[00:18] ok I need some quick honest advice [00:19] ok so it need not be quick but honest anyway [00:19] I just bought 8 quad core 3.4ghz 8GB servers for my new rack... [00:19] I have like 30 thin clients currently [00:19] I wanna cluster all these new servers [00:20] how many hours should be a reasonable quote to outsource it to an admin? [00:20] or is this a project I can do myself from a simple readme file? [00:21] In theory this should be like 20x the power I have now, really wanting to do something quick before I lose my drive on it lol [00:21] * tonyyarusso has utterly no idea [00:21] You can probably do it yourself, but it will take a bit more than one readme file to figure it out [00:21] I figured as much... it is possible though? [00:22] one massive computer? like rendering a 2 hour movie in 5 minutes ? [00:22] Yes. [00:23] nobody has any guesses as to what an honest quote would be? I mean if $600 is honest I will just have to accept it [00:23] There are two general approaches you could take. [00:23] ok [00:23] The first would be to declare a cluster of those 8 computers, to always work together. [00:23] k [00:23] The second would be to use "cloud computing" tools to apportion resources as needed for different things. [00:24] like a virtualization technique? [00:24] Yeah, but even more so [00:24] I think I want the first :P [00:24] sounds better [00:24] any native libraries do it? [00:25] not a plug and play type request probably [00:26] i have only found one project working on it that seemed within a hobbyist's reach [00:26] that's why I ask [00:27] hmm I wonder if the ltsp guys might know [00:30] Well, I'm just doing an apt-cache search, and some of interest includ redhat-cluster-suite, openais, gridengine-*, ltsp-cluster-*, mpich2, and related items. [00:30] The LTSP-cluster packages look particularly interesting. [00:30] wow more than google turned up [00:30] or at least google documentation searches [00:30] thank you! [00:31] np - good luck! [00:36] anyone known the command how to detect a soft raid? [00:36] mdadm [01:17] what's the easiest way of setting up an outgoing mail server on karmic server? [01:17] dragon: a satellite, or a smarthost? [01:18] twb: meaning? [01:18] If you don't understand the question, then step #1 is to understand it [01:18] twb: and you're here to complicate things. [01:18] A smarthost is capable of sending mail to arbitrary destinations. Smarthosts are usually called mail.example.net. [01:18] Typically each ISP or organization will have a single smarthost. [01:19] twb: better [01:19] You then have a bunch of "satellites". All they know how to do is send ALL their outbound mail to a designated smarthost. [01:19] So for example a home office might send all its outbound mail to mail.isp.net or smtp.gmail.com [01:19] twb: I'm setting up a smarthost, a single server sending mail directly to the outside world. [01:20] Then you probably want to install postfix, which is the default MTA on Ubuntu. [01:20] Personally I would encourage people to configure satellites where possible, since this is much simpler. [01:21] twb: I tried postfix during karmic-rc-server installation, but it failed to install. [01:21] brb [01:24] back, sorry [01:24] twb: would satellite do what I'm trying to accomplish? [01:24] twb: if so, I'd be happy to go that way. [01:24] dragon: if you have a reliable path to a smarthost, it will. [01:25] For example, if you're setting up a VPS, your VPS provider might have a smarthost [01:25] twb: does an SMTP server qualify? [01:25] That depends what the SMTP server does. [01:26] If it accepts mail from your server (to any destination), and then forwards it on, then it is a smarthost. [01:27] twb: Does Gmail's SMTP service qualify? [01:27] You can have a non-smarthost SMTP server that will accept email from anyone, but only if the mail is for users on itself. [01:27] smtp.gmail.com is a smarthost, provided you have an account there. [01:28] You might need to be careful if you have more than one local user, because I think smtp.gmail.com might rewrite the From header field to your gmail account. [01:28] mhh nice... proftp has leaks [01:30] IMO you ought to use vsftpd or not FTPd at all [01:31] why not ? [01:31] proftpd is nice with sql, but that is the issue atm :) [01:32] Because it's the only implementation that seems to prioritize security, and FTP is definitely a protocol that needs all the security-conscious implementation that you can handle. [01:32] And for authenticated FTP *uploading* I would be using SFTP (i.e. OpenSSH). [01:32] yes true [01:32] I know that, but normal FTP should do [01:46] New