http://www.darkplaces.co.uk/ don't use a bookmark, type it as you see it above.
Sorry for the downtime here is a progress report
Swildons visit tonight is still on. Meeting at the Priddy Green at 19:30hrs. Root is picking up going under around 5-5.30pm, back to Chippenham to pickup Ruddy at around 5.30-6pm, then picking up rooks (will phone) between 6.30-7pm.
12:39hrs 30th Aug 2007
Started to Transfer the minimum 6gigs between servers.
12:21hrs
Loading 140mb MySql database into Binkie, initial Apache config done, more config and data transfers yet to do.
11:59hrs
Binkie installed and now 1gig/s network connected, time to configure services and load data.
11:33hrs
The DataBase is ok. Its been testd on a low end box with minimum requirements. I am in the progress of rebuilding the true server (binkie) with the right level of linux however after that a minimum of 6gigs of data will have to be transfered accross my gigabit LAN network and configuration done to enable it to work so darkplaces wont be up for some hours yet.
29th Aug 2007
Binkie suffered a major hard disk failure 10mins after I arrived home around 2pm. A loud horrid WHINEing sound, I knew it wasnt good. I tried to FSCK good the drive and contents but I could see it was useless so checked my automated backups had worked to rebuild the server. While it was down I thought I would try a few updated Linux versions. It seams the MySql databases versions have moved on a bit so initally I thought the database was screwed up untill I finally tried a tried and tested Linux version which showed me all was ok. I was also very knackered having had 2-3hrs sleep at most after the compton martin mine visit and getting at at 4am for a visit to T5. I was in no state to think about complex things and I should have got some sleep before faffing about. The importance of sleep can never underestimated.
Moral of the story is "if you cant do it go to bed" :D
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