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Re: [Wlug] Reminder: WLUG Meeting Wednesday May 12 7PM

by James Gray

As you might expect WPI has directions available online. http://www.wpi.edu/about/visitors/directions.html http://www.wpi.edu/about/visitors/campusmap.html I've parked several different WPI parking lots and never received any sort of ticket during the evening. (I did get one when I came to hear RMS speak, which was during the day). We usually meet in building H (Morgan Hall) on the campus map. There is a field up and to the right of that building on the map you can see it is criss-crossed by walk ways. There are parking spaces along the perimeter of this field. I usually park here there are usually a few free spaces. On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:59 AM, <kstratton(a)fastmail.us> wrote: > Could somebody provide an address/parking advice and how to get to the > Morgan Hall? > > Today's topic looks like it might be worth the drive. I have not been > to a meeting yet. > > > On Tue, 11 May 2010 19:06 -0400, "Chuck Anderson" <cra(a)WPI.EDU> wrote: >> Reminder about tomorrow's WLUG meeting. >> >> On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 02:13:41PM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote: >> > Hi folks, >> > >> > Our next WLUG meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 12 at >> > 7:00 PM in Morgan Hall at the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. >> > >> > I'm pleased to announce that Jeff Moyer from Red Hat will be our guest >> > speaker. He will be giving a talk on Solid-State Drive technology >> > (SSDs): >> > >> > A Complete Guide to SSDs >> > >> > This talk explains the inner workings of solid state storage >> > technology in an easy to understand manner. The innate properties of >> > NAND flash are discussed in the context of current disk scheduling >> > methodologies. Benchmark results comparing SSDs and traditional >> > rotating media are presented. The talk further outlines changes in the >> > Linux kernel and file system utilities that have been made to >> > accommodate SSDs, and changes that are on their way. Finally, guidance >> > is given on practical deployment of SSDs, including file system >> > creation and mount options, I/O scheduler selection, and answers to >> > some frequently asked questions. >> > >> > I look forward to seeing you there, >> > Chuck >> > President, Worcester Linux Users' Group >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug@mail">Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> > -- > > kstratton(a)fastmail.us > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

May 12, 2010

Re: [Wlug] Reminder: WLUG Meeting Wednesday May 12 7PM

by kstratton＠fastmail.us

Could somebody provide an address/parking advice and how to get to the Morgan Hall? Today's topic looks like it might be worth the drive. I have not been to a meeting yet. On Tue, 11 May 2010 19:06 -0400, "Chuck Anderson" <cra(a)WPI.EDU> wrote: > Reminder about tomorrow's WLUG meeting. > > On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 02:13:41PM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > Our next WLUG meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 12 at > > 7:00 PM in Morgan Hall at the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. > > > > I'm pleased to announce that Jeff Moyer from Red Hat will be our guest > > speaker. He will be giving a talk on Solid-State Drive technology > > (SSDs): > > > > A Complete Guide to SSDs > > > > This talk explains the inner workings of solid state storage > > technology in an easy to understand manner. The innate properties of > > NAND flash are discussed in the context of current disk scheduling > > methodologies. Benchmark results comparing SSDs and traditional > > rotating media are presented. The talk further outlines changes in the > > Linux kernel and file system utilities that have been made to > > accommodate SSDs, and changes that are on their way. Finally, guidance > > is given on practical deployment of SSDs, including file system > > creation and mount options, I/O scheduler selection, and answers to > > some frequently asked questions. > > > > I look forward to seeing you there, > > Chuck > > President, Worcester Linux Users' Group > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug@mail">Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- kstratton(a)fastmail.us

May 12, 2010

Re: [Wlug] I finally got the GEntoo liveCD running.

by Mike Frysinger

On Tuesday 11 May 2010 23:40:08 Ken Jones wrote: > It took me three hours to figure out that at the ok prompt I am meant to > write: > > ok boot cdrom > boot: gentoo-2.4 seems to me that this is spelled out clearly in the sparc handbook: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-sparc.xml?part=1&chap=2 -mike

May 12, 2010

I finally got the GEntoo liveCD running.

by Ken Jones

It took me three hours to figure out that at the ok prompt I am meant to write: ok boot cdrom boot: gentoo-2.4 But I am started! Ken

May 12, 2010

Reminder: WLUG Meeting Wednesday May 12 7PM

by Chuck Anderson

Reminder about tomorrow's WLUG meeting. On Tue, May 04, 2010 at 02:13:41PM -0400, Chuck Anderson wrote: > Hi folks, > > Our next WLUG meeting is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, May 12 at > 7:00 PM in Morgan Hall at the WPI campus in Worcester, MA USA. > > I'm pleased to announce that Jeff Moyer from Red Hat will be our guest > speaker. He will be giving a talk on Solid-State Drive technology > (SSDs): > > A Complete Guide to SSDs > > This talk explains the inner workings of solid state storage > technology in an easy to understand manner. The innate properties of > NAND flash are discussed in the context of current disk scheduling > methodologies. Benchmark results comparing SSDs and traditional > rotating media are presented. The talk further outlines changes in the > Linux kernel and file system utilities that have been made to > accommodate SSDs, and changes that are on their way. Finally, guidance > is given on practical deployment of SSDs, including file system > creation and mount options, I/O scheduler selection, and answers to > some frequently asked questions. > > I look forward to seeing you there, > Chuck > President, Worcester Linux Users' Group

May 11, 2010

Re: [Wlug] Boy an I out-of-it

by Mike Frysinger

On Tuesday 11 May 2010 18:10:33 Ken Jones wrote: > It is now running Gentoo's bash. Bash has so few commands that I am > feeling helpless. When I try a BOOT from DISC to my gentoo liveCD. The > machine just ejects the disc. bash has very few builtins. most everything is an external command. i think you're confusing these things. > I have eth0 working, but bash does not have a ssh command. Nor is there a > demon sshd lying around. There is no 'locate' command. There is no 'find' > command. these programs are either not in your $PATH, or they arent installed. bash really has nothing to do with it -- it largely just searches your $PATH for the command you typed. Gentoo installs a busybox rescue shell by default which includes a lot of networking type commands. you can access it by running `bb` or `busybox <command>`. > I am very much missing something. What? i really dont know what you're trying to do. if you're having sparc troubles, there's a Gentoo sparc e-mail list and irc channel where sparc peeps hang out. -mike

May 11, 2010

Boy an I out-of-it

by Ken Jones

WLUG folks-> I got my ULTRA1 Creator up and running. I accomplished this by taking my original (Aurora) hard drive out of slot 1 and reinstalled the hard drive that had been there in the first place. When I had the Aurora in slot 1 everything booted and looked perfect for X Windows, but then in the last step it crashed. It is now running Gentoo's bash. Bash has so few commands that I am feeling helpless. When I try a BOOT from DISC to my gentoo liveCD. The machine just ejects the disc. I have eth0 working, but bash does not have a ssh command. Nor is there a demon sshd lying around. There is no 'locate' command. There is no 'find' command. I am very much missing something. What? I now feel challenged. Ken

May 11, 2010

Re: [Wlug] 2.6.20-gentoo-R5

by Mike Frysinger

On Tuesday 11 May 2010 16:27:45 Ken Jones wrote: > I've got my ULTRA1 Creator running 2.6.20-gentoo-R5. > > I am having senior moments. Too long since I have command line LINUX'd. > Even longer since I have bash'd. > > My terminal display is different colors between files and directories which > I do not like. > > Where is that defined? when your current terminal ($TERM) matches a valid entry in your /etc/DIR_COLORS database (or ~/.dir_colors), Gentoo's global bashrc will set up LS_COLORS via `dircolors` as well as create an ls alias that enables colors by default. easiest thing is to create your own ls alias in ~/.bashrc or simply unalias it echo 'unalias ls 2>/dev/null || :' >> ~/.bashrc -mike

May 11, 2010

Re: [Wlug] 2.6.20-gentoo-R5

by Brett Russ

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Ken Jones <kjones(a)ziplink.net> wrote: > My terminal display is different colors between files and directories which > I do not like. > > Where is that defined? Quick fix to verify is try these commands: alias ls # will show if it's using an alias which forces colors unalias ls # will disable it in the current shell -BR

May 11, 2010

Re: [Wlug] 2.6.20-gentoo-R5

by Clint Moyer

I think you're talking about environmental variable LS_COLORS. ---- Ken Jones <kjones(a)ziplink.net> wrote: ============= I've got my ULTRA1 Creator running 2.6.20-gentoo-R5. I am having senior moments. Too long since I have command line LINUX'd. Even longer since I have bash'd. My terminal display is different colors between files and directories which I do not like. Where is that defined? I will have many questions over the next couple of days. Please be forewarned. Ken Jones _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

May 11, 2010