Microserver G7 N54L - Support for Debian/Ubuntu

I just ordered a G7 N54L and ideally I would like to run Debian on it. I heard different stories about support in various forum especially an issue about fan speed (bad regulation under Debian whereas it works fine under CentOs or ESXI) . I would like to have feedback from somewone who is running Debian on this specific hardware: is all hardware perfectly supported out of the bos? Did you need any special firmware installation? Is Debian still not at par with CentOs?
In case Debian is not perfectly supported I will install it as a VM through ESXI, if someone already did this, can you please give feedback about potential performance issue. (I will upgrade the RAM to 8 Go)
Thank you in advance for your help.

One option is to CONTACT the HP Retailer/Dealer that sold you this MicroServer,
especially if purchase within last 30 days.
15/11/2013: HP released an updated BIOS (Ver. 2013.10.01 (A)), SP64420.exe
that fixes issues with using the onboard network port with Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8.1.
Installation Instructions for SP64420.exe
http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_57720d956df94dfcbaa0e28256&sp4ts.o...
Active Download Link (ftp) for SP64420.exe
http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib2/software1/pubsw-windows/p1657370250/v93269/SP64420.exe
HP refers to this as "Entitlement" .... Active Warranty (and Product Registration) Required
http://h20566.www2.hp.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_57720d956df94dfcbaa0e28256&sp4ts.o...
HP MicroServer N36L/N40L/N54L/Gen8 Wiki (Owners Support Group)
http://n40l.wikia.com/wiki/HP_MicroServer_N40L_Wiki
HP Microserver
http://www.xpenology.nl/category/hp-microserver/
YouTube Video by John Stutsman
How to Upgrade BIOS and Flash on HP Microserver G7 N54L
http://youtu.be/fiNV6mjKNJk
Home Server Show Review (March 2013)
http://homeservershow.com/hp-proliant-n54l-g7-microserver-first-look.html

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INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: ISE DS Common
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Install Location: common
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Module: ISE DS Common
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: EDK
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Install Location: EDK
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Module: EDK
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: PlanAhead Analysis Tool
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Install Location: PlanAhead
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Module: PlanAhead Files
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Option: setupEnv.sh
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: ISE
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Install Location: ISE
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Module: Design Environment Tools
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Module: WebPACK Devices
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Option: Install Linux System Generator Info XML
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Option: Ensure Linux System Generator Symlinks
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Option: Enable WebTalk to send software, IP and device usage statistics to Xilinx (Always enabled for WebPACK license)
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:03:14 TZ 2013:: Option: Install Cable Drivers
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:08:59 TZ 2013:: fileset.txt written.
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:08:59 TZ 2013:: Migrating registry and creating file association
WARN ::Mon Dec 02 11:08:59 TZ 2013:: Unable to copy "/home/andreas/documents/diku/master_thesis/Xilinx_ISE_DS_14.7_1015_1-1/common/idata/.pref.bin" to "/tmp/xilinx_ise_webpack/14.7/ISE_DS/common/.xinstall/idata/.pref.bin" source does not exist.
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:09:00 TZ 2013:: Post-GUI updates completed.
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:11:41 TZ 2013:: fileset.txt written.
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:11:41 TZ 2013:: Migrating registry and creating file association
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:11:42 TZ 2013:: Post-GUI updates completed.
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:13:23 TZ 2013:: fileset.txt written.
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:13:23 TZ 2013:: Migrating registry and creating file association
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:13:24 TZ 2013:: Post-GUI updates completed.
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:19:00 TZ 2013:: fileset.txt written.
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:19:00 TZ 2013:: Migrating registry and creating file association
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:19:01 TZ 2013:: Post-GUI updates completed.
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:19:07 TZ 2013:: Execute: setupEnv.sh
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:19:07 TZ 2013:: Execute: Install Linux System Generator Info XML
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:19:07 TZ 2013:: Execute: /tmp/xilinx_ise_webpack/14.7/ISE_DS/ISE/sysgen/util/ensure_symlinks.sh /tmp/xilinx_ise_webpack/14.7/ISE_DS/ISE/sysgen lin64
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:19:07 TZ 2013:: Execute: /tmp/xilinx_ise_webpack/14.7/ISE_DS/PlanAhead/data/webtalk/webtalk_install.sh on
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:19:07 TZ 2013:: Execute: /bin/sh -c "/tmp/xilinx_ise_webpack/14.7/ISE_DS/common/bin/lin64/install_script/install_drivers/install_drivers >>/tmp/xilinx_ise_webpack/14.7/ISE_DS/.xinstall/install.log /tmp/xilinx_ise_webpack/14.7/ISE_DS/ISE"
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:19:14 TZ 2013:: Driver installation failed. Please check the /.xinstall/install.log file for more information on the cause of the installation failure.
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:19:36 TZ 2013:: Execute: /tmp/xilinx_ise_webpack/14.7/ISE_DS/common/bin/lin64/xlcm
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:20:14 TZ 2013:: Xilinx Installer/Updater exited with return status "0".
INFO ::Mon Dec 02 11:20:14 TZ 2013:: ################################################################
What are the steps required to fix the drivers on Debian Wheezy?
Thanks in advance
Andreas Frisch

