Re: [gentoo-user] md5sum for directories?

2008-02-26 Thread Christopher Copeland
On 26 Feb 2008, at 19:51, Stroller wrote: Thanks. I think this has been suggested before for my backups - IIRC it has a useful --ignore-path or --exclude-path command which can insure you all the users' Documents Settings, without the useless temp Temporary Internet Files. rsync

Re: [gentoo-user] md5sum for directories?

2008-02-24 Thread Christopher Copeland
On 24 Feb 2008, at 06:06, Stroller wrote: So my question is: Is there any way to check the integrity of copied directories, to be sure that none of the files or sub-directories in them have become damaged during transfer? I'm thinking of something like md5sum for directories. I use

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: FreeAgent extn. Drive setup ideas

2008-01-09 Thread Christopher Copeland
James wrote: Can you flesh out your idea with a little bit more detail? (remember I have many usb devices and move them frequently between windows and Gentoo systems). James Just to be clear this isn't *my* idea, see: http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Fstab ubuntu and I assume

[gentoo-user] Re: FreeAgent extn. Drive setup ideas

2008-01-08 Thread Christopher Copeland
James wrote: Yes, some help with udev rules or a slick trick via fstab is what I was really after. Or maybe something cool related to the usb buss and a trick to *uniquely lable* usb devices. Would using the UUID for the partition work for you? vol_id /dev/sdXX You can use UUID=blah

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Cell phone as modem

2007-12-05 Thread Christopher Copeland
On 5 Dec 2007, at 08:53, Grant wrote: That kind of thing would work, the tricky part is making it work while traveling internationally. You basically can't bring a cell phone to a place like Costa Rica (for example), you have to buy/rent one there. Did you read the fine print when you signed

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Cell phone as modem

2007-12-05 Thread Christopher Copeland
On 5 Dec 2007, at 15:56, Grant wrote: 802.11 wireless is the primary connectivity. It used to be a huge pain finding a wireless signal but then I built a WokFi antenna. A wifi USB adapter, mesh cooking utensil, tripod and usb extension cable can be sourced for the price of a day or two of

Re: [gentoo-user] ssh connections time out

2007-11-27 Thread Christopher Copeland
On 27 Nov 2007, at 10:19, Mick wrote: Hi All, I have noticed this problem when I try to connect to two different machines in two different continents. One is on cable (US) the other on ISDN ADSL (Greece). In the evening and sometimes weekends ssh connections from my laptop to these two

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT]advice for a wireless router

2007-10-28 Thread Christopher Copeland
On 28 Oct 2007, at 18:15, Dan Farrell wrote: Most people go for this option, but there's definitely something good to be said about the flexibility (and power!) of using a home-built router from a second hand desktop. On the subject of power one might want to think about the power required

Re: [gentoo-user] whoa, this new(ish) portage is nice

2007-10-10 Thread Christopher Copeland
an easier way to manage that information but I am still curious! -- Christopher Copeland -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] Backups

2007-09-30 Thread Christopher Copeland
On 30 Sep 2007, at 12:33, Grant wrote: Where do you guys store your backups? Leaving backups on a DVD in the same apartment as the machines doesn't make too much sense to me. Maybe I should mail em to my parents every week or something? - Grant Offsite backups are a good idea if your data