dropbox issues
Hi again: Debian 12, optiplex 7020 desktop PC. Dropbox status shows "Up to Date" but top shows Dropbox running at ~200% CPU usage, 14% memory. Have removed and reinstalled Dropbox, and removed the largest folder shared on Dropbox no change. Have disabled expressvpn with no change. Any thoughts. As always, I appreciate the help that I and others receive on this list. Bob Crochelt
Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop
On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, at 15:52, Eddie wrote: > > > On 10/10/23 14:41, Bob Crochelt wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, at 08:11, Anders Andersson wrote: > >> On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 1:19 PM Bob Crochelt >> <mailto:rf...@fastmail.com>> wrote: > >> > > >> > Hi: > >> > Fresh install Debian 12. All seems well. However, when I install a > >> new package, in this case fvwm, the package installs fine, but there > >> is an error at the end... > >> > > >> > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-amd64: > >> > linux-image-amd64 depends on linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 (= > >> 6.1.52-1); however: > >> > Package linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 is not configured yet. > >> > > >> > dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (--configure): > >> > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > >> > Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+deb12u3) ... > >> > Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ... > >> > Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142) ... > >> > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64 > >> > raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it? > >> > run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//z50-raspi-firmware exited > >> with return code 1 > >> > dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure): > >> > installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script > >> subprocess returned error exit status 1 > >> > Errors were encountered while processing: > >> > linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 > >> > linux-image-amd64 > >> > initramfs-tools > >> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > >> > > >> > So far all the packages I have installed have worked fine... > >> > > >> > Should I ignore this or do something? > >> > >> This is a bit crazy. It can't be a "fresh install" if you have the > >> amd64 kernel trying to configure the closed firmware for a raspberry > >> pi. Why is "raspi-firmware" installed? What's your actual computer and > >> how did you install debian? > > Installed Debian from Debian 12.0 disk. > > Thanks > > Bob > I had EXACTLY this when I installed Bookworm 12 live when it first came > out. Dumped "raspi-firmware" and purged. All started to finish their > upgrade while dpkg was running. All ok since. > > Lucky Eddie ! > Yes working fine here now. Appreciate all the help Bob
Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop
On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, at 08:11, Anders Andersson wrote: > On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 1:19 PM Bob Crochelt wrote: > > > > Hi: > > Fresh install Debian 12. All seems well. However, when I install a new > > package, in this case fvwm, the package installs fine, but there is an > > error at the end... > > > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-amd64: > > linux-image-amd64 depends on linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 (= 6.1.52-1); > > however: > > Package linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 is not configured yet. > > > > dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (--configure): > > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > > Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+deb12u3) ... > > Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ... > > Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142) ... > > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64 > > raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it? > > run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//z50-raspi-firmware exited with > > return code 1 > > dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure): > > installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess > > returned error exit status 1 > > Errors were encountered while processing: > > linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 > > linux-image-amd64 > > initramfs-tools > > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > > So far all the packages I have installed have worked fine... > > > > Should I ignore this or do something? > > This is a bit crazy. It can't be a "fresh install" if you have the > amd64 kernel trying to configure the closed firmware for a raspberry > pi. Why is "raspi-firmware" installed? What's your actual computer and > how did you install debian? Installed Debian from Debian 12.0 disk. Thanks Bob
Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop
On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, at 11:31, Marco M. wrote: > Am 10.10.2023 um 11:25:13 Uhr schrieb Bob Crochelt: > > > No, it was not intentional. Should I remove it? > > If you don't run Debian on raspberry Pi, remove it. > Thanks to all. Followed the instructions on the Debian forums link and all is well now. Appreciate the help. The computer is a Dell Optiplex 7020 that I got when its previous owner, my employer, decided it was junk and tossed it. Bob Crochelt
Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop
On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, at 02:13, David wrote: > On Tue, 10 Oct 2023 at 06:32, Bob Crochelt wrote: > > > Fresh install Debian 12. All seems well. However, when I install a new > > package, in this case fvwm, the package installs fine, but there is an > > error at the end... > > > > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-amd64: > > linux-image-amd64 depends on linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 (= 6.1.52-1); > > however: > > Package linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 is not configured yet. > > > > dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (--configure): > > dependency problems - leaving unconfigured > > Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+deb12u3) ... > > Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ... > > Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142) ... > > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64 > > raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it? > > run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//z50-raspi-firmware exited with > > return code 1 > > Hi, it seems unusual to have the raspi-firmware package installed on a > Dell desktop > computer (that you mentioned in the Subject), is there a reason for doing > that? > Hi, No, it was not intentional. Should I remove it? Thanks, Bob
Re: apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop
On Tue, Oct 10, 2023, at 00:04, Marco M. wrote: > Am 09.10.2023 um 23:31:14 Uhr schrieb Bob Crochelt: > > > raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it? > > Does it exist? > On Pi it does. > > Run: > lsblk > cat /etc/fstab > Hi, Thanks for your help. lsblk NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS sda 8:00 465.8G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:10 464.8G 0 part / ├─sda2 8:20 1K 0 part └─sda5 8:50 975M 0 part [SWAP] sdb 8:16 0 931.5G 0 disk ├─sdb1 8:17 0 1M 0 part ├─sdb2 8:18 0 1G 0 part └─sdb3 8:19 0 930.5G 0 part sdc 8:32 0 1.8T 0 disk ├─sdc1 8:33 0 200M 0 part ├─sdc2 8:34 0 936.1G 0 part /media/bob/9c4430ba-d6b6-4ba3-af4d-01c6b2c7a167 └─sdc5 8:37 0 926.7G 0 part /media/bob/7d12182f-bf5c-4fa3-9090-306def62e9ef sdd 8:48 1 28.9G 0 disk └─sdd2 8:50 1 249M 0 part sde 8:64 1 0B 0 disk sdf 8:80 1 0B 0 disk sdg 8:96 1 0B 0 disk sdh 8:112 1 0B 0 disk sr0 11:01 1024M 0 rom cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # Use 'blkid' to print the universally unique identifier for a # device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name devices # that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). # # systemd generates mount units based on this file, see systemd.mount(5). # Please run 'systemctl daemon-reload' after making changes here. # # # / was on /dev/sda1 during installation UUID=85ed3fc8-b06f-42b4-8309-8e9ccd478b72 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1 # swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation UUID=b994d00a-a1df-441a-ba31-898848c793e4 noneswapsw 0 0 /dev/sr0/media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0 Thanks Bob
apt error, fresh install Debian 12/Dell desktop
Hi: Fresh install Debian 12. All seems well. However, when I install a new package, in this case fvwm, the package installs fine, but there is an error at the end... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of linux-image-amd64: linux-image-amd64 depends on linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 (= 6.1.52-1); however: Package linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package linux-image-amd64 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+deb12u3) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ... Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.142) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.1.0-12-amd64 raspi-firmware: missing /boot/firmware, did you forget to mount it? run-parts: /etc/initramfs/post-update.d//z50-raspi-firmware exited with return code 1 dpkg: error processing package initramfs-tools (--configure): installed initramfs-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-6.1.0-12-amd64 linux-image-amd64 initramfs-tools E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) So far all the packages I have installed have worked fine... Should I ignore this or do something? Thanks Bob Crochelt
Re: PowerBook G4 OS
