Linux Hardware

FAT16 FS type on USB stick
I want to backup /home on my Slackware Linux 12.2 installation before upgrading. I have a Dane Elec 2GB USB stick for the back up. $fdisk sda displays ID: 6 System: FAT16 for this stick. Do I need to create a Linux partition (ID: 83) before I can use the stick to backup /home? Thanks &... 25 Dec 2009 11:28

Too many dropped frames and TxPause frames
I have a situation where I am getting a lot of TxPause Frames. Is this a cause for worry? What is typically likely to cause this? At the same time I also see many retransmissions in: cat /sys/class/infiniband/cxgb3_0/proto_stats/tcpRetransSegs 491998 Just curious whether this is "normal" or a cause for wor... 21 Dec 2009 22:26

Asus M2N68-VM Motherboard
On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:57:54 +0000, Lurker wrote: I had a new computer built using the above mother board, currently running Slackware 12.2. I had hoped that it being new it would be 'future proofed', to a greater or lesser degree. However on installing Slackware 13 I found that neither the on-board graph... 16 Dec 2009 12:21

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Core i7: x86-64 PC and PC server (dual socket) with CentOS 4.8(RHEL 4.8)
On Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:57:20 -0800, eWolf wrote: Dear Linux guru, I need to make a highest performance x86-64 PC and PC server (dual socket) with CentOS 4.8 (RHEL 4.8). I do think about Core i7 MB's compatibility? Does anybody have an experience using Core i7 PC and servers with CentOS 4.8. ... 10 Dec 2009 10:04

WDC HDD RAID Failure / Intel SATA controller (random, every 2-3weeks)
news.tpi.pl wrote: I'm getting WDC HDDs dropping out of the RAID. Every 2-3 weeks, seem random, only one drive at random partition (MD1, MD2). SMART is CLEAN for both drives. There are no errors for both short and long smart tests, both drives. BADBLOCKS returns no errors for read / write safe and ... 15 Dec 2009 14:27

self assemble or off-the-shelf?
My current machine is getting a bit long in the tooth ( like me ). MB is a gigabyte GA-7DXR and the CPU is AMD K6 1800. My question is, is it still cheaper to gather the bits and self-assemble? There do seem to be some very good value PC's online e.g these two :- http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/index.php?page=spec&... 12 Dec 2009 03:47

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Can AMD's Cool'n'Quiet kill my CPU and PSU?
Hello. A few days ago, I came home to my already powered on old Linux/Debian computer desktop (leave it mostly 24/7). I woke it up to log in from its xmatrix screen saver and sleep. I ran a program (just upgraded VirtualBox and wanted to test it) and it hard locked up on me. No lights on my old PS/2 keyboar... 28 Dec 2009 01:00

CD/DVD output formats.
Because they're so bulky and seldom used/needed I never had a CD/DVD reader/writer. But now I bought one from a friend, who's son apparently didn't like it. I'm guessing that the 'sound' is damaged ? It's a 'Samsung writemaster': standard 40-pin IDE cable type, fitted into a USB interface box [which is nice, ... 4 Dec 2009 12:51