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SUN Ultra1 booting (still, sorry)

by ken jones

I used genkernel to compile my 2.6.20-gentoo-r5 kernel. After much thrashing I got it to boot. All looked good until the very end when it claimed that it "Failed to set the user font" announced the name of my machine and gave me the login prompt. It would not respond to any keyboard input. After a minute or two it printed a line about "disabled for 5 minutes" and went permanently dead. See below. Any ideas? ---------------snip from almost successful boot--------------- * Starting lo [ !! * Bringing up lo * 127.0.0.1/8 * Adding routes [ ok * 127.0.0.0/8 ... * Initializing random number generator ... [ ok NIT: Entering runlevel: 3 [ ok * Setting user font ... putfont: PIO_FONT: Function not implemented putfont: PIO_FONT: Function not implemented putfont: PIO_FONT: Function not implemented putfont: PIO_FONT: Function not implemented putfont: PIO_FONT: Function not implemented putfont: PIO_FONT: Function not implemented putfont: PIO_FONT: Function not implemented putfont: PIO_FONT: Function not implemented putfont: PIO_FONT: Function not implemented putfont: PIO_FONT: Function not implemented putfont: PIO_FONT: Function not implemented * Failed to set user font * Mounting network filesystems ... [ !! * Starting local ... [ ok [ ok This is kjones-sun2.unknown_domain (Linux sparc64 2.6.20-gentoo-r5) 21:42:42 kjones-sun2 login: INIT: Id "s0" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

May 8, 2007

[OT] ethics

by Mark Richards

Hi Matt. Matt Shields wrote: > I haven't checked out CPSR, so I don't know what they are, but you > can't enforce your beliefs on others. This comes down to personal > choice and where you want to work, or maybe working for the government > is the only available choice at the time. Some people have no problem I agree. What I was suggesting is the possibility for one or more people to make a statement as to where they choose to allow the fruit of their work to go, and/or how it is to be used. That's not about enforcing beliefs, but about sharing (and refining) them. The problem I have with open source licensing as it applies to this discussion I raised is that it does not discriminate as to use. I had once posed the possibility of creating a modified license that would prohibit (any) government from using a certain work, but this is both way too complicated and of course begs the question as to exactly what in a project can be legally restricted in this manner. After all, any project (including the one I am working on now) is comprised of a host of others, all bringing in license terms that do not have such a restriction. Attorneys will be needed to figure out if the idea of a more restrictive version of a GPL is even possible. > working for the government. If you want to change how the government > works because you don't like what they're doing, you elect officials > to change policy and petition those officials to change things. You Well, I think that the effectiveness of the system itself is a whole other debate that would go way off topic here. :) I do find the idea of a national referendum on important issues like blowing up other nations a pretty good idea. Has immediacy. But again, swaying way off here. > don't come up with a society that boycotts working for the government > because there's plenty of other people willing to take the job. There are plenty of people. But, as in organizations like Union of Concerned Scientists (the "concerned", I think, puts the intensity of the overall problem mildly), people have come together and made quite a difference. If they hadn't tried then the issues they raise may well have remained in obscurity while scientists of conscience masked their understanding and "concern" with lots of rolaids. /m

May 2, 2007

Re: [Wlug] JOBS: Seeking a summer intern in Linux administration

by Eric Martin

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Clint Moyer wrote: > At least that's only the job listing. If you _apply_ for a unix job with a MS Word resume, you get auto-deleted. > > That's why I always use a pdf. Anybody can read it and it comes out exactly the way I want it to. - -Eric -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGOLn2aiVxdKlBO58RAulcAJwOCEo+CSvMqwDLcqoKbrpG5NSigACfRYqC VxRNlqYJDZUTEI2zzqNBtaw= =F7md -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

