Search results for "meeting" - WLUG

Re: [Wlug] Dec Meeting announcement / linux-raid problem

by Eric Martin

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 4:52 PM, John Stoffel <john(a)stoffel.org> wrote: > >>>>> "Eric" == Eric Martin <eric.joshua.martin(a)gmail.com> writes: > > Eric> Now, the main reason for my email. My mythbox / home file > Eric> server runs linux soft-raid in RAID5 with 3 500GB disks. One > Eric> disk went bad a while ago and the array never rebuilt itself. > > So you only had two 500Gb disks left in the array? > Correct. I just received my new disk yesterday and dd_rescued the data from the bad disk onto a fresh disk. the array won't start, so here's the info you asked for > > Eric> The other day, the second disk went bad. Am I hosed? > > Possibly, it depends on how bad the second disk is. What I would do > is try to use dd_rescue to copy the 2nd bad disk onto a new disk > (possibly your original bad disk if you feel brave!) and then try to > re-assemble your raid 5 using that. You might or might not have > corruption in the filesystem, so make sure you run an fsck on it. > > Now, in the future, you should run a weekly check of the array for bad > blocks or other problems, so that you get notified if a disk dies > silently. I use the following crontab entry: > BTW, this is what I was missing. there was no warning that my disk was bad! Like I said, I have backups but the last one failed so I want something tighter > > > > Eric> I've been googling for 'rebuild bad linux software raid' but all > Eric> I get is the rebuild command. Also, I don't see any tools that > Eric> will move bad data to another spot on the disk. This is my > Eric> first time using software raid so I'm in a bit over my head. > > The first thing is to ask for help on the linux-raid mailing list, > which is hosted on vger.kernel.org. > > But somethings you can do to help is to give us more information. > Like: > > cat /proc/mdstat > Personalities : [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] [raid10] md2 : inactive sda3[0](S) 4000064 blocks md3 : inactive sda4[0] 483315456 blocks unused devices: <none> > > mdadm -E /dev/sd... > > or /dev/hd... depending on whether your SATA or IDE drives. > Basically, use the devices you got from the /proc/mdstat output as > your basis. > > Give us this output, and we should be able to help you more. > livecd / # mdadm -E /dev/sda3 /dev/sda3: Magic : a92b4efc Version : 00.90.00 UUID : 8374ea27:6e191996:e56f6693:e45468a9 Creation Time : Sat Jul 11 17:14:31 2009 Raid Level : raid5 Used Dev Size : 4000064 (3.81 GiB 4.10 GB) Array Size : 8000128 (7.63 GiB 8.19 GB) Raid Devices : 3 Total Devices : 2 Preferred Minor : 0 Update Time : Mon Dec 13 03:59:27 2010 State : clean Active Devices : 2 Working Devices : 2 Failed Devices : 1 Spare Devices : 0 Checksum : fc28b820 - correct Events : 0.496842 Layout : left-symmetric Chunk Size : 64K Number Major Minor RaidDevice State this 0 8 3 0 active sync /dev/sda3 0 0 8 3 0 active sync /dev/sda3 1 1 8 19 1 active sync 2 2 0 0 2 faulty removed livecd / # mdadm -E /dev/sda4 /dev/sda4: Magic : a92b4efc Version : 00.90.00 UUID : c7b07c90:cbd50faf:bc824667:2504996b Creation Time : Sat Jul 11 16:52:52 2009 Raid Level : raid5 Used Dev Size : 483315456 (460.93 GiB 494.92 GB) Array Size : 966630912 (921.85 GiB 989.83 GB) Raid Devices : 3 Total Devices : 2 Preferred Minor : 3 Update Time : Thu Dec 9 11:13:25 2010 State : clean Active Devices : 1 Working Devices : 1 Failed Devices : 2 Spare Devices : 0 Checksum : d43b9ad8 - correct Events : 0.15550817 Layout : left-symmetric Chunk Size : 64K Number Major Minor RaidDevice State this 0 8 4 0 active sync /dev/sda4 0 0 8 4 0 active sync /dev/sda4 1 1 0 0 1 faulty removed 2 2 0 0 2 faulty removed livecd / # mdadm -E /dev/sdb3 mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdb3: No such file or directory livecd / # mdadm -E /dev/sdb4 mdadm: cannot open /dev/sdb4: No such file or directory livecd / # mdadm -E /dev/sdc4 /dev/sdc4: Magic : a92b4efc Version : 00.90.00 UUID : c7b07c90:cbd50faf:bc824667:2504996b Creation Time : Sat Jul 11 16:52:52 2009 Raid Level : raid5 Used Dev Size : 483315456 (460.93 GiB 494.92 GB) Array Size : 966630912 (921.85 GiB 989.83 GB) Raid Devices : 3 Total Devices : 2 Preferred Minor : 3 Update Time : Thu Dec 9 11:13:06 2010 State : active Active Devices : 2 Working Devices : 2 Failed Devices : 1 Spare Devices : 0 Checksum : d34e516a - correct Events : 0.15550815 Layout : left-symmetric Chunk Size : 64K Number Major Minor RaidDevice State this 1 8 20 1 active sync 0 0 8 4 0 active sync /dev/sda4 1 1 8 20 1 active sync 2 2 0 0 2 faulty removed livecd / # mdadm -E /dev/sdc3 /dev/sdc3: Magic : a92b4efc Version : 00.90.00 UUID : 8374ea27:6e191996:e56f6693:e45468a9 Creation Time : Sat Jul 11 17:14:31 2009 Raid Level : raid5 Used Dev Size : 4000064 (3.81 GiB 4.10 GB) Array Size : 8000128 (7.63 GiB 8.19 GB) Raid Devices : 3 Total Devices : 2 Preferred Minor : 0 Update Time : Mon Dec 13 03:59:27 2010 State : clean Active Devices : 2 Working Devices : 2 Failed Devices : 1 Spare Devices : 0 Checksum : fc28b832 - correct Events : 0.496842 Layout : left-symmetric Chunk Size : 64K Number Major Minor RaidDevice State this 1 8 19 1 active sync 0 0 8 3 0 active sync /dev/sda3 1 1 8 19 1 active sync 2 2 0 0 2 faulty removed /dev/sda is a good disk, /dev/sdc is the bad disk and /dev/sdb is the good disk that has the clone of /dev/sdc. Curiously, mdadm -E doesn't work on /dev/sdb even though the partitions are setup correctly thanks! > > John > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- Eric Martin

