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ssd on pcie
by James Harper 14 Dec '14

14 Dec '14

It seems that I can get msata ssd card these days, and a dual or quad pcie msata card (msata card mounts on the pcie card), and save myself a bunch of existing sata ports and other server real estate. I have a server that doesn't have a lot of disk bays and I want to start using bcache again, but not with just a single ssd (want to do writeback so need raid1), so this seems like a reasonable option. Are there any better options for a similar price? Thanks James

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CGI formmail
by Russell Coker 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

What's a good cgi-bin formmail script? I want to do basic sending of email with the option of adding extra parameters (IE having a drop-down or check-box on the web page). Also I want to specify the recipient in the script or a configuration file (not like some of those older script that made your web site into a spam bot). Finally it would be really good if it didn't require any special Perl modules etc, or at least nothing aprt from the modules that are packaged for Debian. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

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Re: Need help: How do I boot Acer Aspire CX-603 off DVD and NOT Win 8.1 Hard Disk?
by Michele Bert 12 Dec '14

12 Dec '14

2014-12-11 13:26 GMT+01:00 James Sinnamon <james.sinnamon(a)gmail.com>: > I thought I had changed the boot order so that the first boot device is the > DVD. > However, it will still only boot Windows 8.1 off the hard disk drive. As I was afraid of: the secure boot! > > At the moment, I am allowing Windows to boot and install, but have first > disconnected the computer from the network. (If it won't install Windows > off-line, then i consider that a warranty issue.) I'm afraid I don't get the point (relationship between off-line install and warranty). However the key is disabling secure boot protection. If you google it, you'll probably find lots of information and guides to do it, likely related to your specific model (and linux distribution). My advice was just a sketch. -- Mick

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Re: Need help: How do I boot Acer Aspire CX-603 off DVD and NOT Win 8.1 Hard Disk?
by Michele Bert 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

2014-12-11 12:33 GMT+01:00 James Sinnamon <james.sinnamon(a)gmail.com>: >> >> Basically, to have dual boot machine, the procedure should be: >> 1. disable secure boot >> 2. re-install windows >> 3. install your linux distribution > > Hope I can avoid having to reinstall Windows 8.1 . It's not on a separate DVD. I hope too, for you! > > However, I do have my own Microsoft Win Pro 7 that I think I was given during a single University C# programming unit I studied in 2011. May be a solution. Anyway try the keys you have found before. Maybe the secure boot was already disabled at the time original windows copy was installed. -- Mick

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PCIe SATA controller
by Tim Hamilton 11 Dec '14

11 Dec '14

I'm in need of a PCIe SATA controller that works well under linux and supports BTRFS / ZFS raid arrays to be used in a home NAS I'm building and am no sure what I'm looking for. >From what I can see, Astrotek have a reasonably priced ($32) CPES6 and Highpoint make a more expensive Rocket R640L ($99).[1] Aside from the obvious number of ports, is anyone able to tell me the difference between these two cards, or recommend an alternative that's known to work under linux. My current need is only for a single additional SATA port but my preference is for a card that will support future expansion, I'm just not sure 2 more ports are worth the almost 3 fold price differential. Tim [1] http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=210_385

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The most awesome personal organiser ever
by Scott Junner 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

I'm looking for suggestions, if you have them. I want a personal organiser that is organised. Go figure. The problem it seems is that thus far we have viewed personal organisation in parts. An application for tasks. An application for a calendar. An application for contacts. Perhaps an application for projects. All of these for iPoofs, another set for Windows, another set for penguins. Blah Blah Blah But this seems to suggest that my calendar exists separately from my tasks separate from my projects separate from my contacts. But all of it is intertwined all the time. It's at work, at home, on vacation, stationary, moving, eating, sleeping, humping. It's all interconnected. So I may have to write this one myself. But I'd prefer not to if anyone knows of it's existence or at least close to it. I want a personal organiser that interconnects all parts of personal organisation across all platforms. All of them! I want the same application to work on my linux desktop, windows desktop, apple laptop, android phone. And my fax machine god damn it. And I want it all Nimbostratus. Full cloud coverage. I type something into my desktop and it immediately syncs across everything. And if the cloud evaporates, I can still sync the devices by taking the phone and plugging it into my computer etc etc. And I want my contacts, notes, tasks, calendar, events, projects all interconnected and cross referenced with the ability to link to bloody anything else. Does this already exist? Or do I have to write the damn thing? Stay Frosty Scott

