May 12: I sent my baby away
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Did you try rebooting? Oh wait, your camera is pro'ly 1337 and running linux. Hmm..well, then, it's probably a hardware incompatibility issue.
Rebooting, ha! Silly windows people. Rebooting is a way of life for you people.
Speaking of Linux: I just tried the new Debian installer. It's even easier than the previous version. We may have to arrange a new install-off. And speaking of the install-off, Franco discovered why it took both of us so long. The RAID cards in those machines have abysmal write speeds; they write at something like 2 or 3 megs a second. We pulled one of them out and switched to software RAID and it's way faster. I'm not saying that it would've changed the outcome, but it sure would've gone faster.
Oh yeah, on a serious note: I did look for a reset button (you know, the kind you have to push with a paper clip), but there isn't one on the camera.
One last thing: who supported AMD64 first, Linux or Windows? Hint, it ain't windows.
For all those on the blogosphere, don't let Ben convince you that I'm some sort of Windows/Microsoft Fan Boy. I'm just not a hater. Actually, I think XP Pro is a bareable OS. Suckaz use XP Home.
And I've given up on Vista. That's going to be hell in binary.
Also for the record, I'm doing my afternoon surfin' on my PB (Mac OS X).
Oh, and I rep AdaOS...not (although I did learn Ada back in the day).
For all those in the blogosphere, don't believe him. Bill Gates slipped him a 20.
But, for all his Windows-lovin' ways, at least he accepts that Vista is going to suck.
That's bizarre. It's probably behind the LCD. Use a hammer to crack through.
Crap! I've already sent it. Well, if it comes back with a taped-together LCD I'll know to consult with you first if it breaks again.
That's just Franco's way of reducing the amount of time we/you waste at work during the next install-off.
If we were to do another install-off, we should recruit my twin little brothers. Being identical twins, we have an immediate same-baseline set. Plus, somehow, they've turned totally computer illiterate (well, not counting the nonsense kids do w/ computers like IM). I doubt either one has installed an OS.
But back to the RAID set up, is it true in general that software RAID is faster than hardware RAID? As soon as I get a paycheck or two, I'm going to set up my RAID set up. Currently, I plan on just buying a card (i.e., hardware) that supports four HDs (then I'll use 400GB/ea to get 1+TB).
One concern I have, however, is that I plan on using an old dual P5 350. It worked well for running about five HDs of varying sizes (not RAID-ed) but wonder how that performance will be affected by going RAID w/ four mammoth HDs (plus the one w/ the OS on it; XP Pro...yeah, yeah).
In any event...
Yeah, in general, software RAID (obviously, I can only speak to Linux software RAID, but it may be true of all software RAID) is faster than hardware RAID. I think you can get faster hardware if you spend a lot.
Is the machine going to be doing anything else other than running XP and the RAID? It's just a fileserver, right? If so, I'd bet that it would be ok. XP is a beast, but it should be ok for a fileserver. This would really be a good use for Linux, however. There can't be any of this fabled hardware-incompatibility that you're always going on about if you're talking about a machine that old.
Yeah, just a fileserver. And true that Linux would probably be fine running it. If it turns out to be too slow or whatever, then maybe I'll give Linux a go, although I have little faith it'll work (cue install-off hyperbole redux).
You have my condolences. I'll bet while your camera's gone you'll see some terrific shots.
Indeed. In fact, just today we had some incredible clouds due to storms yesterday and storms coming tonight. It was great and I really wanted to take some shots.
Too bad you already sent it in. I'll bet you just need to clean the contact to the battery. No, I really don't know, but I worked in a camera store for about 6 months (8 years ago) and that was the problem 8 out of 10 times people brought their cameras in "broken". (The other 2 problems were dead battery and actually broken). We used to just clean the contact with a pencil eraser; worked wonders.
I hope you get it back as good as new, and that it doesn't cost too much.
Well, I hope it's not that; I'll feel like a total doofus if so. The battery for the D70 lasts a long time, so I don't replace it much, so it hasn't had too much opportunity to get dirty. I'll definitely add this to my limited list of troubleshooting I do before sending it back in the future. Thanks, Alyson.
i read the line. and my response is....shoes, or maybe you sleeping on the couch. I think both would be the best answer. I'll need the space on the bed to store all my new shoes.
I guess you already found the "BGLOD" problem with the D70, for which they will do a free repair. It happened to me, I got it back in a week. The symptoms you describe don't all line up though, so who knows. Hopefully it's just that and it doesn't need a replaced circuit board or anything.
I think I remember hearing about that; possibly you and I discussed it. Yeah, hopefully it's that. Free is a lot better than what I'm imagining.
You should drop a copule of keywords like BGLOD and Blinking Green Light Of Death, in case people in the far and fantastic future try Googling for similar problems with their D70s.
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Did you try rebooting? Oh wait, your camera is pro'ly 1337 and running linux. Hmm..well, then, it's probably a hardware incompatibility issue.
Rebooting, ha! Silly windows people. Rebooting is a way of life for you people.
Speaking of Linux: I just tried the new Debian installer. It's even easier than the previous version. We may have to arrange a new install-off. And speaking of the install-off, Franco discovered why it took both of us so long. The RAID cards in those machines have abysmal write speeds; they write at something like 2 or 3 megs a second. We pulled one of them out and switched to software RAID and it's way faster. I'm not saying that it would've changed the outcome, but it sure would've gone faster.
Speaking of Linux: I just tried the new Debian installer. It's even easier than the previous version. We may have to arrange a new install-off. And speaking of the install-off, Franco discovered why it took both of us so long. The RAID cards in those machines have abysmal write speeds; they write at something like 2 or 3 megs a second. We pulled one of them out and switched to software RAID and it's way faster. I'm not saying that it would've changed the outcome, but it sure would've gone faster.