bug: #478827 in openldap (main) "openldap database backend back_perl has undefined symbols (aka slapd-perl back-perl)" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/478827 [01:53] twb: how'd I go about setting up a satellite? [01:53] Install msmtp [01:53] Install msmtp-mta, rather [01:54] Then you basically add a couple of lines to /etc/msmtprc that say "the smarthost is foo.net, and you should claim to be bar.net" [01:54] You can also do this with postfix, of course. [01:55] MenZa: right, the /etc/update-motd.d stuff. well to me it's more of a system thing and less of a user thing [01:56] pmatulis: Well, this is a system thing, I guess... [02:05] !prefix [02:05] As you can see, this is a large channel. If you're speaking to someone in particular, please put their nickname in what you say (use !tab), or else messages get lost and it becomes confusing :) [02:06] so ubottu exists here, I see. [02:07] !hammertime [02:07] Sorry, I don't know anything about hammertime [02:07] dragon derp derp [02:07] ... [02:17] how do I change a server's FQDN? [02:18] Edit /etc/hosts and /etc/hostname, and run "hostname fred", where "fred" is the new value in /etc/hostname. [02:18] twb: thanks [02:18] If you also want to change the external FQDN that OTHER hosts see, you will need to edit DNS records somewhere [02:30] twb: a reboot is actually required in order for the kernel to be aware of the new hostname [02:31] pmatulis: really? Bleh [02:31] pmatulis: where does the kernel remember the hostname? [02:31] I thought it was only handled by hostname(8) being called early during boot [02:32] hostname(1), apparently [02:34] twb: without a reboot you could change the kernel.hostname sysctl setting [02:35] twb: i imagine that's where uname gets it [02:37] pmatulis: hostname(1) sets that, I just checked [02:37] dantaliz1ng, OMG [02:37] Hahaha, I just broke sudo [02:37] I would love to see the kvm/libvirt based upgrade tester [02:37] * poningru is the ubuntu-us-ct contact [02:37] $ sudo hostname arthur [02:37] $ cat /proc/sys/kernel/hostname --> arthur [02:37] $ sudo hostname Clio --error--> sudo: unable to resolve host arthur [02:38] and is going to start hosting upgrade testing sessions here [02:38] Fortunately I can root this box directly. [02:39] and the upgrade test I was scratching my head about [02:40] I finally came up with a procedure of dd'ing the hdd image and then booting into that using vmware to do the upgrade [02:40] how to check on which harddisk is my current directory ? [02:40] ... but seriously if you have that upgrade tester ... I would love to test it out [02:40] maxagaz, mount [02:40] and then see which one it is in [02:41] you can have issues if it is bind mounted though [02:41] New bug: #478855 in bind9 (main) "cannot maintain old config file in bind9" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/478855 [02:52] New bug: #478857 in postfix (main) "package postfix (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: el subproceso script pre-installation nuevo devolvi? el c?digo de salida de error 1" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/478857 [02:53] would it be better to have a 4x dual core server at 32 bit (16gb of ram), or a 2x dual core 64 bit machine (4gb of ram)? This would be for rendering with blender 3d [02:54] maxagaz: df . [02:57] jmarsden, :) [02:58] marks256: If I understand the question right, I'd say that 8 CPU cores with 16GB of RAM should be more capable than 4 CPU cores and 4GB of RAM for most tasks... I doubt blender is an exception to that. [02:59] jmarsden, that is exactly what i was thinking [03:00] jmarsden, but the 32 bit vs 64 shouldn't matter much when there is that many more cores and that much more ram? [03:01] Not *that* much. But it is an odd comparison, since any modern machine with 8 cores and 16GB is surely perfectly capable of running a 64bit OS... so why not run a 64bit OS on the beefier machine and get the best of both? :) [03:05] the processors in the beefier machine are AMD Opteron 875's @ 2.2GHz which are 32 bit processors [03:07] Um. I think the Opteron 875 is basicaly an Althon 64 with ECC RAM support... they should be 64bit capable... did you try booting it from a 64bit liveCD? [03:08] I don't even own the machine yet :) [03:09] OK, then at least do some Googling about that processor... [03:09] yep i am right now [03:09] http://www.trustedreviews.com/cpu-memory/review/2005/04/21/AMD-Dual-Core-Opteron-875/p1 is an old review that says it is 64bit for example [03:10] http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819105079 [03:10] yep newegg says it's 64 bit too [03:10] NEAT! :) [03:10] What makes you think Opteron 875s are 32bit... ? [03:10] Right. [03:11] you konw. i'm not sure why i thought they were 32 bit :) [03:12] OK... problem solved... :) [03:13] thank you much! ;) [03:13] No problem :) [03:52] Is there a way to pipe all incoming email to a domain to a script? [04:04] biscuit_: Yes. Details depend on what MTA you are using, whether you want to use procmail, etc. But yes, it is possible. [04:05] Well I've had issues with postfix so I'm going the exim4 route [04:05] I guess I read a lot of vmail guides and such, but I just want all email sent to a domain forwarded to a script. From there I handle all the filtering, etc [04:06] OK, then I suggest you ask in #exim for info on the specifics, because I'm not very familiar with exim4 :) [04:07] Well I mean, if there's a way to do if with another MTA I'm willing to change ;) [04:10] biscuit_: you could also ask #postfix about whatever bugged you with postfix :-) [04:25] how can I configure postfix to send mail through Gmail's SMTP servers? [04:26] dpkg-reconfigure -plow postfix [04:26] Pick "satellite" and follow the prompts [04:26] twb: thanks [04:29] twb: it didn't ask about smtp authentication - smtp.gmail.com would require that.. [04:30] I don't know how to make postfix do that -- try #postfix [04:30] ok [04:30] http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2008/11/11/relaying-postfix-smtp-via-smtpgmailcom/ may be relevant [04:31] jmarsden: thanks [04:31] dragon: earlier you asked about host renaming, I think you missed this: 13:18 If you also want to change the external FQDN that OTHER hosts see, you will need to edit DNS records somewhere [04:31] twb: ah I never got that. [04:32] hello [04:32] efremovvk: Welcome to #ubuntu-server [04:32] some problems after upgrades (9.10) [04:33] efremovvk: Please be more specific (and this *is* on 9.10 server edition, right?) [04:33] yes [04:34] i upgraded server from 9.04 to 9.10 [04:34] no problems [04:34] but system installed kernel generc-pae [04:34] after some upgrades it installs server kernel [04:35] but it is no such problem [04:35] after yesturday`s upgrade there problem with MySQL [04:36] after upgrade I reboots my machine once.. [04:37] and after Mysql say "can`t lock socket' [04:37] no any mysql porcesses I found on server [04:37] I starts tasksel [04:38] efremovvk: your native language is Russian? [04:38] but no LAMP there on my system [04:38] yes :0 [04:38] yes :) [04:38] efremovvk: you can also try #ubuntu-ru if you prefer to speak Russian [04:38] I know [04:38] efremovvk: but it is OK to ask in English here :-) [04:39] but may be it is ubuntu-server problem [04:39] i solved it [04:39] but may be some one can`t [04:39] so [04:39] there was no LAMP [04:39] It is fine to ask in English in here. Is that the full exact error message from MySQL? Can you pastebin the output of sudo service mysql start? Did you habe to delete the socket /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock ? [04:40] where no /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock [04:40] and no /var/run/mysqld/ [04:40] Ok, so how did you solve the issue? [04:41] package mysql-server was deleted from my server [04:41] i installed mysql-server [04:41] but binaries was in my system [04:41] Maybe the upgrade got confused and tried to resolve a conflict by removing mysql-server [04:42] may be [04:43] now apt-get dist-upgrade try to install postgresql [04:43] Yeah, you should use "aptitude full-upgrade" now [04:43] And check that it won't remove stuff [04:43] I think apt-get is still dumb [04:44] hm...now no asks for postgre [04:44] I usually do an "aptitude safe-upgrade" first, which should not install or remove anything, only upgrade. [04:44] Maybe Ubuntu documentation says to do it a different way -- I am too lazy to check. [04:45] A long time ago it wanted me to upgrade via a GUI, so I ignored it :-) [04:45] :) [04:46] I should use aptitude instead apt-get [04:46] kblin: i doubt your still on, but i just got back... no luck, still have no internet conncetion on my desktop [04:46] * efremovvk run away to learn aptitude [04:46] efremovvk: mostly it has the same commands as apt-get [04:49] twb: thanks. apt-get most closely to me [04:57] kblin: scratch that, it's connected, but it's not passing through DNS requests [05:01] kblin: i've gone around the issue tonight (bfcause i need to get actual work done) by setting the DNS on the clients to OpenDNS... but this is something i need to fix [05:02] (anyone else is free to chrip in) [05:07] terinjokes: Is the problem with DNS lookups happening only on desktop machines (in which case, ask in #ubuntu) or on a server (in which case, here in #ubuntu-server is the right place!)