Comments for awhitlock.net http://awhitlock.net Journal of Andrew Whitlock Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:11:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on RAAAAIIIIID? (disk failures) by agw http://awhitlock.net/2009/04/raaaaiiiiid-disk-failures/comment-page-1/#comment-99 agw Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:11:59 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=48#comment-99 Indeed. My important stuff is on a few different machines, stuff I don't care much about (media files mostly) I handle with monthly CRC checks of the arrays. Indeed. My important stuff is on a few different machines, stuff I don’t care much about (media files mostly) I handle with monthly CRC checks of the arrays.

]]> Comment on RAAAAIIIIID? (disk failures) by Elliott http://awhitlock.net/2009/04/raaaaiiiiid-disk-failures/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Elliott Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:10:45 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=48#comment-98 And yes I realize that seagate sucking wasn't your main point, my previous comment stands ;) RAID is a must, but not a panacea. Even arrays can fail, but it's rare. The rule I live by is that important data lives in multiple places. And yes I realize that seagate sucking wasn’t your main point, my previous comment stands ;)

RAID is a must, but not a panacea. Even arrays can fail, but it’s rare. The rule I live by is that important data lives in multiple places.

]]> Comment on RAAAAIIIIID? (disk failures) by Elliott http://awhitlock.net/2009/04/raaaaiiiiid-disk-failures/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Elliott Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:45:23 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=48#comment-97 x2 about seagate sucking. I buy black Western Digital at this point. x2 about seagate sucking. I buy black Western Digital at this point.

]]> Comment on Old crap strikes again by awhitlock.net » Rebuilding failsure.net (again) http://awhitlock.net/2009/05/old-crap-strikes-again/comment-page-1/#comment-43 awhitlock.net » Rebuilding failsure.net (again) Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:28:58 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=85#comment-43 [...] this post I describe the imminent failure of a power supply fan in my DL320. It did stop spinning, at which [...] [...] this post I describe the imminent failure of a power supply fan in my DL320. It did stop spinning, at which [...]

]]> Comment on Automatic notification of Debian package updates via cron by agw http://awhitlock.net/2009/06/automatic-notification-of-debian-package-updates-via-cron/comment-page-1/#comment-41 agw Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:38:56 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=88#comment-41 Ah, yes...cron-apt was the package I had used in the past. I'll have to check that out again. Ah, yes…cron-apt was the package I had used in the past. I’ll have to check that out again.

]]> Comment on Automatic notification of Debian package updates via cron by themill http://awhitlock.net/2009/06/automatic-notification-of-debian-package-updates-via-cron/comment-page-1/#comment-39 themill Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:05:39 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=88#comment-39 Alternatively, just "aptitude install cron-apt" and you will get exactly the same setup. cron-apt is also highly configurable -- you can get it to download the updates but not install them (making the process of installing the updates much faster) or you can even get it to install updates from a trusted repository if you wish. Alternatively, just “aptitude install cron-apt” and you will get exactly the same setup. cron-apt is also highly configurable — you can get it to download the updates but not install them (making the process of installing the updates much faster) or you can even get it to install updates from a trusted repository if you wish.

]]> Comment on Automatic notification of Debian package updates via cron by R S Chakravarti http://awhitlock.net/2009/06/automatic-notification-of-debian-package-updates-via-cron/comment-page-1/#comment-38 R S Chakravarti Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:19:00 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=88#comment-38 The package daptup does this. I don't know whether it's in Lenny. The package daptup does this.
I don’t know whether it’s in Lenny.

]]> Comment on Automatic notification of Debian package updates via cron by Automatic notification of Debian package updates via cron | Debian-News.net - Your one stop for news about Debian http://awhitlock.net/2009/06/automatic-notification-of-debian-package-updates-via-cron/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Automatic notification of Debian package updates via cron | Debian-News.net - Your one stop for news about Debian Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:53:40 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=88#comment-37 [...] Very simple, and hinted at in the Debian APT HOWTO. I think I used to use a different package for this, but I think I like the simplicity of this method better. More here [...] [...] Very simple, and hinted at in the Debian APT HOWTO. I think I used to use a different package for this, but I think I like the simplicity of this method better. More here [...]

]]> Comment on HPT-366 chipset suuuucks by awhitlock.net » HPT-366, breakage workaround http://awhitlock.net/2009/05/hpt-366-chipset-suuuucks/comment-page-1/#comment-27 awhitlock.net » HPT-366, breakage workaround Sun, 24 May 2009 19:49:14 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=72#comment-27 [...] like I have been able to get around the issues with the HPT-366 chipset. I have a filesystem reorg (xfs_fsr) going on with the system, heavy drive activity, and no [...] [...] like I have been able to get around the issues with the HPT-366 chipset. I have a filesystem reorg (xfs_fsr) going on with the system, heavy drive activity, and no [...]

]]> Comment on Self-repairing hardware by agw http://awhitlock.net/2009/04/self-repairing-hardware/comment-page-1/#comment-15 agw Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:20:28 +0000 http://awhitlock.net/?p=59#comment-15 And it's dead again. All is right with the world! And it’s dead again. All is right with the world!

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