have something REALLY CUSTOM you want mounted+powered.
If you ask for just the power supplies, you're missing my mantra:
these babies (CASES) need an inventive home or homes. -- doug mildram
13 years, 2 months
udev device removal not removing file
by Karl Hiramoto
I have some USB serial port devices that show up in /dev/tts/USB0 and
/dev/tts/USB1 for example.. I have 4 gentoo boxes, and on one of them
when I remove the device file does not disappear, on the other boxes the
file disappear. What could be causing this? Adding a device is no
problem, only the removal does not remove the device file /dev/tts/USB1
for example
dmesg shows the device addition and removal just fine.
I copied /etc/udev/* from a working machine where removal happens fine
the one with problems with device removal and there was no change.
They are all running the same kernel, hotplugg, baselayout..
This is an issue for me as i have a program of my own that looks for
/dev/tts/USB*
Any ideas out there?
Thanks.
13 years, 2 months