Oh yeah, on a serious note: I did look for a reset button (you know, the kind you have to push with a paper clip), but there isn't one on the camera.
One last thing: who supported AMD64 first, Linux or Windows? Hint, it ain't windows.
For all those on the blogosphere, don't let Ben convince you that I'm some sort of Windows/Microsoft Fan Boy. I'm just not a hater. Actually, I think XP Pro is a bareable OS. Suckaz use XP Home.
And I've given up on Vista. That's going to be hell in binary.
Also for the record, I'm doing my afternoon surfin' on my PB (Mac OS X).
Oh, and I rep AdaOS...not (although I did learn Ada back in the day).
And I've given up on Vista. That's going to be hell in binary.
Also for the record, I'm doing my afternoon surfin' on my PB (Mac OS X).
Oh, and I rep AdaOS...not (although I did learn Ada back in the day).
For all those in the blogosphere, don't believe him. Bill Gates slipped him a 20.
But, for all his Windows-lovin' ways, at least he accepts that Vista is going to suck.
But, for all his Windows-lovin' ways, at least he accepts that Vista is going to suck.
That's bizarre. It's probably behind the LCD. Use a hammer to crack through.
Crap! I've already sent it. Well, if it comes back with a taped-together LCD I'll know to consult with you first if it breaks again.
That's just Franco's way of reducing the amount of time we/you waste at work during the next install-off.
If we were to do another install-off, we should recruit my twin little brothers. Being identical twins, we have an immediate same-baseline set. Plus, somehow, they've turned totally computer illiterate (well, not counting the nonsense kids do w/ computers like IM). I doubt either one has installed an OS.
But back to the RAID set up, is it true in general that software RAID is faster than hardware RAID? As soon as I get a paycheck or two, I'm going to set up my RAID set up. Currently, I plan on just buying a card (i.e., hardware) that supports four HDs (then I'll use 400GB/ea to get 1+TB).
One concern I have, however, is that I plan on using an old dual P5 350. It worked well for running about five HDs of varying sizes (not RAID-ed) but wonder how that performance will be affected by going RAID w/ four mammoth HDs (plus the one w/ the OS on it; XP Pro...yeah, yeah).
In any event...
If we were to do another install-off, we should recruit my twin little brothers. Being identical twins, we have an immediate same-baseline set. Plus, somehow, they've turned totally computer illiterate (well, not counting the nonsense kids do w/ computers like IM). I doubt either one has installed an OS.
But back to the RAID set up, is it true in general that software RAID is faster than hardware RAID? As soon as I get a paycheck or two, I'm going to set up my RAID set up. Currently, I plan on just buying a card (i.e., hardware) that supports four HDs (then I'll use 400GB/ea to get 1+TB).
One concern I have, however, is that I plan on using an old dual P5 350. It worked well for running about five HDs of varying sizes (not RAID-ed) but wonder how that performance will be affected by going RAID w/ four mammoth HDs (plus the one w/ the OS on it; XP Pro...yeah, yeah).
In any event...
Yeah, in general, software RAID (obviously, I can only speak to Linux software RAID, but it may be true of all software RAID) is faster than hardware RAID. I think you can get faster hardware if you spend a lot.
Is the machine going to be doing anything else other than running XP and the RAID? It's just a fileserver, right? If so, I'd bet that it would be ok. XP is a beast, but it should be ok for a fileserver. This would really be a good use for Linux, however. There can't be any of this fabled hardware-incompatibility that you're always going on about if you're talking about a machine that old.
Is the machine going to be doing anything else other than running XP and the RAID? It's just a fileserver, right? If so, I'd bet that it would be ok. XP is a beast, but it should be ok for a fileserver. This would really be a good use for Linux, however. There can't be any of this fabled hardware-incompatibility that you're always going on about if you're talking about a machine that old.
Yeah, just a fileserver. And true that Linux would probably be fine running it. If it turns out to be too slow or whatever, then maybe I'll give Linux a go, although I have little faith it'll work (cue install-off hyperbole redux).
You have my condolences. I'll bet while your camera's gone you'll see some terrific shots.
Indeed. In fact, just today we had some incredible clouds due to storms yesterday and storms coming tonight. It was great and I really wanted to take some shots.
Too bad you already sent it in. I'll bet you just need to clean the contact to the battery. No, I really don't know, but I worked in a camera store for about 6 months (8 years ago) and that was the problem 8 out of 10 times people brought their cameras in "broken". (The other 2 problems were dead battery and actually broken). We used to just clean the contact with a pencil eraser; worked wonders.
I hope you get it back as good as new, and that it doesn't cost too much.
I hope you get it back as good as new, and that it doesn't cost too much.
Well, I hope it's not that; I'll feel like a total doofus if so. The battery for the D70 lasts a long time, so I don't replace it much, so it hasn't had too much opportunity to get dirty. I'll definitely add this to my limited list of troubleshooting I do before sending it back in the future. Thanks, Alyson.
i read the line. and my response is....shoes, or maybe you sleeping on the couch. I think both would be the best answer. I'll need the space on the bed to store all my new shoes.
I guess you already found the "BGLOD" problem with the D70, for which they will do a free repair. It happened to me, I got it back in a week. The symptoms you describe don't all line up though, so who knows. Hopefully it's just that and it doesn't need a replaced circuit board or anything.
I think I remember hearing about that; possibly you and I discussed it. Yeah, hopefully it's that. Free is a lot better than what I'm imagining.
You should drop a copule of keywords like BGLOD and Blinking Green Light Of Death, in case people in the far and fantastic future try Googling for similar problems with their D70s.
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