[ fbsd_quest ] file_caching and hd caches

2009-04-08 Thread spellberg_robert
howdy, y'all --- so, i was looking over the offerings of the on_line retailing usual suspects, when i got to thinking: q: to what extent does freebsd cache recently_used hard_drive files ? q: under freebsd, to what extent are hard_drive internal_caches and their sizes [ e. g.,

Re: [ fbsd_quest ] file_caching and hd caches

2009-04-08 Thread spellberg_robert
thanks, warren [ love your dot_com, btw ] --- Warren Block wrote: On Wed, 8 Apr 2009, spellberg_robert wrote: howdy, y'all --- so, i was looking over the offerings of the on_line retailing usual suspects, when i got to thinking: q: to what extent does freebsd cache recently_used

[ fbsd_questions ] tar(1) vs. msdos_fs: a death_spiral ?

2010-03-04 Thread spellberg_robert
greetings, all --- i confess that this one has me flummoxed. the short question: does tar(1) spit_up when extracting onto an msdos_fs hard_drive ? [ i tried the mailing_list archives tar AND msdos, for -questions, -chat, -bugs, -newbies, -performance ] [ other research as indicated ] i

[fbsd_questions] i386 vs amd64, on intel_64

2010-10-04 Thread spellberg_robert
howdy, y'all --- these may be stupid questions and, if so, i am prepared to slap my forehead with the palm of my hand. i recently acquired my first batch of intel cpus with 64_bit integer registers [ celeron 440 ], specifically for the 16 registers and the potential for a truly_gargantuan

Re: [fbsd_questions] i386 vs amd64, on intel_64

2010-10-04 Thread spellberg_robert
hmmm ..., you did not answer the question that i asked. per your statement, on i386, amd64 or both ? David Brodbeck wrote: On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 12:51 PM, spellberg_robert email...@emailrob.com wrote: q:if i install an amd64 version on an intel_64 platform, am i restricted

Re: [fbsd_questions] i386 vs amd64, on intel_64

2010-10-04 Thread spellberg_robert
aha ! this relates to what i found in machine/types.h, on my existing i386 version of freebsd on my intel_64 hardware platform. i will look into the questions archive. meanwhile, back at the ranch, does this mean that i need the amd64 version of freebsd to get the right headers ? Dan

Re: [fbsd_questions] i386 vs amd64, on intel_64

2010-10-04 Thread spellberg_robert
well, i looked at questions back to the beginning of august. on aug_09 i found a thread that suggests the following questions. for a given release of freebsd, q:is it that the version labeled i386 contains only 32_bit headers and source, which creates the 32_bit version of

Re: [fbsd_questions] i386 fbsd_platform vs amd64 fbsd_platform, on intel_64_architecture cpu

2010-10-05 Thread spellberg_robert
to publish these ]. note that i am, in_frequently, in_consistent in my rule_application. third, i will address your points in_line. note that my text is delimited by one blank_line above and three blank_lines below. Dan Nelson wrote: In the last episode (Oct 05), spellberg_robert said: well, i

[fbsd_questions] 7.3 , 8.1 , je_malloc , mmap , brk , gcc

2010-10-17 Thread spellberg_robert
greetings, all --- this is a follow_up to my recent inquiry. a while back, i took apart mr. kamp's malloc(3), so, i have a fair idea of its operation. i have not, as yet, done the same for its replacement. therefore, treat these questions, regarding je_malloc(3), as coming from a user. q:

[fbsd_questions] mac and windoze formats

2010-12-08 Thread spellberg_robert
howdy, folks --- this may be a stupid question, but, i figure that it is better to ask than to assume. premise: i was looking at a retail site that is offering a dvd_archive of every issue of a particular magazine back to its beginning, many decades ago [ these have become popular,

Re: [fbsd_questions] mac and windoze formats - a

2010-12-08 Thread spellberg_robert
, spellberg_robert wrote: premise: i was looking at a retail site that is offering a dvd_archive of every issue of a particular magazine back to its beginning, many decades ago [ these have become popular, lately ]. If the archive contains this magazine in a common format like PDF, you can view

why can't i turn off fast_time?

2007-02-27 Thread spellberg_robert
greetings, all --- as long as folks are paying attention to this whole time zone foolishness foisted on us by congress [ as if they don't have --real-- work to do; but, i digress ], it seems to be a good time to inquire about my pet peeve. please note: this is the --one-- thing about

Re: why can't i turn off fast_time? [ success w/ post_mortem ]

2007-03-14 Thread spellberg_robert
greetings, all --- i've been meaning to write a whole lot sooner. too many non_maskable interrupts. thank you, matthew. thank you, duane. as it eventuated, i spent all day for four days, mar_01_thu through 04_sun, working on this. most of the results occurred thursday, but i wound up

extracting 7_bit_ascii from ms_word files

2007-10-31 Thread spellberg_robert
greetings --- i finally ran into a situation where my existing approaces are no longer satisfactory. i never bought office. i have a twelve_year_old version of wordperfect from [ at that time ] novell that still works just fine [ i first used wordperfect in the early 1980's; why change ?

Re: extracting 7_bit_ascii from ms_word files

2007-11-02 Thread spellberg_robert
thanks to everyone for their assistance. thanks, especially, for reports of personal satisfaction with a particular solution. it appears, now, that i had found everything that there is to be found, currently. without the feedback, however, i would not know that. i will give these ideas

[ free_bsd_questions ] selecting a cpu heatsink / fan combo

2008-08-25 Thread spellberg_robert
greetings, all --- this isn't exactly a free_bsd question, --but--, since free_bsd is popular w/ the i386 crowd and there are many rugged individualists on these lists who like to roll their own, i figure i'll get way less hyperbole and more practical experience here, than at some of

Re: [ free_bsd_questions ] selecting a cpu heatsink / fan combo [ a ]

2008-08-27 Thread spellberg_robert
Mark Picone wrote: it's that i don't recognize so many of the manufacturers names. some look familiar, but they might just be similar to something i remember from long ago. q: would anyone care to wax rhapsodic about any manufacturer with whose heatsink / fan combo product[s]

Re: [ free_bsd_questions ] selecting a cpu heatsink / fan combo [ b ]

2008-08-27 Thread spellberg_robert
Chuck Robey wrote: q: would anyone care to wax rhapsodic about any manufacturer with whose heatsink / fan combo product[s] they have had good success ? OK, I will. I got taught, in extremely clear fashion, about the direct linkage between keeping the temperatures low and

Re: [ free_bsd_questions ] selecting a cpu heatsink / fan combo [ c ]

2008-08-27 Thread spellberg_robert
Chris Whitehouse wrote: If you haven't already bought your cpu you could check out how much heat different cpu's produce, they vary quite a lot. Lower power = lower heat production = less stress on heatsink/fan (and = lower electricity costs). Also the overclockers websites and forums usually