I'm a bit surprised that the only supported Linux distros are commercial (costing money) distros!
What's the point in providing Linux support for your tools then. The overwhelming majority of Linux users use free distros like Mint, Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora etc.
I had exactly the same problem and now I'm forced to BUY a Linux distro in order to build PetaLinux?
Anyway, a) are there any plans to support these tools on the more popular (free) distros? and b) Does anyone know if we can use CentOS 6, since that's supposed to be a community (free) clone of the supported (but not free) RHEL 6 distro?
Anyone know of an 'unsuported' Linux distro that 'works' anyway (especially for the cable drivers)?
It LOOKS as if that one cable driver install issue is the only thing preventing us from using a boat load of other distros. Can't this be fixed?

Oracle 10g R2 for Linux ubuntu

Hi,
is it possible to install Oracle 10g R2 on Linux ubuntu ?
If yes :
from here :
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html
which one
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1.0) for Linux x86
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1.0) for Linux x86-64
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1.0) for Linux Itanium
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1.0) for Linux on Power
Many thanks.

Please note that this is 10g, and the UI has no support for Ubuntu/Debian.
To get 10g to install, you need to create the file /etc/redhat-release, and put some redhat-string in there...
oracle@c-3po:~$ uname -a
Linux c-3po 2.6.28.8 #2 SMP Tue Mar 17 13:03:16 CET 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
oracle@c-3po:~$ cat /etc/debian_version
5.0.4
oracle@c-3po:~$ cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Linux release 3.1 (drupal)
oracle@c-3po:~$ cat /etc/issue
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 \n \l
oracle@c-3po:~$ sqlplus / as sysdba
SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production on Mon Nov 29 12:59:40 2010
Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All Rights Reserved.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
With the Partitioning, OLAP, Data Mining and Real Application Testing options
SQL> select * from v$version;
BANNER
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bi
PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
CORE 10.2.0.4.0 Production
TNS for Linux: Version 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.4.0 - Production
Version, you probably want one of these,
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1.0) for Linux x86
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 (10.2.0.1.0) for Linux x86-64
depending on if you have a 32- or 64-bit version of Ubuntu installed...

Also I need ndiswrapper support for solaris 10

I have a linksys -G type router and my computer uses a Linksys Wireless-G PCI Adapter with SpeedBooster
which works in Linux like mandrake , debian systems like knoppix and kanotix but their are some buggy like debian also that don't let me change the essid in debian but most linux works with the drivers for my card which are
04/13/2004 10:01 AM 7,870 BCM43XX.CAT
03/31/2004 08:44 AM 11,960 BCMWL5.INF
02/19/2004 11:51 AM 300,928 BCMWL5.SYS
normally you install the drivers with ndiswrapper -i BCMWL5.INF then use -m to add it too the model loader program in linux which adds wlan0 to ifconfig and iwconfig programs
which also ndiswrapper requires the source code of the kernel to install the ndiswrapper right , it req. it too compile the drivers, and using the linux gui programs to setup essid and key wep info
also I use a script in kanotix to use /etc/network/interfaces to load the info on bootup etc.. to get my wireless network card up in linux.
also how the support for soundblaster sound cards in solaris 10, I have not fingured out if theirs sound yet. freebsd 5.4 seemed to be missing the sound support
one more thing in bootup of the install program for Solaris 10 my geforce 6800 card detected right but my tv output was all wrong in since the picture , was only on the monitor and tv had stange graphics on it which did not look right I hope nvidia drivers fix this problem , Is their any different command needed for clone mode in Solaris 10 then free86 nd xorg scripts use?

I got the solutiion from Canon Customer Serivce, temporary until the 10.10 download is released. It works:
"You can download the latest software updates at this address:
http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/professional/professional_cameras/eos_digital_slr_cameras/eos_...
Please select "OS X Mavericks v10.9" using the drop-down menu on the page. You have to pick the previous version of Mac OS, because the options for OS X 10.10 Yosemite have not yet been populated. I sincerely apologize for any confusion this may cause. After selecting OS X 10.9, please click on the red triangle next to the word "Software" to see the software updates available for your computer. I would recommend updating all of your software including EOS Utility and Digital Photo Professional."
I never did find the drop-down menu, but I went into the site map and found what I needed.
Barry

Nomachine NX/FreeNX, can't get 3D accelearation support for Virtualbox

Greetings to everyone!
I have a problem, which hopefuly someone knows how to solve?
I've installed everything I needed for one small headless testing server based on Arch linux (x64, kernel 2.6.32 and X.Org X Server 1.7.3.902 (1.7.4 RC 2)), and have setup only basic stuff and services (I've attached rc.conf file)
In addition I've setup also a desktop enviroment based on LXDE (in case of problems but it's stared manualy only when need and by NXclient or ssh -X), NVIDIA drivers (v. 190.53), VirtualBox 3.1.2 and VMWare Server 2.0.2 (x64).
When I'm working directly on computer everything is working just fine and I have support for hardware acceleration in Virtualbox, but when I try to use it from remote location (eg. using NX client, or using X forwarding over SSH), I can't get access to 3D features of VirtualBox (3D acceleration and 2D acceleration buttons are greyed out!), also when I try to access NVIDIA settings panel it says "You do not appear to be using the NVIDIA X driver. Please edit your X configuration file (just run `nvidia-xconfig` as root), and restart the X server." Well I'm pretty sure I have drivers installed, but is there any chance they are badly configured?
I really Arch linux and would like use it as my main distro and really would like if someone can help me find a solution for this problem, (especially knowing that the same things IS working on my second and much older computer based on Intel Pentium 4 (2.0 Ghz), ASUS P4B533 Asus GF4 MX440 graphic card Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS), and that it's a bit frustrating
The newer computer is based on AMD Athlon II X2 240, Gigabyte MA770-UD3, and Gigabyte 7300GS graphic card.
I've tried so many tutorials, many found on this forum, tried with different GUI (KDE, GNOME, LXDE) in case i "skipped" something and nothing helped me..
Checked everything (I know) twice and even more, but no success.
Is there some way to use hardware acceleration over remote sessions , am I missing something or is "the resistance futile" ?
I'm sending my rc.conf, xorg.conf file, so if someone has more expirience with it?
Thank you.
rc.conf:
# /etc/rc.conf - Main Configuration for Arch Linux
# LOCALIZATION
# LOCALE: available languages can be listed with the 'locale -a' command
# HARDWARECLOCK: set to "UTC" or "localtime"
# USEDIRECTISA: use direct I/O requests instead of /dev/rtc for hwclock
# TIMEZONE: timezones are found in /usr/share/zoneinfo
# KEYMAP: keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps
# CONSOLEFONT: found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US)
# CONSOLEMAP: found in /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans
# USECOLOR: use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
LOCALE="hr_HR.utf8"
HARDWARECLOCK="localtime"
USEDIRECTISA="no"
TIMEZONE="Europe/Zagreb"
KEYMAP="croat"
CONSOLEFONT="lat2-16"
CONSOLEMAP=
USECOLOR="yes"
# HARDWARE
# MOD_AUTOLOAD: Allow autoloading of modules at boot and when needed
# MOD_BLACKLIST: Prevent udev from loading these modules
# MODULES: Modules to load at boot-up. Prefix with a ! to blacklist.
# NOTE: Use of 'MOD_BLACKLIST' is deprecated. Please use ! in the MODULES array.
MOD_AUTOLOAD="yes"
#MOD_BLACKLIST=() #deprecated
MODULES=(powernow-k8 cpufreq_ondemand cpufreq_powersave vboxdrv vboxnetflt vboxnetadp fuse)
# Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM
USELVM="yes"
# NETWORKING
# HOSTNAME: Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts
HOSTNAME="kiklop"
# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
# Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
# - prefix an entry in INTERFACES with a ! to disable it
# - no hyphens in your interface names - Bash doesn't like it
# DHCP: Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
# Wireless: See network profiles below
#Static IP example
eth0="eth0 192.168.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255"
#eth0="dhcp"
INTERFACES=(eth0)
# Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
# Declare each route then list in ROUTES
# - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
gateway="default gw 192.168.1.1"
ROUTES=(gateway)
# Enable these network profiles at boot-up. These are only useful
# if you happen to need multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users)
# - set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
# - prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
# Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
# This now requires the netcfg package
#NETWORKS=(main)
# DAEMONS
# Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
# - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
# - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
DAEMONS=(syslog-ng hal network netfs crond @openntpd sshd cpufreq sensors @samba @smbnetfs @proftpd @vmware @ddclient @webmin)
xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
# FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "dbe"
# Load "dri"
# Load "dri2"
Load "extmod"
Load "glx"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
Option "DPMS" "True"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
VendorName "nVidia Corporation"
BoardName "G71 [GeForce 7300 GS]"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
# Option "UseFBDev" "true"
Option "AllowGLXWithComposite" "True"
Option "RenderAccel" "True"
Option "AddARGBVisuals" "True"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "True"
Option "BackingStore" "True"
Option "DamageEvents" "True"
Option "RegistryDwords" "PerfLevelSrc=0x3333"
Option "RegistryDwords" "PowerMizerLevelAC=0x3"
Option "OnDemandVBlankInterrupts" "True"
Option "Coolbits" "1"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
EndSubSection
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
Section "Extensions"
Option "DAMAGE" "Enable"
Option "Composite" "Enable"
Option "RENDER" "Enable"
EndSection
Greetings to you all from Zagreb (Croatia)