Dec. 21, 2010

Re: Greetings Programs!

by Tim Keller

Lexi, I've heard of Tiny, but I've never seen it in action. That sounds really cool! Feel free to bring along the laptop to show it off! That in itself sounds like a great idea for a talk! Later, Tim. On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 5:16 PM Lexi Haley via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > Hi, I'm Lexi! > > I've not been to a WLUG meeting since ... since a long time .... I > remember a Blender talk, and a Maddog talk - and these look like circa > 2003/2004.... So, absent a long time! > > Anyways. I am trying to find the time to come again. > > I've been a casual Linux user since 1998, when I installed Debian from a > pile of floppies (( or should I say, my friend installed it for me, and my > learning journey began )) .... and for a long time I was an exclusive user > .... and at heart I think I am still - even as I flog along a 10 year old > iMac. > > But for a couple years now, on my laptop I've been running 'Tiny Core > Linux' , which if you're unfamiliar with it, it is based on the Linux From > Scratch work, with an emphasis on a 'tiny' footprint. Needed additional > software are mounted into ram from squashfs archives, on the fly. It is > quirky, but I like it. I wondered if anyone else has used it (or uses it). > > I didn't feel right just asking blindly, without a vague reintroduction of > myself. > > So - question: Anyone else use, now or previously, the Tiny Core Linux > Distribution? [*] > > Thanks, > Lexi Haley (WPI CS 2002) > > [*] a search on the email archives yielded no hits ... > > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Jan. 9, 2020

