Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/10/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1! Tina On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 12:36 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Brian, > I am really grateful to you for all the effort you put in to keep this > online community together. Thanks a ton. > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sun, Oct 18, 2015 at 5:07 AM, Brian Reid <reid at mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > wrote: > > > The LUG Gallery is back online, still at http://gallery.leica-users.org/ > > but the server computer is in a new location in a different city and > > county. > > > > After shutting it down, removing it from its rails and rack, getting it > > packed safely in the trunk of my car, driving it to the new location, > > carrying it in without dropping it (it weighs 40 pounds) moving some > steel > > shelves around to make room for it, and moving some cables around to get > > enough electricity for it, I was discouraged to find that I could not get > > it to turn on. > > > > After entirely too many hours of debugging, testing, and experimenting I > > finally discovered that the button I was pushing to turn it on was not > the > > "on" button. The actual "on" button is so small it can only be pressed > with > > something like a paperclip. In the past I had used a fiber-tip pen to > > operate it a few times, and as a result the button was painted black and > > was nearly invisible. Pressing the real "on" button did a dandy job of > > turning it on, and the rest of the installation went without incident. > > > > This server is a maxed-out SunFire X4200, which in its time was a > > screamingly fast system. It is still faster than most current server > > systems, but its 16GB of RAM is a bit dated. You can buy one just like it > > on eBay today for $500. > > > > Brian Reid > > LUG Saloonkeeper > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html