Thank you Luna. I think this might be what I am looking for. Bob On Thu, Jan 12, 2023, at 13:29, Luna Jernberg wrote: > https://www.adelielinux.org/ > > On 1/10/23, Bob Crochelt wrote: > > Good afternoon: > > I have a Powerbook G4 currently running Debian 8 (Jessie). Is there a > > more recent release supported on PPC, and where could I find it please? > > Thanks to all who have lent support to this list. > > Bob Crochelt > > > > > >
Re: PowerBook G4 OS
On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 09:59:48AM +0100, didier gaumet wrote: > Le mardi 10 janvier 2023 à 16:32 -0800, Bob Crochelt a écrit : > > > > > Thanks to all who replied. I appreciate the help and advice. Think > > I > > will just sit tight with the system, as it works fine for what I > > need: > > email, a little (slow surfing) and some note writing. > > > > I imagine you have saved me many hours of frustration. > > > > Regards > > Bob Crochelt > > Hello, > > That would leave you with unmaintained software, though, with obvious > risks accessing the internet (web, mail, etc...) > > Debian port for a Powerbook G4 is unofficial and I don't know the > actual state of this port. > > NetBSD, OpenBSD and FreeBSD all seem to have an active and official > port for the PowerPC G4. > > Thanks for this information. I was aware that Jessie is not maintained; that was the reason for my inquiry. I will look into your suggestions Regards Bob Crochelt
Re: PowerBook G4 OS
On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 11:03:42PM +0200, Georgi Naplatanov wrote: > On 1/10/23 22:45, Bob Crochelt wrote: > > Good afternoon: > > I have a Powerbook G4 currently running Debian 8 (Jessie). Is there a > > more recent release supported on PPC, and where could I find it please? > > No, there is no release for this architecture. The architecture's state is > "unofficial" and the only branch is unstable/sid. This branch may or may not > work. If you want to use Debian unstable/sid just replace "jessie" with > "sid" in /etc/apt/sources.list and do: > > # apt update > # apt upgrade > # apt dist-upgrade > > Kind regards > Georgi > Thanks to all who replied. I appreciate the help and advice. Think I will just sit tight with the system, as it works fine for what I need: email, a little (slow surfing) and some note writing. I imagine you have saved me many hours of frustration. Regards Bob Crochelt
PowerBook G4 OS
Good afternoon: I have a Powerbook G4 currently running Debian 8 (Jessie). Is there a more recent release supported on PPC, and where could I find it please? Thanks to all who have lent support to this list. Bob Crochelt
error message for sda
Hi: Running updated Debian on a pretty old iMac. Seeing messages that complain about sda, only drive in the system: SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 10 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000e 100 253 006Old_age Always - 0 3 Spin_Up_Time0x0003 095 093 000Pre-fail Always - 0 4 Start_Stop_Count0x0032 093 093 020Old_age Always - 7818 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 036Pre-fail Always - 0 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 087 060 030Pre-fail Always - 521708297 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 045 045 000Old_age Always - 48690 10 Spin_Retry_Count0x0013 100 100 097Pre-fail Always - 0 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 098 098 020Old_age Always - 2325 187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 100 100 000Old_age Always - 0 189 High_Fly_Writes 0x003a 100 100 000Old_age Always - 0 190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 045 037 045Old_age Always FAILING_NOW 55 (255 255 60 26 0) 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 055 063 000Old_age Always - 55 (0 19 0 0 0) 195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x001a 056 047 000Old_age Always - 44745763 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 100 100 000Old_age Always - 0 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0010 100 100 000Old_age Offline - 0 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count0x003e 200 200 000Old_age Always - 0 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x 100 253 000Old_age Offline - 0 202 Data_Address_Mark_Errs 0x0032 100 253 000Old_age Always - 0 I think this means its time to replace the hard drive, any other thoughts? thanks in advance, If more appropriate for another listh please advise. Bob Crochelt
Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11