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Re: The most awesome personal organiser ever
by Peter Ross 10 Dec '14

10 Dec '14

From: "Scott Junner" <scott.junner(a)gmail.com> > Yeah. I started writing it because I realise I could wait for ever for > someone else to build me the thing I want and make it work the way I want > it to work. Good luck! Let me know how you are faring. I am interested. BTW: Owncloud is interesting, as the central storage of files. And then a database.. A lot of stuff comes per e-mail. But I have a problem to link it in a database because it is lacking a URL, a unique ID and a way to access it via web browser. (E.g. "Project organizer, e-mail by Scott Junner -> read original e-mail") Well, there may be a way to fetch all your e-mail and store it in the database. But it seems to be so "disconnected" to the reading of e-mails (which can be everywhere, of course) so it feels rather clumsy. Any ideas to solve this in a elegant way? (reminder to myself.. may be solved in document management systems.. looking for ideas there) Regards Peter

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Re: The most awesome personal organiser ever
by Peter Ross 09 Dec '14

09 Dec '14

From: "Scott Junner" <scott.junner(a)gmail.com> > I'm looking for suggestions, if you have them. > > I want a personal organiser that is organised. Go figure. Let me try;-) Maybe you write it. I do not have the time - partially thanks to the lack of the personal organizer;-) BTW: I spend a morning walking (without thinking of documenting, photographing etc.) and writing mail on paper. It really feels healthier than all of the electronic gadgets which are stealing hours craving for attention. I am more and more in favour of "single purpose machines." If I want a phone I use a phone. If I want to read I read a book. If I want to work or doing more complicated things I use a computer. The best organizer seems to be notebook. A6 so it fits in my trousers. What's missing is a "grep" and a "sort". And a one click action on my mailreader, browser etc. to "send" it to the notebook. So maybe you can build this one for me;-) But in absence of it, what about a web app containing this? If you put it in the cloud you have it everywhere as long as you have a computer. So, what's needed? 1. A database 2. An easy way to insert events 3. A URL for every reference 4. A tagging system 5. A search engine 6. A slick presentation A lot of bits and pieces exists. Maybe it just needs some assembly work to get it done. Or it already exists? BTW: This all screams for a standardized object-oriented base system and GUI so you can add an "organizer dialogue", "open" and 'search" action to every object you want to reference.. I am definitely not up to scratch in all areas so I wonder what people can contribute in a "brain storming" session. Regards Peter

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Re: PCIe SATA controller
by Tim Hamilton 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

> > Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 12:21:23 +1100 > From: Rohan McLeod <rhn(a)jeack.com.au> > To: LUV Main <luv-main(a)luv.asn.au> > Subject: Re: PCIe SATA controller > Message-ID: <54825A13.3040101(a)jeack.com.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Tim Hamilton wrote: > > > > [1] http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=210_385 > > > I notice all these controllers are SATA III. > When I was struggling to understand why my new 4TB > HGST_HDN7240_40ALE_640 SATA III HD ; > couldn't seem to deliver a much higher data transfer rate on SATA III > than on SATA II.; > one comment which was illuminating to me was; > " there is no such thing as a SATA III rotating hard-drive" > which I took to mean as : > ' there is no rotating harddrive; whose heads can transfer data on/off > the disk; > at anything like 6Gb/s ~ 600GB/s' (SATA III max)'. > in contrast to say a SATA III SSD, where this is quite possible ! > Apologies if this is merely repeating old news ! > > regards Rohan McLeod > Indeed, I was using new cards as a reference point to begin trying to understand what was available. That said, I don't see an abundance of new or used SATA II cards available on places like eBay either.

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Suggestions for holiday gift ideas?
by Andrew Pam 08 Dec '14

08 Dec '14

Does anyone have any suggestions for things that you have seen and coveted that would be worth mentioning in my talk on holiday gifts for Linux lovers tonight? Hope to see you there, Andrew

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