[gentoo-user] eix db no longer updates

2017-03-20 Thread Dan Douglas
I notice that my eix DBs have been gradually becoming out-of-sync with my ebuild repos. eix-update shows no errors but always says there are the same number of packages. Strace shows about 10k open errors: ~ # strace -fcw eix-update >/dev/null % time seconds usecs/call callserrors s

Re: [gentoo-user] disaster recovery - planning

2017-03-20 Thread Rich Freeman
On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 7:15 PM, wrote: > Besides standard "data" backup, if I was to plan for a disaster > recovery; what to include in a backup system if I was to rebuild a new box? > > - /etc > - /var/lib/portage/world > - /usr/src/linux/.config > - /var/spool/fax/ (if needed) > - /var/www/loc

Re: [gentoo-user] disaster recovery - planning

2017-03-20 Thread Alec Ten Harmsel
El 20/03/2017 a las 05:15 p. m., the...@sys-concept.com escribió: Besides standard "data" backup, if I was to plan for a disaster recovery; what to include in a backup system if I was to rebuild a new box? - /etc - /var/lib/portage/world - /usr/src/linux/.config These three should be pushed o

Re: [gentoo-user] disaster recovery - planning

2017-03-20 Thread Heiko Baums
Am 21.03.2017 um 00:15 schrieb the...@sys-concept.com: > Besides standard "data" backup, if I was to plan for a disaster > recovery; what to include in a backup system if I was to rebuild a new box? > > - /etc > - /var/lib/portage/world > - /usr/src/linux/.config > - /var/spool/fax/ (if needed) >

[gentoo-user] disaster recovery - planning

2017-03-20 Thread thelma
Besides standard "data" backup, if I was to plan for a disaster recovery; what to include in a backup system if I was to rebuild a new box? - /etc - /var/lib/portage/world - /usr/src/linux/.config - /var/spool/fax/ (if needed) - /var/www/localhost/htdocs/ (if needed) - crontab (users and root) Wh

Re: [gentoo-user] switching adapter - power supply

2017-03-20 Thread Poison BL.
On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 1:36 PM, wrote: > Or take one of the old PS from an old case and solder the tip to 12V > line is better solution? > One point that should be noted on this idea... as long as it cooperates, it should last pretty much forever, but your draw at the wall will likely be much,

Re: [gentoo-user] switching adapter - power supply

2017-03-20 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/20/2017 01:36 PM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I have a small box "VIA Eden Processor 1200MHz" it runs my asterisk and hylafax but it is powered by those external 12V adapters (12V 5A). They don't usually last long, max 2-years or less. I have a spare unit: Switching Adapter Power Suppl

Re: [gentoo-user] switching adapter - power supply

2017-03-20 Thread T ed Ozolins
On 17-03-20 11:36 AM, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: I have a small box "VIA Eden Processor 1200MHz" it runs my asterisk and hylafax but it is powered by those external 12V adapters (12V 5A). They don't usually last long, max 2-years or less. I have a spare unit: Switching Adapter Power Supply.

Re: [gentoo-user] switching adapter - power supply

2017-03-20 Thread Mick
On Monday 20 Mar 2017 13:19:59 the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > On 03/20/2017 12:12 PM, J. Roeleveld wrote: > > On March 20, 2017 6:36:25 PM GMT+01:00, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > >> I have a small box "VIA Eden Processor 1200MHz" it runs my asterisk and > >> hylafax but it is powered by those e

Re: [gentoo-user] switching adapter - power supply

2017-03-20 Thread thelma
On 03/20/2017 12:12 PM, J. Roeleveld wrote: > On March 20, 2017 6:36:25 PM GMT+01:00, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >> I have a small box "VIA Eden Processor 1200MHz" it runs my asterisk and >> hylafax but it is powered by those external 12V adapters (12V 5A). >> >> They don't usually last long, ma

Re: [gentoo-user] Sizing up power supplies [was: switching adapter - power supply]

2017-03-20 Thread Dale
Alan Mackenzie wrote: > Hello, Dale. > > Apologies to Thelma for hi-jacking the thread so early, but this point > is too interesting just to pass over: > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:57:00 -0500, Dale wrote: > > [ ] > >> I might add, when I buy power supplies for my puter rigs, I try to buy >>

[gentoo-user] Re: Sizing up power supplies [was: switching adapter - power supply]

2017-03-20 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2017-03-20, Alan Mackenzie wrote: > So how do I work out the electricity consumption of all these > components? You build it and then measure. (Or find a review by somebody else who has measured it.) For some components (e.g. disk drives), you can get decent typical/max power consumption nu

[gentoo-user] Sizing up power supplies [was: switching adapter - power supply]

2017-03-20 Thread Alan Mackenzie
Hello, Dale. Apologies to Thelma for hi-jacking the thread so early, but this point is too interesting just to pass over: On Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 12:57:00 -0500, Dale wrote: [ ] > I might add, when I buy power supplies for my puter rigs, I try to buy > one that will only be loaded at aroun

Re: [gentoo-user] switching adapter - power supply

2017-03-20 Thread J. Roeleveld
On March 20, 2017 6:36:25 PM GMT+01:00, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: >I have a small box "VIA Eden Processor 1200MHz" it runs my asterisk and >hylafax but it is powered by those external 12V adapters (12V 5A). > >They don't usually last long, max 2-years or less. I have a spare >unit: >Switching

Re: [gentoo-user] switching adapter - power supply

2017-03-20 Thread Dale
the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > I have a small box "VIA Eden Processor 1200MHz" it runs my asterisk and > hylafax but it is powered by those external 12V adapters (12V 5A). > > They don't usually last long, max 2-years or less. I have a spare unit: > Switching Adapter Power Supply. > The box is in

[gentoo-user] switching adapter - power supply

2017-03-20 Thread thelma
I have a small box "VIA Eden Processor 1200MHz" it runs my asterisk and hylafax but it is powered by those external 12V adapters (12V 5A). They don't usually last long, max 2-years or less. I have a spare unit: Switching Adapter Power Supply. The box is in remote location so if it goes down due t

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Flashing hardware via WINE ?

2017-03-20 Thread Marc Joliet
On Sonntag, 19. März 2017 11:20:35 CET Kai Krakow wrote: > > Hi Kai (that's a rhyme! > > Yeah, I know that one... If you are from Germany, you'll also get why > my former nick (some years ago) was "Shark" Hah! That reminds me: there's a Gentoo developer by the name of David Seifert. His nick

[gentoo-user] Re: Confirm subscription to gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org

2017-03-20 Thread Arthur Țițeică