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Re: [Wlug] Portable MP3 (and ogg) players and Linux

by Chuck Homic

I wouldn't know if there's a hardware Vorbis player in existence, though I haven't researched it. As I understand it, Ogg Vorbis was designed to be optimal for floating point hardware in PC processors. Anyway, I bought a 512MB flash MP3 player from juicekissdigital.com 6 months or so ago. (Their web site is now "under construction" but I assume their eBay store is active.) Plugged into USB it appears just like a flash media with a FAT16 filesystem, making it Linux compatible enough for me. It goes for 5 hours on a single AAA battery, which I happen to have NiMH rechargables, which is also great for me. Whenever I travel, I take it and 3 extra batteries, though I never used the first extra battery completely. Just poke "mp3 player" into eBay. Now the 1GB units are extremely reasonably priced. Most, like mine, are "Chinese brand," which is fine for my taste, and comes with a hilariously translated manual. Others are SanDisk or other known brands of flash media. I don't think you can go wrong with any of them. -Chuck

July 30, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Portable MP3 (and ogg) players and Linux

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI all, While surfing, I've discovered the iAudio G3. It looks nice on paper - I wonder how it is in reality? Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFC6t7CHl0iXDssISsRAqgjAJ9+1517RpmNNAOF3wgMah6Mc/T8vgCgh3LX FKt3VEQv3Yo1+4sGke2aNHk= =Orwm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

July 30, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Portable MP3 (and ogg) players and Linux

by Mike Leo

my only advise is to stay away from the iPod Shuffle....i got my for free, and it almost isn't worth that much. --- Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > HI gang, > > I'm starting to investigate the purchase of a new > toy - a portable music > player. My preferences would be: > > - - flash, not hard drive, based > - - standard batteries (AA,AAA, etc) > - - works reasonably well with Linux > - - plays ogg (nice but not necessary - aren't the > files smaller than mp3) > - - plays mp3 > > I currently have a perfectly functional RioVolt 250 > and my only > complaint is that it is quite bulky relative to what > is available today. > > I was considering some of the offerings by iRiver, > as there seems to be > some support by the Linux community. > > Does anybody own an iRiver flash based player, and > what is your > experience with it? > > Does anybody have other recommendations in this > area? > > Maybe we should make this the topic of a meeting??? > > Thanks, > > Andy > > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group > Worcester, MA, USA > http://www.wlug.org > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - > http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFC6s8qHl0iXDssISsRAm6QAJ92gZGJWjLnEHGHJejWuZiAhTZh0QCfcQpz > 3EJaVxol5W6btG6a+4sRk8Y= > =NZnt > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

July 30, 2005

Portable MP3 (and ogg) players and Linux

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI gang, I'm starting to investigate the purchase of a new toy - a portable music player. My preferences would be: - - flash, not hard drive, based - - standard batteries (AA,AAA, etc) - - works reasonably well with Linux - - plays ogg (nice but not necessary - aren't the files smaller than mp3) - - plays mp3 I currently have a perfectly functional RioVolt 250 and my only complaint is that it is quite bulky relative to what is available today. I was considering some of the offerings by iRiver, as there seems to be some support by the Linux community. Does anybody own an iRiver flash based player, and what is your experience with it? Does anybody have other recommendations in this area? Maybe we should make this the topic of a meeting??? Thanks, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFC6s8qHl0iXDssISsRAm6QAJ92gZGJWjLnEHGHJejWuZiAhTZh0QCfcQpz 3EJaVxol5W6btG6a+4sRk8Y= =NZnt -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

July 30, 2005

Re: [Wlug] SuSE dual frustration....

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Adam et al, As you may recall, I had a lot of trouble with SuSE and lockups on my dual Opteron system until I upgraded to a stock 2.6.12 kernel (not the SuSE supplied kernel). I haven't tried any kernel version beyond that because what I have actually works and is reliable. I'd be curious to know what kernel version you use and what result you have with it. Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFC6BOEHl0iXDssISsRAtOZAJ0VXJh3ItUMnhGWz52z0nDz3NFsTACeOLgL yxWAPWkJnE43XGnpv2WDI0k= =mBD8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

July 27, 2005

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July 27, 2005

Re: [Wlug] SuSE dual frustration....

