On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 08:37:39AM -0800, B. Gallagher wrote: > Date: Thu, 08 Mar 2007 08:37:39 -0800 > To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Switch list > From: "B. Gallagher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I could be into that. I was trying to setup a RAID 1 for Ubuntu. I > found it easier for FC 4 (must be the way the info is displayed.) My > efforts were half-hearted, so I'll try again to make that work before I > ask for any help. > > I may have a collection of matched drives (WD 7.5 - 20 GB) for people to > have as experimenters. I need to know the disaster recovery routine for > when one of these mirrored drives fails. I am using new Seagate drives > so I don't think about it much, but I really don't know how to recover. > Something like use the remaining (working) drive to repeat the RAID > setup process. > > An XP RAID 0 was easy to setup once I saw the F6 (F2, can't remember?) > third party prompt, but Linux looks even easier, once you get the hang > of it, and I feel that people would be into this for data safety.
I have a PCI IDE raid controller card that im not using... I give up on raid. regular drives work fine for my needs. > > Brian > > P.S. the answer to my FAT32 question was indirectly answered in earlier > posts of a month ago (i.e. use a USB external HDD and be done with it.) > Don't mind me if I lurk more and post less, its time to take the > training wheels off (I need to do more web research before I post stupid > questions.) Thats what I usually do. a lot of times the 1GB SD card for my camera/mp3 player does the trick, If I have to do a lot of stuff, i have a USB HDD. I rarely use CD/DVD's anymore. Jamie player works fine > > > LinuxRocks! wrote: > >You know, we used to do that. Then we backed it up with weely clincs. If > >we plan in advance, take advantage of free publicity, we could get quite > >the draw, and help a lot of people out. We havnt done one in like 5 > >years, so we are probably about due. > > > >Jamie > > > >On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 12:14:43PM -0800, Mike Cherba wrote: > > > >>Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] Switch list > >>From: Mike Cherba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group <[email protected]> > >>Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:14:43 -0800 > >>X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.1 > >> > >>Maybe we should organize an ubuntu installfest for those interested in > >>NOT moving to Vista. > >> -Mike > >> > >>While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy > >>making mistakes and becoming superior. -- Henry C. Link > >> > >>On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 07:21 -0800, B. Gallagher wrote: > >> > >>>Many people, daunted by Vista's hardware requirements and product > >>>activation issues, claim on various boards how they plan to "switch to > >>>Linux." > >>> > >>>I think this is even simpler. > >>> > >>>Mr O wrote: > >>> > >>>>Well thought and simple. > >>>> > >>>>This: > >>>>http://consumer.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTI5OCwxLCxoY29uc3VtZXI= > >>>> goes on to show what it is like for a dedicated Windows user to > >>>>try linux. Admittedly, the guy is a n00b. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>--- Mike Cherba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>Ran across this on bbspot this evening. Thought I 'd poke it > >>>>>to the > >>>>>list for folks to check out. > >>>>> > >>>>>http://popey.com/The_Truth_About_Switching > >>>>> > >>>>>There are three kinds of death in this world. There's heart > >>>>>death, > >>>>>there's brain death, and there's being off the network. --- > >>>>>Guy Almes > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>>EUGLUG mailing list > >>>>>[email protected] > >>>>>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>____________________________________________________________________________________ > >>>>No need to miss a message. Get email on-the-go > >>>>with Yahoo! Mail for Mobile. Get started. > >>>>http://mobile.yahoo.com/mail > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>EUGLUG mailing list > >>>>[email protected] > >>>>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>EUGLUG mailing list > >>>[email protected] > >>>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>EUGLUG mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > >> > >_______________________________________________ > >EUGLUG mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