Re: [EXT] The future of WLUG

by Tim Keller

Actually my thinking was to use something like OBS (open broadcast studio, which we've done a talk about in the past) and actually do that.. Capture the output from their machine, plus the audio and a headshot. At this point, it's an idea. On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 4:11 PM Joshua Stone <joshua.gage.stone(a)gmail.com> wrote: > That's excellent news! Sounds like the service is already paying for > itself. > > I'm not opposed to video uploads, so long as the video/audio production is > decent and the camera isn't in people's faces. I have a Sony video camera > with native 4K and optical zoom, with a shotgun microphone attachment for > capturing audio in front of the camera instead of the surrounding area. I > also have a blue yeti if you want a good microphone for public speakers to > use. > > We could make this a bit fancier and less intrusive by having a screencast > of the speaker's computer to show slideshow material, terminal output, etc, > and have an omnidirectional microphone listening and syncing with the > screencast. > > -Josh > > On Wed, Jan 15, 2020, 13:51 Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I've gotten a couple of hits about people possibly showing up for the >> next WLUG meeting from meetup. That's cool! >> >> I went looking at the Boston Linux Users Group site and it's clear to me >> that we're really missing the boat with putting our meetings on youtube, >> well at least the ones with a definite presenter. >> >> Would people be freaked out about being on youtube? Is this something >> that people would be interested in? I've got a decent DSLR we could use to >> take video, but I don't want people to be uncomfortable. >> >> Tim. >> >> On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 1:41 PM <joshua.gage.stone(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Tim, >>> >>> Thank you very much for creating a meetup.com group for us! The UX for >>> finding future meetups and adding meetup dates to a calender is quite good. >>> Finding WLUG should also be fairly easy now when searching for "linux" >>> within a 50 mile radius of Boston: >>> >>> >>> https://www.meetup.com/find/?allMeetups=false&keywords=linux&radius=50&user… >>> >>> I've noticed that some search strings will show LUGs with overlapping >>> interests but not WLUG. I think adding more words like "FOSS", "Android", >>> "Libre", "Open Source", "Ubuntu", "Fedora", "OpenSUSE", "Arch Linux", >>> "Unix", etc, to the related topics and/or What We're About section should >>> improve this. >>> >>> I've tried setting up a community over Slack but I think the steps need >>> to join was what made it too intrusive for new people -- take joining the >>> Rust language Slack server for example: >>> >>> https://rust-slack.herokuapp.com/ >>> >>> - Send an invite link to your email >>> - Register with a name and password >>> - Be greeted with prompts about whether to send notifications >>> - Open the #general channel >>> >>> And this has to be repeated for joining every community that has their >>> own Slack server, or at least this has been my experience so far. I think >>> Slack has cemented itself as more of a means for teams to collaborate on a >>> project, not so much for casual users who want to jump right into a new >>> chat. >>> >>> Matrix only needs to register a username and password (email is >>> optional) on the server you're on, and once that's done you can join any >>> number of channels on that server. This is much closer to the UX of IRC, >>> and it's still superior in some ways because there's no fiddling with >>> choosing a specific authentication method like SASL and/or authenticating >>> with nickserv >>> >>> I think in general Matrix has more mindshare amongst Linux users as a >>> modern alternative to IRC, which I think is worth considering when >>> comparing frequency of posts on Reddit: >>> >>> >>> https://old.reddit.com/r/linux/search?q=matrix&restrict_sr=on&sort=relevanc… >>> >>> -Josh >>> >>> On Sat, 2020-01-11 at 22:59 -0500, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: >>> >>> This morning I went out and created a meetup group for WLUG: >>> https://www.meetup.com/Worcester-Linux-Users-Group and paid for six >>> months. Feel free to go and join up if you'd like. >>> >>> The matrix stuff is cool, I cut my teeth on IRC so I'm always partial to >>> the old school but I also understand that eventually we'll want a slack >>> channel as well maybe. >>> >>> Tim. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 4:07 PM Anderson, Charles R via WLUG < >>> wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >>> >>> We also have an IRC channel: >>> >>> http://www.wlug.org/participate.html >>> >>> Internet Relay Chat >>> >>> Join the realtime chat on our IRC channel. >>> >>> Connect your IRC client to irc.freenode.net >>> Join the #wlug-ma channel or join directly from this link: irc:// >>> irc.freenode.net/#wlug-ma. >>> See more information about Freenode and join the chat from your web >>> browser >>> >>> but maybe IRC is too old school--no one chats on it anymore. >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 04:03:14PM -0500, Joshua Stone via WLUG wrote: >>> > Hey all, >>> > >>> > Last night's meeting was excellent, and I'd like say thanks again to >>> > Tim for giving me a ride home! >>> > >>> > Last night's discussion gave me ideas of ways we could improve general >>> > activity, increase attendence, and improve outreach efforts. Hosting a >>> > meetup.com group would be certainly improve discoverability, and >>> > getting in touch with WPI's computer science group would be great too. >>> > >>> > I think what a lot communities are doing nowadays is having a text chat >>> > format for users who want to communicate more easily over the internet, >>> > especially with mobile devices. As an example, there are Discord >>> > servers for Fedora, Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, etc, and they have room sizes >>> > generally in the hundreds or even well over a thousand. Even before >>> > Discord they'd use IRC for providing support, posting updates, etc. >>> > >>> > Having a text chat of our own would certainly help improve >>> > participation -- I think Matrix would be a good option here because it >>> > has many nice features and has a fairly polished user experience: >>> > >>> > - Numerous clients available on desktop, mobile, and web ( >>> > https://matrix.org/clients/ >>> > - Persistent chat history >>> > - Link previews >>> > - Various bots to choose from for adding functionality ( >>> > https://matrix.org/docs/projects/bots/ >>> > - User moderation >>> > - Server federation >>> > - Self-hosting available, both client and server are completely FOSS >>> > - File sharing >>> > - Voice/video calls >>> > >>> > >>> > I have a screenshot if anyone wants to see what a Matrix chat room >>> > would look like: >>> > >>> > https://i.imgur.com/aVILcWB.png >>> > >>> > Or you can join the room I made: >>> > >>> > https://matrix.to/#/!EiTljkvagZDFKfQfFu:matrix.org?via=matrix.org >>> > >>> > Alteratively, if you have a Matrix client already: >>> > >>> > #wlug:matrix.org >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > Any thoughts? >>> > >>> > >>> > -Josh >>> _______________________________________________ >>> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> WLUG mailing list -- >>> >>> wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >>> >>> >>> To unsubscribe send an email to >>> >>> wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their >> constituents as "consumers". >> > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Jan. 15, 2020

