Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

Florian Philipp wrote: Am 27.10.2011 19:30, schrieb Dale: I just wonder how much data they will be able to pack into a 3.5" drive tho. Hm. Surely they will run out of room at some point. I mean, the heads have got to have a little room to work with. Dale :-) :-) Well, then this story m

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: HP ARM servers

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 9:21 PM, James wrote: > Here you go. > > ARM marches into the server arena: > > http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-26/hewlett-packard-said-to-plan-arm-based-servers-in-challenge-to-intel-tech.html?cmpid=yhoo > > When the A15 cores are released, it's going to get > pretty

[gentoo-user] OT: HP ARM servers

Here you go. ARM marches into the server arena: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-26/hewlett-packard-said-to-plan-arm-based-servers-in-challenge-to-intel-tech.html?cmpid=yhoo When the A15 cores are released, it's going to get pretty interesting on the low power side of servers and clusters..

Re: [gentoo-user] DVD->mp4 - handbrake vs something else

On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:48:02 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > Thanks for the ideas Neil. I'll keep it in mind. I'm not the least bit > clear whether there will be the equivalent of the Android market for > the Fire, at least early on. Long term I suspect there might be, but > at this point I don't know

Re: [gentoo-user] DVD->mp4 - handbrake vs something else

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:09:24 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: >> >>> I'm getting a Kindle Fire in a few days. While I didn't get it >>> specifically to watch movies looking at the specs it does

Re: [gentoo-user] DVD->mp4 - handbrake vs something else

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:09:24 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > >> I'm getting a Kindle Fire in a few days. While I didn't get it >> specifically to watch movies looking at the specs it does apparently >> handle mp4 as a video format and they state

Re: [gentoo-user] DVD->mp4 - handbrake vs something else

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Mark Knecht wrote: > I started looking around in Google for something to encode a few DVDs > so that I could see how well it works. A program called handbrake was > showing up in a lot of links, but it requires an overlay. While I have > no problem adding yet anoth

[gentoo-user] Re: DVD->mp4 - handbrake vs something else

On 2011-10-27, Mark Knecht wrote: [regarding a kindle fire] > I started looking around in Google for something to encode a few DVDs > so that I could see how well it works. A program called handbrake was > showing up in a lot of links, but it requires an overlay. I've been using handbrake for a

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

On 10/27/2011 12:41 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > and I had 5 death stars failing on me. Darth Vader's death star failed, too.

Re: [gentoo-user] DVD->mp4 - handbrake vs something else

On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:09:24 -0700, Mark Knecht wrote: > I'm getting a Kindle Fire in a few days. While I didn't get it > specifically to watch movies looking at the specs it does apparently > handle mp4 as a video format and they state online that you can watch > streaming movies & TV shows from

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Michael Mol wrote: > Just don't buy a SAMSUNG drive. I know, I know, everyone has their pet > "Don't Buy Hard Drives Made By $x" experience. On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:41 PM, Dale wrote: > I seem to have good luck with WD and Maxtor myself. Seagate and Western D

[gentoo-user] DVD->mp4 - handbrake vs something else

I'm getting a Kindle Fire in a few days. While I didn't get it specifically to watch movies looking at the specs it does apparently handle mp4 as a video format and they state online that you can watch streaming movies & TV shows from Amazon's servers. I do a lot of blood donations - roughly 20-25

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > Am Donnerstag 27 Oktober 2011, 15:17:45 schrieb Michael Mol: >> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann >> >> wrote: >> > Am Donnerstag 27 Oktober 2011, 13:51:47 schrieb Michael Mol: >> >> Just don't buy a SAMSUNG drive.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

Am Donnerstag 27 Oktober 2011, 15:17:45 schrieb Michael Mol: > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann > > wrote: > > Am Donnerstag 27 Oktober 2011, 13:51:47 schrieb Michael Mol: > >> Just don't buy a SAMSUNG drive. I know, I know, everyone has their pet > >> "Don't Buy Hard Drives

Re: [gentoo-user] the same hard-drives, different number of sectors...

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Jarry wrote: > Hi, perhaps someone could explain this to me: > > I have bouth two the same hard-drives. The same model > (Hitachi HUA722050CLA330), the same firmware (JP20A3EA), > the same size (500GB). Well, not exactly. Both hdparm > and fdisk report different n

Re: [gentoo-user] the same hard-drives, different number of sectors...