On Thu, Jan 27, 2022, at 08:24, Bob Crochelt wrote: > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 18:14, Felix Miata wrote: >> Bob Crochelt composed on 2022-01-26 17:25 (UTC-0800): >> >> > inxi output attached. >> >> Your iMac's BIOS date is about a month earlier than mine. Likely the only >> difference between ours is you have G92M [GeForce 8800M GTS] while I have >> RV630/M76 [Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT/2700]. If yours is anything like mine, >> it >> generates a lot of heat. Has yours ever had an internal cleaning? It may >> need its >> heat sink compound on CPU and/or GPU replaced. System freezes are a common >> symptom >> of overheating. Also, RAM is subject to failure with age and overheating. >> Have you >> tried running memtest86? >> -- >> Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, >> based on faith, not based on science. >> >> Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! >> >> Felix Miata >> > Hi again Felix, > I've thought about cleaning the machine, and watched videos of opening one of > these up, and am intimidated by it. Looks beyond my abilities. Redoing the > heat sink compound probably is. I've lived in small rural communities that > don't have computer services readily available. I could look for an apple > place or take it to the nearest apple store, since that is closer to where I > live now. hard drive is old too so would probably change that out too. > Machine ran without difficulty overnight, and got through a teams meeting > this morning without problem, running gnome on Wayland. Perhaps that is the > way forward. > Tried to run memtest86 from the grub menu but it just seemed to sit there, > will try that again today. > thanks > Bob Crochelt Also, running teams and assorted other programs, CPU temps were 102-103 C. Bob
Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11
On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 21:34, Charles Curley wrote: > On Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:52:55 -0800 > "Robert F. Crochelt" wrote: > > > Can't even > > shift to a different console with ctrl-F_. > > Try ctl-alt-F_. > > -- > Does anybody read signatures any more? > > https://charlescurley.com > https://charlescurley.com/blog/ > Thanks Charles. I miss-typed. ctl-alt-F_ doesn't work. Bob Crochelt
Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11
On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 18:14, Felix Miata wrote: > Bob Crochelt composed on 2022-01-26 17:25 (UTC-0800): > > > inxi output attached. > > Your iMac's BIOS date is about a month earlier than mine. Likely the only > difference between ours is you have G92M [GeForce 8800M GTS] while I have > RV630/M76 [Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT/2700]. If yours is anything like mine, > it > generates a lot of heat. Has yours ever had an internal cleaning? It may need > its > heat sink compound on CPU and/or GPU replaced. System freezes are a common > symptom > of overheating. Also, RAM is subject to failure with age and overheating. > Have you > tried running memtest86? > -- > Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, > based on faith, not based on science. > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > > Felix Miata > Hi again Felix, I've thought about cleaning the machine, and watched videos of opening one of these up, and am intimidated by it. Looks beyond my abilities. Redoing the heat sink compound probably is. I've lived in small rural communities that don't have computer services readily available. I could look for an apple place or take it to the nearest apple store, since that is closer to where I live now. hard drive is old too so would probably change that out too. Machine ran without difficulty overnight, and got through a teams meeting this morning without problem, running gnome on Wayland. Perhaps that is the way forward. Tried to run memtest86 from the grub menu but it just seemed to sit there, will try that again today. thanks Bob Crochelt
Re: system freeze older iMac Debian 11
On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 17:09, Felix Miata wrote: > Robert F. Crochelt composed on 2022-01-26 16:52 (UTC-0800): > > > Older iMac, recently installed Debian 11. Having system freezes even > > when running light weight environment like fvwm. Starts with slow > > video, progresses over a few minutes to complete freeze. Can't even > > shift to a different console with ctrl-F_. Nothing in top (when it > > starts) to suggest excessive memory or cpu usage. Tried to install > > nvidia drivers, but apparently not available for my GPU in Debian 11. > > Output from lscpu and nvdia-detect in attached file. > > I would be grateful for any suggestions. > > As your attachment reports, the proprietary NVidia driver for your G92M > [GeForce > 8800M GTS] (rev a2) had its support terminated before Bullseye. > > Is the behavior the same if you use Wayland instead of Xorg? > > What does inxi -SMGayz report (run from any terminal emulator in X)? > -- > Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, > based on faith, not based on science. > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > > Felix Miata > Thanks for the prompt reply. I've not tried Wayland, have been happy with X till now. inxi output attached. BobSystem: Kernel: 5.10.0-11-amd64 x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.2.1 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-11-amd64 root=UUID=c7496441-0106-499d-b623-032f6c08fe85 ro quiet Desktop: FVWM 2.6.8 dm: startx Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye) Machine: Type: Desktop System: Apple product: iMac8,1 v: 1.0 serial: Chassis: type: 13 v: Mac-F227BEC8 serial: Mobo: Apple model: Mac-F227BEC8 v: PVT serial: UEFI: Apple v: IM81.88Z.00C1.B00.0802091538 date: 02/09/08 Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA G92M [GeForce 8800M GTS] vendor: Apple driver: N/A alternate: nvidia bus ID: 01:00.0 chip ID: 10de:0609 class ID: 0300 Device-2: Apple Built-in iSight type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus ID: 7-4:2 chip ID: 05ac:8502 class ID: 0e02 serial: Display: server: X.Org 1.20.11 driver: loaded: nouveau,vesa unloaded: fbdev,modesetting alternate: nv display ID: :1 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1200 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x318mm (20.0x12.5") s-diag: 599mm (23.6") Monitor-1: default res: 1920x1200 hz: 77 OpenGL: renderer: N/A v: N/A direct render: N/A
Re: Thunderbird not allowing local accounts
John, thanks for this. Seems to work here as well Bob C. On Fri, Jan 7, 2022, at 22:37, John Crawley wrote: > On 06/01/2022 03:26, Charles Curley wrote: > > On Wed, 5 Jan 2022 09:44:24 -0500 > > "Paul M. Foster" wrote: > > > >> Can anyone recommend another MUA which uses mbox format and is > >> relatively easy to configure? > > > > Claws-mail and mutt for two. > > > > Or, if you want to stick with your investment in Thunderbird, use > > dovecot to set up a local imap server. > > This issue hit me this morning too. With a huge decades-long investment in TB. > Much websearching later, discovered that setting up dovecot as a local imap > server is nowhere as complicated as it looks [1]. > > Just install dovecot-imapd + dependencies > It's configured by default to do exactly what's needed here (serve > /var/mail). > > Then set up a new imap account on Thunderbird: > > name and email address @ > > Server Type: IMAP Mail Server > Server Name: localhost, Port: 143 > User Name: > Connection security: None > Authentication method: Password, transmitted insecurely > > It seems to be working now. Just have to wait to see if it fetches new > messages as they arrive... > > [1] > https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?p=2089364=3a7ead4db70a4207632405a9aa06dc59#p2089364 > > -- > John > >
Re: Join the Debian Folding@Home Team!
On 9/21/21 1:08 PM, Alexis Geoffrey wrote: Hello all, For anyone who is unaware, the Folding@Home project is a distributed computing project aimed to help scientists develop new therapeutics for a variety of diseases by the means of simulating protein dynamics. This includes the process of protein folding and the movements of proteins, and is reliant on simulations run on volunteers' personal computers. I'd like to encourage everyone who is willing and able to contribute your spare CPU/GPU cycles for Folding@Home to do so (for example, if you have a home server, or a computer that is running fairly often), and if you already are doing so, I encourage you to join the Debian team. I just started and joined the team myself, but our team only has about 7 active CPUs in the last 50 days. It would be great if more people could contribute as part of the Debian community. Here's a link to the team info: https://statsclassic.foldingathome.org/team/2019 For installation, you can download the Debian package from the website: https://foldingathome.org/start-folding/. There is also a Docker image and a vSphere Appliance available. Thanks, Alexis Alexis, I am currently running Fedora 31. Can I participate? Regards -- Bob Crochelt MD, PhD, FACS Ukiah, CA
Re: Is this ALL good advise
On Thu, 5 Dec 2019 05:06:42 -0500 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 05 December 2019 04:50:56 to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 05, 2019 at 09:14:31AM -, Curt wrote: > > > On 2019-12-05, ghe wrote: > > > > I found out about it in an article on Internet security/privacy > > > > on the New York Times -- it's safe for mortals. > > > > > > > > OTOH, I haven't been able to get anyone around here to switch > > > > from GMail... > > > > > > What the aging hoi polloi might not be able to grasp is why [...] > > > [encryption] has now somehow become a crucial need. > > > > I might qualify as "aging hoi polloi" in your view. I very much > > grasp (painfully so) why encryption has become crucial. > > > > Cheers > > -- tomás > > And at 85, I'll wear that label if its not too heavy. And I found my > pick it up and carry it weight limit, I got some freight in yesterday > the ups guy carried on one shoulder. The heaviest piece in the box > was 55 kg. I got it 3 feet from the box to just inside the garage > door, but I'm gonna have to make a skyhook to put it on the milling > machines table. But first I gotta get my ticker fixed. Leaky valves. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett Gene, Best wishes for a quick recovery. Bob Crochelt --
Re: Helpful attitude (was: Server hardware advice.)