The thing is I don't have any problem when I'm working in front of computer, only when using remote sessions (like NX, VNC, etc.).
I can install additions, but I can't select 3D acceleration checkbox (it is disabled - grayed out) in Virtualbox, or use any graphic hardware advanced feature on computer when I'm using remote session, but it's enabled when using local session.
Even when I try (when connected over NX) commands like glxinfo | grep render
it says something like "not using direct rendering", looks like it's not even using nvidia driver, output show mesa driver is in use?
Could it be something with remote access, remote access rights or something like that?
During installations was following mostly tutorials from Arch Wiki.
Maybe I missconfigured something, or didn't configured at all?

Why Do People Make and Provide Software and Support for Free?

Hey all, I discovered Linux and open source software a little over 4 years ago now. It transformed the way I thought about software and using the computer. So now in my senior year of college I have chosen for open source software to be the subject of my thesis.
The topic of this thread is the research question of my thesis. But it is also question that I have been thinking about for the last couple years or so. Why do people decide to write software and then give it out for free for all to modify? The second has to do with forums like these. I have always wondered why people do help support on these forums for free when they can be making money doing the exact same thing. Below I will write 13 research questions that you guys can give me your answers or philosophy too.
1. How long have you been using Linux?
2. How did you learn/find out about Linux?
3. Why have you chosen Linux over other operating systems available?
4. Why did you choose to use your current distribution?
5. Do you still use any closed source programs that are not available for Linux?
6. Tell me the reasons that you contribute to the community?
7. What do you think motivates others to contribute to the community?
8. In your opinion, what reasons do you think others provide software to everyone for free?
9. In what ways do you feel contributing to the community could benefit someone's future/career?
10. What is it about contributing or programming that you enjoy most? Is there any aspects you dislike?
11. Are you a member of other non-software communities? Such as a church, voluntary organizations or charities?
12. Does your open source work spillover with any other areas of your life?
13. If you provide support on forums such as these, why do it for free?
You DO NOT have to answer all 13 of the questions above. Please just pick out the ones that you feel are most important or interesting to answer. If someone else says something that you think is interesting feel free to respond to them if you agree or disagree.
If anyone wants to take this discussion further with me than the forum, I will absolutely love too! Just please send me a private message on here and we can figure out further ways of contacting each other.
I plan on using your user names on this forum to identify people in my paper. If any of you are uncomfortable with me using your username in my paper, please let me know! I will be monitoring this thread on a day by day basis for the next two months or so, until my thesis is complete. If you guys have any other questions that pop up, please do not hesitate to ask! Thank you all in advance for responding!