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Jarry wrote: > Hi, perhaps someone could explain this to me: > > I have bouth two the same hard-drives. The same model > (Hitachi HUA722050CLA330), the same firmware (JP20A3EA), > the same size (500GB). Well, not exactly. Both hdparm > and fdisk report different nu

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 2:52 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > Am Donnerstag 27 Oktober 2011, 13:51:47 schrieb Michael Mol: >> Just don't buy a SAMSUNG drive. I know, I know, everyone has their pet >> "Don't Buy Hard Drives Made By $x" experience. >> >> Here's mine. >> >> I bought a 1TB SAMSUNG dr

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] How fast was ... ?

Am 27.10.2011 19:08, schrieb meino.cra...@gmx.de: > Paul Hartman [11-10-27 18:36]: >> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:52 AM, wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> By the way: >>> >>> There is an old CPM 2.2 manual available. Unfortunately in >>> AMIPRO-format. >>> >>> I tried to load it with libreoffice from the co

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

Am Donnerstag 27 Oktober 2011, 13:51:47 schrieb Michael Mol: > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Dale wrote: > > Looks like some good info. I just need a GOOD sale and some extra money > > to spend. Maybe in a couple weeks or so. Hopefully. ;-) > > > > As for heat in my case, I have a Cooler Ma

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

Am 27.10.2011 19:30, schrieb Dale: > Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: >> Am Donnerstag 27 Oktober 2011, 13:09:17 schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: >>> On 10/27/2011 11:15 AM, Dale wrote: Howdy, I'm wanting to get a hard drive that is pretty good size. I'm looking for about 1 to 2TBs or so.

[gentoo-user] the same hard-drives, different number of sectors...

Hi, perhaps someone could explain this to me: I have bouth two the same hard-drives. The same model (Hitachi HUA722050CLA330), the same firmware (JP20A3EA), the same size (500GB). Well, not exactly. Both hdparm and fdisk report different number of sectors (976771055 versus 976773168). Although no

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

Michael Mol wrote: On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Dale wrote: Looks like some good info. I just need a GOOD sale and some extra money to spend. Maybe in a couple weeks or so. Hopefully. ;-) As for heat in my case, I have a Cooler Master HAF-932 case. It has those huge 230mm fans. Heat

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Dale wrote: > > > Looks like some good info.  I just need a GOOD sale and some extra money to > spend.  Maybe in a couple weeks or so.  Hopefully. ;-) > > As for heat in my case, I have a Cooler Master HAF-932 case.  It has those > huge 230mm fans.  Heat is not a p

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: Am Donnerstag 27 Oktober 2011, 13:09:17 schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: On 10/27/2011 11:15 AM, Dale wrote: Howdy, I'm wanting to get a hard drive that is pretty good size. I'm looking for about 1 to 2TBs or so. Thing is, a lot of them seem to be 5900 or even 5400 rpm dr

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] How fast was ... ?

Paul Hartman [11-10-27 18:36]: > On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:52 AM, wrote: > > Hi, > > > > By the way: > > > > There is an old CPM 2.2 manual available. Unfortunately in > > AMIPRO-format. > > > > I tried to load it with libreoffice from the commandline > > with no success. > > > > What can I do

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] How fast was ... ?

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 10:52 AM, wrote: > Hi, > > By the way: > > There is an old CPM 2.2 manual available. Unfortunately in > AMIPRO-format. > > I tried to load it with libreoffice from the commandline > with no success. > > What can I do to load and convert this manual to a "normal" > format?

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] How fast was ... ?

rule of thumb: todays desktops are the BIG IRON of 10 years ago -- #163933

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

Am Donnerstag 27 Oktober 2011, 13:09:17 schrieb Nikos Chantziaras: > On 10/27/2011 11:15 AM, Dale wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > I'm wanting to get a hard drive that is pretty good size. I'm looking > > for about 1 to 2TBs or so. Thing is, a lot of them seem to be 5900 or > > even 5400 rpm drives. I re

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] How fast was ... ?

Hi, By the way: There is an old CPM 2.2 manual available. Unfortunately in AMIPRO-format. I tried to load it with libreoffice from the commandline with no success. What can I do to load and convert this manual to a "normal" format? Thank you very much in advance for any help! Best regards, mc

Re: [gentoo-user] Mythtv problems 2.0: carter

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 7:45 AM, Michael Sullivan wrote: > OK.  My recent Myth problems were on camille, which thankfully is now > working.  Originally, I was trying to move my Myth installation to > carter, which is a dedicated linux box.  I wanted to do this so that I > could dual boot into Wind

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] How fast was ... ?

