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Re: [Wlug] FUSE??

by Jamie Guinan

Hi, On Sat, 12 Aug 2006, ken jones wrote: > Would somebody please explain to me what exactly FUSE does? "With FUSE it is possible to implement a fully functional filesystem in a userspace program." Why is this good? Because *anything* you can think of that you'd like to access as a filesystem, you can, without writing a kernel driver. http://fuse.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FileSystems It works via the fuse module, /dev/fuse, and some (transparent) helper programs. > What good is FUSE to me? I've Googled till the cows come home, but I do > not understand the responses. I've been using the "sshfs" fuse module, and its one of the greatest things I've experienced in Linux in recent years. Lets say you have ssh access to another machine, you need to have FUSE support on your local kernel, then its just a matter of, mkdir ~/ssh/otherhost sshfs -o idmap=user me@otherhost:/ ~/ssh/otherhost ls ~/ssh/otherhost It sets up an sftp (ssh ftp protocol) session in the background, and I can now access whatever files I would have access to via ssh/sftp, right on my local system. Basically, it reduces, ssh otherhost cd somedir/ $EDITOR foo.txt exit to, cd ssh/otherhost/somedir/ $EDITOR foo.txt Working with files reduces to "mv", "cp", etc. No need for kioslaves, gnome-vfs, or other such madness. When I'm done, fusermount -u ~/ssh/otherhost At least on the small scale, which is all I really care about, it is SO much easier than setting up NFS, I don't even build NFS support into my kernels anymore. *No* setup is required on the other side (other than running sshd), no root access required on local side. I wouldn't be surprised if Plan9 and other OSs have had similar capabilities, but I haven't spent enough time with them, maybe someone else can comment. In any case, it works on Linux, and I'm happy. -Jamie

Aug. 13, 2006

Re: [Wlug] FUSE??

by Mike Leo

well, my first responce was that it was an encryption system for disks, but then found http://www.ricardis.tudelft.nl/~vincent/fusesmb/ saying it is a network browsing system. then also found: http://rescuecd.pld-linux.org/download/2006-06-18/RPMS which lists fuse as the following: ntfsprogs-fuse 1.13.0-3 NTFS FUSE module (ntfsmount) and libfuse 2.5.3-3 Filesystem in Userspace so, i guess my answer is i have no idea --- ken jones <kjones(a)ziplink.net> wrote: > Would somebody please explain to me what exactly FUSE does? > > I succeeded in using fusexmp to mount my root directory into > /tmp/fuse2.5.3/example. I also succeeded in unmounting with fusermount > -u. I do not understand why I should want to. > > This all started when I upgraded the kernel and the type ntfs file > system on the other half of my dual mounted system refused to "mount". > I got distracted into FUSE then remembered to install the matching > kernel-module-ntfs below. > > Now I am again successfully using 'smbmount' to mount ntfs file types. > I am running Fedora 2.6.17-1.2142_FC4 with > kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4-2.1.27-0.rr.10.4.i686.rpm > > What good is FUSE to me? I've Googled till the cows come home, but I do > not understand the responses. > > Ken Jones > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Aug. 13, 2006

Re: [Wlug] FUSE??

