Fstab accidentally altered - does this now look acceptable?

Hi,
my /etc/fstab was inadvertently altered and I had to recreate most of it from memory. I am able to boot into my system so this "works" but I do not believe it was identical to my prior version or if someone has any suggestions for improvements to the options. I am sure all of the partitions are correctly linked to the entry (I had a list of it from my install):
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
devpts /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
shm /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid 0 0
/dev/sda5 /boot ext3 defaults,noatime 0 1
/dev/sda10 swap swap defaults,noatime 0 0
/dev/sda3 / ext3 defaults,noatime 0 1
/dev/sda8 /home ext3 defaults,noatime 0 1
/dev/sda9 /usr ext3 defaults,noatime 0 1
/dev/sda7 /tmp ext3 defaults,noatime 0 1
/dev/sda6 /var reiserfs defaults,noatime 0 1
Thank you a lot!
Last edited by Tripsun (2011-03-27 02:04:11)

Thanks for the help and I will add UUID soon. As far as /var is concerned, is it possible to switch the filesystem since I have already made it reiserfs?
Also, what does barrier=flush do for reiserfs (can't find much from google search). Here is an updated version:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
# <file system> <dir> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
devpts /dev/pts devpts defaults 0 0
shm /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid 0 0
/dev/sda5 /boot ext3 defaults,noatime 0 2
/dev/sda10 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/sda3 / ext3 defaults,noatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda8 /home ext3 defaults,noatime,nosuid,nodev,errors=remount-ro 0 2
/dev/sda9 /usr ext3 defaults,noatime,nodev,errors=remount-ro 0 2
/dev/sda7 /tmp ext3 defaults,noatime,nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 2
/dev/sda6 /var reiserfs defaults,noatime,nodev,nosuid,noexec,barrier=flush 0 2
EDIT: I added persistent labelling. I removed all of the /dev/sda* and replaced with UUID=[alphanumeric code] to match output of "sudo blkid"
Last edited by Tripsun (2011-03-28 01:49:47)

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But if you have 3 internal drives you are able to distribute the read-and-write cycles on 3 drives simultaneously.
I'm not sure about your onboard graphics. When I looked into the specs of my new computer (now about 9 months old) I found that onboard graphics alone would not be optimal.
Again, i think it's good enough for browsing the web and gaming. But photo editing, particularly if you have a camera with a full-frame sensor, i.e. large Raw-files, it's a different matter.
I would not go with onboard graphics alone - my personal opinion. But then again, you can try it out, and - if there's a slot for it - get a graphics card later.

I connected my iPad and iPhone to sync just now and got the message, "The iTunes Library cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54)." What does this mean? I clicked "OK" and the sync appears to have worked properly. Thanks - dalebird

I connected my iPad and iPhone to sync just now and got the message, "The iTunes Library cannot be saved. An unknown error occurred (-54)." What does this mean? I clicked "OK" and the sync appears to have worked properly. Thanks - dalebird (MacBook Pro, g4 17in)

Morning dalebird,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at this article:
iOS: Troubleshooting backup issues in iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2529
iTunes: How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
Best of luck,
Mario

Help me...does this look good?!?!?

Hey all,
I want a G4 to use in my music studio, have found one on ebay, does this look good to you...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8792713494&rd=1&sspagename= STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
If you can't access that, basically it's this...
Computer is in excellent condition, has been well loved and well upgraded:- 200GB hard disk (5400rpm) Dual 867 MHz, 1MB L3 cache per processor 1.25GB DDR SDRAM 16x DVD+/- RW (Superdrive) 4x DVD+ RW (original Superdrive) 4x USB 2.0 ports 2x USB 1.0 ports 2x Firewire ports Airport Card (WiFi) Ethernet Card 56kbps Modem Digital in/out for audio Again it is in excellent condition, well loved.
Oh and there is still 2 slots left for memory upgrade and 4 other slots for your other upgrades, i.e. more firewire, usb, graphics card, music adaptors etc. I used the machine mostly for video editing and graphic design and it handles everything I throw at it. It is a beast of a computer but sadly by job entails I have a laptop now I will also include all the software that comes with it.
Think it sounds good? What price do you reckon???
Thank you!
Olivia x
G4 I hope

If you do decide to bid I'd keep in mind that it's the base model MDD G4 with a 133MHz system bus (the others had 167MHz). It's also one of the original models that got the nickname of wind tunnel as they could be fairly noisy, so much so that Apple under went a power supply replacement program using quieter fans, which may be an issue if it's intended for audio use. I'm not sure whether it's had the power supply replaced, but Verax also offered a noise reduction kit, which may give some indication of how noisy it can be.
I'm not trying to put you off though, but I'd keep the above in mind if you do intend to place a bid.

Why does my project look like this?

Hello to all. I am in the process of setting right my media...reorganizing my projects and events, deleting duplicates, deleting render files etc. I was puzzled to come across this appearance of one of the projects. FYI, I am using event manager to ensure that not more than one or two events/projects are presented to FCPX at any point of time. Here is this screenshot:
Usually if there is some problem with events not being available [the project looks red in color and some warning is given] I am accustomed to the warning icon at the starting place of the project. Clicking upon that icon brings up the inspector window and clicking the modify event references button at the bottom usually settles the issue.
When I ran the skimmer over the project, I was able to view the video and even hear the audio of this 'closed looking' project.
Right now I have done this: click upon relink project files. I was able to locate all the files and have pressed the relink button and the process of relinking is going ahead.
I dont know or understand what I am doing, but would like to know how this project has donned such an appearance as this one? Knowing this will help me to be more careful in future. Had I failed to locate the files, it could be that I would have lost the project.

Upon rebooting and opening the application, I got this:
The closed and blue colored appearance of the clipsremained unchanged. Placing the cursor upon the clip opens up that segment and the corresponding part of the project turns up in the viewer. Sound is also audible while skimming over the project.
The project plays in the project library:
While so playing, both audio is heard and the video is seen in the viewer, in a normal fashion. While the video is playing, that 'clip' is open in the project as seen at the cursor location in the shot above. But, when the video is stopped, the 'clip' in the project closes down and only the red skimmer is visible:
The project opens in the timeline and also plays normally as well:
Tom, I do not understand what all these 'abnormal' things mean. May I ask this : what is meant by consolidation of project media and can I click upon this option?

Fstab accidentally altered - does this now look acceptable?

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