Re: [Discuss] large log file transfer

2015-06-23 Thread Jerry Natowitz
From memory, so there might be a typo or two Often gzip will reduce logfiles greatly in size. for that, all you need is: gzip -9 logfile.ext transfer: logfile.ext.gz on receiving end: gzip -d logfile.ext.gz Assuming you actually need to transfer in small chunks: split -10

Re: [Discuss] memory management

2015-06-19 Thread Jerry Natowitz
, and then restarted it, using the Restore Previous Session option on the History pull-down. It would be interesting to see how much memory was saved, and for how long. Jerry Natowitz ===j.natowitz (at) rcn.com if rcn.com bounces, try gmail.com On 06/19/15 11:02, Steve Litt wrote

[Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com

2015-06-03 Thread Jerry Natowitz
experience with hired.com? -- Jerry Natowitz ===j.natowitz (at) rcn.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Re: [Discuss] Multiple submissions of resume by recruiters and hired.com

2015-06-03 Thread Jerry Natowitz
they also submitted my resume. Or so the story goes ... Jerry Natowitz ===j.natowitz (at) rcn.com On 06/03/15 11:41, Mike Small wrote: Jerry Natowitz j.natow...@rcn.com writes: A friend has suggested that I try hired.com to find a new position. I looked into it and wondered how

Re: [Discuss] Libre Planet this weekend

2015-03-20 Thread Jerry Natowitz
Just a double check. Is that really 9:45 am EST or is it 9:45 am EDT? Jerry Natowitz ===j.natowitz (at) rcn.com On 03/20/15 13:42, Greg Rundlett (freephile) wrote: It's Libre Planet time... if you care deeply about technology freedom, but you can't make it to MIT, then watch

[Discuss] RCN dhcp problem fixed, root cause a mystery

2014-11-25 Thread Jerry Natowitz
So the problem I was having where neither of my two previously working wireless routers could get a DHCP response from RCN cable modem has been fixed. I needed two things: 1) Time. I really did need to power off everything for 20 minutes. 2) Isolation of the RCN provided Actiontec MoCa

[Discuss] Very odd RCN behavior, PC can connect, but not routers

2014-11-23 Thread Jerry Natowitz
Every few years RCN seems to throw me a curve ball. Several years ago it was the mysterious bad provisioning that would keep getting applied to my modems. Now, I have a new puzzler. As of this morning, the Arris cable modem I rent from them refused to give my two month old Netgear R6300V2 a

Re: [Discuss] Very odd RCN behavior, PC can connect, but not routers

2014-11-23 Thread Jerry Natowitz
, I have a bunch of MAC addresses in /etc/ethers going back a number of years. This is clearly (to me, at least) some change in RCN provisioning and/or firmware. But they deny anything changed. - Original Message - From: Edward Ned Harvey (blu) b...@nedharvey.com To: Jerry Natowitz

[Discuss] Is ext4 still dangerous for vmware client?

2013-01-06 Thread Jerry Natowitz
I'm thinking of taking the plunge and setting up a Linux client on Windows 7. A while ago I read that ext4 for certain, and possibly ext3 had problems with corruption when used within vmware clients. If that was true, is it still the case? Also, should I be looking at using LVM so that I can

[Discuss] When should a new thread be initiated?

2013-01-03 Thread Jerry Natowitz
Not talking about process threads, just wondering when a discussion thread is so off-topic that it should be renamed and promoted to a new high level thread. Not that there is a current discussion in that category :-) -- Jerry Natowitz ===j.natowitz (at) gmail.com

Re: [Discuss] memtest86+ oddities

2012-12-28 Thread Jerry Natowitz
I'm actually partial to the old memtest86: http://www.memtest86.com/ The 4.0 version will run most tests multi-threaded on multi-CPU/core systems. I have found that some older systems will not boot 4.0, so 3.5 is also in the iso file. Jerry Natowitz ===j.natowitz (at) gmail.com

[Discuss] Help with soldering

2012-11-09 Thread Jerry Natowitz
Hi, I was given an iPod Nano 4th Gen with a dead battery. I bought a new battery and then learned that it needs to be soldered onto the systemboard. I never got the hang of soldering, especially 1 mm pads. Anyone not too far from South Brookline who would help? -- Jerry Natowitz

Re: [Discuss] Getting OS/HW details?

2012-11-02 Thread Jerry Natowitz
. decode-dimms, a perl script in lm-sensors, is another good source. It also wants to be run as root, and requires eeprom to be loaded. Jerry Natowitz ===j.natowitz (at) gmail.com On 11/02/12 13:09, Scott Ehrlich wrote: If I wanted to write a script to obtain distro flavor

Re: [Discuss] hosts.equiv

2012-09-14 Thread Jerry Natowitz
If you are confident in the security of your local net, and you don't want to use ssh, you have two choice: rsh or running a daemon process on one or both systems. To use rsh (works on Fedora and Slackware, can't vouch for anyone else): 1) enable xinetd (if not enabled) and then enable rsh 2)

Re: [Discuss] samba3x on Fedora 13?

