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Forum: Slackware 07-08-2016, 03:11 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 4,992
Posted By rouvas
@a4az You are well aware that the crux of the...

@a4az
You are well aware that the crux of the matter is that he changed the default behaviour in a way that is highly disruptive for everyone that relied on the previous one that.
That...
Forum: Slackware 07-07-2016, 02:40 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 4,992
Posted By rouvas
Distributors ponder a systemd change.....not Slackware ;)

@a4z
That somebody out of the blue decided that a fundamental modus operandi of Linux systems should be changed and went on implementing this change regardless of the effect it has on the whole...
Forum: Slackware - ARM 03-03-2016, 04:49 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,577
Posted By rouvas
I am not using RPi, but Olimex A20 for the last...

I am not using RPi, but Olimex A20 for the last couple of years. A couple of hundred of them.
Everything runs from a microSD.
Quite a lot of reading and writing, using ext4.
Once the A20 is put...
Forum: Slackware - ARM 12-11-2015, 12:33 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,281
Posted By rouvas
I would also like to bring to your attention the...

I would also like to bring to your attention the Olimex A20 (https://www.olimex.com/Products/OLinuXino/A20/open-source-hardware)

It does not have 2 Ethernet ports, but neither has the RPi2 that...
Forum: Slackware 08-27-2015, 06:33 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,058
Posted By rouvas
Sorry for resurrecting this old thread, but I...

Sorry for resurrecting this old thread, but I finally managed to solve the issue.

To cut a long story short, it was overheating that was causing erroneous md5sum results.

On a particularly hot...
Forum: Slackware 06-24-2015, 11:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 12,167
Posted By rouvas
You are seeing this problem, because The...

You are seeing this problem, because

The remote server is taking too long to respond to the rsync request, ergo the rsync from client-side drops the connection or thinks that the connection has...
Forum: Slackware 06-23-2015, 02:09 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 7,241
Posted By rouvas
@ponce, so from the post...

@ponce, so from the post (https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/i27m-back-after-a-break-from-slackware-sharing-thoughts-and-seeing-whats-new-4175482641/#post5054861) you gave us, that...
Forum: Slackware 06-01-2015, 05:20 PM
Replies: 129
Views: 14,140
Posted By rouvas
Good job. I'm sure looking forward to try it.

Good job. I'm sure looking forward to try it.
Forum: Slackware - ARM 04-13-2015, 04:46 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 22,530
Posted By rouvas
@sndwvs: Congratulations and thank you for...

@sndwvs: Congratulations and thank you for providing Slackware for Firefly-RK3288.
I got mine just a couple of days ago and I'm still experimenting with it.
Is the Slackware release you made a soft...
Forum: Slackware 04-05-2015, 01:51 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,611
Posted By rouvas
Is there any particular reason you didn't use the...

Is there any particular reason you didn't use the DVD iso as the source of the installation?
It contains everything you need and the USB sticks nowdays have "enormous" capacity.
Forum: Slackware 03-20-2015, 03:23 AM
Replies: 971
Views: 373,144
Posted By rouvas
@mancha, thanks for all the work. Are you...

@mancha, thanks for all the work.

Are you aware if we are to expect a formal announcement from the slackware-security list?
Forum: Slackware 01-24-2015, 03:03 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,058
Posted By rouvas
@55020, intuitively I'll agree with you about the...

@55020, intuitively I'll agree with you about the suspect being the M/B or the PSU or both.

The HDD may have an excessive Load Cycle, but as I understand it, this would apply to the...
Forum: Slackware 01-24-2015, 02:55 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,058
Posted By rouvas
Since it seems that my HDD is of questionable...

Since it seems that my HDD is of questionable health, here are some more details in case it rings any bells to someone...

# smartctl -a /dev/sdb
smartctl 5.40 2010-10-16 r3189...
Forum: Slackware 01-23-2015, 08:16 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,058
Posted By rouvas
@55020, your certainty is refreshing... ...

@55020, your certainty is refreshing...

However I did performed a memtest+ for 19 hours without any errors. RAM is not the issue.

As far as SMART is concerned, it does not report any errors....
Forum: Slackware 01-22-2015, 07:57 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,058
Posted By rouvas
I just completed tests on Machine "A" and "C"...

I just completed tests on Machine "A" and "C" with files generated by a small program.

Files were independently generated on "A" and "C" and each machine computed md5sum on its own.

Well,...
Forum: Slackware 01-22-2015, 04:14 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,058
Posted By rouvas
So the saga continues, but let me give some more...

So the saga continues, but let me give some more info.

Machine A, where the big 80GB .ova file is generated, is a "server-grade" HP Proliant, 2GB ECC RAM, Intel Xeon, runs Slackware.10.0.32bit...
Forum: Slackware 01-17-2015, 09:52 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,058
Posted By rouvas
I selected one of the .ova files and 'split -d -b...