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ken jones wrote: > Would somebody please explain to me what exactly FUSE does? > > I succeeded in using fusexmp to mount my root directory into > /tmp/fuse2.5.3/example. I also succeeded in unmounting with fusermount > -u. I do not understand why I should want to. > > This all started when I upgraded the kernel and the type ntfs file > system on the other half of my dual mounted system refused to "mount". > I got distracted into FUSE then remembered to install the matching > kernel-module-ntfs below. > > Now I am again successfully using 'smbmount' to mount ntfs file types. > I am running Fedora 2.6.17-1.2142_FC4 with > kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4-2.1.27-0.rr.10.4.i686.rpm > > What good is FUSE to me? I've Googled till the cows come home, but I do > not understand the responses. > > Ken Jones > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > Well, let me take a crack at this one. FUSE = FileSystems in user space (you knew that....) An example: I use sshfs (http://fuse.sourceforge.net/sshfs.html) to mount a file system which I can access via ssh but cannot mount it via NFS (because the file system is behind a firewall). I can mount it as a mere user (not root). Traditionally, all file system mounts had to be done as root (relaxed later for removeable media such as floppies, CD/DVD, USB memory, etc). In the case of NTFS, I'm not sure I see an advantage either way. Perhaps FUSE is just another way to access data stored on an NTFS partition. I'm not certain, but I think the "big deal" about FUSE is that the user can do it without requiring root. 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 iD8DBQFE3prPHl0iXDssISsRAvcsAJ9dinyw3LK+2dTu9P4rw/uSr5pZjwCfUeiM wKhz03ccqcKLbUzOwW6DkIY= =W8vK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Aug. 13, 2006

FUSE??

by ken jones

Would somebody please explain to me what exactly FUSE does? I succeeded in using fusexmp to mount my root directory into /tmp/fuse2.5.3/example. I also succeeded in unmounting with fusermount -u. I do not understand why I should want to. This all started when I upgraded the kernel and the type ntfs file system on the other half of my dual mounted system refused to "mount". I got distracted into FUSE then remembered to install the matching kernel-module-ntfs below. Now I am again successfully using 'smbmount' to mount ntfs file types. I am running Fedora 2.6.17-1.2142_FC4 with kernel-module-ntfs-2.6.17-1.2142_FC4-2.1.27-0.rr.10.4.i686.rpm What good is FUSE to me? I've Googled till the cows come home, but I do not understand the responses. Ken Jones

Aug. 13, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Laptop recommendations anyone?

by Chuck Anderson

On Sat, Aug 12, 2006 at 07:05:27AM -0400, Stephen C. Daukas wrote: > The Aspire has 128meg ATI X1400 video card the others have the built in > Intel Accel 950 chip > > Not bad for the money... 1280 x 800 resolution strikes me as > "different" though - perhaps for DVD wide screen? I would pick the models with the built-in Intel Accel 950 chip or equivalent. There are open source 3D video accelerated drivers for those. You might need a little open source utility to set the VESA BIOS video resolution table for WXGA, though. I recently worked on one and had to get a program called "855resolution" or "915resolution", which runs at bootup. Xorg worked fine at 1400x1050 after that. http://www.geocities.com/stomljen/

Aug. 12, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Laptop recommendations anyone?

by Chuck Anderson

On Sat, Aug 12, 2006 at 09:31:59AM -0400, Scott Venier wrote: > Stephen C. Daukas wrote: > > Scott Venier wrote: > > > >> > > It is an A20m. My wife got it a number of years ago so she could be > > away from the office more easily... When this problem first began, I > > thought it was windows so I blew everything away and reinstalled (twice > > over a 6 month period). Didn't make a difference. I have heard from > > others that this is known to happen, from time to time, with some thinkpad > > models. I found it interesting to note a review of one of the new IBM > > laptops as stating that "it runs hot". > > > I've had both a T23 and a T42 and the only time I had a heat problem was > when the fan on the T23 died. And generally, the fan only runs when under > heavy cpu load. I haven't had any issues with my T42p either.

Aug. 12, 2006

Re: [Wlug] BBQ

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Andrew Robert wrote: > Hi Jamie, > > I have a 2 1/2 month old puggle (part pug/part beagle) named Maggie. > > She is quite a handful but has been a great addition to the family. > > Look for the bald guy walking a dog that looks like a min-mastiff, thats me. > > As for the next meeting, when and where? The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Sept 7th at 7:00 PM at WPI. Directions and details are on the WLUG website (click the yellow box near the top that says "WLUG Meetings". See ya 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 iD8DBQFE3gS7Hl0iXDssISsRAgcGAJ9nrFrhX8whtznPtIp17AH/exlJ+wCfc7uX tl7oLfCY49V4tkO/IoPIaCk= =pmZ1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Aug. 12, 2006