? [05:10] jmarsden: the server (the physical box *this* irssi is on) seems to be doing lookups fine... this box is the gateway for the network, and handles DHCP [05:11] OK. So the issue is that if you set /etc/resolv.conf on the desktops to point to the local Ubuntu server for DNS resolution, ... it doesn't "work"? [05:12] tshark time! [05:12] twb: My thoughts exactly :) [05:12] i can try... i just assume that was supposed to be handled by DHCP [05:12] terinjokes: DHCP doesn't do DNS resolution. [05:12] terinjokes: it tells the DHCP client where to go for DNS resolution, though. [05:12] terinjokes: Well, maybe it is... DHCP can provide a DNS server Ip address the client should use. [05:13] I would typically use dnsmasq to provide both DHCP and DNS to client workstations. [05:13] On a client desktop if you do dig @server yahoo.com does that lokup work? [05:13] ok set it to the server's address [05:14] ? I asked what the issue was and you used my question as a possible "answer" to the issue? :) [05:14] jmarsden: i might have misread [05:14] jmarsden: no... cannot resolve [05:15] "cannot resolve"? What exact error did dig @server yahoo.com give you? where server is the name or IP of your server machine... [05:15] allowing it to be handled by DHCP, cannot resolve [05:16] That does not sound like a dig error message to me. [05:16] jmarsden: i ran ping... no dig [05:16] terinjokes: sudo apt-get install dnsutils and then use dig [05:16] "Ping request could not find host yahoo.com" [05:17] jmarsden:which would be excellent... if it was a ubuntu box [05:18] terinjokes: Ok, what client OSes are you using? Can you boot a client from a Ubunut liveCD for testing? [05:18] i'm not asking for tech support on the desktop... from what i see, it's doing it's job... it's a failure on the ubuntu-server [05:18] Win7 [05:19] You/we need to determine what the client machines see when they try to do a DNS lookup... so we need to find a way to get that info. [05:19] nslookup is a DOS command you can use for that, if all your client machines run Windows. [05:21] jmarsden: Server: UnKnown (nt passed one from DHCP?) [05:21] I expect Windows got it when they stole BSD's TCP/IP stack ;-) [05:22] terinjokes: does your DHCP server provide an option 11 value in the DHCPRESPONSE? [05:22] (I think it's 11...) [05:22] terinjokes: When you just type nslookup at a DOS prompt, what does it output? [05:22] jmarsden: an interactive prompt [05:22] Before the prompt... what does it say? :) [05:22] twb: i'm running dhcp3 (likely) [05:22] jmarsden: I would normally do "nslookup google.com" all on one line. [05:23] Default server: something and then Address: something would be conventional. [05:23] twb: this way I can see what DNs sevrer windows thinks it wants to use ... [05:23] Default Server: UnKnown \n Address: fec0:0:0:fff::1 [05:23] OK, there is your problem :) [05:24] If you type in to nslookup the line set server 192.168.1.1 [05:24] or whatever your server's IP address is... and then type in on a separate line yahoo.com [05:24] does it then resolve yahoo.com for you? [05:24] my ubuntu-server is 192.168.3.1 (you mean that?) [05:24] jmarsden: or even just "dnslookup example.net 192.168.1.1" [05:24] s/^d// [05:24] terinjokes: Yes [05:25] twb: which is how *I* know the command :P [05:25] terinjokes: I am assuming the ubuntu-sevrer is running a DNS service of some kind, bind or dnsmasq or whatever, right? [05:25] It's a pity that everyone uses nslookup or dig, because host's output is much more attractive... [05:26] twb: Neither dnslookup nor host exist by default in Windows, though... nslookup does. [05:26] I'll us an existing program over a nonexistent one any time :) [05:26] jmarsden: no... i kinda wanted it to pass DNS to whatever the server was using [05:26] jmarsden: sucks, eh? [05:27] jmarsden: I was just musing [05:27] terinjokes: then you need to tell dhcpd to tell clients to use that upstream DNS server [05:27] jmarsden: im happy to install one, as i planned on it anyways [05:27] terinjokes: Ah. OK! So, what did you tell your dhcp server on ubuntu-server to give out as a DNS sevrer address to the clients? [05:27] terinjokes: they won't magically know [05:28] jmarsden: i did at one point, but getting masquerading working was a fun ordeal [05:28] hey all, i'm trying to do something a little unorthodox i think, but the end result should be nice. i use mpd to play music on my headless server, i have an amp hooked up to the local speakers. i'd like to stream the music to