Re: Reminder: Virtual Meeting today at 7PM Topic: Emacs awesomeness.

by Chris Thompson

Hello! I'd like to offer a couple notes regarding your upgrade. `apt list --list` may list more than what you've installed explicitly. It will include the packages installed by default in the system (/var/log/installer/initial-status.gz) as well as all the dependencies of packages you've installed. Anyway - that makes for a useful complete list, certainly, but you can generally work from a much smaller list. I think the list you may want comes from `apt-mark showmanual` to list packages you've specifically installed. All this said, https://askubuntu.com/questions/1383951/apt-mark-showmanual-shows-almost-al… seems to indicate that results based on manual installation flags can be problematic before 20.04, so YMMV (though you can exclude from your list based on the initial-status file above as well). While you can do a bash loop and install the packages that way, you can also list a whole bunch on a single run, e.g. `apt install x y z q`. If you are adding >1000 packages, you're likely to run into a limitation doing it that way, but just mentioning - it'd be a little bit quicker (being able to skip identifying packages already installed via others, and running triggers fewer times, etc). Not that it matters all that much, but if you did come up with a list of just 50-100 you need, it's be a reasonable approach. Note that there are changes between the packages in different versions of the OS. Some packages may no longer be available, having been abandoned, and others may be substituted with different packages and so on. While these suggestions will get you close, it may not quite be perfect. If you did opt for an upgrade instead (which works very well in my experience) such changes will often be pointed out to you and/or accommodated for automatically. Finally, don't forget to check for any additional sources you may have added in `/etc/apt/sources*` Regards, Chris On 1/13/22 17:59, gmcaplan--- via WLUG wrote: > Thank you. The Ubuntu info is concise, understandable, and helpful ... > a great combination. > > George > > On 2022-01-13 3:56 pm, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: > >> To your first question, you can get your list of installed packages >> on Ubuntu by running "apt list --installed" and piping that to a file >> and copying that off somewhere safe. You'll likely have to strip that >> file a bit. >> Then once you've got that file, on your cleanly installed system you >> can enumerate over that file with a bash for loop and call "apt >> install /package/" >> To your second question, I'm sure we've got an R nerd around here.. >> Tim. >> >> On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 3:47 PM gmcaplan--- via WLUG >> <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: >> >> I was hoping to attend, but it looks like I will not be able to. >> I hope it will be recorded because I, too, would like to learn about >> emacs. >> Also, I have two questions: >> 1. I am running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. When I update to ver. 20 or 22, I >> would prefer to do a "clean" re-install, but I have a question. Does >> that mean I must get a list of all my installed software and >> re-install >> them one at a time after I upgrade the OS? If so, is there an >> easy way >> for me to get the list? >> >> 2. I have been learning to use the software language R. I have a >> couple >> of questions and I would like to hear from anyone who has R >> experience. >> >> Thank You. >> >> George Caplan >> email: gmcaplan(a)gmcaplan.org >> >> >> On 2022-01-13 1:12 pm, Michael Voorhis via WLUG wrote: >> > On 1/13/22 12:58, Tim Keller via WLUG wrote: >> >> Today he's going to show off some of his emacs foo. >> > >> > Will the talk be recorded? I'd love to hear the talk but can't >> attend >> > because of a conflict. >> > >> > --MCV. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ >> > Change Settings: >> > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ >> > Web Forum/Archive: >> > >> https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/D2QDC… >> _______________________________________________ >> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ >> Change Settings: >> https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ >> Web Forum/Archive: >> https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/VBG7T… >> >> >> -- >> I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their >> constituents as "consumers". >> >> _______________________________________________ >> WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org >> Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ >> Change Settings: >> https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ >> Web Forum/Archive: >> https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/HTDBB… > > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list --wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email towlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account:https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings:https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive:https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org…