by Adam Keck

Hello All, I am getting past the grub menu. I found more information, though. Apparently, the default SuSE 9.3 kernel does not handle some aspect of the multiple core cpus well. If you boot with maxcpus=1, it will boot properly. http://www.beowulf.org/archive/2005-July/013273.html claims that, once you get it booted, you need to compile rc3 of kernel 2.6.12. This seems odd though; 2.6.12-rc3 came out in April, but the message was posted this month. He may be referring to 2.6.13-rc3, the current release candidate. At any rate, SuSE released an updated kernel package set in June, so I am going to try those packages once my reinstall concludes. -Adam On Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at 11:53AM, Mike Leo <mleo963(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >can you try one of SUse's LIve CD's? > >Also, are you getting a lilo/grub menu or does the >"error" occur before that? > >--- Adam Keck <ghostis(a)mac.com> wrote: > >> Hello All, >> >> I am trying to install SuSE 9.3 on a dual >> dual-core Opteron system. I can boot into the >> installation kernel and do an installation, but when >> the system reboots it boots to a black screen with a >> ~2 inch horizontal green line in the upper left-hand >> corner. I am not sure where to start >> troubleshooting this, since I do not have much error >> output. >> >> The things I know so far: >> >> o Knoppix 3.9 boots fine and runs off CD. >> o SuSE 9.2's installation kernel boots to the same >> state. >> o My install of 9.3 was a basic "click next" >> install. >> o >> http://www.beowulf.org/archive/2005-July/013234.html >> indicates there may be some issue with the initrd, >> but does not say what the guy did. My impression is >> that I am not even getting that far, though. >> >> >> Any help/hints/direction would be much appreciated. >> >> Thanks very much! >> >> >> -Adam >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > -Adam

July 27, 2005

Re: [Wlug] SuSE dual frustration....

by Mike Leo

can you try one of SUse's LIve CD's? Also, are you getting a lilo/grub menu or does the "error" occur before that? --- Adam Keck <ghostis(a)mac.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > I am trying to install SuSE 9.3 on a dual > dual-core Opteron system. I can boot into the > installation kernel and do an installation, but when > the system reboots it boots to a black screen with a > ~2 inch horizontal green line in the upper left-hand > corner. I am not sure where to start > troubleshooting this, since I do not have much error > output. > > The things I know so far: > > o Knoppix 3.9 boots fine and runs off CD. > o SuSE 9.2's installation kernel boots to the same > state. > o My install of 9.3 was a basic "click next" > install. > o > http://www.beowulf.org/archive/2005-July/013234.html > indicates there may be some issue with the initrd, > but does not say what the guy did. My impression is > that I am not even getting that far, though. > > > Any help/hints/direction would be much appreciated. > > Thanks very much! > > > -Adam > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

July 27, 2005

SuSE dual frustration....

by Adam Keck

Hello All, I am trying to install SuSE 9.3 on a dual dual-core Opteron system. I can boot into the installation kernel and do an installation, but when the system reboots it boots to a black screen with a ~2 inch horizontal green line in the upper left-hand corner. I am not sure where to start troubleshooting this, since I do not have much error output. The things I know so far: o Knoppix 3.9 boots fine and runs off CD. o SuSE 9.2's installation kernel boots to the same state. o My install of 9.3 was a basic "click next" install. o http://www.beowulf.org/archive/2005-July/013234.html indicates there may be some issue with the initrd, but does not say what the guy did. My impression is that I am not even getting that far, though. Any help/hints/direction would be much appreciated. Thanks very much! -Adam

July 27, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Server configuration

by Michael Long

Theo Van Dinter wrote: >On Tue, Jul 26, 2005 at 05:57:10PM -0400, Michael Long wrote: > > >>I am building web/database server and am looking for some installation advice. The >>system will have an IDE boot drive for the OS and a raid for the data files. Is >> >> > >First, I would skip the IDE drive. No point in using RAID if you're just >going to have a different single point of failure. > > > Point taken on the IDE drive. >>there an advantage to partitioning the raid drive so that the web content is on one >>partition and the database files are on another or am I better off keeping it as a >>single partition. >> >> > >If it's going to be 1 RAID array, IMO, it doesn't really matter. Your problem >is going to be disk contention either way. If you were really worried about >this, you'd make 2 different arrays. > > > I am planning to use raid 5. Would it be correct to assume disk contention would remain the same no matter the number of partitions?

July 27, 2005