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Title: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 10, 2008, 05:00:29 PM
I posted on this board just yesterday that my UPS had packed up.  evil:

Today we have a moohoosive power failure in the village.  eeek:

How does that work then?  Banghead

Interestingly, out of the systems connected at power failure time, the XP systems have booted and recovered okay but my linux based music server is currently undergoing treatment to try and rebuild the file system…  rubschin:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Bar Wench on March 10, 2008, 07:14:50 PM
 point:

Serves you right for having a dedicated music server!

 point:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 10, 2008, 07:16:47 PM
point:

Serves you right for having a dedicated music server!

 point:
Oh the greenness of you…  noooo:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 10, 2008, 08:00:39 PM
Interestingly, out of the systems connected at power failure time, the XP systems have booted and recovered okay but my linux based music server is currently undergoing treatment to try and rebuild the file system…  rubschin:

Prolly a stupid question BM but have you ever heard of making backups?  whistle:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 10, 2008, 08:05:31 PM
Interestingly, out of the systems connected at power failure time, the XP systems have booted and recovered okay but my linux based music server is currently undergoing treatment to try and rebuild the file system…  rubschin:

Prolly a stupid question BM but have you ever heard of making backups?  whistle:
Prolly a stupid answer… but did you read the OP?  point:

Yes, I have loadsabackups plus a 750Gbyte mirrored networked shared disc system… but the power corrupted the (operating) file system on the (linux) music server and I had to manually rebuild it.  noooo:

OK?  whistle:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 10, 2008, 08:08:25 PM
PS Currently listening to Dark Side of the Moon from rebuilt music server…  cloud9:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Darwins Selection on March 10, 2008, 08:09:07 PM
Interestingly, out of the systems connected at power failure time, the XP systems have booted and recovered okay but my linux based music server is currently undergoing treatment to try and rebuild the file system…  rubschin:

Prolly a stupid question BM but have you ever heard of making backups?  whistle:
Prolly a stupid answer… but did you read the OP?  point:

Yes, I have loadsabackups plus a 750Gbyte mirrored networked shared disc system… but the power corrupted the (operating) file system on the (linux) music server and I had to manually rebuild it.  noooo:

OK?  whistle:
You ought to get one of those UPS thingies. Save you a lot of trouble.
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 10, 2008, 08:10:55 PM
Interestingly, out of the systems connected at power failure time, the XP systems have booted and recovered okay but my linux based music server is currently undergoing treatment to try and rebuild the file system…  rubschin:

Prolly a stupid question BM but have you ever heard of making backups?  whistle:
Prolly a stupid answer… but did you read the OP?  point:

Yes, I have loadsabackups plus a 750Gbyte mirrored networked shared disc system… but the power corrupted the (operating) file system on the (linux) music server and I had to manually rebuild it.  noooo:

OK?  whistle:
You ought to get one of those UPS thingies. Save you a lot of trouble.
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 ;D
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 10, 2008, 08:11:13 PM
I did but I've known some of the more paranoid IT geeks I've worked with in the past zip and make manual backups of critical file structures.

As for your music server, what about using an external storage drive for the actual tracks. Then if you need to in future its a simple case of Fdisking and reinstalling the OS.


Sorry if that seems overly simplistic but I've been having to explain things with glove puppets at work today.  Banghead
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 10, 2008, 08:13:40 PM
As for your music server, what about using an external storage drive for the actual tracks. Then if you need to in future its a simple case of Fdisking and reinstalling the OS.
I DO!  Banghead

Twas just the linux o/s disc wot was fucked (we are past the 9pm watershed in Cyprus)...  whistle:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Snoopy on March 10, 2008, 08:21:42 PM
As for your music server, what about using an external storage drive for the actual tracks. Then if you need to in future its a simple case of Fdisking and reinstalling the OS.
I DO!  Banghead

Twas just the linux o/s disc wot was fucked (we are past the 9pm watershed in Cyprus)...  whistle:

 shrugs: 'sall Geek to me
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 10, 2008, 08:24:16 PM
As for your music server, what about using an external storage drive for the actual tracks. Then if you need to in future its a simple case of Fdisking and reinstalling the OS.
I DO!  Banghead

Twas just the linux o/s disc wot was fucked (we are past the 9pm watershed in Cyprus)...  whistle:

 shrugs: 'sall Geek to me
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Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Bar Wench on March 11, 2008, 08:40:47 AM
I think they just talk a lot of bollox to make us feel inferior Snoops.

We had to go and buy a new digi box last night because we had a sort of echo with the sound on the old one. I had specifically asked Mr Wench if he had pulled out all the cables that weren't attached to anything. We got home installed the new one and it did the same thing. At this point I had a look and the tv still had a cable plugged into it picking up signal and giving the echo.  Banghead
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 08:48:54 AM
I think they just talk a lot of bollox to make us feel inferior Snoops.

We had to go and buy a new digi box last night because we had a sort of echo with the sound on the old one. I had specifically asked Mr Wench if he had pulled out all the cables that weren't attached to anything. We got home installed the new one and it did the same thing. At this point I had a look and the tv still had a cable plugged into it picking up signal and giving the echo.  Banghead
Well that is your fault! Why oh why did you trust him with the cables?  ::)
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Bar Wench on March 11, 2008, 08:49:57 AM
I think they just talk a lot of bollox to make us feel inferior Snoops.

