Re: [Hampshire] [OT] SSD specs

2012-02-14 Thread Jacqui Caren
On 13/02/2012 11:20, James Courtier-Dutton wrote: On 13 February 2012 11:14, Anton Piatekan...@piatek.co.uk wrote: I didn't think you had direct access to sectors. I thought the controller rotated data to spread writes across the the storage. Yes, there is that, but if you write to the

[Hampshire] [OT] Free MIT electronics course

2012-02-14 Thread Paul Stimpson
Hi, MIT are launching the first course in their new e-learning programme designed to bring education free to the masses. It's a course in electronic circuits and design and begins on March 5th. This is a trial and at this stage does not require any attendance or for proof of identity to be

[Hampshire] Installing gnome3 on Ubuntu oneiric...NOT

2012-02-14 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
Hi, I tried to follow this to install gnome3 desktop on oneiric: http://www.jonathanmoeller.com/screed/?p=3345 # aptitude install gnome-panel The following NEW packages will be installed: gir1.2-panelapplet-4.0{a} gnome-applets{a} gnome-panel{b} gnome-session-fallback{a} 0 packages upgraded, 4

[Hampshire] Network speeds for diskless system

2012-02-14 Thread Anton Piatek
I currently backup my entire desktop to a sever sitting downstairs. I work on (mostly photos) locally on the desktop and then back them up to the downstairs machine which has raided disks (as I don't trust disks, I have had too many fail). This means I need 3 disks to store data on. The thought

Re: [Hampshire] Network speeds for diskless system

2012-02-14 Thread Vic
The thought just occurred that perhaps I should get rid of the disk from the machine upstairs, or at least make it a minimal boot-only and swap disk. I wouldn't... How fast a network do I need to make this work sensible? Is gigabit network enough? That depends somewhat on your definition

Re: [Hampshire] Network speeds for diskless system

2012-02-14 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
On 14 February 2012 16:25, Anton Piatek an...@piatek.co.uk wrote: I currently backup my entire desktop to a sever sitting downstairs. I work on (mostly photos) locally on the desktop and then back them up to the downstairs machine which has raided disks (as I don't trust disks, I have had too

Re: [Hampshire] Network speeds for diskless system

2012-02-14 Thread Anton Piatek
I On Feb 14, 2012 5:44 PM, James Courtier-Dutton james.dut...@gmail.com wrote: On 14 February 2012 16:25, Anton Piatek an...@piatek.co.uk wrote: I currently backup my entire desktop to a sever sitting downstairs. I work on (mostly photos) locally on the desktop and then back them up to

Re: [Hampshire] Network speeds for diskless system

2012-02-14 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
On 14 February 2012 17:49, Anton Piatek an...@piatek.co.uk wrote: Quick test should tell you. Set up nfsd on the server, and access your pictures/files over the nfs share. If they are fast enough for displaying on the desktop, you could move to a minimal setup. I did try that in my last

[Hampshire] backup migrations

2012-02-14 Thread James Courtier-Dutton
Hi, I currently use rsync to backup data from one server to another over a slow internet link. So, at the moment, both sides are in sync with each other. I wish to move to a differences backup, so that the remote server keeps a view of what the local server looked like 6 months ago, on a weekly

Re: [Hampshire] Network speeds for diskless system

2012-02-14 Thread Anton Piatek
On Feb 14, 2012 6:05 PM, James Courtier-Dutton james.dut...@gmail.com wrote: On 14 February 2012 17:49, Anton Piatek an...@piatek.co.uk wrote: Quick test should tell you. Set up nfsd on the server, and access your pictures/files over the nfs share. If they are fast enough for

Re: [Hampshire] Network speeds for diskless system

2012-02-14 Thread Tim Brocklehurst
On Tuesday 14 Feb 2012 16:25:25 Anton Piatek wrote (in extracts...): The thought just occurred that perhaps I should get rid of the disk from the machine upstairs, or at least make it a minimal boot-only and swap disk. How fast a network do I need to make this work sensible? Is gigabit

Re: [Hampshire] backup migrations

2012-02-14 Thread Anton Piatek
I just use cp with hardlinks to make a copy every month. Similar to rsnapshot in many ways. Anton - Anton Piatek (sent from my phone, please excuse any typos) email: an...@piatek.co.uk blog/photos: http://www.strangeparty.com pgp: [74B1FA37] (http:// www.strangeparty.com/anton.asc) No trees were