I selected one of the .ova files and 'split -d -b 1G' into 80 files of 1GB each and md5sum'd them.
I then used scp both the big 80GB .ova file and the 80 smaller files from machine A to machine B...
Forum: Slackware 01-16-2015, 08:14 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 4,694
Posted By rouvas
I do. I use Slackware for development, actual...

I do.
I use Slackware for development, actual production is usually on RHEL or SuSE sometimes CentOS.
Forum: Slackware 01-16-2015, 08:07 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,058
Posted By rouvas
md5sum troubles on big files ( 80GB .ova files )

Hi all,

I have three machines A,B and C that I regularly use for the last 5 years or so.

A is Slackware.12.2 (32bit),
B is Slackware.13.37 (32bit)
C is CentOS.6.6 (64bit)

I regularly...
Forum: Slackware 11-23-2014, 03:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,257
Posted By rouvas
Mount the SD card using a UTF-8 encoding as...

Mount the SD card using a UTF-8 encoding as mounting options.
Since the card originated from an Android device, the filenames were originally written using this encoding.
Failing that, try mounting...
Forum: Slackware 11-07-2014, 03:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,142
Posted By rouvas
Why would you want RAID on SSD disks?

Why would you want RAID on SSD disks?
Forum: Slackware 09-30-2014, 01:37 AM
Replies: 971
Views: 373,144
Posted By rouvas
@mancha, @MadMaverick9, @Didier Spaier,...

@mancha, @MadMaverick9, @Didier Spaier, @moisespedro

thanx all for your swift replies.
I'm waiting for the next maintenance window to apply the said patches.
Forum: Slackware 09-28-2014, 05:08 AM
Replies: 971
Views: 373,144
Posted By rouvas
What is the oldest Slackware version supported...

What is the oldest Slackware version supported for security updates?

I still have a 12.2 machine in production and I don't see any updates for bash at http://slackware.osuosl.org/.

Am I...
Forum: Slackware 09-24-2014, 11:25 AM
Replies: 325
Views: 70,305
Posted By rouvas
SOLVED. Turns out the problem was from my...

SOLVED.
Turns out the problem was from my pre-Skype.4.3 config directory. Once I removed that, all was fine.

@fsLeg, thanx for pointing out using 'strace'. This cued me in.

So, to summarize,...
Forum: Slackware 09-24-2014, 01:15 AM
Replies: 325
Views: 70,305
Posted By rouvas
@moesasji, yes, I compiled apulse from...

@moesasji,

yes, I compiled apulse from source, no surprises there.
no, nothing is displayed on the terminal after "apulse skype".

I have noticed, though, that if I try to directly start...
Forum: Slackware 09-22-2014, 10:37 AM
Replies: 325
Views: 70,305
Posted By rouvas
Sorry to spoil the party, but...

Sorry to spoil the party, but https://github.com/i-rinat/apulse (aka PulseAudio Emulator) does not make Skype.4.3 dance in my 32bit Slackware.14.0 system.

I can login, skype briefly displays a...
Forum: Slackware 09-08-2014, 03:04 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 17,226
Posted By rouvas
Well done! I would be very much interested in...

Well done!
I would be very much interested in the outcome of this.
Please keep us informed.

-Stathis
Forum: Slackware 09-06-2014, 09:19 AM
Replies: 325
Views: 70,305
Posted By rouvas
@zerouno: If I understood correctly your post, on...

@zerouno: If I understood correctly your post, on purely 32bit systems one can use

http://repository.slacky.eu/slackwar.../4.3.0.37/src/

to install Skype.4.3? Is this so?

-Stathis
Forum: Slackware 06-09-2014, 01:49 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,290
Posted By rouvas
Great news! Thanks!

Great news! Thanks!
Forum: Slackware 05-28-2014, 01:19 AM
Replies: 281
Views: 30,375
Posted By rouvas
This thread will reset to 0 after 32 pages of...

This thread will reset to 0 after 32 pages of replies...
Forum: Linux - Software 05-27-2014, 06:50 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 142,169
Posted By rouvas
$> lshal system.board.product =...

$> lshal

system.board.product = 'GA-880GA-UD3H' (string)
system.board.serial = '' (string)
system.board.vendor = 'Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.' (string)
system.board.version = 'x.x'...
Forum: Slackware 05-20-2014, 01:28 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,345
Posted By rouvas
@eloi: Sorry, but I have to disagree. I...

@eloi: Sorry, but I have to disagree.

I personally have stopped using KDE 10 years ago and I am perfectly happy with FVWM all this time (and sporadically tried MATE and Xfce).