Jan. 13, 2022

Re: [Wlug] reboot problem - Update

by Gregory Avedissian

Folks asked for an update on this, so here it is. Original problem - Black screen on startup or reboot occurred about 25% of the time, right after the grub menu. No hard drive activity, no boot, no ssh. This problem has existed since I built the computer a year ago. Newer problem - Hard lockups, especially when the load was heavy. I first noticed this when I installed Gutsy on a spare partition. It also happened a few times in Etch, but I was using a custom realtime kernel when it happened. There were also a couple of spontaneous reboots. Hardware - ASUS M2V motherboard, Ath. X2 3800, Kingston RAM, Enermax PSU, some kind of GeForce 6200 with a fan that started getting noisy, Seagate drive, all about a year old. What I did - Replaced the vid card with a slightly older GeForce, and since then, the black screen has only occurred once or twice out of scores of reboots. Got a power supply tester, and the 5V rail read 5.4V one of the times I tested it. Contacted Enermax, and they told me to try a different power supply before I RMA'd mine. Got off the realtime kernel and went back to the stock Etch kernel. No more lockups in debian. Flashed the motherboard with the newest bios after reading that others were having lockup problems with this board. It didn't help. Got a new 350W SilverStone and put it in. Still getting lockups in Gutsy. I believe that the spontaneous reboots are a result of the relative placement of the power button and the wheeled leg of my office chair. I moved the computer back a few inches after I saw the two of them meet once. (Note for the interested builder - buttons on Coolermaster case stick out and require only a light touch. I just built a computer for a friend, and the buttons on the Antec case are recessed and not so easy to press in.) Put the Enermax back in, and everything seems to be fine as long as I stay away from Gutsy and the power button. Thanks again to everyone for their help. Greg

Dec. 18, 2007

Re: I need advice on a new ISP

by Doug Mildram

Doug/dmildram> The free Oracle cloud setup talk sounds awesome. I'd expect it would take quite some time, both for presenter to prepare AND maybe even for the meeting timeframe. John, I think I may get as well try to not learn what Ansible is (being less into code control, node automation, myself... though I've seen an amazing amount of interest on them on this group, then pondered how we balance the various knowledge/skill levels in wlug). Am I right to assume that for a one-off, i.e. one personal/home user wanting free cloud storage and maybe email, that the Ansible angle should be postponed to follow a dumber/simpler?? How To talk? --Background just to expose my mind: I was a unix sysadin for decades since 1985, but my modern skills got out of date around 2000. Fortunately for me, I lucked into working with Chuck,Frank, many others as a WPI network engineer 2010-2019. Thus, not a sysadmin any longer but just a cubicle wall away from all kinds of IT evolution via WPI. Heck, even the WPI IT sysadmins leaned a bit?more? on the brains in NetOps ! --love, doug On Wed, Apr 12, 2023, 10:24 PM Chuck Anderson via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > On Wed, Apr 12, 2023 at 05:14:31PM -0400, John Stoffel wrote: > > > If you can hold your nose, Oracle Cloud offers free forever instances. > > > That is where the WLUG website and DNS server is running these days. > > > > > https://www.oracle.com/cloud/free/ > > > > > These are probablhy the most relevant free services you could use to > > > replicate what you have at home now: > > > > And what's the price? > > Free forever. > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > Create Account: https://wlug.mailman3.com/accounts/signup/ > Change Settings: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/postorius/lists/wlug.lists.wlug.org/ > Web Forum/Archive: > https://wlug.mailman3.com/hyperkitty/list/wlug@lists.wlug.org/message/MCOR4… >

April 13, 2023

[CONTRACT WORK]

by Mark Richards

With thanks to the mailing list owners for the privilege of posting here. -- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- -- ---- -- - LINUX SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR -------------------------- SolarWave Energy, a solar and renewable information technology firm, has a need for a talented individual to assist us on a contract basis (initial project and long term retainer) to set up and help maintain a set of servers. A little workstation support may also be needed now and then. The initial projects include: 1. Wrapping up a combined BackupPC/BACULA project - set policies and procedures - document - test restore 2. Establish a source code management system using Subversion with appropriate clients/tools on workstations - help develop policies, practices, and procedures - debug 3. Help design and then build a 3-tier test to production source code flow scheme using three servers (local, called "DEVELOPMENT", remote 1 called "STAGE", and remote 2 called "PRODUCTION". DEVELOPMENT for testing (playground), STAGE for "staging" to production (final test), and PRODUCTION for release. Other than when in a staging mode, PRODUCTION and STAGE can be switched into service as required should one or the other fail. Full details of these requirements will be provided, of course. Other help that will be needed in near future: 1. Assist company technology move to unified quarters (currently two facilities: Engineering in LITTLETON, MA and Administration/Sales in CAMBRIDGE, MA). Somewhere "in-between" has not been selected yet. 2. Assist in developing a better authentication scheme for remote (embedded) Linux data acquisition boxes. Ongoing: Retainer for telephone consultation, problem-solving, system maintenance, etc. Qualifications: 1. Thorough systems administration knowledge and experience with Linux servers and workstations 2. Depth of knowledge and experience with bash, perl, and php to facilitate automated processes. HTML nice to know. 3. Understands security implications/exposures and includes these considerations in all designs and work. 4. Has available time to focus on major projects such that they can be accomplished within a mutually-agreeable timeframe 5. Can execute a non-disclosure agreement to protect company information 6. Can meet on-site (LITTLETON, MA) initially and occasionally thereafter to further project planning, etc. Interested persons should contact Mark Richards SolarWave 617 395 8546 [mark=atsymbol=solarwave=spot=com] Please see our other postings which may be of interest.

