save yourself, run. On Thu, Aug 1, 2024 at 3:59 AM Noam Preil <n...@pixelhero.dev> wrote: > > This is... strictly better, I suppose. New list of mistakes: > > - The usage of venti/conf is incorrect. Frankly, I don't know why you'd > even be showing instructions for configuring a venti when the question > was about mirroring capabilities for an existing venti, as I understand > it? It's both irrelevant and incorrect. > - That configuration remains invalid, even if you happen to have both a > SATA and NVMe drive. I gave those two drive paths as examples, if you > just copy them you're _going_ to lose data lol. > - The `index` command actually NAMES the index. This is, quite > honestly, incredible stupid on venti's part, but you actually need a set > of `isect /path/to/indexsection` directives, then an `index [name]` > directive which creates an index across those sections. > - Also, the directive listing an arenas partition is `arenas`, _not_ > `arena`, because venti does not use the partition as _an_ arena, but as > a large file in which to store _many_ arena_s_. > - Also also, the _design_ of the venti system is just bad. It makes no > sense to put the index on a SATA drive when you have NVMe available in > basically any scenario. > - Assuming an NVMe drive, as in the MNT Reform, which has _already been > partitioned manually_, a reasonable minimal config can look like this, > off the top of my head: > > index main > isect /dev/sdN0/index > arenas /dev/sdN0/arenas > > but this is not helpful, because giving you that config without telling > you how to partition or format the partitions is as good as sabotage, > since you're _going_ to make a mistake and lose literally all of your > data. > > - The formatting commands would create an illegal venti, that would fail > to start up. > > > venti/fmtarenas -a 512M arena /dev/sdN0/arena > > venti/fmtarenas -a 512M arena /dev/sdE0/arena > > You cannot give both arenas partitions the "arena" name, that makes no > sense. > > - The mirroring script is incorrect. It's mirroring the data from the > first SATA drive on to two other SATA drives, _but is not_ mirroring the > data from the NVMe drive at all! > > - Morever, the comparison to fs(3) remains entirely incoherent, and > demonstrates a total lack of understanding of both venti and fs(3). > > - There is no sufficient distinction made between "redundancy" and > "backup/restoration purposes," such that you're recommending two > distinct modes of backup with no proper argument made for when each one > should be used. > > - Worse, wrarena and rdarena are used incorrectly. They don't do what > the spambot thinks they do. > > - You're attempting to assert copyright over spambot-generated > "content," which is legally not copyrightable. You do not have any legal > rights over that content, and thus cannot reserve any. > > - You have demonstrated a lack of understanding of venti. You have > demonstrated a lack of understanding of Plan 9. Worst, by continuing to > post AI spam after being informed of community standards, you've > demonstrated a lack of respect for this community. > > You're wasting other people's time, because other people aren't just > using spam generators to reply to yours. Please stop immediately. > > - Noam Preil >
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