hockeyfighter09 wrote:1. How long have you been using Linux?
Roughly 3 years, with about 2 of those full-time. Tried out for 6 months a couple of years before that, but didn't stick.
hockeyfighter09 wrote:2. How did you learn/find out about Linux?
Older relatives/friends mentioned it in passing due to my interest in computers, was pointed to the (then-new) Ubuntu and actually given a CD (which I never used). Did read up a bit about it at the time, though.
hockeyfighter09 wrote:3. Why have you chosen Linux over other operating systems available?
Frustration with fixing Windows. Most of that came from my tinkering with it with a bunch of patches/hacks/cracks etc, necessitating a reformat every few months. Oh, and viruses would pop-up once in a while. Mac was always out of my budget (was a student, am still not done with my post-grad).
hockeyfighter09 wrote:4. Why did you choose to use your current distribution?
Ubuntu got quite frustrating from two aspects:-
1. 'Freeze' policy kept creating lousy bugs. I would have maybe 12 external ppas enabled and of course they wouldn't always play nice with each other, simply because the repos I had been so in awe of when first starting out didn't actually contain all that many useful programs. Used Mint for a while, same problem (now I understand it was the same base).
2. SNR of forums - When I first joined ubuntuforums it was like heaven-on-earth, so HELPFUL, so many replies almost instantly. It took me roughly 1 and a half months to notice that probably only 2 regular posters were worth listening to, the rest were trying to help with no knowledge to back them up.
So I tried Sidux, OpenSuse, Fedora, and finally read about Arch. Installed it side-by-side, and viola, it was fun! I like tinkering, basically, and Arch allows me to do it far more than Ubuntu/Windows (I class Ubuntu as similar to Windows by now) ever did.
hockeyfighter09 wrote:5. Do you still use any closed source programs that are not available for Linux?
Yes, some games through wine (not sure if that counts as 'available for Linux'. I do not boot into Windows at all, anymore (though its on my laptop).
hockeyfighter09 wrote:6. Tell me the reasons that you contribute to the community?
One of the best things I like about open-source is how most active projects have a community around them. So its not just software, but people working together (of course with heirarchies etc.), fits my Utopian view of how things 'should be(tm)'. I'm a sucker for Utopia, so I try to feed the community as far as possible.
hockeyfighter09 wrote:7. What do you think motivates others to contribute to the community?
A combination of 6. and substituting social deficiencies. Some come across as not actually having much of a social life (probably lack of those sharing nerdy interests in their area) and substituting that in online communities. This isn't really Linux specific, more internet-community specific.
hockeyfighter09 wrote:8. In your opinion, what reasons do you think others provide software to everyone for free?
Perspective of personal developer (one-man projects), I think its a mix of altruism (probably 20-30%), pride (50%) and commercial sensibility (the rest). Most of it is pride, the knowledge that many use my software.
For companies, as mentioned above, its very financially viable, especially in already-saturated markets.
hockeyfighter09 wrote:9. In what ways do you feel contributing to the community could benefit someone's future/career?
Not much, honestly. My career-line is education/engineering, so not much scope there. For someone in the computer sciences, of course there'd be more benefit, but not more than investing the same amount of time into part-time work to expand your portfolio. So for the INDIVIDUAL I believe participating in the community does not bring future/career benefits, we do it because we enjoy the community and want to see it succeed.
hockeyfighter09 wrote:10. What is it about contributing or programming that you enjoy most? Is there any aspects you dislike?
The sense of achievement, that what you do is useful to someone. The BIG dislike is when other members of the community don't feel the same way. There will always be members who are demanding (customer mentality) or abrasive (big tough guy mentality). Both are 'big city' mentalities with no place in the 'homely-little-town' community of Linux (that's how I see it anyway).
Oh, and noobs answering questions with no knowledge (something I've done before as well) are more annoying than noobs asking questions, personal opinion
hockeyfighter09 wrote:11. Are you a member of other non-software communities? Such as a church, voluntary organizations or charities?
I'm very active in my church (various leadership roles), and regularly help out at my fiance's NGO (mostly video work, ffmpeg and cinelerra stuff). A child sponsor and blood donor, etc. etc.
hockeyfighter09 wrote:12. Does your open source work spillover with any other areas of your life?
I don't 'work' on open-source, so a bit of a N/A here. What small patches I provide, or the moderating I do here, is just small contributions. Doesn't spill over to any other areas of my life, because computers are like that, compartmentalized away from the 'real world' (cue Matrix theme tune).
hockeyfighter09 wrote:13. If you provide support on forums such as these, why do it for free?
Like I said, in a small village community setting, people help and are helped for free. I do tech support for friends/relatives in RL for free, so on the forums, for very little time invested, why not?
In answer to litemotiv - yes control is MUCH more important than freedom. I've never really been taken by all of RMS' screaming and ranting. I'm an engineer by training, I want to know what's going on (to a reasonable degree) and control it. Philosophical discussions are interesting but ultimately a waste of time.