I would rather...
Forum: Slackware - ARM 03-24-2014, 02:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,686
Posted By rouvas
@guanx, is the microSD image (thanx btw), of the...

@guanx, is the microSD image (thanx btw), of the soft or the hard-float variety?
Forum: Slackware 03-19-2014, 04:50 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,619
Posted By rouvas
Let me state again, that if it works for you it...

Let me state again, that if it works for you it is fine, but I still insist that you are not performing an incremental backup.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incremental_backup
"...An incremental...
Forum: Slackware 03-18-2014, 05:06 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,619
Posted By rouvas
If it works for you, then it is fine, just don't...

If it works for you, then it is fine, just don't call it "incremental" because it isn't.
It is a full backup.
Forum: Slackware 03-17-2014, 05:37 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,619
Posted By rouvas
@Diantre: Correct....

@Diantre: Correct. http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/ has inspired me.

@jheengut: I like to enclose my scripts in pushd/popd to ensure that they start in a predictable directory...
Forum: Slackware 03-16-2014, 02:36 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,619
Posted By rouvas
I use this: #!/bin/bash # # CONFIG ...

I use this:

#!/bin/bash

#
# CONFIG
#

HIST_BASE=/mnt/hd/backup
Forum: Slackware 12-08-2013, 11:32 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,008
Posted By rouvas
Does this...

Does this http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/blog/rouvas-284770/vodafone-3g-dongle-huawei-k3772-working-on-slackware-14-0-35597/ provide any insight?
Forum: Slackware 10-07-2013, 11:21 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,919
Posted By rouvas
Sorry for the OT request, but how was the...

Sorry for the OT request, but how was the following report produced?
Forum: Slackware 08-14-2013, 12:40 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,169
Posted By rouvas
Perhaps a choice could be offered at installation...

Perhaps a choice could be offered at installation time.
It should be noted, that running virtualized loads is an increasingly popular method of server utilization.
I think a method for efficiently...
Forum: Slackware 05-16-2013, 05:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,641
Posted By rouvas
I'm marking this as SOLVED as the justification...

I'm marking this as SOLVED as the justification provided was adequate.
The relative merits between current and ESR releases are beyond the scope of the original question.
Thanks @AlienBob for a...
Forum: Slackware 05-16-2013, 04:44 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,641
Posted By rouvas
Newest Firefox security update for 13.37 downgrades version from 20.0 to 17.0.6esr?

OK, I'm not sure if going from Firefox.20.0 to Firefox.17.0.6esr qualifies as a "downgrade", but isn't it curious?
Especially since FF.21.0 is offered for Slackware.14.0.
Can anyone offer some...
Forum: Slackware 05-11-2013, 05:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,990
Posted By rouvas
I've seen this kind of behaviour before. It's a...

I've seen this kind of behaviour before.
It's a network issue. Presumably your ADSL/modem/whatever you use to connect to the interwebs or your ISP resets or the connection is somehow lost and rsync...
Forum: Slackware 04-27-2013, 01:06 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,021
Posted By rouvas
@yars: I didn't think of using the SlackBuild...

@yars: I didn't think of using the SlackBuild from subsequent releases. That might work. Thanks.
Forum: Slackware 04-26-2013, 06:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,021
Posted By rouvas
Looking for PHP.5.2.12 for Slackware.12.2

Does anyone know how to find PHP.5.2.12 released for Slackware.12.2 ?

I recently upgraded to PHP.5.3.23 as pacthes lists, only to find out that it breaks a number of PHP software installed on my...
Forum: Slackware 04-12-2013, 07:46 PM
Replies: 135
Views: 20,739
Posted By rouvas
I have no opinion on the particulars, but in my...

I have no opinion on the particulars, but in my book any kind of system needs to be stable (and working) first before anything else.
So, yes, I vote for stability.
Forum: Slackware 04-03-2013, 02:57 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,004
Posted By rouvas
...and referential integrity vanishes with a...

...and referential integrity vanishes with a poof! You do need to refresh your database theory.
Forum: Slackware 04-02-2013, 01:46 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,004
Posted By rouvas
@allend: I didn't know that, but then again I...

@allend: I didn't know that, but then again I don't use KDE.

@gargamel: I'm not comparing databases on technical merits, but the choice of including MySQL/MariaDB must have been based on...
Forum: Slackware 04-01-2013, 06:17 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 7,004
Posted By rouvas
That question has puzzled me also, but I never...

That question has puzzled me also, but I never forced myself to ask.
Really, how come PostgreSQL is not included in Slackware?
Since other obscure software is included, such as Virtuoso...
Forum: Slackware 03-14-2013, 08:05 PM
Replies: 281
Views: 30,375
Posted By rouvas
Another exclusively 32bit user here. multilib...

Another exclusively 32bit user here.
multilib just gives me the creeps.
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