Re: [Wlug] BBQ

by Andrew Robert

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Jamie, I have a 2 1/2 month old puggle (part pug/part beagle) named Maggie. She is quite a handful but has been a great addition to the family. Look for the bald guy walking a dog that looks like a min-mastiff, thats me. As for the next meeting, when and where? Jamie Guinan wrote: > On Sat, 12 Aug 2006, Andrew Robert wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I was walking my dog this morning and I noticed the chalk advertisement >> for the WLUG bbq. >> >> I've never had an opportunity to attend a meeting but would like to >> finally meet some in the group. >> >> Can anyone attend or should I wait to meet people at the next meeting? > > Hi Andy, > > This is Jamie, that's my driveway. :) > > The BBQ was this past Thursday, sorry you missed it. I should > probably hose off the chalk, although maybe its a good thing I > left it since you found it! > > Do come to the next meeting, although it sounds like we have a > mini-lug right here in the neighborhood. > > -Jamie > > p.s. What kind of dog do you have? I've probably seen you walk by. > >> Thanks, >> Andy > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (MingW32) Comment: GnuPT 2.7.2 iD8DBQFE3gKuDvn/4H0LjDwRArTzAKCHBFBeQYmvVTbYd6d61yUqZPCjzwCgj4b8 I1JCavnQ3LRov+uxHeD9mDQ= =7x8G -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Aug. 12, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Laptop recommendations anyone?

by Robert L Krawitz

Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 10:48:58 -0400 From: "Brian J. Conway" <bconway(a)alum.wpi.edu> On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 09:40:19 -0400 Robert L Krawitz <rlk(a)alum.mit.edu> wrote: > Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 09:26:17 -0400 > From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> > > I've noticed many people at work with their laptops, and they seem > to have an LCD which has wide screen dimensions. This might be > fine for viewing DVDs, but having not used one, I'm not sure how > I'd feel using one for daily work. Its not like you can rotate the > LCD on a laptop to "landscape mode" like you can with some other > LCD monitors (which seems like a nice feature!). > > I'm not a fan of widescreens myself. For things like text editing > it's useless, and it's none too helpful for web browsing either. How so? I've been using my girlfriend's new light-n-mobile-style laptop off and on, with a widescreen LCD with a native resolution of 1280x800. I haven't found it to be any different than my 1280x1024 or higher desktops' LCDs other than having slightly shorter web browser windows. Think about what happens if you're using emacs with a 6x10 font. -- Robert Krawitz <rlk(a)alum.mit.edu> Tall Clubs International -- http://www.tall.org/ or 1-888-IM-TALL-2 Member of the League for Programming Freedom -- mail lpf(a)uunet.uu.net Project lead for Gutenprint -- http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net "Linux doesn't dictate how I work, I dictate how Linux works." --Eric Crampton

Aug. 12, 2006

Re: [Wlug] Laptop recommendations anyone?

by David Glaser

Wide screens are nice when you are doing IDEs or Visual Modleing tools. Usually, on the left or right hand side, there is an explorer pane that is used to display different kinds of hierarchies or tables. The extra width allows you to have the explorer and a decent sized diagram on the screen at the same time. -David ========== Robert L Krawitz wrote: > Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 09:26:17 -0400 > From: Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> > > I've noticed many people at work with their laptops, and they seem > to have an LCD which has wide screen dimensions. This might be > fine for viewing DVDs, but having not used one, I'm not sure how > I'd feel using one for daily work. Its not like you can rotate the > LCD on a laptop to "landscape mode" like you can with some other > LCD monitors (which seems like a nice feature!). > >I'm not a fan of widescreens myself. For things like text editing >it's useless, and it's none too helpful for web browsing either. >_______________________________________________ >Wlug mailing list >Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

Aug. 12, 2006