Yeah, that and the fact that as has been proven in the past by these two distributors, don't use x.0 releases! Though the mirror issue would still come up when the x.1 comes out ;-) You guys still looking for a mirror might want to check out cadvision's ftp server as it is very fast, the have the redhat stuff on there, though it doesn't look like 8.0 is there yet (of course it's not, it's not out 'till monday right?).
Michael Berenbaum a �crit: > > Why is this such an issue right now? Every major distribution has > _several_ high performance mirrors that will outperform anything that we > could put together based on P2P with our cable and DSL lines. Yes when > a new version of a distro comes out the mirrors can be slow, but there > are a couple of things to remember: > > #1 There are some sites that mirror RedHat and Mandrake that don't list > themselves on the download pages... they usually perform very well - > especially during times like this. (try finding a mirror of a mirror) > > #2 Do any of us really _need_ the newest copy of RedHat or Mandrake the > day it comes out? Try waiting a couple of days and try again :) > > Just some stuff to think about. > > /\/\ichael Berenbaum > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > /-------Original Message-------/ > > /*From:*/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > /*Date:*/ September 27, 2002 12:43:42 PM > /*To:*/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > /*Subject:*/ Re: (clug-talk) 9 dot o > > Could we use some sort of P2P system to distribute the load over a number of > members? That way the bandwidth and storage issues would not fall on > just one of us. > > Jesse > > Quoting Jarrod Major <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: > > > I don't know if Jeff will catch this post so I will field it for now. You > > may want to send a note to Jeff thought to clarify. > > > > Currently calgary.linux.ca is hosted at his home on a server connected to > > his home DSL. Bandwidth will most likely be a huge issue. I doubt that he > > will consent to such a request. > > > > With hardware being so cheap (especially hard drives) storage should > not be > > an issue. I have been trying to maintain the Distribution Library on the > > CLUG site so that folks know who to approach for the various copies of > > Linux > > from the various members such as myself who have access to a CD-ROM > burner > > and are more than happy to burn copies as long as they are provided > blanks. > > > > Until we have more resources at our disposal this is probably the way it > > will remain but I could be wrong. There are lots of industrious folks who > > have some astounding resources. > > > > Jarrod Major > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Kevin Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 11:11 AM > > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) 9 dot o > > > > > > > How feesable is it to set up an FTP on the CLUG site so that once > ONE of > > us > > > DL's something, the rest can grab a copy from them? IE: If I get RH8 on > > > Monday, I can immediately UL it to ftp.clug.com (or whatever), and then > > if > > > other members wanted a copy, they could DL as appropriate. As a sort of > > > CLUG-only mirror, sort of. > > > > > > What are the limitations to such a proposal. I'm sure Disk Space, but > > that > > > isn't insurmountable. We don't really want to mirror old versions, so > > lets > > > just say that as a policy, we'll mirror the 2 most recient versions of > > > versions of whatever (Gentoo, RH, Debian, Mandrake, Suse, > Smoothwall, and > > > maybe two or 3 more.) What's our Bandwidth limitation and.or Bandwidth > > > useage look like? Can we do this? > > > > > > Even if we held 2 copies of 10 Distros, each averaging 3 Gigs, we'd end > > up > > > with 60 Gigs of Disk Space. Which isn't much. That's what a 5-10 dollar > > > donation from each of the active members on this mailing list? We'd > > clearly > > > all benefit. > > > > > > Is this an idea worth pursuing? > > > > > > Kev. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Jesse Kline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 9:12 AM > > > Subject: Re: (clug-talk) 9 dot o > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for the offer, but I was able to download it from 3 > mirrors last > > > night. > > > > Now I am looking forward to getting home from work and burning those > > babys > > > on CD. > > > > > > > > Jesse > > > > > > > > Quoting Trevor Lauder <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: > > > > > > > > > I'm downloading Mandrake 9.0 as I type this email actually. If you > > want > > > I > > > > > can setup a ftp account for you on my server when I get it > downloaded > > > > > (Should be done in 5 hours or so). If not, I can always burn you a > > > > > copy... let me know. The mirror I always use for most of my linux > > > distro > > > > > downloads is ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch I usually get 300+ K/s > > from > > > > > them but since Mandrake came out I'm only getting 50 K/s > > > > > > > > > > Later, > > > > > > > > > > Trevor > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks everyone, I feel pretty confident about installing 9.0 > now. > > The > > > > > > only thing left is to get it. Does anyone know of any working > > mirrors? > > > > > > > > > > > > Jesse > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 11:06, S�bastien Taylor wrote: > > > > > >> I'm pretty sure mandrake let's you flag a partition so that it > > > > > >> doesn't format it..at least it should have it, every other > os has > > > it. > > > > > >> I would just stick the cd in, and boot it up, tell it to format > > the > > > > > >> old partitions but leave /home as is. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Jesse Kline a �crit: > > > > > >> > Ya, I already have a seperate /home partition. So If I were to > > just > > > > > >> wipe out my > > > > > >> > other partitions, and create new ones with the MDK installer, > > and > > > > > >> do a full > > > > > >> > install, will it leave my /home partition alone? I just don't > > want > > > > > >> to see that formatting all partitions window :-). > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > Jesse > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > Quoting S�bastien Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>: > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> >>That could work, except for the fact that, and I quote > "No, I do > > > > > >> have a separate /home partition." ;-) Problem solved! > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >>Dan Graham a �crit: > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >>>Hi Jesse, > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>>1. Delete all but your /home dir. > > > > > >> >>>2. Resize what is left with Mandrake's partition resizing > tool > > > > > >> (hacked parted) > > > > > >> >>>3. Name this /home > > > > > >> >>>4. Create the rest of your partitions as per. > > > > > >> >>>5. Do a full install as required. > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>>I just did this with RC3 9.0 for my buddy Howard who had > a ton > > of > > > > > >> stuff on one big / partiton. > > > > > >> >>>No problem. > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>>Cya, Dan > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>>-----Original Message----- > > > > > >> >>>From: S�bastien Taylor > > > > > >> >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >> >>>Sent: 9/25/02 7:04 PM > > > > > >> >>>Subject: Re: (clug-talk) 9 dot o > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>>Oh, good, that's easy, you just tell it what partition > you want > > to > > > > > >> use as home, and then turn off the format option. Not sure > > > > > >> _exactly_ how to do that, I don't use Mandrake, but pretty much > > > > > >> every installer let's you do that. The option might also be > > > > > >> called "Mount previously formated partition" something like that > > is > > > > > >> what you want...it should be pretty obvious. > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>>Make sure you still back up what you can't afford to loose!! > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>>Le Mercredi, 25 sept 2002, � 18:20 Canada/Mountain, Jesse > Kline > > a > > > > > >> �crit : > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>> > No, I do have a separate /home partition. What I want > to do > > is > > > > > >> reinstall > > > > > >> >>> > the system (on the root partition) without touching my > /home > > > > > >> partition (which does exist). I'm sure that I read somewhere > > > > > >> that you can do > > > > > >> >>>this > > > > > >> >>> > with Mandrake, I'm just wondering how? > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > >> >>> > Jesse > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > >> >>> > On Wed, 2002-09-25 at 18:18, S�bastien Taylor wrote: > > > > > >> >>> >> You mean you didn't put your /home on it's own > partition?? > > > > > >> Shame on you > > > > > >> >>> >> ;-) If you didn't you should back it up and do it this > > time, > > > > > >> or else you can just delete everything else then install on the > > > > > >> sorta-clean drive. Or, finally, you could just try to > > > > > >> upgrade... > > > > > >> >>> >> > > > > > >> >>> >> > > > > > >> >>> >> Le Mercredi, 25 sept 2002, � 18:00 Canada/Mountain, Jesse > > > Kline > > > > > >> a �crit > > > > > >> >>> >> : > > > > > >> >>> >> > > > > > >> >>> >>> I really want to have the latest and greatest, but I'm > > trying > > > > > >> to figure > > > > > >> >>> >>> out the best way to go about this. I know that upgrades > > are > > > > > >> not always > > > > > >> >>> >>> the best solution, but I have large video files on my > > /home > > > > > >> >>>partition > > > > > >> >>> >>> that aren't economical to backup on CD. Is there a > way to > > get > > > > > >> Mandrake > > > > > >> >>> >>> to install over the / partition without touching my > /home > > > > > >> partition? > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >>> >>> Or > > > > > >> >>> >>> is there a way to do a Debian-style upgrade using urpmi? > > > > > >> >>> >>> > > > > > >> >>> >>> Thanks, > > > > > >> >>> >>> > > > > > >> >>> >>> Jesse > > > > > >> >>> >>> > > > > > >> >>> >>> On Wed, 2002-09-25 at 16:32, Dan Graham wrote: > > > > > >> >>> >>>> > > > > > >> >>> >>>> Hi all, > > > > > >> >>> >>>> > > > > > >> >>> >>>> The new Mandrake 9.0 "Dolphin" has been released. > > > > > >> >>> >>>> > > > > > >> >>> >>>> cya > > > > > >> >>> >>> > > > > > >> >>> >>> <signature.asc> > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > > >> >>> > <signature.asc> > > > > > >> >>> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > . > > ____________________________________________________ > <http://www.incredimail.com/redir.asp?ad_id=309&lang=9> /IncrediMail/ - > *Email has finally evolved* - *_Click Here_* > <http://www.incredimail.com/redir.asp?ad_id=309&lang=9>