Nov. 21, 2008

Re: [Wlug] Sun hardware for sale

by Mike Leo

OK....wont be till thursday or friday that I can pick this up. Can you confirm this comes with the monitor? Also, do you know if this takes ECC memory? Should I ask for you when i arrive or will anyone there know what i'm talking about? thanks mike --- Chuck Anderson <cra(a)WPI.EDU> wrote: > It doesn't seem that you got my response. > > It is the tower version, not the pizza box: > > http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/Example/component.front_zoom.h… > > I don't remember if it has an OS on there, but you > can download > various Linux distros or Sun Solaris for free to > install. > > The 450 is a refrigerator sized box: > > http://sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Systems/E450/E450.html > > This is a standalone unit with the side panels and > wheels. There is > no rack and no rack mount kit with it. It plugs in > using a single > standard PC-style IEC electrical cord, but has > redundant power > supplies. > > You can pick this up during business hours 9am-5pm > at the Network > Operations Center, WPI Morgan Hall/Lower Wedge, next > to the Access > Grid where we hold the WLUG meetings. We can only > take cash. > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2005 at 07:05:05AM -0700, Mike Leo > wrote: > > not sure if you got your WPI email so: > > > > Ill take the U30 at $200. > > > > Is this it? http://www.nasi.com/sun_ultra30.php > > > > Does that come with any OS installed? > > > > The 450 is a huge small refrigerator sized box, > > correct? If so, its to big for me. If its not, > let > > me know. > > > > When/where can i pick this up? > > > > Thanks > > Mike > _______________________________________________ > 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 20, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Cryptoparty in Worcester on Sun. Mar 22

by Charlie Stevenson

If you can figure out what it is then you're invited ;-) On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 2:54 PM, Richard Klein <rich(a)richardklein.org> wrote: > It's a party where people allude to events very cryptically. > > On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 2:34 PM, Keith Wright <kwright(a)keithdiane.us> > wrote: > >> Steve Revilak <steve(a)srevilak.net> writes: >> >> > I'm helping to organize a Cryptoparty at the >> > Worcester Public Library, and I wanted to extend an >> > invitation to WLUG members. >> >> Thank you. >> >> > The cryptoparty is this Sunday 3/22 from 2pm - 4pm, >> > and we plan to cover Jitsi and GnuPG. >> > The WPL is located at 3 Salem Street, >> > Worcester, and we'll be meeting in the Banx room. >> >> Time, place, invitation, check checkcheck. >> >> You forgot to tell us What T... is a cryproparty? >> >> Is it a keysigning? >> >> "plan to cover" makes it sound like a lecture. >> >> Installfest? >> >> "Party" makes it sound purely social. >> Drink wine and solve cryptograms? >> >> -- Keith >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -- *Charles K Stevenson* *Information Technology Manager**Telephone:* +1 978-355-4378 ext. 250 Insight Meditation Society <http://www.dharma.org/> | 1230 Pleasant St., Barre, MA 01005 [image: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliestevenson] <https://www.linkedin.com/in/charliestevenson> The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism grant recipient <http://fredericklenzfoundation.org/insight-meditation-society> IMA Best in Class Award award recipient in the nonprofit category <http://www.interactivemediaawards.com/winners/certificate.asp?param=268701&…> 2015 Retreat Schedule <https://www.dharma.org/meditation-retreats/retreat-center/retreat-center-sc…> | Donate Now <https://www.dharma.org/ims/donations.php> | About Us <https://www.dharma.org/about-us> | e-Newsletter Signup <https://www.dharma.org/mailing-list-request>