another room, synced as close as possible. i've tried using pulse, but i think i'm running into issues running pulse headless, as it's normally based on per-user sessions. [05:29] terinjokes: That's a confusing answer. On the Widnows machine what does ipconfig /all |find "DNS Servers" output? [05:30] jmarsden: no i do not... happen to know the conf option? [05:30] arrrghhh: the mpd part is straightforward. I can't help with pulseaudio [05:30] arrrghhh: there used to be NAS (network audio sound) for that, but I guess pulseaudio is the new/chromatic/shit replacement.. [05:30] twb, well mpd seems to work OK. i don't know what the best method of streaming sync'd music... [05:30] (I can't help with NAS either, of course...) [05:30] hrm [05:30] lol [05:30] naturally... [05:31] Oh, also, mpd doesn't link against pulseaudio, so of course it will just ignore pulse [05:31] ? [05:31] "option domain-name-servers" [05:31] terinjokes: option domain-name-servers 4.2.2.1 (or whatever the IP of the real DNS server is), in the right place in /etc/dhcp3/dhcpd,conf [05:31] The major downside of pulseaudio is that to add "plugins" you need to write code and recompile the damn thing. [05:31] arrrghhh: try xmms2 -- it's the bloatier, featureful equivalent of mpd [05:31] hrm. is there a better method? [05:32] oh. i love mpd, i was hoping to stick with it. i'll check it out, can xmms2 run headless? [05:32] aptitude install xmms2-plugin-pulse, and go from there [05:32] xmms2 is a daemon, not a GUI [05:32] ah, ok. [05:32] It's just like mpd, only bloatier [05:32] hrm [05:32] ok [05:32] e.g. its wire protocol is a binary protocol instead of simple text [05:32] and what about controlling the music from client machines? [05:33] And supports the equivalent of IMAP's IDLE as well as mpd's shitty polling, and such [05:33] arrrghhh: there are a heap of xmms2 clients -- I think xmms2 is also network-transparent [05:33] ok [05:33] (As far as the client/server part; not the server-to-speakers part) [05:33] arrrghhh: you can talk to #xmms2 about all that [05:33] i love music player minion - plugin for firefox. so long as i can find a client that works well with giant playlists, i'll be ok. mpd+mpm handle my 35,000+ playlist beautifully. [05:34] terinjokes: Did that help? Or even work? :) [05:34] arrrghhh: IME xmms2 is probably better at handling very large playlists, once you have the database cached [05:34] arrrghhh: of course, it doesn't work with NFS, due to sqlite (grr!!!) [05:35] But then if you're using firefox, you won't be able to use NFS either. [05:35] jmarsden: just renewed the windows box... working great (you guys are awesome thanks!) [05:35] NFS? i use nfs for file sharing, is there another nfs? [05:35] Cool, no problem. [05:35] All network filesystems have huge file locking issues, and sqlite (which xmms2 and firefox3 both use heavily) in turn relies heavily on file locking. [05:36] In practice you can probably just say "STFU, xmms2, I'm aware of the risks" and have no problems. [05:36] But I sure as shit wouldn't store any important data in a sqlite database (or ANY database) that's accessed over a network filesystem. [05:36] jmarsden: now... the question becomes... will it work across reboots? :D [05:37] twb: i access a MySQL database over a network [05:37] If you edited the conf file, then yes, it should be permanent. You can restart your dhcpd as a near-equivalent of a server reboot if you want to test it. [05:37] Eh, my opinion of MySQL is unprintable. [05:37] twb, ok. that's fine, i don't think that'll be used. [05:38] jmarsden: i meant the masquerading it took two days of trial and error to get working [05:38] Hmmm. Well, what did you do to make it work? [05:38] What file(s) did you edit, in particular? [05:39] terinjokes: that just means you're not very good at it :-) [05:39] jmarsden: iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o wlan0 -j MASQUERADE [05:39] You ran these commands by hand in a shell, or you put them in a script, or... ? [05:39] (after flush the old rules) [05:40] terinjokes, that is not persistent, you need to either iptables-save or create a script or something [05:40] jmarsden: i didn't really mean to paste it yet [05:40] I forget what the ubuntu way is for that [05:40] qman__: i know... was about to say i *already* had that same line in a iptables load in my /etc/network/interfaces [05:41] #netfilter can help you with iptables [05:41] qman__: probably ufw :-/ [05:41] i'll jump over... thanks again guys [05:41] qman__: debian finally got iptables-persistent a few months ago [05:41] Presumably it'll sync soon [05:42] By 10.04, which