On Fri, Aug 9, 2019, at 10:14, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 09 August 2019 07:59:07 Bob Crochelt wrote: > > > Gene, > > I’m scheduled for some heart rewiring myself. Good luck to the both of > > us! Bob Crochelt > > My heart guy is out of the country till around Sept 1. So I'm takeing an > extra half a 7.5gr warfarin pill a day to ward off another > clot/blockage. I've been taking the 7.5 since I survived a pulmonary > embolism about 5 years back but recent tests earlier this week had the > clot time below 2 and thats not good, needs more rat poison. If I get to > feeling bad I'll yell for a ride to Mon General in Morgantown about 60 > miles north who has several heart guys on staff. So all I'm doing is > the dishes and cooking for the two of us. Shop work is on hold. > > I'll have to get the next door neighbor to do that while I'm gone in that > event as the missus isn't ambulatory any more. Good neighbors, we share > wedding anniversaries, 30 for us on Dec 2nd, 41 for them. > > Pulmonary embolisms aren't fun, typical survival rate is less than 2%. > Sorta funny, when I was in Mon Gen before, thats a teaching hospital, > and the doc in charge of me that time always had an entourage of interns > along showing them that surviveing a P-E was possible. Made me feel like > a pet purple hamster or something. :) > > Putting in heparin by the gallon, I was up to make water at about 20 > minute intervals 24/7. Very poor sleep, and the room was too cold but I > jiggered the stat to fix that. One of the nurses started to fix it and I > flat told her if she was going to set it back down she could find me > blankets big enough and warm enough. What they had weren't much bigger > than a cloth diaper. 8 days. First time ever in a hospital. > > I lost nearly 20 lbs by the time I was home for 3 or 4 days & had a > chance to get rid of it. Legs blown up like phone poles. > > I had a pacemaker installed back in January, pulse was in the low 30's > when I walked in the ER door & said I thought I needed one, getting a > bit woozy in between heartbeats. They didn't argue with me a bit. I was > a "live one with an AARP plan F policy". ;-) > > Good luck with yours too Bob. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > Thanks Gene. I’m “just” having an afib ablation. I used to live in Elkins, Mon General is great. My resting heart rate when not in afib is 49, so I may be joining you in the pacemaker club some day. Best wishes
Re: Helpful attitude (was: Server hardware advice.)
On Fri, Aug 9, 2019, at 03:15, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 08 August 2019 18:01:01 ghe wrote: > > > On 8/8/19 4:39 AM, Kenneth Parker wrote: > > > I also hear stories about people, using Raspberry Pi Systems as > > > Servers. > > > > At least a 3+, on a T1, with a good UPS, well backed up, and with > > clones of hardware and software near at hand. And running Debian. > > > > Under those conditions, they do just fine. > > So does a 3+, running realtime stretch. Using a nearly 50 mhz spi > interface, its running 1400 lbs worth of 70 yo Sheldon lathe that's been > rebuilt with ball screws for micron precision, running the lathe quite > well but with sluggish video. Even that should be fixed in the next > month by switching to debian-arm buster, or a new raspian buster. The > biggest lag is me, I need to go get my ticker rebuilt. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > Gene, I’m scheduled for some heart rewiring myself. Good luck to the both of us! Bob Crochelt
