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misc [2019/02/07 20:37]
dlicious Added Inferno chickens
misc [2021/04/09 10:34] (current)
dlicious Added more badblocks timing data
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-===== Quick Notes ======+===== Quick Notes =====
  
   * [[MetalGearSolidStory|Metal Gear Solid story]] (up to, but not including, The Phantom Pain)   * [[MetalGearSolidStory|Metal Gear Solid story]] (up to, but not including, The Phantom Pain)
 +
 +===== Library services =====
 +
 +[[https://library.austintexas.gov/manchaca-road-branch]]
 +
 +Austin Public Library (Manchaca Road Branch)\\
 +5500 Manchaca Rd.\\
 +Austin, TX  78745\\
 +(512) 974-8700
 +
 +==== Hours ====
 +
 +^Day(s)  ^Hours         ^
 +|Sun     |14:00 - 18:00 |
 +|Mon-Thu |10:00 - 21:00 |
 +|Fri     |10:00 - 18:00 |
 +|Sat     |10:00 - 17:00 |
 +
 +Holiday schedule: [[https://library.austintexas.gov/holiday-schedule]]
 +
 +==== Printing ====
 +
 +=== Remote printing ===
 +
 +Browse to [[https://library.austintexas.gov/amrprint]] ([[https://www.printeron.net/system/printspot/interface/select_file.jsp?url=apl/manchaca&protocolSwitched=true]]) and upload a file
 +
 +Email <apl-manchaca-bw@printspots.com> (it says "email or attachment", so not sure how it figures out what exactly to print this way
 +
 +Go to the location and use the yellow computer to release the print jobs (log in with the email address you provided on the Web form and/or that you sent the email from).  They cost $0.20/page, payable in cash (the machine won't take bills over $5, you'll have to pay at the desk).  Bring quarters, the machine takes (and gives) change.
 +
 +The full list of supported file formats is [[https://www.printeron.com/documents/documentation/PrinterOnSupportedFileFormats.pdf]] but the highlights are:
 +
 +  * PDF
 +  * LibreOffice Writer/Calc/Impress/Draw 2.x and later
 +  * PNG
 +  * JPG
 +  * GIF
 +  * HTML
 +  * Text (ASCII and Unicode)
 +  * XPS
 +
 +=== Local printing ===
 +
 +Go in and sign in on a computer with your library card number or get a guest login ID from the desk (if you don't need a guest ID, there's no need to check in; just look for a computer that says it's available).  Print whatever you need and then once you're all done you go to the yellow computer, log in with the same ID (library card or guest ID) to release the jobs to the printer.
 +
 +Available software (not a full list, just what I remember):
 +
 +  * Adobe Acrobat Reader
  
 ===== Printer ===== ===== Printer =====
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 It's important to get the block size right, so that any bad blocks that badblocks records will line up with the blocks in the filesystem you create later.  The default block size mkfs will use when creating ext4 filesystems is 4096, but if you're going to create a filesystem with a different block size then specify that size instead.  Obviously, if you already have an existing filesystem on the partition, you're going to want to use a filesystem tool to do a non-destructive write test (such as ''e2fsck -cc''). It's important to get the block size right, so that any bad blocks that badblocks records will line up with the blocks in the filesystem you create later.  The default block size mkfs will use when creating ext4 filesystems is 4096, but if you're going to create a filesystem with a different block size then specify that size instead.  Obviously, if you already have an existing filesystem on the partition, you're going to want to use a filesystem tool to do a non-destructive write test (such as ''e2fsck -cc'').
  
-This command took about 11 hours (10:48:23.28 to be precise) on a Seagate 8 TB 7200 RPM external USB drive (don't know if it was USB 2.x or 3.x though) using ''-p 0'' (which means it stopped after the first pass).  If multiple passes are requiredpresumably they'll each take the same amount of time.+Here are some example runtimes for the bad block checks, since predicting how long it'll take is so impractical.  When comparing times, remember to factor in the pass count (''-p'' on the badblocks command line). 
 + 
 +^ Device              ^ Type       ^ Size    ^ Blocks      ^ Connnection ^ Time        ^ Command line                                                                         ^ 
 +| Seagate             | HDD (7200) | ~8 TB   |             | USB         | 10:48:23.28 | badblocks -v -w -p 0 -s -t random -b 4096 -o seagate-8t.badblocks /dev/sdb1          | 
 +| Seagate STGX2000400 | HDD (5400| 1.8 TiB | 488,378,632 | USB 3.0     | 21:25:11.28 | badblocks -v -w -p 2 -s -t random -b 4096 -o seagate-stgx2000400.badblocks /dev/sdb1 |
  
 ==== Creating a new filesystem ==== ==== Creating a new filesystem ====
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