March 18, 2015

Re: [Wlug] Test needed on declared-ill Modem. Who has a lab? -- + update from ISP

by E Johnson

Thanks, Karl. This makes sense. Why didn't I think of that! We have inadequate elex here which dips & dims lights frequently. Had sudden power outages a few times, including one very recently. I am not piping the modem logs anywhere; only check this if I notice an obvious problem. Results: Non available. Case (Motorola SB 6120) has only 2 screws, hex, 2 different sizes. No problem. Backplate then comes off & that's it. Nothing else to undo except whet seem to be clips, but we have no prybar tiny & thin enough to pry up these clip things. Case appears uncrackable, execpt maybe by dropping it from an airplane onto solid concrete. However. If it's only the power supply, I could test this by simply replacing the wall wart with an equivalent one from anywhere. Then I'd have to get the ISP to reprovision it, then watch to see if it worked any better after that. I do have an update from Ch4rter business office, which is relevant to my original beef with this ISP. Yesterday afternoon, I followed up by calling the business office, to ask why they changed their policy on what networking components their customers can or cannot own and administer themselves. The last person I spoke with said I am "grandfathered-in" to be allowed to own & run my own modem, since my account was opened before July, 2012 when the new poilcy was instituted (I'm a customer since there was something other than dial-up). Biz office says these techs who came to see me Thursday simply had "inadequate training" or "incorrect information" from their own supervisors. Both techs did look not older than about 3 days over 19. For the trouble call, I was promised a sup-tech & maybe one of these was, but only sup-ing the second guy how to open cardboard boxes of modems, smile at geekly grannies, & maybe how to drive the van. This modem is not in warranty & no longer manufactured (mine 2+ years old). But Motorola tech support confirmed that any old power supply 12V, 0.76A would run it. I'll borrow a power supply from somewhere, then try this thing one more time here before Responsibly Disposing of it by donating to a worthy friend's parts bin. Thanks very much, Liz J On 21 September 2012 21:52, Karl Lind <electrolind(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Sounds more like the power supply is taking it's time to die. As the power > level dips thats where your errors/reboots are popping up. Easiest thing to > verify is 1.) Turn off the modem and unplug. 2.) Remove case and inspect > the board. 3.) If the board's solder connections look like there are not > good connections ANYWHERE on the board then you probably have a bad solder > issue, if the solder looks good, it's probably a power supply on the board > problem which is a chip. 4.) Post results > > Karl Lind > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 12:00 PM, <wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org> wrote: > >> Send Wlug mailing list submissions to >> wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> wlug-request(a)mail.wlug.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> wlug-owner(a)mail.wlug.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Wlug digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Test needed on declared-ill Modem. Who has a lab? (E Johnson) >> 2. Re: Test needed on declared-ill Modem. Who has a lab? (E Johnson) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:11:17 -0400 >> From: E Johnson <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> >> Subject: [Wlug] Test needed on declared-ill Modem. Who has a lab? >> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> >> Message-ID: >> < >> CABmZTj0aYBHVUR83fPcMBxxpu6-YhfoPDo5G9wB1pdBAAQWwHA(a)mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> Umm. Non-happy camper. ISP things have changed here, without me being >> informed. Recently (2 days ago) my modem started rebooting every little >> while. Zillions of T3 & T4 timouts in the modem log, Signal lavels were >> perfect when it was online. I own this thing, a Motorola SB6120 purchased >> late June 2010. It has not been abused. >> >> I am in Woosta & we all know the ISP available here. 2 techs showed up >> mid-morning, to diagnose and fix this issue. One guy stood there watching; >> the other guy "did stuff." They checked the signal levels on incoming line >> from the box connected to the pole our back, and declared my moden Dying. >> They talked to each other (not me) & seemed to think I was >> Granny-in-a-Box, >> until they let me say more than one sentence. >> >> These guys also confessed that since July 202, Ch4rter does not "allow" >> customers to own/run their own modems. Their consolation prize is that >> they >> don't charge modem rental fees any more. (it's not on the bill, anyway, >> FWIW). They mumbled some other mumbo jumbo and fled 5 seconds after they >> learned I have my own router too, & didn't care if the modem and router >> were yet in communication. They just said "better reboot" and they "no >> longer" service "wireless" --which I am not running except when certain >> visitors appear. I think they meant they don't diagnose routers, which has >> always been the policy, and which is fine. Internal LAN issues aren't >> their >> problem. >> >> So now I have a modem which may or may not be sick, but no way to test it >> to make sure. Is there anyone here who can take a look at this thing & >> test >> to see if it's Really Dying, or if Ch4rter deaded it with their latest >> firmware revision of their firmware & policy change in July 2012? >> >> An interesting meeting theme sometime might be how to get the Verizon FIOS >> in Worcester. Several years ago