Florian Philipp [11-10-27 17:10]: > Am 27.10.2011 06:34, schrieb Pandu Poluan: > > > > On Oct 27, 2011 9:50 AM, > > wrote: > >> > >> Michael Mol mailto:mike...@gmail.com>> [11-10-26 > > 20:40]: > >> > On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 1:56 PM, > >

[gentoo-user] Mythtv problems 2.0: carter

OK. My recent Myth problems were on camille, which thankfully is now working. Originally, I was trying to move my Myth installation to carter, which is a dedicated linux box. I wanted to do this so that I could dual boot into Windows XP on camille more often. I've been applying all the advice I

Re: [gentoo-user] Issue 3 - CD Playing

On 10/27/11 03:57, Dale wrote: > Dale wrote: >> >> I use smplayer for mine. It's nothing fancy but it plays music. I >> clicked on the pop up and tried to play a CD with amarock, (sp?), and >> I never could get it to even play the CD. It wanted to build some >> database or something. I'm in the

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 6:09 AM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Oh, and one other thing; hdparm is only meant to get you the continuous I/O > transfer rate.  It's an awful benchmark for anything else, like what happens > if a file is fragmented or how fast it can copy/write data spread around the > di

[gentoo-user] Re: libnotify no longer work

On Thursday 10/27/11 16:39:06 CST, du yang wrote: > It worked several days ago. > > Currently the notification-daemon crashes immediately after a > notify-send. > > Has anyone meet the same problem? > > # the error message > ** (notification-daemon:25247): DEBUG: Adding id 1 > > Gdk-CRITICAL **

Re: [gentoo-user] Mythtv problems

On 26/10/2011 22:19, Michael Sullivan wrote: On 10/26/11 14:45, Michael Sullivan wrote: On 10/26/11 14:05, Michael Sullivan wrote: On 10/26/11 14:03, Michael Sullivan wrote: On 10/26/11 13:31, Michael Sullivan wrote: On 10/26/11 11:36, Mark Knecht wrote: On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Mich

[gentoo-user] Re: Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

On 10/27/2011 11:15 AM, Dale wrote: Howdy, I'm wanting to get a hard drive that is pretty good size. I'm looking for about 1 to 2TBs or so. Thing is, a lot of them seem to be 5900 or even 5400 rpm drives. I realize that the data on there is packed pretty tight so I want to ask a few people that

Re: [gentoo-user] Mythtv problems [SOLVED]

Am Mittwoch, 26. Oktober 2011, 20:13:10 schrieb Michael Sullivan: > I was stupid and forgot to mark us-cable in the video sources section of > mythtv-setup. It's all working now. Good to hear you got it working :) Best, Michael

Re: [gentoo-user] Issue 3 - CD Playing

On Oct 27, 2011 3:00 PM, "Dale" wrote: > > > Old guys tries something new. And they say a old dog can't learn new tricks. lol > Well, old dogs *can* learn new tricks... but they (the old dogs) think, "What for?" They're already entrenched and tenured, no motivation... Manipulative beasts... bu

[gentoo-user] libnotify no longer work

It worked several days ago. Currently the notification-daemon crashes immediately after a notify-send. Has anyone meet the same problem? # the error message ** (notification-daemon:25247): DEBUG: Adding id 1 Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_visual_get_red_pixel_details: assertion `GDK_IS_VISUAL (visual)'

[gentoo-user] Hard drive RPMs and data speed.

Howdy, I'm wanting to get a hard drive that is pretty good size. I'm looking for about 1 to 2TBs or so. Thing is, a lot of them seem to be 5900 or even 5400 rpm drives. I realize that the data on there is packed pretty tight so I want to ask a few people that may have one or more of these

Re: [gentoo-user] Issue 3 - CD Playing

Dale wrote: I use smplayer for mine. It's nothing fancy but it plays music. I clicked on the pop up and tried to play a CD with amarock, (sp?), and I never could get it to even play the CD. It wanted to build some database or something. I'm in the mood to get rid of that thing. I'll chec

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Can I send email under linux terminal?

On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:56:00 + (UTC) James wrote: > Lavender 163.com> writes: > > > So whenever I want to write a email I have to reboot > > my computer and boot the windows system. I'm thinking that > > if I can send or receive mails just under terminal, no > > need web pages or windows. A

Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] How fast was ... ?

Am 27.10.2011 06:34, schrieb Pandu Poluan: > > On Oct 27, 2011 9:50 AM, > wrote: >> >> Michael Mol mailto:mike...@gmail.com>> [11-10-26 > 20:40]: >> > On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 1:56 PM, > wrote: >> > > Hi, >> > > >> > > On www.archive.org