forgot to mention I got 2 posts on it. :-)~MIKE~(-: On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > my blog has been up 1.5 hours and already has 11 views! > > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 2:38 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > >> started a blog: >> http://thesimplefromthesimple.blogspot.com/ >> >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 2:14 PM, Stephen Partington >> wrote: >> >>> Well your paths of discovery are pretty educational. Getting them on a >>> blog that could be indexed and searched could help some folks... >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 1:00 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>> >>>> why would I blog? I don't know anything..... unless it were a means to >>>> teach me.... errr.... reinforce what I've learned. >>>> >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 12:18 PM, John J. Macey >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Mike, >>>>> >>>>> Have you ever thought to Blog? >>>>> >>>>> [image: Image] >>>>> >>>>> John J. 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Anyone who communicates >>>>> with me, or my affiliations, by e-mail is deemed to have accepted these >>>>> risks. John J. Macey is not responsible for errors or omissions in this >>>>> message and denies any responsibility for any damage arising from the use >>>>> of e-mail. Any opinion and other statement contained in this message and >>>>> any attachment are solely those of the author and do not necessarily >>>>> represent those of the company. >>>>> On 02/02/2015 02:10 PM, Michael Havens wrote: >>>>> >>>>> thank you oh wise ones >>>>> >>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 3:08 AM, Todd Millecam >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Also, if you want to manipulate the way the kernel uses a device, >>>>>> you can usually find it under a directory like: >>>>>> >>>>>> /proc/bus/ >>>>>> or >>>>>> /sys/bus/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Using this, you can (often) deactivate a device and if the >>>>>> motherboard supports it, pull it out and replace it without rebooting the >>>>>> machine. Very handy for replacing PCI raid cards and faulty RAM without >>>>>> incurring any downtime. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 2:47 AM, James Mcphee >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> which bus and slot it sits in. like if you wanted to know which >>>>>>> card or whatnot to yank. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 1:48 AM, Michael Havens >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I found the answer! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> there is a phrase in the lshw manpage that says -short is "very >>>>>>>> much like the output of HP-UX's ioscan.' >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> A websearch for 'HP-UX's ioscan' brings up it's man page which >>>>>>>> states: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *hw path* A numerical string of hardware components, notated >>>>>>>> sequentially from the bus address to the device >>>>>>>> address. Typically, the initial number is >>>>>>>> appended by slash (*/*), to represent a bus >>>>>>>> converter (if required by your machine), and >>>>>>>> subsequent numbers are separated by periods (*.*). >>>>>>>> Each number represents the location of a hardware >>>>>>>> component on the path to the device. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Could someone explain to me what 'the location of a hardware >>>>>>>> component' means? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 1:36 AM, Michael Havens >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I was wondering, I can run lshw with the -short option and it >>>>>>>>> gives me a list: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> H/W path Device Class Description >>>>>>>>> ============================================ >>>>>>>>> system Computer >>>>>>>>> /0 bus Motherboard >>>>>>>>> /0/1 memory 3888MiB System memory >>>>>>>>> /0/6 processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+ >>>>>>>>> /0/0 memory RAM memory >>>>>>>>> etc... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> does anyone know what a 'H/W path' is? >>>>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> James McPhee >>>>>>> jmcphe@gmail.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Todd Millecam >>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings:http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >