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Mac Write · Dec 16, 2005, 08:58 PM

Man I am so excited. My mom calls me up and says "I got you an early Christmas present, but you need to pick it up today." ok…odd "It's a new 320GB HD." wow. what a surprise! so I picked it up an hour ago have installed it and copying over 113GB from my 160GB (stock drive) in my MDD DP1.25 Rev C. Says 25 hours to complete. Also almost done copying over the 70GB of music from my 80GB music drive (Apple Lossless). Now to put my 80GB back in my Beige G3 (and turn it into a router/NAT/etc) and then not sure about the 160GB (120GB drive is dedicated to OS/Apps and has 30GB free since I am storing some downloads on there (60GB worth).

E's Lil Theorem · Dec 16, 2005, 09:10 PM

Where does the porn go now?

Mac Write · Dec 16, 2005, 09:16 PM

I don't look at anything XXX or pornographic that stuff disgusts me to death.

besson3c · Dec 16, 2005, 09:52 PM

What kind of Mac do you have? Have you thought about connect the two drives together via a software RAID?

KeriVit · Dec 16, 2005, 09:55 PM

cool! Have fun! I'm backing off our server at work and my PB I am selling and I sure could use one of those right bout now.

Mac Write · Dec 16, 2005, 11:00 PM

I can't raid since all drives are different sizes (80/120/160/320). For the next couple of months I will use my 80GB at my moms until I get my Beige back on his feet as a router. as for the 160 not sure what to do yet.

besson3c · Dec 16, 2005, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Mac Write

I can't raid since all drives are different sizes (80/120/160/320). For the next couple of months I will use at my moms until I get my Beige back on his feet as a router. as for the 160 not sure what to do yet.

RAIDs have to be among drives of the same size? I thought this wasn't the case?

Your Beige would work really well running Linux, it could do all sorts of useful things. I love putting older hardware to work this way. My FreeBSD machine does all sorts of useful things, I really depend on it.

analogika · Dec 16, 2005, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Mac Write

I don't look at anything XXX or pornographic that stuff disgusts me to death.

Not into pr0n, not into humor...well, at least being into music redeems your character.

Mac Write · Dec 16, 2005, 11:22 PM

I by all my music. I want to turn my Beige into a Router/NAT (10.2.8 as a base since Old-World and not easy to get debian etc installed onto it). Not to set it up to log bandwidth usage and all this other crap. Maybe in a couple of months.

besson3c · Dec 16, 2005, 11:35 PM

Originally Posted by Mac Write

I by all my music. I want to turn my Beige into a Router/NAT (10.2.8 as a base since Old-World and not easy to get debian etc installed onto it). Not to set it up to log bandwidth usage and all this other crap. Maybe in a couple of months.

There are probably several Linux distros that would work well on the Beige. I'd start by looking at Ubuntu Linux.

Your Beige Linux machine could:

- function as a file server over Appletalk
- function as a print server
- function as a backup server for backing up personal files over the network
- share iTunes playlists
- do your NAT

IMHO, Linux would be a much better choice. For starters, it would perform better. Secondly, you would never have to restart it even after applying updates. The only time you need to restart a Linux machine is after a crash, kernel panic, hardware failure, or after upgrading your kernel and wanting to load off the new kernel. Finally, you'll have your support for Linux for far longer. You can run 10.4 on a Beige with XPostfacto, but you can run the latest Linux versions without having to rely on this sort of hack.

Mac Write · Dec 16, 2005, 11:45 PM

I don't like running multiple things on one system esp. since it's a router and for security reasons I will only use it as a router and I know about running all the other servers. It's going to specialize in Router/NAT/Firewire exclusively (and storing crap (none file server stuff) on that 70GB of free space

Ratm · Dec 16, 2005, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by Mac Write

I don't look at anything XXX or pornographic that stuff disgusts me to death.

Sorry, with a name like yours it's difficult to tell if you were a man or a woman. Now we know, you're a mamas boy. Thanks!

Either that or you're a

Mac Write · Dec 17, 2005, 12:33 AM

I choose to not look pornography and am not a mamma's boy.

analogika · Dec 17, 2005, 12:38 AM

aw.

Ratm · Dec 17, 2005, 12:39 AM

lol

mama's boy.

You have no sense of humor. You're f**ked. Good luck.

wow

Mac Write · Dec 17, 2005, 12:47 AM

I am not ****ed, I just don't have the same values as you.

Ratm · Dec 17, 2005, 01:31 AM

You're right about that(thank God). Enjoy the HD.

RAILhead · Dec 17, 2005, 07:08 AM

You don't have to have the same size drives to RAID with OS X.

Kevin · Dec 17, 2005, 08:49 AM

What is with you retards? Do you have to attack everyone?

Sheesh, GIAFB.

E's Lil Theorem · Dec 17, 2005, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by Kevin

What is with you retards? Do you have to attack everyone?

Sheesh, GIAFB.

I don't see it as "attacking" him. Just having some fun with him. You do the same with other members around here (e.g., Ambush, SWG, etc.).

besson3c · Dec 17, 2005, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by RAILhead

You don't have to have the same size drives to RAID with OS X.

I'm pretty sure this is the same in other OSes too, although in practice a lot of people assemble RAIDs comprised of drives of the same size.