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Re: [opensuse] 12.3 + ntfs + ext4 + USB3 + different copying speeds
by Per Jessen 12 Apr '13

12 Apr '13

Basil Chupin wrote: > And so....what has been resolved? Anything? Nothing - Greg has seen that copying ~1000 large files from NTFS to NTFS over USB3 can be done with decent IO-rates. You're seeing something quite different when copying <something> from internal SATA to NTFS over USB3. That you get such different results probably warrants digging a little deeper. > Rather interesting that nobody with any "inside knowledge" about > ntfs-3g is put together has commented or made suggestions as to why > there are such differences in the transfer rates - especially in the > light of what is written in the wikipedia (which I quoted). It is rather unlikely that anyone with inside ntfs-3g knowledge is listening in. If you want to get the bottom of this, you need to start by eliminating/reducing the variables. Hardware differences - comparable disks? Only copy files with 'dd' using a fixed blocksize. Copy the same set of files - similar to Gregs if you want to compare. Reformat the target partitions every time you do a test. Etcetera. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (9.2°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free DNS hosting, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Ugly names for disks
by Peter 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

> On 11/04/13 12:49, Basil Chupin wrote: >> On 11/04/13 01:10, Basil Chupin wrote: >> But your response did make me aware of what his original post was >> all about which is that he is talking about 12.2 where he has the >> USB showing in fstab. From *my* perspective the only reason why you >> would you would have a USB device listed in fstab is if it is always >> switched ON when the computer is booted. If he connects the USB when >> he really needs it then removing it from fstab would make it mount >> in /media which is what always happens in 12.2 (as I just proved). > > <shampoo, snip and blow dry> > > As I stated in another list, <sarcastic mode engaged> there is > nothing like consistency between distros. And it's even better when > it occurs within the same distro. <sarcastic mode disengaged> > > The OP didn't mention that he was using Gnome. And I never used it > except as an experiment many many years ago. > > So it is interesting to learn what you just mentioned. Another > "gotcha" to clear when someone asks a question: ask them if they are > using KDE or Gnome. This particular 12.2 machine is running xfce, so I assume it would be following GNOME's udisks rules by default? The forum post I linked to (https://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/48…) explains my own use case and motives for wanting this arrangement. The external drive spends 90% of its time attached to the xfce box, and I want the files on it accessible to other users from a consistent location (i.e. not one with <username> in the path) as if it's a permanent storage location, and with control over the permissions. When I plug it into other machines, however, it's principally for my copying files and backing up and it's not so important that it be in the fstab as I'm the only one using it. The various responses so far still don't leave me clear what the 'proper' fix for this should be. I don't know if the suggestions offered are to be considered as 'workarounds' or the way I'm expected to do things forever more. I say this because the way it worked until a few weeks ago was the way it's been for a long time and it suited me fine and made sense. The forum posters advised me that this has occurred before, years ago, it was registered as a bug and fixed, and that fstab prefs should never be overridden, as though that's a fundamental principal. So I don't know if I should be expecting that this gets 'fixed', the bug report attended to and everything returned to how it was before, or I'm supposed to adapt to a new (if less satisfactory) solution? And is this an openSUSE way of doing things or a universal change that's occurring across Linux distros? (not having a dig, appreciate the help, just confused) Cheers, Peter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] icmp redirects being ignored (12.3)
by Per Jessen 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

I have just upgraded a desktop box from 11.4 to 12.3 - I was prepared to have to reinstall from scratch, but it appears to have worked very well! Sofar the only problem seems to be that the box is ignoring ICMP redirects. I've checked the settings: cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/*/accept_redirects 1 1 1 1 I've also checked the routing table shortly after having received a redirect, and the redirect isn't there. The firewall is inactive. I must be missing something? -- Per Jessen, Zürich (8.6°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free DNS hosting, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] [12.3 64Bit KDE]-Boot Failure After Update Today? HELP!!!
by Jesse Palser 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

[12.3 64Bit KDE]-Boot Failure After Update Today? HELP!!! Hi, I am running openSUSE 12.3 64Bit KDE fully updated. Everything was perfect until I updated today and rebooted. Now I can't boot into the Operating System? When I turn on computer I get a strange menu called: "Shim UEFI key management" ??? What do I do now? Please help me fix this booting issue. Thanks! Jesse -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse] Ugly names for disks
by Peter 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

On 10/04/13 22:03, Basil Chupin wrote: > Well, what do you know...a coincidence or what? :-) > > Today there happens to be a new moon and I just applied the "fix" > which Patrick provided to have USB devices when connected to mount in > /media -- and the fix also works in udisks2 :-) . Slightly tangential, but since somebody's actively fixing things in this department, could you take a look at a related bug I raised a few weeks ago? On openSUSE 12.2, following some online update a while back (I think related to udisks but I may be wrong), a USB hard drive I have listed in the fstab no longer gets mounted at the location I specified and instead finds itself at /run/media/[username]/[device name]. I raised the issue on the forums (https://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/applications/48…) and according to a couple of folk there this is a bug / regression that should be raised as such, since what is specified in the fstab should never be overridden by desktop settings. I opened a bug report last month but so far no response at all, and I've not seen any fix come through in the updates (haven't checked for a few days). Here's the bugzilla: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=809805 This bug occurs on a 12.2 machine running xfce with the device set to automount. On my laptop with 12.3 and KDE, I have the same device in my fstab but set to noauto, and when I plug it in I can access it at the location specified in fstab. Whether that's a fix in 12.3 or a difference in KDE's handling I'm not sure. Cheers, Peter -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Miro can not start on openSUSE 12.3 x86_64
by Ricardo Chung 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

Does anyone able to start or use Miro on openSUSE 12.3 x86_64 KDE? I made a clean install with all updates installed too. Unfortunately, it does not make any difference. I posted several days ago on packman mail list with no response or comments. So I hope someone could offer some feedback about. Appreciation in advanced. -- Ricardo Chung | Panama Ambassador openSUSE Projects -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] [12.3 64Bit KDE]-Name Label Of SD Card When Formatting-YaST2?
by Jesse Palser 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

[12.3 64Bit KDE]-Name Label Of SD Card When Formatting-YaST2? Hi, Running openSUSE 12.3 64Bit KDE fully updated. My desktop has a built-in SD card reader which does work in openSUSE. How do I change the name label of the SD card when formatting in YaST2 Expert Partitioner? Thanks! Jesse -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] VirtuallBox on 12 3
by michael norman 11 Apr '13

11 Apr '13

Looking to install VirtualBox on 12 3 64 bit. I note that the oracle site has version 4 2 10 but not for 12 3. Would there version for 12 2 work in 12 3 ? Yast as configured her has VB 4 2 6, I tried to add the OBS VB repo but it failed can I do that another way zypper ? Mike -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] OpenSuSE 12.3 and hardware compatibility
by Claudio ML 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

Hello everyone, Just a simple question: anyone have already tested OpenSuSE 12.3 with a Smard Array P410i Raid ? Any problem or all works perfectly? Cordially, Claudio. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse] Hard disk layout adviice
by Roger Oberholtzer 10 Apr '13

10 Apr '13

I have inherited a couple of computer systems with 6 or 7 2TB disks each. I will use one (7 disks) as my work computer. In addition to running openSUSE 12.3 (64-bit), I plan on installing the 32-bit version. I also would like to have the ability to add a couple more future OS versions. All this I plan on doing on one of the disks. That leaves me with 6 2TB disks. I honestly do not need that amount of storage. So I am thinking that I can perhaps set up some redundancy (probably via software - not sure yet what the hardware supports). At the same time, I would like to have the disks in a single logical volume. I have used LVM and RAID separately. I have never used them together. So, how to proceed? Can I achieve this setup via YaST? Which gets made first? The LV, or the RAID? Or can this combination even be done? Or is there a better way? Yours sincerely, Roger Oberholtzer Ramböll RST / Systems Office: Int +46 10-615 60 20 Mobile: Int +46 70-815 1696 roger.oberholtzer(a)ramboll.se ________________________________________ Ramböll Sverige AB Krukmakargatan 21 P.O. Box 17009 SE-104 62 Stockholm, Sweden www.rambollrst.se -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner(a)opensuse.org

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