Re: [Discuss] AMD FX-8120 update

2012-03-05 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org [mailto:discuss- bounces+blu=nedharvey@blu.org] On Behalf Of ma...@mohawksoft.com I had to wait for Sunday to go to Microcenter and get a replacement motherboard. Does the ram all work now? In what you wrote, you said the ram was tested

Re: [Discuss] AMD FX-8120 update

2012-03-05 Thread markw
ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote: ...here is the output of /proc/cpuinfo: model name : AMD FX(tm)-8120 Eight-Core Processor cpu MHz : 3120.331 cache size : 2048 KB siblings : 8 cpu cores: 4 http://www.richweb.com/cpu_info If the number of cores = the number of

Re: [Discuss] Light Linux Distro for VM usage

2012-03-05 Thread Jerry Feldman
On 03/05/2012 11:20 AM, aldo albanese wrote: Hi, I would like to use a light Linux Distro that I can use within Oracle VM box. My intend is to use it exclusively for browser activities without worry about getting a virus. It should be fast to load and should have all the built in

Re: [Discuss] Light Linux Distro for VM usage

2012-03-05 Thread Chris O'Connell
Aldo, I like Jerry's suggestion. Give Linux Mint a shot. It's got a pretty interface. According to this site Mint comes preloaded with flash: http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_julia_whatsnew.php Chris On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Jerry Feldman g...@blu.org wrote: On 03/05/2012 11:20 AM,

Re: [Discuss] Discuss Digest, Vol 10, Issue 5

2012-03-05 Thread Hsuan-Yeh Chang
Aldo, I have been using Debian as Vbox guest under windows host for about a year. Great performance! Do remember to install guest addition though. Best, Hsuanyeh On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 11:20 AM, discuss-requ...@blu.org wrote: Message: 9 Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 08:20:17 -0800 (PST) From:

Re: [Discuss] AMD FX-8120 update

2012-03-05 Thread Shirley Márquez Dúlcey
On 3/5/2012 10:02 AM, ma...@mohawksoft.com wrote: http://www.richweb.com/cpu_info If the number of cores = the number of siblings for a given physical processor, then hyperthreading is OFF. I didn't think AMD did Hyperthreading... It doesn't.

Re: [Discuss] Home Wireless Routers OT

2012-03-05 Thread aldo albanese
On the same topic.  I have a Verizon Fios router and two access points.  Lately I have my friends asking for internet access.  I would like to give them a guest wireless access just to access the internet.  I could use one of the two access points to setup another guest SSID.  Could I use DMZ

Re: [Discuss] Home Wireless Routers OT

2012-03-05 Thread Bill Horne
On 3/5/2012 1:08 PM, aldo albanese wrote: On the same topic. I have a Verizon Fios router and two access points. Lately I have my friends asking for internet access. Please tell us what the break-even point is, for a shared FiOS line vs. Cable or DSL: how many users are needed to drop

[Discuss] [OT] Ride needed for visually impaired person to Northeast Linux Fest on March 17th.

2012-03-05 Thread Dave Hunt
Hello, I'm the subject blind person who would like to go to Northeast Linux Fest in Worcester, on March 17th. I'd like a ride from the Watertown/Cambridge/Waltham/Boston area. If you can help, please contact me within the next week or so. Eager to hear from you, Dave Hunt

Re: [Discuss] Light Linux Distro for VM usage

2012-03-05 Thread Shankar Viswanathan
I started using L-Ubuntu inside Virtualbox a while ago and I really like it: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu It doesn't have much (any?) eye-candy, but it is lightweight and has up-to-date versions of standard Ubuntu packages. Linux Mint is a good choice too, BTW. -Shankar On Mon, Mar 5, 2012

Re: [Discuss] AMD FX-8120 update

2012-03-05 Thread Shankar Viswanathan
This page has some info (including a useful diagram) that explains the Bulldozer architecture: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fx-8150-zambezi-bulldozer-990fx,3043-3.html If you want straight from the horse's mouth details on the Bulldozer architecture, please see my colleague Sean

Re: [Discuss] AMD FX-8120 update

2012-03-05 Thread Bill Ricker
2012/3/5 Shankar Viswanathan shankar.vis...@gmail.com please see my colleague Sean White's presentation at last year's Hotchips conference: Thanks, that helps ! I'd be happy to explain the high-level details of the architecture to anyone that cares. So is the Northbridge effectively

Re: [Discuss] AMD FX-8120 update

2012-03-05 Thread Shankar Viswanathan
On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Bill Ricker bill.n1...@gmail.com wrote: I'd be happy to explain the high-level details of the architecture to anyone that cares. So is the Northbridge effectively half on-die and half off-chip ? Yes: slide #28 illustrates this to some extent. The Valencia die