2012-08-09 Thread Jerry Natowitz
I have Samba 3.5.8 running from Fedora 13 packages: # rpm -qa samba\* samba-winbind-clients-3.5.8-75.fc13.i686 samba-winbind-3.5.8-75.fc13.i686 samba-client-3.5.8-75.fc13.i686 samba-3.5.8-75.fc13.i686 samba-common-3.5.8-75.fc13.i686 I could upgrade to 3.5.11-79.fc14 or even 3.5.15-74.fc15.1 Is

[Discuss] Using raw host hard disk in virtual client

2012-08-04 Thread Jerry Natowitz
in a production/home environment. At best, one could copy a disk or partitions of a disk into a virtual disk to use on the guest. I used VMware a long time ago, but never used Xen. Any advise on how to proceed? -- Jerry Natowitz ===j.natowitz (at) gmail.com

Re: [Discuss] Using raw host hard disk in virtual client

2012-08-04 Thread Jerry Natowitz
I may not have been specific enough in what I want to do. I want the Linux client to be able to directly mount ext4 partitions, not to do raw I/O to partitions. Many decades ago (3) I worked on a project that did raw disk I/O. This was back in the days of washing machine sized drives, with

[Discuss] Verizon and their mandatory data plan, redux

2012-07-21 Thread Jerry Natowitz
Verizon Palm Pre 2 on amazon.com for about $90 and, aside from some weirdness like Verizon's Backup not working on it, she is quite happy. -- Jerry Natowitz ===j.natowitz (at) gmail.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http

Re: [Discuss] Issuing the 'sync' command more than once (and a tangent on how not to run a high-tech company)

2012-06-19 Thread Jerry Natowitz
I suggest using a floppy disk or a slow USB flash drive as a test. You can write to it and then time how long a umount takes. You can then test it again, timing a sync or two (or three) and then the umount. Original message Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:11:39 -0500 From:

Re: [Discuss] Versioning File Systems

2012-05-07 Thread Jerry Natowitz
/2012 8:22 AM, Jerry Natowitz wrote: So in essence, you want a filesystem that does the equivalent of taking a snapshot every time the filesystem changes. No. Saving or modifying a file on a versioning file system is equivalent to RENAME FILE.TXT FILE.TXT;23, where 23 is the next available

Re: [Discuss] Versioning File Systems

2012-05-03 Thread Jerry Natowitz
To quibble a bit: You would only have 11 copies if the versioning file system didn't support generation limits, or the generation limit was 11 or higher. I worked with RSX11M for most of the first decade of my career, and I found the following to be my friend: PIP *.*/PU:2 Original

Re: [Discuss] streaming webcam

2012-04-24 Thread Jerry Natowitz
I've done some video acquisition at work. We have been using bt848 based PCI and PCIe cards for many years. They are cheap and fast, but since they are considered consumer grade, they are subject to change without notice. I'm not sure what we use as a camera with those boards, I only care

Re: [Discuss] Laptop memory card needs a good home

2012-04-07 Thread Jerry Natowitz
around $10. Of course you can question the wisdom to putting any time and effort into upgrading a laptops that are at least 8 years old (like my Thinkpad T40 and T42). Jerry Natowitz ===j.natowitz (at) gmail.com On 04/07/12 09:47, Edward Ned Harvey wrote: From: discuss-bounces+blu

[Discuss] What is my work title?

2012-03-29 Thread Jerry Natowitz
My current position is described as Engineer who wears many hats. Not a title I would use on my resume. A co-worker told that there is a very specific title for the work I do, but he can't remember it. What I do, and have been doing for two companies since 2000, is to manage the computer

Re: [Discuss] What is my work title?

2012-03-29 Thread Jerry Natowitz
or (more likely) data mining program to notice me. Jerry Natowitz ===j.natowitz (at) gmail.com On 03/29/12 16:25, Richard Pieri wrote: Your title has little bearing on the work you do. It's what your box on the org chart is called. It may also be a pay grade reference. Check

[Discuss] NFS client difference between Solaris and Linux

2011-11-02 Thread Jerry Natowitz
I work with a number of Linux systems (Fedora 12) and Solaris systems (8 and 10). I want to be able to monitor the status of NFS mounts - sometimes systems are taken down while another system is actively using an NFS export from that system. While writing a script to monitor the health of the

[Discuss] Dealing with RCN

2011-09-04 Thread Jerry Natowitz
with a supervisory level at RCN. -- Jerry Natowitz j.natowitz (at) rcn.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss

Moving myself from root to non-root

2011-04-24 Thread Jerry Natowitz
), and .wine I'll recreate when I need it. I'm sure there will be some gotchas, anyone know of anything I'm forgetting? -- Jerry Natowitz j.natowitz (at) rcn.com ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo