We've cleaned up the OCF lab and installed a bunch of super fast new computers running Debian Linux. Please give the machines a shot; IMHO, they're much easier to use and more reliable than our Windows systems (this is not a dig at the Windows team, who have been practically living in the OCF to ensure that the systems work).
PEGUINS, PEGUINS IN THE LAB!!!
AHH PENGUINS EVERYWHERE!!!
-jlee
Callug penguin take over OCF on friday 2:30am
Our printer repair kit arrived this morning, and I installed it into our printer with tender loving care. Print jobs are now whizzing through the print queue, and there are no more splotches on the printouts (thanks to the new fuser)!
Now I just wonder how long this new printer happiness is going to last before the next breakdown...
The Open Computing Facility is experiencing some issues with our web server and some core services at the moment. We're working on figuring out what's broken (for the technically-minded, our NFS server seems to be borked) and getting it working again. I'll post status updates as they come.
Oh, and we've decided to order another maintenance kit for our printer. You might have noticed splotches appearing on printouts in the last few weeks -- our fuser was slowly dying, so we ordered a kit to fix it. Unfortunately, our order apparently got lost by CDW, so we're overnighting another kit. Our printer should be back soon! For now, we're using one of our older printers, so print times might be a bit long...
UPDATE #1: It's past 1 AM, and the OCF is still broken. sluo came in and is working diligently on fixing stuff because I don't know enough about NIS+ and NFS to do anything :/
UPDATE #2: Our super ex-SM was able to bring most services up by 2 AM. I think. Anyways, a bunch of other staffers showed up to provide moral support (by playing Quake 3). Here's some pictures of us staffers working for you -- we're always working for you (with regards to Verizon)...
Update #3: It's almost 3 AM, and we're still in here. Anybody know of any 24 hour food places that are within walking distance of Sproul or that deliver?
In an effort to improve communication with our users, the Open Computing Facility has launched a blog! Status and feature updates, random staff trivia, and other tasty bits of information will be posted here on a regular basis. This blog will also serve as a means for notifying users of unexpected service interruptions.