New Linux distribution with support for VT-d on W520

I just released Centrych, which is a productivity oriented desktop. It's based on Ubuntu and has kernels that are optimized for desktop use.
Being a W520 owner, I've added a patch that allows you to enable VT-d in the 64bit version. It also supports UEFI, if you're interested in using that.
There's quite a few other features as well, the website is http://www.centrych.org.
Hope you like it.
Jack Radigan

I would recommend Ubuntu.
No OS is likely to have drivers for everything straight out of the box.
Even windows would need to have drivers supplied for some hardware if you were to reinstall with a retail copy of XP.
The oem distribution that comes installed on your notebook has these drivers installed already - that's the biggest part of an oem windows distribution.
For Ubuntu, typically you have to edit a line in a config file to make the sound work.
I had to also install the proprietary firmware for my wireless.
Both work great now.
The reason that you don't have mp3 capability in linux distribution is for legal reasons.
I'm sure someone here who is more gpl literate could give you chapter and verse on exactly why, but the bottom line is that you have to install support for certain av formats manually, usually by selecting the Restricted Extras package.
To my limited knowledge, that won't change with a different distribution.

[SOLVED]How to show/retain systemd messages like in Debian/Ubuntu?

So I'm just in vanilla install, nothing fancy. But I see that there were very few systemd messages at boot, only fsck's at partitions, unlike in Debian/Ubuntu where it shows everything? How do I make it like that?
Last edited by lelele (2013-12-23 19:47:50)

the_shiver wrote:remove the "quiet" argument from the kernel parameters
Ok. I'll try that, ty.
WonderWoofy wrote:If you have an SSD though the messages in the beginning can actually slow your boot down. All the necessary debug info will be in your journal (logs) anyway, and any emerg, alter, crit, err, or warn messages in the kernel ring buffer (the crap that dmesg outputs) will additionally be pushed to the console anyway.
I don't use an SSD, I think. But thanks for the tip, I'll keep that in mind.

Debian/ubuntu user: Arch on older laptop?

I'm not new to Linux, having been running it full time at home for 5 or 6 years. At the same time, I don't really consider myself a power user: I'm a computer hobbyist and don't work in the computer or tech job sector. I started off with Mandrake, Redhat, and Slack variants, but moved to Debian once I figured out and could appreciate the packaging system. Then, I went with Ubuntu once it came out.
I've looked at Arch over the years and wanted to try it out. One of the reasons it has appealed to me is because it seems better optimized for the hardware I'm using (usually older x86 stuff). Have I understood correctly about Arch being optimized for that sort of hardware? In any case, I will get an older laptop soon and this seems like it might be a great opportunity to give Arch a try.
The laptop is a Toshiba Portege with 300 Mhz Celeron CPU, 6GB HD, and 96 MB RAM. I thought about putting a barebones Ubuntu on it and sort of building up needed software from scratch (I've done the same several times over the years with both Debian and Ubuntu). But I really thing this system's resources are borderline for Ubuntu--even if it's a minimalist installation (lightweight WM, limited # of apps and running services, etc). Anyone disagree that this laptop might be a good target for an Arch installation?
One hitch with installing the OS on this laptop is that it has neither a CD nor a floppy drive. I would get around that in Debian/Ubuntu by simply removing the HD, sticking it in another system that does have a CD, doing a sort of base install, then moving the drive back into the laptop to finish up the installation over the 'net. I presume a similar tack could be taken with an Arch install, correct? Any particular tips given that installation strategy?
I think I'll close out this series of remarks on that note. If I actually go ahead with Arch I'll undoubtedly be posting more in this thread and on your forums. Responses will be appreciated.
Thanks,
James

The current ftp iso has been causing problems for some users, from what I've read on the forums (some issue with permission settings on the /tmp folder). Core ISO is a safe bet -- this is what I normally use. The only "problem" with the core iso, compared to the ftp iso, is that the ftp iso auto-configures network during installation and these settings are preserved in the installed version; the core iso simply puts some default values in the network configuration section of /etc/rc.conf -- not a big deal.
A general note -- a new set of isos is about to be released, it should be no more than a few days now... It shouldn't really make a difference, in the end, your system will be brought up to date on the first pacman -Syu in either case.

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