I watched Verizon trucks & Verizon moles >> installing their fiber optics in manholes all over town. Ch4rter is >> running >> on Verizon's infrastructure. Ch4rter internet has been working better >> since >> then, but we're still locked out of the option to use verizon. Is this a >> topic of interest to anyone? If so, I'll lead the discussion and even buy >> the Pizz4. To me, this is a Large Pizza problem. >> >> Another interesting but probably futile discussion might center around why >> we have suddenly been deprived of the ability to watch the behavior and >> effectiveness of our modems, which serve internet coming from our ISP.. I >> was not informed of this -- was anyone who is just a 'regular' customer? >> >> Meanwhile, if anyone has a test lab or whatever, where they can test my >> declared-dead modem, please let me know. Otherwise it's probably a >> giveaway, or another piece of Landfill Fodder. I can bring to a meeting & >> can wait for results. >> >> Thanks & happy pizzaz, >> Liz J >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/attachments/20120920/8789bb41/attachmen… >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Message: 2 >> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:31:59 -0400 >> From: E Johnson <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [Wlug] Test needed on declared-ill Modem. Who has a lab? >> To: Worcester Linux Users Group <wlug(a)mail.wlug.org> >> Message-ID: >> < >> CABmZTj3Ghp2GHUiWHtGtbBN5NVo0HQKzkrWcvxNngP5_q2hcGQ(a)mail.gmail.com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >> >> PS: This evening, Ch4rter Billing has deleted the upcoming service charge >> for this morning's tech call. Amazing how it took 2 guys to check line >> levels, then hang one moden where my other modem was, + plug in one coax & >> one wall wart , then make 30-sec call to the office to get their >> repacement >> modem provisioned & watch for blinking green lights. 2 guys. >> If this happens to you (they discontinued your router & required you to >> use >> theirs), don't eat the bill. >> it does work fine, FWIW, but not impressed. >> --EJ >> >> On 20 September 2012 19:11, E Johnson <iris.gates(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Umm. Non-happy camper. ISP things have changed here, without me being >> > informed. Recently (2 days ago) my modem started rebooting every little >> > while. Zillions of T3 & T4 timouts in the modem log, Signal lavels were >> > perfect when it was online. I own this thing, a Motorola SB6120 >> purchased >> > late June 2010. It has not been abused. >> > >> > I am in Woosta & we all know the ISP available here. 2 techs showed up >> > mid-morning, to diagnose and fix this issue. One guy stood there >> watching; >> > the other guy "did stuff." They checked the signal levels on incoming >> line >> > from the box connected to the pole our back, and declared my moden >> Dying. >> > They talked to each other (not me) & seemed to think I was >> Granny-in-a-Box, >> > until they let me say more than one sentence. >> > >> > These guys also confessed that since July 202, Ch4rter does not "allow" >> > customers to own/run their own modems. Their consolation prize is that >> they >> > don't charge modem rental fees any more. (it's not on the bill, anyway, >> > FWIW). They mumbled some other mumbo jumbo and fled 5 seconds after they >> > learned I have my own router too, & didn't care if the modem and router >> > were yet in communication. They just said "better reboot" and they "no >> > longer" service "wireless" --which I am not running except when certain >> > visitors appear. I think they meant they don't diagnose routers, which >> has >> > always been the policy, and which is fine. Internal LAN issues aren't >> their >> > problem. >> > >> > So now I have a modem which may or may not be sick, but no way to test >> it >> > to make sure. Is there anyone here who can take a look at this thing & >> test >> > to see if it's Really Dying, or if Ch4rter deaded it with their latest >> > firmware revision of their firmware & policy change in July 2012? >> > >> > An interesting meeting theme sometime might be how to get the Verizon >> FIOS >> > in Worcester. Several years ago I watched Verizon trucks & Verizon moles >> > installing their fiber optics in manholes all over town. Ch4rter is >> running >> > on Verizon's infrastructure. Ch4rter internet has been working better >> since >> > then, but we're still locked out of the option to use verizon. Is this a >> > topic of interest to anyone? If so, I'll lead the discussion and even >> buy >> > the Pizz4. To me, this is a Large Pizza problem. >> > >> > Another interesting but probably futile discussion might center around >> why >> > we have suddenly been deprived of the ability to watch the behavior and >> > effectiveness of our modems, which serve internet coming from our ISP.. >> I >> > was not informed of this -- was anyone who is just a 'regular' customer? >> > >> > Meanwhile, if anyone has a test lab or whatever, where they can test my >> > declared-dead modem, please let me know. Otherwise it's probably a >> > giveaway, or another piece of Landfill Fodder. I can bring to a meeting >> & >> > can wait for results. >> > >> > Thanks & happy pizzaz, >> > Liz J >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> http://mail.wlug.org/pipermail/wlug/attachments/20120920/8a927db4/attachmen… >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wlug mailing list >> Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >> http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> >> >> End of Wlug Digest, Vol 107, Issue 5 >> ************************************ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > >

Sept. 22, 2012

WLUG search results for query "meeting"