May 2, 2007

Re: [Wlug] JOBS: Seeking a summer intern in Linux administration

by Clint Moyer

At least that's only the job listing. If you _apply_ for a unix job with a MS Word resume, you get auto-deleted. ---- Jared Greenwald <greenwaldjared(a)gmail.com> wrote: ============= Nothing says Linux like a Word doc... On 5/1/07, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > HI Everybody, > > If you have an interest in this position, please reply directly to the > recruiter: > > Mischke, Ali <Ali.Mischke(a)ironmountain.com> > > Please note: when I forward email such as this, I'll be putting "JOBS:" > or "JOB:" at the beginning of the subject. You may thus filter at will. > > Thanks, > > Andy > > === > > Does WLUG have a student forum? I am the Engineering Internship > Coordinator at Iron Mountain Digital in Southborough, MA, and am trying > to get the word out about a paid internship we have for this summer. We > are looking for a student (junior, senior or graduate student) with > strong Linux skills to help administer an Engineering lab of 125-175 > Linux servers. I have attached the job description and would appreciate > if you could help get the word out to any student members of your > organization. > > Thanks in advance! > > Ali Mischke > Senior Manager, Analysis and Design > Iron Mountain Digital > > 120 Turnpike Road > Southborough, MA 01772 > Phone: (508) 808-7347 > ali.mischke(a)ironmountain.com > > === > > > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) > Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) > Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGN7l3Hl0iXDssISsRAiGVAJ9PcqnYps7gc+2SZLc9cfXAz6mhWwCcCW4Y > 7c062GdyqG5Rw5nDEwT009I= > =0Jq9 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > > _______________________________________________ Wlug mailing list Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug

May 2, 2007

Re: [Wlug] JOBS: Seeking a summer intern in Linux administration

by Keith Wright

> From: "Scott Venier" <scott(a)scooter.cx> > > Andy Stewart wrote: > > > Jared Greenwald wrote: > > > > > Nothing says Linux like a Word doc... > > > > You noticed that too, eh?? :-) > > > Unfortunately, that's the sad reality of the difference between > Engineering and HR. As long as HR is doing the hiring, having a Word doc > version of the old resume is always a good idea. :) I forwarded that to a WPI Management professor who is always looking for MQP sponsors, and doesn't hate Word documents. Now that I have moved it elsewhere I can clean the abomination from my hard drive. -- Keith

May 2, 2007

Re: [Wlug] JOBS: Seeking a summer intern in Linux administration

by Scott Venier

Andy Stewart wrote: > Jared Greenwald wrote: > >> Nothing says Linux like a Word doc... >> > > You noticed that too, eh?? :-) > Unfortunately, that's the sad reality of the difference between Engineering and HR. As long as HR is doing the hiring, having a Word doc version of the old resume is always a good idea. :) Scott

May 2, 2007

Re: [Wlug] JOBS: Seeking a summer intern in Linux administration

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Jared Greenwald wrote: > Nothing says Linux like a Word doc... You noticed that too, eh?? :-) Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGOH5oHl0iXDssISsRAt3MAJ4sOt2P1vBd/KHnvVgju1M8nPdwyQCfQfbb /op4i5YSaQdlHSbjwu+NPXM= =feSP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

May 2, 2007

Re: [Wlug] JOBS: Seeking a summer intern in Linux administration

by Jared Greenwald

Nothing says Linux like a Word doc... On 5/1/07, Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > HI Everybody, > > If you have an interest in this position, please reply directly to the > recruiter: > > Mischke, Ali <Ali.Mischke(a)ironmountain.com> > > Please note: when I forward email such as this, I'll be putting "JOBS:" > or "JOB:" at the beginning of the subject. You may thus filter at will. > > Thanks, > > Andy > > === > > Does WLUG have a student forum? I am the Engineering Internship > Coordinator at Iron Mountain Digital in Southborough, MA, and am trying > to get the word out about a paid internship we have for this summer. We > are looking for a student (junior, senior or graduate student) with > strong Linux skills to help administer an Engineering lab of 125-175 > Linux servers. I have attached the job description and would appreciate > if you could help get the word out to any student members of your > organization. > > Thanks in advance! > > Ali Mischke > Senior Manager, Analysis and Design > Iron Mountain Digital > > 120 Turnpike Road > Southborough, MA 01772 > Phone: (508) 808-7347 > ali.mischke(a)ironmountain.com > > === > > > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) > Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) > Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGN7l3Hl0iXDssISsRAiGVAJ9PcqnYps7gc+2SZLc9cfXAz6mhWwCcCW4Y > 7c062GdyqG5Rw5nDEwT009I= > =0Jq9 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > > >

May 2, 2007

JOBS: Seeking a summer intern in Linux administration

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 HI Everybody, If you have an interest in this position, please reply directly to the recruiter: Mischke, Ali <Ali.Mischke(a)ironmountain.com> Please note: when I forward email such as this, I'll be putting "JOBS:" or "JOB:" at the beginning of the subject. You may thus filter at will. Thanks, Andy === Does WLUG have a student forum? I am the Engineering Internship Coordinator at Iron Mountain Digital in Southborough, MA, and am trying to get the word out about a paid internship we have for this summer. We are looking for a student (junior, senior or graduate student) with strong Linux skills to help administer an Engineering lab of 125-175 Linux servers. I have attached the job description and would appreciate if you could help get the word out to any student members of your organization. Thanks in advance! Ali Mischke Senior Manager, Analysis and Design Iron Mountain Digital 120 Turnpike Road Southborough, MA 01772 Phone: (508) 808-7347 ali.mischke(a)ironmountain.com === - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGN7l3Hl0iXDssISsRAiGVAJ9PcqnYps7gc+2SZLc9cfXAz6mhWwCcCW4Y 7c062GdyqG5Rw5nDEwT009I= =0Jq9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

May 1, 2007

Re: [Wlug] MySQL Server Hardware

by Adam Keck

Hello John, Some commentary on database hardware came across Digg recently: <http://blogs.smugmug.com/don/> -Adam On 4/30/07, John Westcott IV <John.Westcott(a)tufts.edu> wrote: > > Quotes from John Stoffel > > Well, the nice thing I like about Sun hardware is that you have remote > > serial console access all the way down to the BIOS. This, to me, is a > > key issue in supporting any critical system. This way I don't have to > > drive into the data center to fix things if at all possible. > > > Yes, this is quite important since I live near Worcester and the DC is > in Medford. > > Second, in your case you might want to think about a MySQL cluster if > > you have lots of stringent uptime requirements, but it's not clear > > what kind of downtime you can handle. > > > I thought about clustering the database but its about 80G in size with a > big projected growth (around 125G this time next year). > The 5.0 current clustering technology uses in memory storage making this > almost unfeasible (I did price out some hardware to do this but it was a > bit beyond my budget). > MySQL 5.1 has started to use disk based storage for pieces of the tables > but its still Beta. > Aside from that limitation we are still on a 4.1 release and I'd rather > separate an OS change and a DB change into two phases. > > You might want to look at the new Sun Opteron X4x000 boxes, they're > > cheaper and faster than Sparc, but come with the nice remote > > management features that I find indispensable. > > > Since I posted this, I have looked at the Opteron 4X00 series and I am > leaning towards them as machines for this project because of the price > and the fact that if Solaris x86 does not work out I can run Linux on > them :) > > Another vendor would be Rackable Computing, they have BIOS access over > > serial and it works well. > > > I'll check them out. > > Again, not knowing your system loads, I'd say that any AMD Opteron box > > with plenty of memory would be just fine for you. In this case, the > > more memory the better, and of course having fast local disks in a > > RAID setup is also key. Mirroring the OS and data disks is key here > > to long life. > > > OS drives are always mirrored in our machines and part of the upgrade > will be new RAID disk arrays. > > Oh yeah, moving to Solaris in X86 might also help in this transition, > > in that you get more bang for the buck, but don't have a complete > > issue with re-training and finding new tools to do what you want. > > Solaris 10 on x86 is pretty neat. > > > Thanks for the vote of confidence on giving Solaris x86 a try, I'll let > you know how it turns out. > > John > > > > > Thanks to all who contributed to this thread (or do in the future) > -John > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- -Adam

April 30, 2007