We had to go and buy a new digi box last night because we had a sort of echo with the sound on the old one. I had specifically asked Mr Wench if he had pulled out all the cables that weren't attached to anything. We got home installed the new one and it did the same thing. At this point I had a look and the tv still had a cable plugged into it picking up signal and giving the echo.  Banghead
Well that is your fault! Why oh why did you trust him with the cables?  ::)

I was ill. In bed. He asked for virtual help. I tried. How difficult is it to find cables that are only connected at one end and pull them out?  Banghead
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 08:51:54 AM
I think they just talk a lot of bollox to make us feel inferior Snoops.

We had to go and buy a new digi box last night because we had a sort of echo with the sound on the old one. I had specifically asked Mr Wench if he had pulled out all the cables that weren't attached to anything. We got home installed the new one and it did the same thing. At this point I had a look and the tv still had a cable plugged into it picking up signal and giving the echo.  Banghead
Well that is your fault! Why oh why did you trust him with the cables?  ::)

I was ill. In bed. He asked for virtual help. I tried. How difficult is it to find cables that are only connected at one end and pull them out?  Banghead
But he doesn’t even have a bag or box of cables or anything!  ::)

You should have only trusted him to take the lace doyley off the top of the digibox then left the complex stuff to you…  point:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Bar Wench on March 11, 2008, 08:54:34 AM
The digi box doesn't have a lace doily, just a thick covering of dust.

I was ill and he was irritating. I have no other excuse.  redface:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 08:56:11 AM
The digi box doesn't have a lace doily, just a thick covering of dust.

I was ill and he was irritating. I have no other excuse.  redface:
Of course it has a doyley – and a china leek on top of that…  point:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Snoopy on March 11, 2008, 08:59:28 AM
Not to mention a statuette of Shirley Bassey
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 09:00:41 AM
Not to mention a statuette of Shirley Bassey
No, Shirley is on the VCR - Max Boyce is on the digibox next to the leek...  whistle:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Snoopy on March 11, 2008, 09:04:02 AM
There's tasteful look you  lol:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 09:05:55 AM
There's tasteful look you  lol:
Isn't it?  whistle:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Bar Wench on March 11, 2008, 09:06:24 AM
Actually it is a tasteful figurine of a bluebird sitting atop a football.
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 09:06:49 AM
Actually it is a tasteful figurine of a bluebird sitting atop a football.
point:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Bar Wench on March 11, 2008, 09:08:15 AM
I bought it for him as a joke. He thinks it is kitsch and ironic. Secretly he likes it.
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Snoopy on March 11, 2008, 09:08:38 AM

I suppose the framed photo of Tom Jones is in the bathroom (That would be not unusual)
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 09:09:05 AM
I bought it for him as a joke. He thinks it is kitsch and ironic. Secretly he likes it.
point:

So where is the Max Boyce statue then?  rubschin:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Bar Wench on March 11, 2008, 09:12:18 AM
Who the hell is Max Boyce?
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 09:13:10 AM
Who the hell is Max Boyce?
::)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Boyce
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Bar Wench on March 11, 2008, 09:18:09 AM
Who the hell is Max Boyce?
::)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Boyce

Well before my time!  point:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Just One More on March 11, 2008, 09:18:45 AM
Who the hell is Max Boyce?

Suddenly I feel old  noooo:

Oggy, oggy, oggy!
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 09:19:26 AM
Who the hell is Max Boyce?
::)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Boyce

Well before my time!  point:
He is a Welsh Superhero – I bet Mr. Wench has a statue of him somewhere…  whistle:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Snoopy on March 11, 2008, 09:22:13 AM
Max Boyce .... still going
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Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Bar Wench on March 11, 2008, 09:23:34 AM
Harlech as in Men of Harlech?  whistle:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Snoopy on March 11, 2008, 09:27:59 AM
The very same!
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 11, 2008, 09:37:44 AM
As for your music server, what about using an external storage drive for the actual tracks. Then if you need to in future its a simple case of Fdisking and reinstalling the OS.
I DO!  Banghead

Twas just the linux o/s disc wot was fucked (we are past the 9pm watershed in Cyprus)...  whistle:

Why not run it on XP instead.....  whistle:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 09:39:53 AM
As for your music server, what about using an external storage drive for the actual tracks. Then if you need to in future its a simple case of Fdisking and reinstalling the OS.
I DO!  Banghead

Twas just the linux o/s disc wot was fucked (we are past the 9pm watershed in Cyprus)...  whistle:

Why not run it on XP instead.....  whistle:
Good question...

'tis because the machine that runs perfectly well as a linux music server (running slimserver) is completely unable to run a copy of XP with all the latest service packs and patches...  whistle:
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 11, 2008, 09:49:13 AM
Which version of XP are you using, bear in mind there are multiple editions for home business and multimedia use.
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 10:43:42 AM
Which version of XP are you using, bear in mind there are multiple editions for home business and multimedia use.
XP Pro + SP2
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 11, 2008, 10:46:30 AM
Aha, I think I may see the problem here. Which version of SP2 do you have? The early versions were buggy as hell and had all osrts of compatibility problems. I ended up having to reimage my machine because of that.
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 10:52:10 AM
Aha, I think I may see the problem here. Which version of SP2 do you have? The early versions were buggy as hell and had all osrts of compatibility problems. I ended up having to reimage my machine because of that.
Is that legal under the new Catholic guidelines?  eeek:

Anyway... I downloaded the SP2 from the Intermong...  ::)
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 11, 2008, 10:59:43 AM
Its legal BM, just meant I had to rebuild it again
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Barman on March 11, 2008, 11:14:06 AM
Its legal BM, just meant I had to rebuild it again
It was a joke...  ::)
Title: Re: Bastard Technology
Post by: Grumpmeister on March 11, 2008, 11:45:26 AM
I know BM but as we have impressionable members who arent that techie orientated I figured it was best to explain it for Wenc.....er.......them.  angel1