Umaru - Revision history

Maia: Edit History for style

2023-01-27T06:35:38Z

Edit History for style

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	==History==		==History==

	In the summer of 2015, ~~I became increasingly aware of the accumulating limits~~ to ~~Solaris 11 on the~~ desktop~~, the~~ most troubling ~~of which~~ was 32-bit ~~Firefox releases that~~ crashed and dumped core when ~~they~~ ran out of addressable memory space. [[inari]] was aging, too, and instead of uprooting its Solaris environment (it was also a de facto file server at the time), I moved towards building a new machine and making a DIY PC the center of my environment for the first time.		By the summer of 2015, Solaris was gradually becoming more difficult to run as a desktop platform. The most troubling issue was Firefox only being available in binary form as a 32-bit release, which crashed and dumped core when it ran out of addressable memory space. As websites got progressively more ambitious, these occurrences became increasingly frequent. [[inari]] was aging, too, and instead of uprooting its Solaris environment (it was also a de facto file server at the time), I moved towards building a new machine and making a DIY PC the center of my environment for the first time.

	I was also turning my attention back toward Mac OS X, reasoning that if Solaris became untenable as a desktop platform, I may as well return to one I could more or less rely on, that I had long experience with on the desktop. My X11 desktop at the time was just a lightly customized GNOME 2/Compiz environment, faster-moving generic Unix was in the midst of upheaval caused by GNOME 3, and trying to jump into that seemed counterproductive. The spatial file manager and a handful of especially good utilities like Sonata (the mpd client) were the only major advantages of my Solaris environment relative to Mac OS X.		I was also turning my attention back toward Mac OS X, reasoning that if Solaris became untenable as a desktop platform, I may as well return to one I could more or less rely on, that I had long experience with on the desktop. My X11 desktop at the time was just a lightly customized GNOME 2/Compiz environment, faster-moving generic Unix was in the midst of upheaval caused by GNOME 3, and trying to jump into that seemed counterproductive. The spatial file manager and a handful of especially good utilities like Sonata (the mpd client) were the only major advantages of my Solaris environment relative to Mac OS X.

Maia: Remove location from infobar (irrelevant to readers)

2023-01-27T06:31:53Z

Remove location from infobar (irrelevant to readers)

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	\|label7 = Built		\|label7 = Built
	\|data7 = 2015-12		\|data7 = 2015-12
	\|label8 = ~~Location~~		\|label8 = Role
	\|data8 ~~= Computer Lab~~		\|data8 = Primary Desktop
	~~\|label9 = Role~~
	~~\|data9~~ = Primary Desktop
	}}		}}

Maia: Use Sforza name instead of CPU model number

2023-01-27T06:30:35Z

Use Sforza name instead of CPU model number

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	\|label2 = CPU		\|label2 = CPU
	\|data2 = IBM POWER9 ~~02CY089~~<br>2x 8x3.8GHz SMT4		\|data2 = IBM POWER9 "Sforza"<br>2x 8x3.8GHz SMT4
	\|header3 =		\|header3 =
	\|label3 = GPU		\|label3 = GPU

Maia: Fix "Disk" formatting in infobar

2023-01-27T06:29:30Z

Fix "Disk" formatting in infobar

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	\|data5 = Gentoo Linux ppc64le		\|data5 = Gentoo Linux ppc64le
	\|label6 = Disk		\|label6 = Disk
	\|data6 = 280GB Intel 900P<br>512GB Crucial MX500 2x4TB HGST DeskStar		\|data6 = 280GB Intel 900P<br>512GB Crucial MX500<br>2x4TB HGST DeskStar
	\|label7 = Built		\|label7 = Built
	\|data7 = 2015-12		\|data7 = 2015-12

Maia: Added etymology and origin story

2023-01-27T06:28:13Z

Added etymology and origin story

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	umaru is my "daily driver" desktop computer, the default choice for most tasks.		umaru is my "daily driver" desktop computer, the default choice for most tasks.

			==Etymology==

			"umaru" (埋まる) in Japanese means for something that was empty to become full, or for a deficiency or vacancy to be remedied. At the time it was first built, I had two reasonably modern desktop machines that were struggling, and I needed something else to take the lead role. Being a generic PC build, I was conscious of the possibility that once finished, I could refresh the components at will, resolving the present problem for the foreseeable future.

			Umaru is also the titular character of comedy anime about a girl who maintains multiple personalities in separate social contexts, which was current in Japanese pop culture at the time. I saw a parallel because this machine's identity was indeterminate and shifted relatively often during the first several years of its existence.

			==History==

			In the summer of 2015, I became increasingly aware of the accumulating limits to Solaris 11 on the desktop, the most troubling of which was 32-bit Firefox releases that crashed and dumped core when they ran out of addressable memory space. [[inari]] was aging, too, and instead of uprooting its Solaris environment (it was also a de facto file server at the time), I moved towards building a new machine and making a DIY PC the center of my environment for the first time.

			I was also turning my attention back toward Mac OS X, reasoning that if Solaris became untenable as a desktop platform, I may as well return to one I could more or less rely on, that I had long experience with on the desktop. My X11 desktop at the time was just a lightly customized GNOME 2/Compiz environment, faster-moving generic Unix was in the midst of upheaval caused by GNOME 3, and trying to jump into that seemed counterproductive. The spatial file manager and a handful of especially good utilities like Sonata (the mpd client) were the only major advantages of my Solaris environment relative to Mac OS X.

			[[uzume]] was still nominally in active use and not particularly old, so I upgraded it from Mac OS X 10.8 to 10.10 to get a feel for the current state of Mac OS X. Deciding it was about as good as [[ganymede]] save for the regrettable obsolescence of OmniWeb, I shifted more responsibilities in its direction, but soon found that the Sandy Bridge mobile CPU could not keep up with my usage habits. The machine more or less kept up, but with its fans howling and with a periodic stutter. If I were to return to Mac OS X, I would need a new machine, ideally in an airy desktop case and with a desktop CPU.

			===First Build, Mac OS X: December 2015 - September 2017===

			After some deliberation, I decided to try the "Hackintosh" route of running Mac OS X on non-Apple x86 hardware, which looked easier by 2015 than it had been in the early days of Intel Macs. I wasn't sure what to expect, though, so I started with the possibility of switching to generic Unix later in mind. Choosing to start with Mac OS X had a major impact on hardware selection, where I used an overspec ASUS Z97-WS motherboard in hopes of better compatibility, and an Intel 730 SATA SSD, because NVMe did not work on non-Apple hardware.

			===FreeBSD: September 2017 - September 2018===

			===Arch Linux: September 2018 - September 2019===

			===Talos II Rebuild, Debian 10: September 2019 - September 2021===

			===Fedora: September 2021 - January 2022===

			===Gentoo: January 2022 - Present===

	==Slot Configuration==		==Slot Configuration==

Maia at 05:02, 27 January 2023

2023-01-27T05:02:11Z

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	\|data4 = 64 GB		\|data4 = 64 GB
	\|label5 = OS		\|label5 = OS
	\|data5 = ~~Debian GNU/~~Linux 10		\|data5 = Gentoo Linux ppc64le
	\|label6 = Disk		\|label6 = Disk
	\|data6 = 280GB Intel 900P<br>2x4TB HGST ~~HDD~~		\|data6 = 280GB Intel 900P<br>512GB Crucial MX500 2x4TB HGST DeskStar
	\|label7 = Built		\|label7 = Built
	\|data7 = 2015-12		\|data7 = 2015-12
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	umaru is ~~tsundoku's primary~~ desktop computer, ~~handling~~ most ~~nonspecialized~~ tasks.		umaru is my "daily driver" desktop computer, the default choice for most tasks.

	==Slot Configuration==		==Slot Configuration==
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	{{Timeline		{{Timeline
	\|before=[[inari]]<br>2011-2015		\|before=[[inari]]<br>2011-2015
	\|title=[[~~tsundoku~~'s primary desktop]]		\|title=[[Maia's primary desktop]]
	\|years=2015-		\|years=2015-
	\|after=Current		\|after=Current

Maia: Adjusted CPU description

2020-12-29T04:48:03Z

Adjusted CPU description

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	\|label2 = CPU		\|label2 = CPU
	\|data2 = IBM POWER9 02CY089<br>~~2x8x3~~.8GHz SMT4		\|data2 = IBM POWER9 02CY089<br>2x 8x3.8GHz SMT4
	\|header3 =		\|header3 =
	\|label3 = GPU		\|label3 = GPU

Maia at 04:29, 29 December 2020

2020-12-29T04:29:07Z

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	\|bodystyle = float:right; valign:top;		\|bodystyle = float:right; valign:top;
	\|above = umaru		\|above = umaru
	\|image = [[File:~~Inari~~.~~jpg~~\|250px]]		\|image = [[File:Umaru-2020-09.png\|250px]]
	\|imagestyle =		\|imagestyle =
	\|headerstyle = background:#d6d6d6;		\|headerstyle = background:#d6d6d6;

Maia at 02:46, 28 December 2020

2020-12-28T02:46:47Z

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	==History==		==History==
			* <b>2019-10-08</b> Replace Hynix DIMMs with Micron DIMMs.
			* <b>2019-09</b> Issues with Hynix DIMMs limit usable memory to 56GB.
	* <b>2019-09-08</b> Install Debian 10 ppc64le.		* <b>2019-09-08</b> Install Debian 10 ppc64le.
	* <b>2019-09-07</b> Rebuild based on Talos II.		* <b>2019-09-07</b> Rebuild based on Talos II.

Maia at 02:38, 28 December 2020

2020-12-28T02:38:14Z

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	==History==		==History==
			* <b>2019-09-08</b> Install Debian 10 ppc64le.
	* <b>2019-09-07</b> Rebuild based on Talos II.		* <b>2019-09-07</b> Rebuild based on Talos II.
	* <b>2018-09</b> Change OS to Arch Linux.		* <b>2018-09</b> Change OS to Arch Linux.