is all I care about ;-) [05:42] twb: my college wifi is called "ufw" so i'm trying to advoid that package, lol [05:42] lol [05:42] twb, I just write my own script and add it to dhclient-exit-hooks.d [05:42] yea, i think the new "ubuntu" way of doing firewall changes is with ufw. [05:42] qman__: what, even on servers that don't use dhclient? [05:42] qman__: IMO it belongs in if-pre-up.d, if-up.d, or rcS.d [05:42] twb, on those I use rc.local or if-up.d [05:43] but I get my internet IP dynamically [05:43] so dhclient-exit-hooks.d it is [05:43] Why do you need that information in your iptables-restore script? [05:44] twb: me? [05:44] qman__: why do you need to know your own IP in your iptables-restore script? [05:44] twb, port forwarding [05:44] Hmph [05:45] also, I don't want to be picking up all the random garbage floating on my ISP's network [05:45] there's a lot of it [05:45] twb, so you think streaming with pulse is the best method, and xmms2 will handle it better? [05:46] I have heard an argument that port forwarding is nearly as bad as putting the firewalled host directly on the net [05:46] That you'd be MUCH better off using a simple proxy on the firewall [05:46] I'm trying to remember which one was mentioned for SMTP [05:46] I can't do mail, my ISP blocks it [05:47] The idea being that then the firewall blocks invalid layer 4(?) conversations [05:47] I've got web pages on alternate ports, VPN, SSH, and some other stuff I have to let through [05:48] You don't need to port forward SSH; you could just use -oProxyCommand with a jailed account on the firewall. [05:48] Not that I'm necessarily recommending that... [05:48] I only allow SSH to the firewall from specific hosts [05:48] internet-facing SSH is on another machine [05:49] that isn't allowed to connect to the firewall host [05:49] qman__: and yet you let anyone into the "gooey inner filling" of your network by port-forwarding SSH? [05:49] I need the access [05:49] I mean, I'm not saying that you've made a complete balls-up of it, I'm just saying that recently I have become very suspicious of port forwarding ever being the Right Thing [05:50] it's pretty well locked down, but it comes down to what I need [05:50] Particularly if your bastion isn't some embedded appliance, and can actually run something that needs a good 8MB of memory [05:51] twb, so you think streaming with pulse is the best method, and xmms2 will handle it better? [05:51] the bastion is a 200MHz box with 256MB of RAM [05:51] arrrghhh: yes [05:51] qman__: wow [05:51] it can only handle about 5 simultaneous SSH sessions [05:52] and I've taken care to make sure only the designated accounts can log in [05:52] qman__: dude, my system has 16MB of RAM and 16MB of nonvolatile storage [05:52] That was a "wow, that's big" not a "wow, that's small" [05:53] wow... that's big! [05:54] terinjokes: yeah, I deliberately got the "deluxe" unit [05:55] When there's a decent armel one with a ADSL2+ modem that can be driven by a FOSS driver, I'll upgrade to it and put emdebian down. [05:55] (This is in my imagination, where d-i supports JFFS2 and MTD.) [05:59] qman__: oh, and I wouldn't use rc.local, since that runs AFTER every service is up -- so you have a window where you have services but no firewall.) [06:00] twb, yeah, that's just a dirty hack for when a system is misbehaving [06:00] Fairy nuff [06:03] twb, excuse my ignorance, but what do i have to do to set xmms up? it's installed, looks like the daemon is running... [06:04] arrrghhh: talk to #xmms2 [06:05] sweet... [06:08] i was hoping since you suggested it.... [06:17] twb: works, thanks! [06:17] arrrghhh: I basically got too annoyed and just use mplayer with internet radio now [06:17] http://cybersource.com.au/~twb/Preferences/.bin/radio ? [06:17] Nope, too old [06:17] twb, hrm. ook... [06:18] i have a feeling i'm going to go back to mpd, but we'll see. so far i can't get any client to connect to xmms2 [06:32] twb, so do you know how to get pulse and xmms2 workin? i still think i have an issue with my pulse setup. i can't run pavucontrol or alsamixer. [06:42] I'm having problems having hardy server to recognize all 4 cores. im running a quad core. has anyone come across this issue? [06:43] spartan07, how did you concluded some cores are not being recognized? [06:44] hwinfo >/home/seg02/hardware_info.txt [06:44] shows 1 core [06:44] but cpu as intel quad core [06:44] spartan07, install the package htop and run it. Does it show four bars at the top, like 4 cores? [06:45] I also run htop and it only shows 1 cpu [06:45] lol [06:45] shows only 1 cpu. [06:45] my i7 shows 8 cpus [06:45]